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Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul, Turkey
The power of the Ottoman Empire was largely based on war and conquest. The military was its most important institution. The Istanbul Military Museum puts that on display. The museum originally opened in 1950 and housed in an old church. In 1993, it moved to its current location in the old Ottoman imperial military academy. As one would expect from a military museum, it...
Arts gallery
Christchurch, New Zealand
Opened in 2003, the Arts Gallery is a dominant NZ$ 47 building that has set standards for all others in the South Island. Eluding an aesthetic charm, the exterior complements the various high quality art displays inside that range from early European work to the contemporary video work done by New Zealanders. The gallery holds some of the best and larger than life paintings of New Zealand’s renown...
Microcentro
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Microcentro is the name used for the central Barrio, downtown, an ideal location for visitors to be near to the main historical spots of the Argentinean capital. The widest street in the world, the monstrous 16-lane Avenida 9 de Julio is part of this neighbourhood. This is also the central financial district so during work hours on weekdays, the place is fairly chaotic. The Obelisco, the main monu...
Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is generally considered to have the best collection of modern art (from the late 19th through the 20th century) in the world. The brainchild of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller’s wife, the museum opened in 1929 in a small rented building. It quickly outgrew that space and the current location opened in 1939. Today the museum receives more than 2,000,...