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 St. Basil's Cathedral
Country: Russia
City: Moscow
The famous St. Basil's Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built on the edge of Red Square between 1555 and 1561. Legend has it that on completion of the church the Tsar ordered the architect, Postnik Yakovlev, to be blinded to prevent him from ever creating anything to rival its beauty again. The cathedral was built to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's successful military campaign a ... |
Church of Our Lady (Fraumunster)Country: Switzerland
City: Zurich
Of all the church spires that pierce Zürich’s skyline, the slender, blue spire of Fraumünster (Minster of Our Lady) is the most graceful. And it is best known for housing magnificent stained glass windows by Marc Chagall.
A Benedictine convent was founded on this site in 853 by Emperor Ludwig (Louis the German), the grandson of Charlemagne. There was already a convent on the site, for how long w ... |
History of the Swiss National MuseumCountry: Switzerland
City: Zurich
The Swiss National Museum, ZurichThe 19th century is generally regarded as the century of nations and nation states. While other countries were busily erecting memorials, monuments and institutions, though, the young federal state of Switzerland struggled with the idea of setting up a national museum.
Plans to create one met with widespread scepticism, and there were also entirely pragmatic reas ... |
The Fraumunster and St Peter’s ChurchCountry: Switzerland
City: Zurich
Church spires are a feature of Zurich and the souring Fraumunster is the most delicate. The church was established in the 13th century on a site that had been a convent for noblewomen since 853. The present church, however, has been modernized. From the outside, the building looks fairly unassuming but once inside, the world-famous modernistic stained-glass windows by Russian-born Marc Chagall spr ... |
Alcatraz IslandCountry: United States
City: San Francisco
Sitting like a beacon in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, between San Francisco and Oakland, California, is Alcatraz Island. Though most prominently known for the years it served as a maximum security prison, the “Rock’s” history stretches far beyond those infamous days, and its legends and stories continue to find their way into American lore, complete with a number of ghosts who are sa ... |
The Getty Center Country: United States
City: Los Angeles
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 ... |
Museum of Science and IndustryCountry: United States
City: Chicago
One of the nation's premier learning centers, the Museum presents captivating, compelling and real experiences to inspire the inventive genius in everyone.
The Midwest's number two tourist attraction (after Woodfields Shopping Center). The 2,000 displays in 75 major exhibition halls are designed for participation.
Founding of the Museum of Science and Industry
The eulogies were written. By 19 ... |
The Space NeedleCountry: United States
City: Seattle
The Space Needle, a modernistic totem of the Seattle World’s Fair, was conceived by Eddie Carlson as a doodle in 1959 and given form by architects John Graham Jr., Victor Steinbrueck, and John Ridley. When King County declined to fund the project, five private investors, Bagley Wright, Ned Skinner, Norton Clapp, John Graham Jr., and Howard S. Wright, took over and built the 605-foot tower in less ... |
Guggenheim MuseumCountry: Spain
City: Bilbao
Designed by the North American architect Frank O. Gehry, this unique Museum built on a 32,500 square meter site in the center of Bilbao represents an amazing construction feat. On one side it runs down to the waterside of the Nervión River, 16 meters below the level of the rest of the city of Bilbao. One end is pierced through by the huge Puente de La Salve, one of the main access routes into the ... |
Rhodes IslandCountry: Greece
City: Bilbao
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 ... |
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