Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, born in a small city in Switzerland, is one of the renowned architects of the 20th century. After studying classical architecture in his town,…
Louis Kahn, a late Modernist, was one of the finest architects, known for combining modernism with the majesty of ancient monuments. Kahn’s work was seemingly simplistic but had layers of…
The La Giralda is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral located in Seville, Spain. This bell tower was designed to be a minaret for the Great Mosque of Seville in…
Cathedral is a type of church, but it is run by a bishop, unlike a church, and is usually categorized into Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican types. The most prominent…
Synopsis of a Heritage | Mont Saint Michel A UNESCO World Heritage site, Mont Saint Michel is an island commune in Normandy in France. The island is about a kilometre…
Located amidst the thick forests of Magelang, Indonesia, is a huge building shaped like a ‘chicken’. Originally intended to look like a dove, this giant embellished structure is situated less…
“Sunshine, projected through colored glass, creates a nonmaterial weaving of light that moves across the room as Earth spins in space. This chapel brings a sense of spirituality to the…
Egypt has Christianity as their pinch-largest religion after Islam, the adultness of which is the Coptic Orthodox Church. The history of Christianity in Egypt dates back to the Roman epoch…
Crumbling stone pillars, stained glass windows and ornate, vaulted arches, the City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana transports you straight back to medieval England. Once a religious oasis in the…
Salvador is the principal capital of Brazil established in 1549 on a little landmass that isolates Todos os Santos Bay from the Atlantic Ocean on the upper east shoreline of…
Montreal, a city with French colonial history dating back to the 16th century, is located in the Quebec Province in Southeast Canada. Montreal is home to approximately 17.8 lakh people.…
Kizhi Island, Russia, is part of the 40 islets of the Chardonian Archipelago in the center of Lake Onega and covers about 6 km. Wooden architecture can be found throughout…