The United Nations Headquarters in NYC
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March 1st, 2011 | Jessica Colley | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Attractions, government, history, politics, top-feature
Dunedin, New Zealand: Watch Rugby in the “Other” Edinburgh
... here at the Octagon at one point or another.
The University of Otago, the oldest in the country, also has a very Scottish influence with the architecture I think. It is named Otago because this is the Otago Peninsula – named so after a Maori church and meeting house. You can actually visit the church, called Otakou Marae, at a place called Harington Point out to the northeast of the city.
And you don’t have to go to Scotland to see castles either – Larnachs Castle (map) calls...
February 8th, 2011 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: architecture, Attractions, neighborhood, top-feature
New Opportunities for Discovering the Old: History in NYC
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January 28th, 2011 | Jessica Colley | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Attractions, landmarks, top-feature
Historic Brighton
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January 25th, 2011 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: architecture, Attractions, historic attraction, history, top-feature, train
The Royal Residences: Buckingham Palace
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January 4th, 2011 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Attractions, Royal, top-feature
Designing Tomorrow at the 1930s World’s Fairs
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December 26th, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, museums
An Old-Fashioned Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum
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December 21st, 2010 | thevancouverguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, christmas, family entertainment
Tour the Historic Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego
... the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation offers guided walking tours of the quarter. Tours are led by a trained guide and focus on the history and architecture of the district ( Saturdays at 11am; $10 per person or $8 for students, seniors and military personnel).
The Historic Gaslamp District is located in downtown San Diego across the street from the San Diego Convention Center, Petco Park and the city’s core business district. It’s just a few blocks from Seaport Village.
The San Diego...
December 15th, 2010 | Laura Nazimiec | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: architecture, attraction, historic neighborhood, top-feature
The Pantheon in Rome
... its official name is the Church of Mary and the Martyrs (Chiesa di Santa Maria ad Martyres), but it’s most commonly referred to as Pantheon.
architecture, Design and Interior
The Pantheon is one of ancient Rome’s most impressive architectural achievements. The porch, or portico, in the front of the building is lined with Corinthian columns made of Egyptian granite, eight across and two groups of four behind. The Pantheon’s dome is the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world....
December 6th, 2010 | Laura Nazimiec | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: architecture, attraction, Church, history, monument, top-feature
A Walking Tour in Greenwich Village: Poets, Pubs, and Pretty Historic Streets
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November 28th, 2010 | Jessica Colley | Read More | Comments: 5Filed under: architecture, literary history, top-feature, walking tour. Greenwich Village
12 Royal Places in London to Celebrate the Royal Wedding
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November 23rd, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: architecture, Attractions, parks, royal wedding, top-feature
Lausanne on Lake Geneva
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November 17th, 2010 | Steve Mirsky | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: architecture, Attractions, cheese, food, museum, top-feature, Tours, wine
A Day of Gaudi in Barcelona
... was very ill. In his isolation came the inspiration that was later his architectural career. Gaudi began his career during the age of Gothic architecture, and this is the base from which he worked to create his works, which become more and more outlandish as he aged. From the beginning, Gaudi was ridiculed, and even today many find his works in poor taste. But the thousands upon thousands that visit them every year are at least some indication that he knew what he was doing.
Despite works...
November 16th, 2010 | Andy Hayes | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: architecture, Art, featuredarticle3, top-feature
The Spanish Steps in Rome
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November 16th, 2010 | Laura Nazimiec | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, attraction, featuredarticle2, monument, Restaurants, top-feature
The Elegance of Opera in New York City
... town, but also a visit to one of New York City’s landmarks. This happens to be a rare landmark where you can sip champagne as you admire the architecture.
Recently I had tickets to La Boheme, the classic opera by Puccini about being young, poor, and in love in Paris. One common question I get about the opera is, ‘how are you supposed to know what is going on in the storyline?’ The Met provides a simple solution to this problem by placing a small screen with subtitles in English,...
November 15th, 2010 | Jessica Colley | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: architecture, culture, featuredarticle, music, opera, top-feature
Business Central: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
... days in your schedule to enjoy some of the wonderful attractions and amenities that the city has to offer.
Photo credit: Cliff via flickr
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October 27th, 2010 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, business travel
Art Deco Stylings in Miami Beach
... neighborhood to be recognized by the National Register of Historic Places and one of the earliest listings to recognize the importance of the architecture of this period. With as many as eight hundred structures of historical significance, most built between 1923 and 1943, the Miami Beach Art Deco district contains the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture in the United States. The majority of structures built in the 1920s were designed in the Mediterranean Revival style,...
October 26th, 2010 | Laura Nazimiec | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, Art, art deco, featuredarticle1, Miami Beach, top-feature, tour
The Boston Common
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October 8th, 2010 | Maria Olia | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, featuredarticle3, history, outdoor recreation, park, restaurant, top-feature
Tuschinsky Theatre: Movies in Style
... successful. Until then, movie cinemas were dark places. Tuschinski theatre showed a wondrous mix of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Amsterdam School architecture.
Squares and rectangles grace the façade. Tiffany-style windows, garlands and curvy iron lamps are eye-catchers. This landmark building is all glamour and glitter inside and out. It attracted large audiences and famous artists such as Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland.
During German occupation from 1940 – 1945, the theatre was renamed Tivoli....
October 7th, 2010 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, movies
Step Back in Time at DC’s National Park Seminary
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September 21st, 2010 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: architecture, top-feature, tour
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