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El Ateneo Grand Splendid: Once a theater, now a magnificent bookstore in...
El Ateneo Grand Splendid is one of the most beautiful bookstores in South America, if not the world. Located in Buenos Aires, at 1860 Santa Fe Avenue in Barrio Norte, the building was designed by Pero...
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The abandoned Ohio mansion of Mike Tyson was taken over by a fledgling church
In the 1980s, Mike Tyson owned a luxurious mansion in Southington, Ohio. The world heavyweight champion boxer moved into the 13,500-square-foot mansion to be close to the facility of promoter Don King...
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Armenian cemetery has world’s largest collection of khachkars, stone crosses...
The Noratus cemetery, one of the best known medieval graveyards in Armenia, has the largest collection of decorative stone crosses, known as khachkars, in the world. It is now the only surviving...
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The Lofotr Viking Museum in Norway features the largest Viking building ever...
In 1983, a joint Scandinavian research project was conducted in the small village of Borg, near the center of Vestvågøy, in northern Norway. During the excavation, researchers discovered a Viking...
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George Eastman Museum, dedicated to photography and the man who left school...
Located in Rochester, New York, the George Eastman Museum was once the home of the founder of the Eastman Kodak company. It is one of the oldest film archives in the world, and a premiere place for...
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In 1796, two cousins built A la Ronde, a 16-sided house that is one of the...
The 16-sided house known as A la Ronde in Devon, England, was built in 1796 by two cousins, Mary and Jane Parminter. Today, the house is in the ownership of the National Trust, a Grade I listed...
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Nydam Mose: The site where oldest Nordic ship was found, probably as offering...
Nydam Mose, also known as Nydam Bog, is located in a town in the Sundeved area of Denmark called Øster Sottrup. In the Iron Age, the site was a sacred place, where various offerings were made to the...
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The Laxminarayan Temple, inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, was the first large...
The Hindu temple Laxminarayan, or Birla Mandir as it’s otherwise known, is a major attraction in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Gandhi and is dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, who is the goddess of...
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St. Mark’s Basilica: one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture in...
St. Mark’s Basilica, one of the most beautiful and most-visited buildings in Venice, is the cathedral church of the city’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese, and it is one of the most gorgeous examples...
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The Charioteer of Delphi: Ancient bronze sculpture shows Polyzalus of Gela in...
The Charioteer of Delphi is a masterpiece of the ancient Greeks and is considered to be among the finest of the era’s bronze sculptures. Also known as Heniokhos, the life-size statue of a chariot...
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Balmoral Castle: the Scottish home of the British Royal Family since Prince...
Balmoral Castle has been a home of the British Royal Family since Prince Albert purchased it for Queen Victoria. The castle is located near the village of Crathie in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, in...
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Uruk: The first major city in the world, built by King Gilgamesh
One of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia, considered to be the first major city in the world, was Uruk. It was located between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, close to modern...
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James McNeill Whistler, enraged with his rich patron, painted him as a...
The Peacock Room, now in a Washington, D.C. museum, was originally a dining room in the mansion owned by wealthy shipowner Frederick Leyland in London. It contained a masterpiece of mural art created...
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Tyrus Wong, lead artist of Disney’s cherished “Bambi,” never saw his own...
One of Disney’s most beloved animated films is the fifth one the studio made: Bambi. The 1942 film was inspired by the book Bambi, A Life in the Woods, written by Felix Salten. Bambi is famous for...
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Cylinder seals: The way to sign documents with style in ancient Mesopotamia
One of the most fascinating objects discovered in ancient Mesopotamia is the cylinder seal. This small object was about one inch in length and it was used as an administrative tool or a form of...
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Octavia Minor: Sister of Augustus, wife of Mark Antony, and great-grandmother...
Octavia Minor, also known as Octavia the Younger, was the daughter of Gaius Octavius and sister of Augustus (Octavian), the first Roman emperor. She was the fourth wife of the Roman general Mark Antony...
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The Wieliczka Salt Mine: An astonishing underground city, dating from 13th...
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in southern Poland in the town of the same name, looks like an underground kingdom made from salt blocks filled with many pits and chambers. Opened in medieval times...
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The Lewis Chessmen: Discovered beneath 15 feet of sand in Scotland, they may...
The Lewis Chessmen, among the most important game pieces ever carved, is a valued collection held in the British Museum. The pieces are called Uig because of where they were found: buried under 15...
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The Temple of Olympian Zeus was under construction for over 600 years until...
One of the greatest monuments in Greece is the Temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympieion, located in Athens. It is a colossal temple dedicated to the Olympian god Zeus and is considered one of the largest...
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The Old Stone House in Georgetown, built in 1765, showcases life in colonies...
The Old Stone House in Georgetown is the oldest structure that has remained unchanged and on its original site in Washington, D.C. No famous people lived there, and no major events took place in it....
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The Rongorongo enigma: Hieroglyphs on Easter Island that no one can decipher
The Chilean Easter Island is famous for its magnificent and mysterious moai statues. These giants were created by the early Rapa Nui people, and it is believed that they represent ancestors, chiefs,...
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There is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Nashville, built...
Nashville is known as “Music City, U.S.A.” because of the country music industry. The city has several other popular tourist attractions, such as the Civil War-era Fort Negley, the even earlier Fort...
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The Lycurgus Cup: The luxurious Roman cage cup changes color when lit from...
One of the most impressive glass-made objects on display at the British Museum is the luxurious Roman cage cup known as the Lycurgus Cup. This fascinating item, made of diachronic glass, was probably...
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The bones of over 4,000 Capuchin friars are on display in a church in Rome
One of the most unusual churches in the world is Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, also known as Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins. It is located in Rome and is one of the most...
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From the Thracians to the Vikings, a celebration of the drinking horn
The drinking horn was used in ancient times for consuming ale, milk, water, or mead. At first, the vessels were made from a horn of a bovid, and throughout the centuries various civilizations all over...
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One photographer’s quest to revive the forgotten glory of America’s abandoned...
Most people watch movies in theaters found in shopping malls or part of a multiplex chain, but that wasn’t always the case. Some older cinemas around the world have long and interesting histories. Some...
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The Wieliczka Salt Mine: An astonishing underground city, dating from 13th...
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in southern Poland in the town of the same name, looks like an underground kingdom made from salt blocks filled with many pits and chambers. Opened in medieval times...
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From the Thracians to the Vikings, a celebration of the drinking horn
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From the Thracians to the Vikings, a celebration of the drinking horn
The drinking horn was used in ancient times for consuming ale, milk, water, or mead. At first, the vessels were made from a horn of a bovid, and throughout the centuries various civilizations all over...
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Photo History of Ancient Drinking Horns from Around the World
Drinking horns were used in ancient times for consuming ale, milk, water, or mead. At first, the vessels were made from a horn of a bovid, and throughout the centuries various civilizations all over...
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The Portsmouth Cathedral: a remarkable structure founded in the 12th century
The Portsmouth Cathedral or The Cathedral Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury is located in Old Portsmouth, England and it is the cathedral of the Church of England Diocese of Portsmouth. It is one of...
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Warkworth Castle: one of the largest and firmest castles in Northumberland
Warkworth Castle is a medieval building which today it is ruined and is located in Warkworth, Northumberland. It is not known when it was founded for the first time. It is believed that Prince Henry of...
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The Heidelberg Castle in Germany is one of the grandest Renaissance structures
The ruins of Heidelberg Castle are among the most important Renaissance structures placed north of the Alps. The first structure of the castle was built before 1214 and later was expanded in two...
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One photographer’s quest to revive the forgotten glory of America’s abandoned...
Most people watch movies in theaters found in shopping malls or part of a multiplex chain, but that wasn’t always the case. Some older cinemas around the world have long and interesting histories. Some...
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Black Agnes: The fearless Countess who defended her home during the Siege of...
Agnes, the Scottish Countess of Dunbar and March (better known as Black Agnes because of her black hair and olive complexion), was the 14th-century wife of Patrick, the ninth Earl of Dunbar and March....
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La Peregrina – Legendary Pearl worn by Mary I, Napoleon’s Brother, and Liz...
Perhaps the most famous pearl in the world is La Peregrina. It entered historical annals in the 16th century, when the Hapsburg European empire was at its peak and its dominions were seemingly endless,...
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Photographer Turns Eerie Abandoned Spaces into Magnificent Fantasy Worlds
Fine art photography, or conceptual photography, is the result of the creative process of the artist’s vision. Many artists today express their feelings through this fantastic sub-genre in various...
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The Trail of the Eagles’ Nests in Poland is best-known for its chain of 25...
One of the best-known hiking trails in Poland is the “Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.” It is located in the Jura Region and named after a chain of 25 beautiful medieval castles situated between Kraków and...
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The Parade Armor of Henry II of France: the most remarkable and elaborate of...
Henry II, also known as Duke d’ Orleans, was a great monarch of the House of Valois and was King of France from 1547 until 1559. He was a competent administrator who was an active suppressor of...
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Highclere Castle: The home of George Herbert, who helped discover the tomb of...
The castle that many people remember from the TV drama Downton Abbey is Highclere Castle in Hampshire. The country house was built by the architect Charles Barry in the Jacobean style. It is surrounded...
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The shoes of the 5,300-year-old Ice Man have been replicated & they are perfect
Petr Hlaváček was one of the greatest shoe experts in the world and is best-known for his projects of making replicas of shoes worn by prehistoric men. He was born in Boršice in South Moravia, located...
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Biltmore Estate: The largest privately owned house in the United States
The private Biltmore Estate is located near Asheville in North Carolina and is considered the largest home in the United States. The main residence is built in Chateau style. George Washington...
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Dayr al-Bahri: Home of many temples and tombs in Egypt
The Dayr al-Bahri complex is part of the Theban Necropolis in Egypt and is one of the most visited places in the country because of its many mortuary temples and tombs. The first temple built at the...
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The Potala Palace: The landmark of Tibet and the highest palace in the world
The Potala Palace, located in the Lhasa valley, is the greatest monument in Tibet. It was the home of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama, who had to leave Tibet in 1959 because of the Tibetan...
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The Pirates of the Caribbean Ride: The last attraction Walt Disney had a hand...
The Pirates of the Caribbean ride is one of the most visited attractions in three Disney parks around the world. The original version of the ride, which opened in 1967 at Disneyland in California, was...
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard: A French miniaturist and portraitist of remarkable...
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was a female French painter of miniatures and portraits. She started to paint when she was 20 years old and later became a notable artist who captured royalty and aristocrats....
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The Breakers: Built by the Vanderbilts, it was the grandest mansion in Newport
One of the most famous family names in America is Vanderbilt, known for their string of remarkable houses and mansions in the United States. In the 1830s, Cornelius “the Commodore” Vanderbilt, who was...
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Winnipeg: The bear cub, rescued in Canada, who inspired A. A. Milne’s...
Winnipeg, also known as Winnie, was a young bear who lived at the London Zoo. She was brought there in 1915, after being rescued by veterinarian Harry Colebourn of the 3rd Canadian Division. This...
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Frank Lloyd Wright embraced the desert with his Arizona home, Taliesin West
One of the most personal creations of architect Frank Lloyd Wright is his winter home, built in an Arizona desert in 1937. Wright lived in it until his death in 1959. Today, it is the home of the Frank...
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Yasuke, the only African samurai, spoke Japanese fluently and became a nobleman
One of the best-known non-Japanese samurais was the 16th-century African slave who went by the name of Yasuke. He was reportedly the first African man to come to Japan, and because of his origin, many...
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