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Everard Read Gallery
Johannesburg, South Africa
The Everard Read Gallery established almost 100 years ago is among the largest private art galleries in the world and is home to contemporary art works from several South African and international artists and specializes in wildlife paintings and sculpture. Address: 6 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank Telephone: +27 (0)11 788 4805 Website: http://www.everardread.co.za/ Opening hours: Mo...
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dublin, Ireland
St. Patrick's Cathedral is named for St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who brought Christianity to the island in the fifth century. His holiday on March 17, the date of his death, is a celebration of all things Irish. The site of the church is supposedly where a well that St. Patrick used to baptize converts was once located. The current iteration of the cathedral was const...
Circo Massimo(Circus Maximus)
Rome, Italy
The Circus Maximus,which is situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine Hills,was a horse and chariot racing area. In the 1st C, it was Rome’s biggest stadium, a 250,000-seater. It was used for many other purposes as well. Marketing and gambling also took place here. Even though chariot races were held here as far back as 4 BC, it wasn’t until Emperor Trajan rebuilt it after the AD ...
Oil Museum
Bahrain, Bahrain
Situated only some meters from where Bahrain’s first oil well was found in 1932 near Jebel Dukhan, (Mountain of Smoke), the Oil Museum was formally opened in 1992.It contains used drilling gear, underground rock samples, maps and information about the companies that initiated oil exploration in Bahrain which was the first country in the Arabian Gulf to find oil.Timings: Thurs and Fri: 9am-6pm A...