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Blue Mosque
Istanbul, Turkey
The Blue Mosque (aka the Sultanahmet Mosque) is a defining part of Istanbul. It was built in the 17th century by Sultan Ahmed I to ease the pain of a string of military defeats in Persia. Whereas past imperial mosques were paid for with the spoils of war, the Blue Mosque was built with money borrowed from the treasury. Construction began in 1606 and was completed in 1616. ...
The Imperial Palace
Tokyo, Japan
Much of the palace is closed, however, tourists can stroll the grounds of the palace where the once magnificent Edo Castle stood. The palace houses the royal family and the foundations of the castle are open to public viewing. Edo Castle became in effect the ruling seat of the Shogun in the early 1600s. Nearly 300 years later when the Shogunate fell and imperial rule was restored the royal family ...
Lord's - Home of Cricket
London, United Kingdom
Lord's is the home ground of the Marylebone Cricket Club - MCC is the world’s most active cricket club, the owner of Lord’s Ground and the guardian of the Laws of the game. Lord's is the cricket stadium which every cricketer cherishes to play in. Until 1993, MCC also held the responsibility of governing world cricket but this was relinquished to the International Cricket Council which took over ...
St. Stephen's Green
Dublin, Ireland
Saint Stephen's Green was a common area on the outskirts of Dublin when it was walled in in 1664. In the 18th and 19th centuries the are surrounding the park was built up with Georgian style buildings that were home to the city's best off. Unfortunately, many of those buildings have been demolished since then. In 1877, the Green was opened to the public by an act of Parliament, t...