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Many today know the Boulder Theater as one of the city’s most iconic concert venues. But during its long life, the venerable ...
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William Aslet looks at Moor Park, Hertfordshire, where the ambitious work of the painter and architect Sir James Thornhill ...
Rejecting the luscious decorations of bourgeois apartment buildings and royal palaces, Brutalist architects ... to say Brutalism is all ideology and no aesthetics, though. Despite being frequently ...
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Just 40 minutes from Copenhagen, where the Danish royal family’s official residence Amalienborg is located, you’ll find Fredensborg. With its village-like atmosphere, tall trees and shimmering Esrum ...
Drake's Boeing 767 has been customized to his liking. Here, we look at Drake's plane and what makes it so special and unique.
Boasting the white-and-red aesthetic of free-running favorite Mirror ... you can head to this creation of Potala Palace in Minecraft. In case you’re unaware, this hilly abode is the largest ...