Image 28 of 36 from gallery of Mehrshahr Residential Complex Proposal / ContemporARchitectURban Designers Group. neighborhood typical floor plan
In the Giza Plateau in Egypt, at the base of the Pyramids, site one of the largest and most mysterious statues on the planet. Two-and-a-half football pitches long, seven-stories high, and twenty-feet wide. Its name is the Great Sphinx of Giza.
The tomb, believed to belong to a woman called Hetpet, was found in a wider area of Giza's western necropolis, which is known to be home to tombs from the Old Kingdom.
Images of the Sphinx over the past 170 years, from Maxime du Camp’s 1849 travel photo to 21st-century light shows
Cascade Complex is the extraordinary building which was built in 1970’s by the architect Jim Torosian, Aslan Mkhitarian and Sarkis Gyurzadian. The complex connects the Victory Park to the city centre.
A man standing on the Sphinx, demonstrating its size. Circa 1900s.
The monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the living rock, which illustrate Armenian medieval architecture at its highest point. The complex of medieval buildings is set into a landscape of great natural beauty, at the entrance to the Azat Valley. High cliffs from the northern side […]
Orly Elyashar has a sense of humor about the community she grew up in. Called the Hamadani or Hamedani Jews, the name, she explains “translates to know it all. Hama means everything and everyone and d
A gateway to rediscove the essence of Yemen with all its history and beauty.
Die Neue Synagoge Szeged ist die viertgrößte Synagoge weltweit und ein beeindruckendes Werk des ungarischen Jugendstils (Sezessionsstils). Bei den Sehenswürdigkeiten in Szeged trifft der Besucher nich
TEHRAN - Persian architecture has a long and complex history. The Elamite, Achaemenian, Hellenistic, and other pre-Islamic dynasties left striking stone testaments to their greatness, such as Chogha Zanbil and Persepolis—both designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1979.
Image 16 of 21 from gallery of Het Kielzog Cultural and Municipal Complex / De Zwarte Hond. Ground Floor Plan
Khoresht Gheimeh Recipe
Shiraz. When I think about this stunning city, it is honestly a miracle that my face doesn’t break from smiling so hard. Shiraz was the first city I visited in Iran, and jeez, what a way to s…
Khoresht Gheimeh Recipe
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From Germany to Georgia—Savannah, Georgia, that is—explore some of the most beautiful Jewish places of prayer in the world.
Bosnia-Herzegovina - Heritage and history, synagogues, museums and areas - In Sarajevo, where most of Bosnia's Jews lived, the earliest refugees from the Iberian Peninsula began arriving around 1565, having first stopped in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, and other regions under the Turkish domination. Belonging to the rayah (the term used by the Turks to designate non-Muslim populations under their control), as such they had a status equivalent to that of other non-Muslims. A certain autonomy to manage religious and community affairs was accompanied by various requirements and constraints, as well as repeated exactions by local pashas.
The longtime home of the Swiss National Museum, or Landesmuseum, in Zurich, is a stolid 19th-century pile.
