Walt Disney Concert Hall is the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, presenting the best in classical music, contemporary music, world music and jazz. It is located at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown of Los Angeles, California. Walt Disney Concert Hall is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center, one of the … Read more
The Palais Garnier, known also as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opera is generally considered to be one of the most important buildings in Paris. It was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened … Read more
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples, in Italy. Pompeii was destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 meters (13 to 20 feet) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The eruption occurred on 24 August 79 AD one day after the religious festival to Vulcan, … Read more
Le Mont-Saint-Michel is an island commune in Normandy, France. It is located about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) off the country’s northwestern coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. The island covers an area of 100 hectares (247 acres) with a population of about 50 people. The Mont has a circumference of about … Read more
The Winter Palace was the official residence of the Russian monarchs from 1732 to 1917. It is located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The green-and-white palace has the shape of an elongated rectangle, and its principal façade is 250 meters (820 feet) long and 30 meters (98 feet) high. The Winter Palace has 60,000 square meters (645,835 … Read more
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century. Starting in the 10th century, the Prague Castle served as the seat of Czech princes and later kings, and the seat of the Prague bishop. Today, it is the official residence and office of the President of the Czech Republic. … Read more
The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South. The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808, where it was first located in the Royal Palace and later in the Trippenhuis. It … Read more
Heidelberg Castle is the most popular castle ruin in Germany. Nestled in the hill 80 meters (260 feet) above the city of Heidelberg stands the breath-taking Heidelberg Castle. As a symbol of German romanticism the castle attracts yearly countless tourists from all over the world and is one of the must-see German destinations. The Heidelberg … Read more
The Musée d’Orsay is a national museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine opposite the Louvre and facing towards the river. It is housed in a grand railway station – Gare d’Orsay – constructed by three architects: Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard and Victor Laloux for the 1900 World Fair. The hall … Read more