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Bockenheim Watch Tower
Frankfurt, Germany
Standing in stark contrast to the modern post-war city is this watch tower, one of the last few remains of the fortified city that existed for many centuries in place of Frankfurt. This 54m circular tower was built in 1434-1435 and used to watch over the city in times of war. Now it gives visitors an up close view of a tower that looks like it could have come straight out of a fairytale. Once a we...
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
In the late eighteenth century, royal art collections across Europe were being nationalized and put on display for the public. The British were late to the party and calls for the establishment of a national art gallery went unfulfilled. The spectacular painting collection of former Prime Minister Robert Walpole wound up sold to Russia in 1777. Finally, in 1824, the National Gallery was establis...
Heritage/Bedouin Village
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
This Village in Abu Dhabi convincingly portrays the itinerant Bedouin lifestyle. The innovative dwellers of Abu Dhabi not only lived a Bedouin existence but also had sundry professions. Heritage Village is an artificially made development that reflects and showcases the country’s traditional past prior to the discovery of oil and the developments that came about with it. It depicts a typical Bedou...
Ain Umm Al-Sajur Site
Bahrain, Bahrain
The site is renowned for having the highest water spring in Bahrain. This spring was found by a Danish Expedition in 1954 and is said to date back to the Dilmun Period i.e.: 2000 B.C. Evidence depicts that the people of that time worshipped the spring water as they thought the water brought them fertility.Timings: Anytime Address: Northeastern side of Diraz village ...