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Les Invalides
Paris, France
L’Hôtel National des Invalides is a massive complex in the 7th arrondissement dedicated to France’s military history, as well as an operating retirement home for war veterans. Construction began in 1670 and finished in 1676. Louis XIV intended the complex be used as a military hospital. The signature dome was added later on and is a triumph of Baroque architecture. The complex is home to...
The Grand Palace
Bangkok, Thailand
This is arguable the most famous of Bangkok's attractions. The Grand Palace which once housed the Thai Royal Family is a sight to behold. Built by King Rama i in 1782 when Bangkok became the capital, there is a dress code to be observed when visiting this place and visitors are required to have their legs and arms covered. King Rama's son's tutor Anna [famed by the film The King and I] lived over ...
Brooklyn Bridge
New York, United States
In its time, the Brooklyn Bridge was a marvel of civil engineering. Even today it’s impressive, despite having long since been surpassed by longer and more monumental suspension bridges, even in the New York City area. The bridge was designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling, who was responsible for the United States’ first suspension bridge completed in 1847 (an aqueduct in Pennsylvan...
Czar Cannon and Czar Bell
Moscow, Russia
These are two fantastic though strange features of the Kremlin. The cannon was built in the late 16 th Century to defend the Kremlin's Savior Gate. The bell was built in the early 18th Century and is the largest in the world, weighing around 200 tons. Both were never used and are reflective of the extravagance and excessiveness of Russian rulers. ...