Human talent knows no bounds, and this holds true both for the people of the past and those in our current times, especially when it comes to crafting impressive structures. These range from small yet stunning creations like hand-carved coins bearing the faces of past rulers to large-scale structures as vast as the Colosseum's Basement in Rome.
When making a trip to the design-forward Danish city, here’s what to see, from historic sites to modern masterpieces
The edifices of ancient Greece are sights, worthy of admiration, both for the tourists as well as for the learners of the subject. Here's a brief insight into the complexity that the ancient Greek architects worked into their designs.
Not far out from Udaipur is Nagda, and the little visited but superb Sas Bahu (or Sahastra Bahu) Temples. This makes for a nice short excursion out of Udaipur for the afternoon, and highly recommen…
The Lama Temple in Beijing is a functioning lamasery for Tibetan and Mongolian monks practicing Tibetan Buddhism. It's open to visitors, and is a very popular tourist attraction featuring well preserved ancient architecture and artifacts, along with friendly monks roaming the grounds! As a primer, the word lama is another name for a Buddhist priest, and a lamasery is a place for monks
Introduction The ancient civilization of Sumer, is one of the earliest civilizations in human history. The Sumerians were a people who lived in Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, around 4000-2000 BCE. They achieved impressive technological advancement, including the development of writing, mathematics, and astronomy. Their social structure consisted of a ruling
Image 20 of 26 from gallery of Barcelona City Guide: 23 Places to See in Gaudi’s Birthplace. Gothic Quarter. Image © Nicanor Garcia
Discover the secrets and charms of Le Mans from its Roman towers to its medieval buildings – it’s a town you shouldn't race through....
Unbelievably intricate and beautiful ancient architecture! You can only appreciate this fully when you zoom in and OBSERVE.
This church looks short and squat from the outside and sits uncomfortably in it's little square, bulging, an ugly duckling! The exterior fails to suggest any majesty compared to Vienna's other large palaces of worship such as Stephandom & Karlskirche, but then you go inside! The baroque interior is so busy and heavy with detail that it is impossible to take in what you are seeing. You need to take a picture so that you can study it later and decipher the church's mysteries... or alternatively sit through a very long service!
Over the past several years, Chicago-based journalist Victoria Lautman has traveled through India numerous times, visiting over 120 ancient stepwells that
Most of us find architecture fascinating. The built environment around us reflects the history and culture of a place that can shape our experiences and perceptions of an area. However, not all the buildings stand the test of time and many are left to decay. For some, they become unwanted ghosts of the past; for others, they are objects of mystery and awe.
Discover a green and fertile land, with eco-lodges built deep in the kingdom's flourishing nature reserves
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Leptis Magna, also called Lpqy, Neapolis, Lebida or Lebda , was a prominent city of the Roman Empire. Its ruins are located in Al Khums, Libya, 130 km east of Tripoli, on the coast where the Wadi Lebda meets the sea. The site is one of the most spectacular and unspoiled Roman ruins in the Mediterranean with so few tourists visiting it... © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com
Pictures of Sevilla (Seville), Spain - the capital of Andalusia and the province of Seville.
Entre palais fantôme et folie visionnaire, Casapueblo déroule sa blancheur fantasque face au bleu de l’Atlantique. Une œuvre-hôtel signée Carlos Paez Vilaro.
Throughout our time on Earth, we humans have created some pretty cool stuff. However, since all of it can't possibly fit into our curriculum, most of us miss out on a lot of our heritage.
Marine Biologist traveling the world
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Excavations being carried out at Geval Castle in Central Anatolia, Turkey, have revealed a secret tunnel that had been built by the Hittites about 4,000 years ago. Around 150 meters of the tunnel, which had been closed off with a vault, have been investigated so far.