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Category Archives: Architecture
When Museumgoers Gotta Go
Over the years I’ve visited hundreds of museums in dozens of countries and I’ve seen my share of museum bathrooms. Many are unmemorable institutional facilities, but many are worthy design destinations. The American Alliance of Museums polled their members on their favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Museums, USA
Tagged Art Museums, Baltimore Museum of Art, Mass MoCA, SFMOMA, Vienna
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A Window on the World
The Portuguese photographer André Vicente Gonçalves has created a stunning project titled “Windows of the World.” The impressive collection of urban photos captures the idiosyncratic personality of each European city that he visits. You can see the entire project and … Continue reading
How Does Venice Work
Venice is a romantic and intriguing destination, but its unique situation and history make for a myriad of challenges. The canals, the sewers, the buildings, the bridges and the rest of the Venice’s infrastructure has all been engineered to deal … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, History, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Italy, Venice
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The Oldest House in NYC
Having spent quite a bit of my childhood in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, I am more than a little chagrinned to admit that I never visited the oldest house in NYC which is located there. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, History, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged Brooklyn, Colonial America, New Amsterdam, New York
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Civilization Begins
I recently stumbled upon a link to Mesopotamia Online which is an immersive exploration of Mesopotamian art objects. The exhibition Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins was on view in 2021 at the Getty Villa. It was organized by the Musée du Louvre, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, History, Middle East, Museums, USA
Tagged Babylon, Iraq, Mesopotamia, Nineveh
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A Memorial Centennial
Way back in the antedeluvian days of the last century, I spent quite a bit of time in Washington D.C.. So much so that I eventually wrote a travel guidebook for budget travelers to the U.S. capital. During my book … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, History, Tourism, Travel Writing, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Memorial Day, National Parks, Washington D.C
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Behind The Scenes
The exterior of the Thomas Fisher Library offers little clue to the extraordinary treasures inside. Now we can take a ten-minute, behind-the-scenes tour through the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Canada, where we can discover a First Folio, the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Canada, History, Libraries
Tagged Leonard Cohen, Margaret Atwood, medieval manuscripts, Shakespeare
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Google Maps Proves We Are Living In A Simulation
I don’t know about you, but I seem to use Google Maps almost daily. It’s hard to imagine traveling without it any more. Now Google Maps is adding a novel way to navigate cities in the form of highly detailed … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Film, Maps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged AI, Google Maps, London, Tokyo
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Haunted Library
Who doesn’t love an old fashioned haunted library. I recently learned about the library at Felbrigg Hall, a 17th-century country house in Norfolk, England that is home to a genuine bibliophile ghost. Set in a grand National Trust country home, … Continue reading
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