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Champs Elysées and Arc de Triomphe
Paris, France
“The most beautiful avenue of the world” runs for 2km through Paris’ 8th arrondissement from the Place de la Concorde to the Place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe. Champs Elysees is French for Elysian Fields, the final resting place of the virtuous in Classical mythology. It was an important landscaped thoroughfare dating back the seventeenth century. In...
· Delville Wood Monument & Statue of General Lukin
Cape Town, South Africa
This monument was erected to honor the soldiers and officers killed in the battle for Delville during the First World War sometime in 1916. Of the over 3000 soldiers who went into battle only 700 survived and of the 150 officers who went into battle only 5 survived. Lukin was the general who commanded the South Africans in WW I. Address: Company’s Gardens, Cape Town Central ...
Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
If you’ve ever wanted to anything and everything about Islam then this museum is the place to go. A new establishment in a converted souq on the waterfront, the ground floor galleries shows different aspects of Islamic faith such as the Five Pillars of Islam and the rituals of hajj. Other parts of floor plan show the scientific achievements in the Arab world, especially in the areas of mathematics...
Martinelli Building
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Famous for being Sao Paulo’s first sky-scraper and constructed in the 1950s, the Martinelli Building is patterned after Gothic architecture. There is a penthouse at the top which is extraordinary to say the least. The view from the rooftop is also quite breath-taking, but requires special permission. Address : Av. São João 35, Centro Tel : 011-3104-2477 Timings : - Monday, Wednesday...