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Standard Bank Gallery
Johannesburg, South Africa
The Standard Bank Gallery is the home of the African art collection of the Standard Bank, and it has the highest quality local and international exhibitions in the city. Address: Corner of Simmons and Frederick Streets, City Centre Telephone: +27 (0)11 631 1889 Website: http://www.standardbankgallery.co.za/ Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1630, Sat 0900-1300 ...
Église de la Madeleine
Paris, France
Construction at the site of the Église de la Madeleine began in 1763. It was initially supposed to be a baroque church, but construction was halted after two false starts. Napoleon chose the site for a neoclassical monument commemorating his army, but he was deposed before it could be completed. During the bourbon Restoration, Louis XVIII decided to turn it into a church, but he ...
Roman Agora
Athens, Greece
For 500 years from 100 BC to 400 AD this was the commercial heart of Athens. The market place buzzed with the sale of salt, oil and wheat along with a number of other merchants selling their products. Its most outstanding feature is the Gate of Athena, Archegetis, funded by Julius Caesar and Augustus as the inscription says. The Tower of the Winds located here is well preserved. This tower f...
Veletrzni Palace
Prague, Czech Republic
This building houses the National Gallery’s impressive collection of 19th, 20th, and 21st century Czech and European art. If you take the glass elevator to the 5th floor you can see the atrium displays. The 3rd floor is the most stunning however, displaying Czech cubist masterpieces and French impressionist works. Address: Dukelskych hrdinu 47 Location: +420 224 301 122 Opening Times: 1...