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Alhambra: Every city has its charm but Granada has a masterpiece.

Alhambra: Every city has its charm but Granada has a masterpiece.

The Alhambra is arguably the most iconic examples of Islamic architecture in Europe. From the Roman ruins in the 9th century to “the red fortress” (literally translating from Arabic: al-Qalʻat al-Ḥamrā) in the 14th century.

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Neuschwanstein: The fairytale castle built for the past to live in the future

Neuschwanstein: The fairytale castle built for the past to live in the future

Would you believe me if I told you this castle was built just 155 years ago? It has everything and anything you could imagine... from central heating and flushing toilets to an artificial cave but that's not all...

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Mont Saint Michel: Gothic architecture has never looked better.

Mont Saint Michel: Gothic architecture has never looked better.

The Gothic church at its summit is built on solid granite bedrock to support its immense weight. And it has anything and everything you could possibly imagine: flying buttresses, pointed arches, and ribbed vaults..

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The Silk Road: The fascinating wonder bridging the East and the West.

The Silk Road: The fascinating wonder bridging the East and the West.

The artery of civilizations that spread culture to every corner of the world...

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Angkor Wat: A Timeless Marvel of Faith, Art, and Engineering by Culture Explorer

Angkor Wat: A Timeless Marvel of Faith, Art, and Engineering by Culture Explorer

Angkor Wat is a mesmerizing temple complex in Cambodia. It isn’t just one of the world's most iconic landmarks, it’s a place where history, religion, and culture converge.

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Architecture as Civilisational Rebirth - the Sicilian Baroque by Western Exile

Architecture as Civilisational Rebirth - the Sicilian Baroque by Western Exile

“Build Back Better” is an expression which has been much used and abused in recent years. There is, however, an extraordinary example...

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The Labyrinth That Walks You Back to Yourself

The Labyrinth That Walks You Back to Yourself

Beneath the sacred floor of Chartres lies a path that won’t let you reach the center until you’ve been broken, turned around, and forced to face every part of yourself.

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When Architecture Speaks: The Spiritual Power of Gothic Portals

When Architecture Speaks: The Spiritual Power of Gothic Portals

Before the altar, before any prayer, the architecture itself speaks. You are entering holy ground.

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Art Beyond Subjectivity
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How Gothic Architecture Defied Gravity and Time

How Gothic Architecture Defied Gravity and Time

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What lies in the shadows of the Parthenon?

What lies in the shadows of the Parthenon?

The Parthenon was revolutionary in its design but there were a few buildings equally as impressive built during the same time...

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Nalanda Was the Ivy League Before the West Even Dreamed of Universities

Nalanda Was the Ivy League Before the West Even Dreamed of Universities

Before Oxford was even a dream, Nalanda lit the world with knowledge—until its libraries burned for months and its monks were slaughtered, silencing a civilization’s soul in smoke and ash.

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Roman Aqueducts: the Arteries of the Empire

Roman Aqueducts: the Arteries of the Empire

The boldness of the enterprise, the solidity of the execution, and the uses to which they were subservient, rank the aqueducts among the noblest monuments of Roman genius and power.

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Kailasa Temple: How to carve centuries of history into stone

Kailasa Temple: How to carve centuries of history into stone

It may look like any ordinary ancient wonder, but this is the largest monolithic building in the world (meaning it was built in its entirety from just a single piece of rock) ...

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Rome wasn't built in a day — but it was today.

Rome wasn't built in a day — but it was today.

Exactly 2,778 years ago...

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Bridges are their own form of art

Bridges are their own form of art

It’s not just about admiring feats of engineering or building the longest road over water (which still comes across as pretty impressive) but it’s about engraving poetry in stone, brick and steel...

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The rediscovery of the "Temple of Poseidon"

The rediscovery of the "Temple of Poseidon"

In southern Greece, archaeologists have discovered ruins they believe belong to the long-lost Temple of Poseidon described by ancient writers.

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It's impossible to picture Paris without the Eiffel Tower today.

It's impossible to picture Paris without the Eiffel Tower today.

But 136 years ago, when the tower was built, the story was different... people hated it.

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Venice: How do you build a city that floats?

Venice: How do you build a city that floats?

The answer is actually quite straight forward but it’s not as it appears on the surface — you literally have to look underwater...

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