Switzerland is famous for toys ranging from trains to wooden carved toys and the Zurich Toy Museum and Franz Carl Weber, the toy store, should be part of any visit to the city when you have children in tow. The Zoological Garden – This state-of-the-art zoo will be of great interest to children. Particularly noteworthy are the Madagascar pavilion and the elephant house which is sure to intrigue...
The Grande Bibliotheque is the largest library in the French-speaking world. It was built between 2001 and 2005 and cost nearly $100 million. The five-story building is a magnificent example of modern architecture. The façade consists of copper strips in front of massive panes of glass. In addition to the books, the library is home to a sculpture garden and several intere...
The Nami Jefet Memorial Library was built in 1951. Now fully updated and computerized it lists over 250,315 titles written in almost a dozen languages. The Archives Department, with material collected since the early days of the university, is a treasure house of information, chiefly about AUB and Lebanon. ...
Keats House is where the poet John Keats lived from 1818 to 1820, and is the setting that inspired some of his most memorable poetry. Here, Keats wrote 'Ode to a Nightingale', and fell in love with Fanny Brawne, the girl next door. It was from this house that he travelled to Rome, where he died of tuberculosis aged just 25. The Keats House collection is comprised of an enormous...