Category: Historical Landmarks
Historically significant architectural landmarks and attractions.
Eltz Castle is currently among the most popular mediaeval castles to photograph. It stands tall on a hill in the southwest German area of Rhineland-Palatinate, surrounded by thick forest, contributing to a sense of mystery and the otherworldliness. Eltz Castle, also known as Burg Eltz in German, is a mediaeval…
View moreThe Czechoslovak Republic's government made the decision to build a Terezin Concentration Camp Memorial on May 6, 1947.
View moreBecause of its superb downtown site, richly carved sandstone surfaces, and variety in color and texture, Old Toronto City Hall and York County Court House was designated a national historic site in 1984. This Richardsonian Romanesque structure is among Canada's most important examples of monumentally scaled city halls. The Richardsonian…
View moreThe Palais des Nations is home to the United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG), which acts as the Secretary-General's regional office in Switzerland. UNOG is one of the busiest conference centres in the world, serving more than 8,000 events annually and serving as a hub for multilateral diplomacy. It is…
View moreStratford-upon-Avon, by English standards, is not an old city. The Romans may have constructed a road through Stratford, but it wasn't until the Middle Ages that the town became inhabited permanently. The earliest settlers in what is now Stratford-upon-Avon were members of the Germanic Hwicce tribe, who arrived in the…
View moreBavarian King Ludwig II began building Neuschwanstein Castle in 1869, but he died before it was finished. He admired mediaeval society and kingship and considered this structure as a symbol of such things.
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