Cairo, Egypt
House of Egyptian Architecture
This well-preserved Ottoman-era Cairene mansion hosts a facinating archive of Egyptian architecure, from the pharaohs and sultans to the modern day.
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Cairo, Egypt
This well-preserved Ottoman-era Cairene mansion hosts a facinating archive of Egyptian architecure, from the pharaohs and sultans to the modern day.
Rīga, Latvia
A somber place of memory and reflection, that tells the story of Riga's Jewish community before and during World War II.
Binh Phu, Vietnam
Carved through granite boulder fields and primeval forests, this roaring river valley once served as the secret naval training ground for the legendary Tay Son insurgency.
England
This was Allied HQ during D-Day! Eisenhower was there and you can visit the ACTUAL MAP he looked at on that day.
Bremen, Germany
This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.
Mexico City, Mexico
These "antimonuments" confront the Mexican authorities by memorializing the most troubling events in the country's modern history.
Liverpool, England
A neoclassical crypt hides under Liverpool’s modernist cathedral.
Liverpool, England
Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."
Liverpool, England
This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Waterloo, England
Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
Liverpool, England
Hidden under a shopping centre is the genesis of modern Liverpool.
Bologna, Italy
A memorial to the deadliest terror attack during an unsettled period of Italy’s recent history.
Tuam, Ireland
This disused railway station is a beautiful lost place with a Victorian foot bridge and some graffiti.
Whitby, Ontario
Where spies were trained, the Cold War found its first whistleblower, and James Bond was born.
Bodhgaya, India
Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.
Döllersheim, Austria
Ruins of a vanished village, long shadowed by rumors of a hidden lineage
Hamburg, Germany
An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!
Bokopukhuri Habi, India
The 700-year old burial mounds of the Ahom Kingdom.
Agra, India
Dedicated to the life of a brave woman soldier.
Jodhpur, India
The clock tower is a prominent landmark in the bustling commercial hub in the heart of Jodhpur, showcasing intricate architecture and cultural significance.
Mumbai, India
A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.