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Historic lighthouses: maritime architecture, navigation and history

Lighthouses tell the history of sailing with their shapes and building styles. Some go back to Roman times, like the Tower of Hercules in Galicia, a structure from the second century still working today. Others are from the Middle Ages, such as the Hook Lighthouse in Ireland, with its...

Orthodox churches and monasteries in Russia

This collection presents major Orthodox churches and monasteries across Russia, spanning from medieval to modern times. The buildings shape city skylines with their distinctive onion domes, which remain a defining feature of Russian religious architecture. Mosaics and frescoes decorate the interior...

Modern towers and skyscrapers in Milan

Milan's skyline shows skyscrapers from different eras, telling the story of a city that keeps reinventing itself through design and innovation. The Pirelli Tower from the 1950s stands as a historical landmark, while the UniCredit Tower represents the latest generation of tall buildings. Between them...

Monasteries in Europe: medieval abbeys, Orthodox buildings, and religious architecture

European religious architecture spans over a thousand years, from the Middle Ages to the present day. This collection includes monasteries and buildings constructed in a variety of styles, from Romanesque to Gothic, Baroque to Rococo, and innovative modern designs still under development. Some are...

Venezuela's hidden attractions

Venezuela contains places away from standard tourist routes. The Andes hold waterfalls and colonial towns with long histories. The coast features remote beaches and islands with clear waters. Inland areas have caves, rock carvings, and nature reserves. The country experiences rare natural events,...

Gustave Eiffel metal bridges

Gustave Eiffel and his firm designed and constructed metal bridges across several continents between the 1860s and early 1900s. These structures enabled railway and road connections over rivers, gorges, and valleys. The bridges used wrought iron and later steel, with truss and arch designs that...

Uncommon natural sites and landmarks in Argentina

Argentina extends across multiple climate zones and contains numerous geological formations. The country encompasses high mountain ranges in the Andes, salt flats in the northwest, rock formations in Patagonia, and extensive grasslands. These areas display the region's geological history and the...

Historic fortresses and military castles worldwide

This collection brings together fortified military structures that show how defensive architecture has evolved across different eras and continents. Malbork Castle in Poland spans 140,000 square meters of brick constructions erected by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century, while the Alhambra in...

Via ferrata in Europe: Dolomites, Alps, climbing routes

Via ferrata routes in the Alps combine steel cables, metal rungs, and bridges into protected climbing paths through alpine rock faces. The routes extend through the Dolomites, French Alps, Austrian Ötztal, and Swiss mountain regions between 2,600 and 9,800 feet in elevation. Routes such as the Ivano...

Walks around Grenoble, trails and hikes in the countryside

Around Grenoble, the mountains begin at the edge of the sidewalks. It only takes a few steps to leave the streets and reach a path that climbs toward the trees. Here, nature is never far away: it surrounds the city, observes it, invites it out. You climb the Bastille hill, cross the Chartreuse...

Exceptional high rise architecture: modern skyscrapers, innovative buildings

This collection brings together high rises and structures from different continents that redefine conventional building standards through their exceptional architecture. From the spiral rotation of Turning Torso in Malmö to the distinctive form of the CCTV Headquarters in Beijing, these buildings...

Modern concrete churches of the world

Concrete churches from different countries show the architectural evolution of the 20th century. These buildings combine geometric forms with modernist designs and use light as a design element. The structures demonstrate the technical capabilities of concrete as a construction material for...

Religious buildings in Clermont-Ferrand

The religious buildings of Clermont-Ferrand and the surrounding area document the development of French ecclesiastical architecture from the Middle Ages through the modern period. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in the city center was built from the black volcanic stone of the region, a...

These mills around the world

Windmills tell the story of how wind and water once powered work across continents. From the Netherlands to Asia, these structures stand as evidence of human ingenuity and local adaptation. They ground grain, pumped water from low lands, and ran factories. Each mill carries the mark of its region,...

Budapest through Hungarian history

Budapest is a city where history appears at every corner. The Danube River divides the city into two parts: the hilly Buda with its castle and the flatter Pest with its wide streets and squares. Walking through Budapest, you see medieval churches standing beside 19th-century buildings, thermal baths...

Visit Dortmund attractions: museums, stadiums, parks

Dortmund combines industrial heritage with contemporary cultural offerings across its different districts. The city features a variety of sites, from Signal Iduna Park, Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 seats where Borussia Dortmund has played since 1974, to the German Football Museum,...

Historical landmarks in Amsterdam

Amsterdam connects art, history, and culture in a special way. The city has important museums like the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum, where you can see works by famous artists. Old buildings like the Anne Frank House tell stories from the past. A network of canals from the 17th century shapes...

Rotterdam attractions: architecture, museums, parks

Rotterdam showcases a diverse collection of tourist attractions that reflect the city's transformation into a modern European metropolis. The rebuilt city center features contemporary architectural landmarks such as the Cube Houses, the Erasmus Bridge spanning the Nieuwe Maas river, and the Euromast...

Stone bridges and historic aqueducts: Europe, Asia, Roman structures

Stone arch bridges rank among the most durable structures in history. From Roman aqueducts in Spain to medieval river crossings in Central Europe, these constructions demonstrate the evolution of engineering over two millennia. The Pont du Gard in France once transported 20,000 cubic meters of water...

Neo Moorish architecture across the world

The neo-Moorish architecture developed in the 19th and early 20th centuries, driven by European interest in oriental forms. This architectural movement combines Western building elements with Moorish decorative motifs: horseshoe arches, carved arabesques, geometric mosaics, and ornate stuccoes. This...