Historic treasures range of churches in Britain are from fabulous cathedrals, some of the most elaborate and effusive examples of medieval architecture, to isolated country churches. Bury Parish Church. Located in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK Lancaster Cathedral. Located in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK The Minster Church of St John the Evangelist. Located in Preston, Lancashire, England,...

This is one of three houses in this fashionable block designed by a prominent Modernista architect, the other two being Casa Morera by Domènech i Montaner and Casa Amatller by Puig i Cadafalch. From the outside the façade of Casa Batlló looks like it has been made from skulls and bones. The “Skulls” are n fact balconies and the “bones” are supporting pillars. Sprinkled with...

Agra Red Fort a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. The Red Fort has walls extending up to 2 km in length with the height varying from 18 m on the river side to 33 m on the city side....

Hearst Castle is located on California Highway 1, about halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, near San Simeon, California, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Driving time from either city is four to six hours. Hearst Castle featured 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 sitting rooms, 127 acres of gardens, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, a movie theater, an airfield, and the...

The city is Unesco Heritage listed, which means a blessed ban on buses and trucks. Most road activity consists of bicycles or motorcycles, Luang Prabang is a city located in north central Laos, at the confluence of the Nam Khan river and Mekong River about 425 km north of Vientiane. The charm of city is still considered to its spiritual heart, breathes a rich meld of French Indochinese architecture,...

The Sistine Chapel is the site where the conclave for the election of the popes and other solemn pontifical ceremonies are held. The Sistine Chapel is still being used for official ceremonies. The chapel has a rectangular shape. It measures 41 × 13 meters and was built using somewhat ordinary bricks. From the outside there is nothing spectacular about the building. It has a barrel-shaped roof, topping...

Siena is a classic, Tuscan town, hilly, with narrow streets to wander and get lost in. It is one of Italy’s most enchanting cities with majestic buildings. It is full of profusion of churches and small museums harbour a wealth of artwork. You can simply wander the the historic centre marked as Unesco World Heritage Site. From the Piazza del Campo or the main square of Siena, you can walk to the Siena...

Chichen Itza is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and best restored of Yucatan Maya archaeological sites. It is located on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula about 50 miles inland south of the Caribbean coastline, and about 125 kilometres west of Cancun and Cozumel. It represents the remains of one of the largest and most powerful city states of the pre-Columbian Americas. The site is open Monday to Friday,...

Calgary’s Peace Bridge was designed by award winning architect and bridge designer Santiago Calatrava, It was officially opened to the public on March 24, 2012. More than 6,000 citizen are using the Peace Bridge each day. Bridge deck is a combination of cast-in-place and pre-cast concrete. Structural painted steel, concrete, glass fibre rebar, stainless steel and structural glass was used in bridge...

The Umbracle includes numerous sculptures surrounded by nature and was designed as an entrance to the City of Arts and Sciences. It is one of Calatrava’s more interesting works. This place features allow visitors to take a stroll in the gardens where you can see native mediterranean vegetation and plant species of the city of Valencia such as cistus, lentisk, rosemary, lavender, honeysuckle,...

St. Basil’s Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of the Intercession, is located on Red Square, beside the Moscow Kremlin. It is one of the most outstanding and remarkable monuments of Old Russian architecture. It was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate his conquest of the Tatar city of Kazan on October 1, 1552, the day of the feast of the Intercession. Originally, St Basil’s...

This phenomenal building is the world’s third-largest mosque designed by architect Michel Pinseau. Hassan II Mosque was built between 1986 and 1993 for the 60th birthday of former Moroccan king Hassan II. The North African country’s largest mosque also claims the world\’s tallest minaret, a 700-foot tower overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The main volume is 200m long, 100m large, and...

One of the largest and oldest bullrings in the world, the Ronda bullring is famous for the Romero and Ordoñez dynasties and the museum to bullfighting. The arena has a diameter of 66 metres, surrounded by a passage formed by two rings of stone. There are two layers of seating, each with five raised rows and 136 pillars that make up 68 arches. The Royal Box has a sloping roof covered in Arabic tiles. Opening...

Peterhof is an amazing symbol of Peter the Great and Russian baroque garden inspired by Versailles and designed by a pupil of Le Notre. Peterhof is comprised of several different areas and buildings including the Grand Peterhof Palace, the Upper Gardens, the Lower Gardens, along with several pavilions and museums. Fountains are a major attraction of the parks of Petrodvorets (former Peterhof). They...

It is one of the world’s most famous buildings. This museum is in many ways an attractive and impressive piece of architecture. The Guggenheim Museum building in Bilbao Spain was completed in 1997. It is situated prominently on the waterfront near the center of Bilbao, The completion of the building guaranteed Frank Gehry, his attendance among the great architects of this century. The Guggenheim...