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Se (cathedral)
Lisbon, Portugal
Built on the site on a mosque in 1150 by the Crusaders, this place is one of the biggest icons in Lisbon. While the medieval outside may look imposing, the inside is very Romanesque with a beautiful rose tinted window. There is a treasury that houses religious jewels and apparently the burial place of Lisbon’s patron saint, St Vincent. The Gothic cloister has items from archaeological excavations ...
Amman Citadel
Amman, Jordan
It's easy to forget that Amman is an ancient city, settled for thousands of years. When it was capital of the Ammonite civilization it was known as Rabbath Ammon. During the Greek and Roman eras it was called Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love. It was ruled by a succession of the Middle East's great empires. For most of that history, development was centered on the Ci...
What to do with Children in Tow
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg is a great place for kids! The Joburg Zoo is sure to make them gape in wonder at the hordes of animals there, or perhaps the Zoo Lake would be more to their liking. The Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens are a great place to have fun while learning about the various forms of plant life found there. The Montecasino Bird Gardens are also great to tell kids about the hundreds of sp...
Tughluqabad
New Delhi, India
The immense and brutal fortifications of Tughluqabad are an impressive monument to the militarism of the Tughluqs, an antidote to any idea that the Delhi Sultans were merely effete builders of mosques and palaces. Nowadays, the only living things that visitors are likely to see at the vast, barren, sun-scorched site are goats, donkeys and the occasional archaeologist, although in the 14th century...