The Château du Champ-de-Bataille, is a castle located in the department of Eure of the French region of Upper Normandy. A baroque castle, Château du Champ-de-Bataille is located between the communes of Neubourg and Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, and in the Campagne du Neubourg, between the river Risle to the west and the Iton river to the east.
It was built in the 17th century by the Maréchal de Créqui.
Dubai is an Emirati city, capital of the emirate of the same name, one of the United Arab Emirates. It has less than 1500 km2 of area and is geographically divided by the Dubai Creek, resulting in two visible regions: Deira, to the north; and Bur Dubai, to the south. It is the largest city and the main port of the United Arab Emirates (before the federal capital Abu Dhabi). Located in the Persian Gulf, it is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, and has more than one million inhabitants and in its metropolitan area exceeds 2.3 million. Until 2008, its population was over 1.5 million inhabitants.
The Minor Basilica of Santa María del Mar is a Catalan Gothic church in Barcelona, located in the Ribera district and built between 1329 and 1383. The master builders were Berenguer de Montagut (the main designer of the building) and Ramón Despuig. The initiative on the construction of the church had the canon Bernardo Llull.
Some current studies support the hypothesis that it was built on an ancient amphitheater or Roman arenas.
The Ještěd Tower is a television signal transmitter and hotel (website) integrated in a single structure of 94 meters high, built on the top of the Ještěd mountain near Liberec in the Czech Republic. The hyperboloid shape of the structure has been chosen because it extends naturally to the silhouette of the hill, as well as for its resistance to the extreme climatic conditions at the top of the hill. In the lower sections of the tower there is a hotel and a restaurant. It was built in the second half of the 1960s and designed by the architect Karel Hubáček who received the Perret Prize from the International Union of Architects for it.
The White House is the official residence and main workplace of the president of the United States.
The project was devised by George Washington and built in 1790 under the direction of the Irish-born architect James Hoban, in Neoclassical style. President George Washington, along with the city’s architect, Pierre Charles L’Enfant, chose the site where it would be built. Through a contest the architect, native of Dublin, who won the gold medal for the presentation of the design that we know today, was chosen.
Hotel Boutique Casa del Coliseo is a 17th century colonial building, restored to perfection, combining historical charm, 21st century comfort and exquisite decoration. The imposing corner colonial building has five shops on the first floor, 12 bedrooms on the mezzanine floor (with soundproof windows), 2 large rooms on the second floor and a wonderful terrace and pool that invites you to enjoy all your visitors
Graceland is a house located in Memphis, Tennessee. It’s the mansion where «The King Of Rock» «Elvis Presley» lived from the age of 22, until his death.
It is located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It has become one of the biggest tourist attractions in the city, being the second most visited house in the country (after the White House), as well as a museum of its life and a temple for its fans. Elvis bought the house in March 1957 as a gift to his parents, making it his usual residence. The mansion was acquired from Dr. Thomas and Ruth Moore, who gave it the name of Graceland in honor of his daughter Grace.
The Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı in Turkish) of Istanbul (Turkey) is the largest bazaar in the city and one of the largest bazaars in the world.
Located in the center of the «old city», in the European part of Istanbul between Nuruosmaniye, Mercan and Beyazıt, it has more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops. Every day it receives between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors. With many business areas including jewelry, goldsmiths, spice stores and carpet stores.
The Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia (in Catalan Temple Expiatori of the Sagrada Família), known simply as the Sagrada Familia, is a Catholic basilica in Barcelona (Spain), designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí. Started in 1882, it is still under construction (September 2015). It is the masterpiece of Gaudí, and the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture. According to data from 2011, it is the most visited monument in Spain, with 3.2 million visitors, followed by the Prado Museum (2.9 million) and the Alhambra in Granada (2.3).
Casa Batlló is a building designed by the architect Antoni Gaudí, the greatest representative of Catalan modernism. It is a complete remodeling of a previously existing building on the site, the work of Emilio Sala Cortés. It is located at number 43 Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona, the wide avenue that crosses the Ensanche district (Eixample), in the so-called «Manzana de la Discordia», because it also houses other works of modernist architects: the Amatller house, that adjoins with that of Gaudí, the work of Josep Puig i Cadafalch; Casa Lleó Morera, designed by Lluís Domènech i Montaner; Casa Mulleras, by Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia; and the Casa Josefina Bonet, by Marcel·lià Coquillat. The construction was carried out between 1904 and 1906.
