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Hollywood Walk of Fame
Los Angeles, United States
The Hollywood Walk of Fame runs in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. It is about 5.5 miles long stretching between La Brea and Gower Streets and between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. It has over 2000 bronze stars embedded in it, honouring film stars, musicians, producers and other top media personalities. The first person to recieve a star was Joanne Woodward in 1960. ...
The Dutch Period Museum
Colombo, Sri Lanka
This museum, housed in a colonial building dating back to the 18th century, showcases material and artefacts from the Dutch colonial rule, such as wood and ivory furniture, documents from the era, maps and photographs of the Dutch in Sri Lanka, and even crockery. Closed Fridays and all public holidays. 9AM-5PM. No 95 Prince Street, Pettah, Colombo 11. Phone: 0094112 448466. ...
Frere Hall
Karachi, Pakistan
This majestic Hall, constructed in a Gothic/Venetian style, was built in 1865 in honour of Sir Bartley Frere, Commissioner and later Viceroy of the region. During the Colonial days it used to serve as a center for the cultural elite of Karachi, holding regular socio-cultural activities. Today, Frere Hall contains a large public library, the Liaquat National Library, which is one of the few go...
Brooklyn Museum
New York, United States
The Brooklyn Museum is the second largest in New York City, after the Met, and one of the largest in the United States. In recent years it has struggled somewhat with its identity and stagnant attendance figures (around half a million per year), but it is still a world class museum. The Egyptian and pre-Colombian collections stand out, but their modern collections are also excellent. ...