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Arsenale
Venice, Italy
The Arsenale is a shipyard in Venice, which played a vital role in the development of the Venetian Republic. The Italian Navy is now running the yard and it occasionally opens to public like on the Biennale and for the festival of traditional Venetian boats, held in May each year. According to historical records the Arsenale started functioning in 1104. Sometimes up to 16,000 arsenalotti or worker...
Ca' d'Oro
Venice, Italy
Located along the Grand Canal, this beautiful Gothic palace was constructed in 1434 by Marino Contarini for his wife. To express his love for his wife, he literally created a "Golden House" as the palaces marble traceries and ornaments were embellished with pure gold. Ca' d'Oro palace again became a gift of love when a 19th-century Russian prince presented it to Maria Taglioni, a famous classical ...
Reza Abbasi Museum
Tehran, Iran
a tad further north-east from the centre of town, it contains beautiful ancient calligraphy, pottery and jewellery. Telephone: 863 001, open only on Saturdays ...
Museo Fundación John Boulton
Caracas, Venezuela
Another one of Caracas’s many small museums, this place contains utensils, ceramic ornaments, historic documents, antique colonial furniture, and other possessions of the Bolivar family. The museum is housed within a cheerful little yellow-colored building. ...