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Dolmabahçe Palace
Istanbul, Turkey
Dolmabahçe Palace served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887, and again from 1909 until the end of the caliphate in 1924. It was constructed on landfill (the name means ‘filled-up garden’) and took thirteen years to complete. In the early years of the Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk used the palace as his summer residence. He died here in 1938.&n...
Petra
Amman, Jordan
Immortalized in film in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (and Transformers 2 among others), the ruins at Petra are Jordan's most recognizable landmarks and one of the world's great archaeological remains. The city was founded in the sixth century BC by the Nabateans. The Nabateans were originally a nomadic desert tribe, famous for their ingenuity harnessing the desert's water. P...
Vienna International Centre (UNO City)
Vienna, Austria
A cylindrical conference building surrounded by six Y-shaped office towers compromise the campus and building complex hosting the United Nations Organizations in Vienna. The twenty eight storey building is the highest at 120 meters. The building is a classic example of modern architecture....
Los Angeles Zoo
Los Angeles, United States
Located in Griffith Park, the Los Angeles Zoo has eleven hundred animals that call it home. Animal exhibits include the rare California condor, chimpanzees, orangutans, koalas, birds, a monkey exhibit, and much more. The zoo is also a certified botanical garden with over 800 different plant species. ...