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Rijksmuseum -
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A true treat for art lovers, the Rijkmuseum features a splendid collection of Dutch paintings from the Golden Age. ...
High Line Elevated Park
New York, United States
When it opened in 1934, the High Line was a major infrastructure project. It was built for freight trains coming into New York, and got rid of hazardous at-grade intersections at a cost of $2 billion in today’s dollars. The tracks actually were built through warehouses and factories so that trains could be directly unloaded into their destination. In the 1950s, however, rail traffic began to de...
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Muscat, Oman
This is one of Muscat’s most famous landmarks. Islamic architecture at its best, this edifice is magnificent from the outside and even more spectacular from the inside. The mosque took nearly ten years to construct and is one of the largest mosques in the world. Inside, the mosque boasts the world’s second largest single-piece carpet and the world’s second largest chandelier, which help make the i...
San Giorgio Maggiore
Venice, Italy
Since the 8th century, this island has been home to San Giorgio Maggiore Church. The present day, pleasantly well-ventilated and simplistically decorated church constructed of white marble and bricks was initiated in 1566 by Palladio and houses his architectural hallmarks of mathematical harmony and classical influence. The Last Supper and the Gathering of Manna, two of Tintoretto's later works, h...