For some of us, part of the thrill of different shores is distinctive exteriors and interiors both cutting-edge and historic -- yes, build it, and they will come. What are the structures that strike you?

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4 outstanding examples of Chicago architecture

  If you've been to the Windy City, you've no doubt been wowed by downtown's highrises - with roots in rebuilding after the Great Chcago Fire of 1870. The design and engineering software company Bluebeam, and I just came across this video it posted last year about four Chicago iconic skyscrapers both old and new. It's a cool and relatively quick watch, check it out!    

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In the north of France, Lillle is 2020's World Design Capital

                                   Well, it's certainly been a bloody shambles of a year so far, eh? And who knows what awaits in the few weeks left to go. But at least some degree of travel is back, especially in and between countries in Europe. And today I'd like to talk about a destination in France that's rather off the usual tourist track. In the north of the country near the Belgian border, yet just an hour by train or road from both Iberia destinations Paris and Brussels, Lille…

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6 of India's top historic architectural marvels

India has been a land of rich history and heritage Some of the prominent religion of the world grew here. Powerful dynasties and clans rules India time to time and left their mark on the heart of the country. Right from Mughals to Rajputs, and British to French, Portuguese, and Dutch, India has witness a wide panorama of history that has left its mark on the country's architecture, and bequeathed it some truly stunning landmarks. Here are what I consider the top half dozen: read post

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Germany celebrates one century of Bauhaus architecture/design

Maria Victoria Lopez, sjo In 1919, in the immediate wake of the devastation wrought by World War I, an architect named Walter Gropius, one of the pioneering maestros of modern architecture, founded an art school that combined fine arts with crafts and eventually architecture, with a minimalist approach to design that combined all of it with contemporary technology under the maxim "form follows function". Starting in eastern Germany - first in Dessau, then in Weimar, and finally a third school…

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  • Elections craziness and Olympics mania are enveloping Paris at the moment, but on the quieter, behind-the-scenes side, Architecture Digest take a look at how the city´s key architectural monuments are being burnished for the Games: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/as-paris-preps-for-prim...
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    https://www.thetravel.com/what-are-bermuda-moongates-where-to-find/
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