The history of African architecture is greatly colored with fine works and structures made from mud (clay). These range from churches, mosques, houses to even …
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India is a country where you will find a plethora of stories.? There are stories about the sites and sounds, and several urban myths that …
What is considered possibly the first of its type of architecture in the category of a public water tank of the ancient world is the …
When visiting Jerusalem, there are many tourists who would wish to visit the Dome of Rock. The visitors are allowed to tour the compound of …
Mughals created gardens through a period of more than 300 years (1526-1857) in the Indo-Pak subcontinent that represent an era of landscape design. In this …
Swayambhunath, also known as Svayambhu Mahachaitya, is an ancient religious monument perched on a hill 2 km west of Thamel in Kathmandu city. Affiliated with …
Cities have developed through time forming different urban characteristics such as urban courtyards at Lahore and Kathmandu. A courtyard is an enclosed area, often by …
The Korea Tourism Organization launched a program back in 2012 called “Pilgrimage to Korea’s World Heritage Sites” to encourage locals and foreigners to visit South …
In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues found …