Exploring the Ancient Rajasthan One of the first planned city developments of northern India, Jaipur, was designed based on “Shilpa Shastra” principles to create a defensive architecture that utilized the…
The site of Xanadu lies to the north of the Great Wall of China. It comprises the remains of the famous ruler Kublai Khan’s city. This city of Xanadu, Mongolia…
The Unearthing of Palenque, Mexico In the 15th century, while exploring near the Usumacinta River, located in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas, Father Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada of…
Tikal, the ruin of an ancient civilization named Yax Mutual, is situated in the rainforest in Guatemala. Tikal is one of the largest Archeological Sites of the pre-Columbian Maya Civilization.…
Petra: An ancient city | Petra Jordan Whenever we dig into the depth of time, we find pages of history soiled beneath the layers of the Earth. These pages can…
Standing with the greatest glories once upon a time and serving as a home to a large population, several abandoned cities and ghost towns can be found around the globe…
The place where the river narrows—Quebec City, founded in 1608—is a French-speaking province in Eastern Canada. It is on the north of the St. Lawrence River, and it merges with…
The Kakatiya Rudreshwara temple is one of the successful achievements and a master craftsmanship of the Kakatiya dynasty in the field of architecture. Popularly known as the Ramappa temple, it…
“There were details like clothing, hairstyles and the fragile objects that hardly ever survive for the archaeologist—musical instruments, bows and arrows, and body ornaments depicted as they were worn. ……
We are all familiar with the master architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his iconic works like Fallingwater. Known for being one of the pioneers of the Prairie style in architecture,…
The Alhambra in Granada is one of the most acclaimed palace complexes in the European subcontinent. The UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain dates its origins back to the eighth…
The International Union of Architects (UIA) is a non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in 1948. UIA, with the support of UNESCO, initiated the election of the title of World Capital…