When one hears Belgium, what comes to mind? Certainly, waffles and chocolates. Bruges is no exception to that. Indeed, it’s got a lot more on its plate. Bruges was the…
Listening to Fado music while sipping on some fine Portuguese Ginjinha is the perfect way to end your day in Lisbon. Although quite soothing to the ears, Fado is a…
European Architecture has been inspiring and amazing us for centuries. Starting from the dreamy, white, blue-topped stepped built form in Mykonos to “The Floating City”, also known as Venice, this…
With infamous architectural landmarks such as the cube house, the market hall and the Erasmus bridge, the city of Rotterdam is one of the major cities in Holland. It has…
“Milan is beautiful in fog, like a woman with a veil.” — Ornella Vanoni Being one of the main and renowned cities of Northern Italy, Milan is not only the house for…
Scandinavia is a group of countries including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Located in the Northern part of Europe has a temperate climate. The region extends to above the arctic circle.…
Origami is a concoction of two words ‘Ori’ meaning ‘Folding’ and Gami meaning ‘Paper’ is a traditional Japanese art practiced since the early 16th Century (Wikipedia, n.d.). The dynamic folding…
Origin A large spacious garden, a watchman at the gate to guard it, and in the middle, stands a large, beautiful bungalow; in short—heaven. A symbol of wealth and status.…
One of the largest museums in the world, The State Hermitage Museum exhibits over 3 million exhibitions including Antiquity, Middle East, Western Europe, Russia, and many more epochs, countries, and…
Cities are defined by a range of stimuli that affect the planning, growth and resilience of their urban fabric; this range of stimuli are determined by social, cultural and economic…
Developed from the genesis of the art nouveau movement in the 20th century the Expressionist architecture style was an exotic, irrational, intense exaggeration of this movement. The style was characterized…
The Dutch are known to be the masters of architecture and the use of space. Also known for their out-of the-box-thinking, they have exerted more influence on the discipline of…