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 The Getty Center

Country: United States
City: Los Angeles
The Getty Center The Getty is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts and the humanities that includes an art museum as well as programs for education, scholarship, and conservation. The Getty Center opened to the public in December 1997, unites the J. Paul Getty Trust's museum, institutes, and grant program on one site in Los Angeles. It has received well over one mill ...

 The mosque of Tirana

Country: Albania
City: Tirana
The mosque of Tirana The mosque of Tirana is a monument with historical values, which in harmony with the Clock tower form a monumental complex of values for our city, which is presented to every visitor that comes to Tirana. The mosque started construction in 1794 by Mulla Beu. The period of construction lasted up to 1821 and was finished by Mula Beu‘s son, Et’hem Beu. The Praying Room covered by a cupola, the port ...

 Museo del Prado

Country: Spain
City: Madrid
Museo del Prado The Prado Museum (Museo del Prado) is the biggest art museum in the world and one of Madrid's most famous attractions. It was built in the late 1700s during the reign of Charles III, who wanted to create a spectacular monument in the city.Prado means “meadow” in Spanish. It was named after its location. To this day lush green meadows surround the museum. The museum was initially supposed to serve ...

 Picasso Museum

Country: France
City: Antibes
Picasso Museum A visit to the Picasso Museum is a moving experience. It evokes joy and pain, despondency and exultation. Visitors cannot help but sense all that has gone on within these walls that were the Antibes Chateau. There was the delicate balance of a family relationship and the ensuing drama; the intrusion of the museum on the chateau; the silence and the magic. The chateau of Antibes is poetic, serious ...

 Medieval City of Rhodes

Country: Greece
City: Antibes
Medieval City of Rhodes The Order of St John of Jerusalem occupied Rhodes from 1309 to 1523 and set about transforming the city into a stronghold. It subsequently came under Turkish and Italian rule. With the Palace of the Grand Masters, the Great Hospital and the Street of the Knights, the Upper Town is one of the most beautiful urban ensembles of the Gothic period. In the Lower Town, Gothic architecture coexists with m ...

 Rhodes Island

Country: Greece
City: Antibes
Rhodes Island Rhodes, Greece, the historic island of knights and medieval nobility. A holiday in Rhodes, Greece is like a trip through history, starting from antiquity to the present. Rhodes is an island that combines the ancient monuments and the ultra-modern business facilities, making it the ideal destination for both vacationers and business travelers. Its long sandy beaches and beautiful natural features ...

 The Victoria & Albert Museum

Country: United Kingdom
City: London
The Victoria & Albert Museum Being the world's foremost museum of decorative arts, The Victoria and Albert Museum was originally founded in 1842. It later became home to the India Museum which had been established in 1799 by the East India Company. The collection of the  Asian Department includes material from the Punjab dating from the 16th to the 19th Centuries. From paintings, textiles, rare photographs, arms and armo ...

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