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Sacre Coeur Cathedral
Casablanca, Morocco
The Sacre Coeur Cathedral is situated on the northwest edge of the Parc de la Ligue Arabe. It is an imposing building that gracefully blends different architectural influences; the European style and traditional Moroccan. Designed by Paul Toron in 1930, the cathedral has been used as a school, theatre and cultural center. Address: Parc de la Ligue Arabe {loadposi...
Fleet Street
London, United Kingdom
Fleet Street is to journalism what Madison Avenue (New York) is to advertising and Wall Street is to banking: the first home of all British national newspapers, including Reuters. Even though today the street is now populated with investment banks, accountancy firms and legal offices, it is still used as a metonym for the British national press. The Docklands is now home to many British newspape...
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Founded in 1998, this is a comprehensive museum dedicated to art in the Islamic world. It is one of just a few museums dedicated solely to Islamic art, and perhaps the best. The building itself is elegantly designed and decorated. There are five different domes. In the entrance hall is an inverted dome, adorned with arabesque and gilded cartouches. While the focus is on Malaysia, there ...
St. Michan's Church
Dublin, Ireland
The original Saint Michan's Church was a Danish castle built in 1095, though the current building was built much more recently, in 1686. It is the only remaining churches in Ireland that was originally founded by Vikings. The exterior isn't particularly remarkable, but the interior features excellent woodwork, stained glass, and an organ dating to 1724. It was here that Handel su...