New Delhi is a huge, sprawling metropolis. Rich history, extreme wealth and outstanding beauty often alongside brutal poverty and filth. It was the first city of our India tour and first impression ...

Today I want to tell about a quite fantastic building in North Wales and one that so many people will have passed as they speed along the A55 but very few have seen close up. It is Gwrych ...

Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and a historic city, with its “fado” music, its colours and accent, was named one of the top 10 cities in the world to visit. So, one long weekend, my wife and I ...

Novelists have described the gothic cathedral of Milan as “a curious marble mountain” and a “glorious structure in all its majesty and beauty”. It is not only the symbol of Milan, but also the ...

Monasteries are spiritual institutions where worshipers devote their lives to serving God and humanity. Buddhist monasteries are counted among the most sacred places of worship mainly because of ...

Angkor Wat is one of the largest monument and the best preserved architectural masterpiece. The perfection in composition, balance, proportions, and sculpture makes it one of the finest structures in ...

One of the oldest religious centers in the area, Şanlıurfa's Grand Mosque has hosted three monotheistic religions over the centuries and still stands now as a tourist attraction. The Grand Mosque ...

It's not new that architecture can profoundly affect a place, sometimes transform it. Architecture and any art can transform a person, even save someone. Frank Gehry Greatest architects usually ...

Ancient Padmanabhaswamy Temple has long been shrouded in mystery. According to an ancient legend, there is a curse on those who defile the sacred site. In the 1930s, treasure hunters tried to open ...

Located in northern Cambodia, Koh Ker is a remote archaeological site about 120 km away from the ancient temple Angkor Wat. The place is surrounded by the wild Cambodian jungle, the lonely temples ...

In Khlong Luang District, 16 kilometers north of Bangkok International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, a humongous Buddhist temple Wat Phra Dhammakaya is located. This religious monument looks more ...

"History is a mirror of the past and a lesson for the present." (Persian Proverb) The term Islamic art not only describes the art created specifically in the service of the Muslim faith (for ...

I've found numerous things - settlements, temples, possible pyramids, forts, roads - the list goes on and on. I'm not as interested in the discoveries as the types of questions they help us ...

The ancient world is full of wonders that the modern age cannot compete with. The beauty of modern buildings has its grace, but when we focus on the old structures, our mind gets bamboozled as they ...

Opera houses—temples to the art of Mozart, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, and more—have been created by some of the most talented architects and designers of their generations, inspiring centuries of veneration ...