Palaces

A two-storey dilapidated building covered in moss and weeds is losing a war against age and is now barely a testimony to its rich historic past in a remote village of Rangunia upazila. About two centuries old and built during the colonial era, the crumbling structure was once the palace of a Chakma king, even … Continue reading »

Based on the gate count, Bangkok’s Grand Palace draws 8 million visitors a year making it the eighth most visited attraction in Asia and 40th in the magazine’s world’s top 50 list.”A listing among the World’s 50 Most Visited Tourist Attractions illustrates how Bangkok’s iconic Grand Palace continues to inspire and appeal to international visitors,” … Continue reading »

Kerman is the third largest largest province in Iran. Its northeast takes in much of the Dasht-e-Lut desert, and most of the province is largely steppe or sandy desert, though there are some oases where dates, citrus fruits, pistachios and cereals are cultivated. Kerman has a long and turbulent history, and it has only for short … Continue reading »

A breathtaking view of the palace and the garden. – Pictures by CK LimVERSAILLES, June 19 — Marie Antoinette, Austrian princess and the wife of King Louis XVI, was legendary for her beauty, her infamous solution to the shortage of bread faced by peasants (“Let them eat cake!” she was claimed to have advised), and … Continue reading »

VERSAILLES, France — The original plans for Versailles — the magnificent 17th-century palace situated about 12 miles southwest of Paris — included a waterfall in the garden. But merely building the Grand Canal that runs through the grounds proved to be a major feat of engineering. To create a cascade proved impossible. Now, more than … Continue reading »

Some people eat and drink their way through a foreign country; others go from theater to concert hall, absorbing the essence of a culture through its performing arts. Germany offers myriad opportunities to do both, with abundant seasonal festivals, storied musical heritage, and dramatically varied landscapes that produce the freshest of culinary ingredients — and … Continue reading »

“Please be careful,” says the manager as she hands over the keys, with a face like she’s just been ordered to scrub the chemical toilets after Glastonbury. To be fair, we don’t look much like the regular clientele at this particular property. In fact, with our unshaven faces, flip flops and puffa jackets we look … Continue reading »

After a fashion, in any event. We’ve been seeing people marking Her Majesty’s Official Birthday up and down the country and across the Commonwealth, from parades, to speeches, to garden parties held even in typically rainy weather. However one local resident of Bristol has decided to mark the occasion in his own fashion, and has thus … Continue reading »

The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations are in full swing. If you fancy soaking up some majestic history but have already ticked off Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, here are six regal gems well worth a visit. The Royal Pavilion, Brighton With its striking Indian-inspired domes, towers and minarets, you could be mistaken for thinking this exotic looking … Continue reading »

Jun 8 2016, 3:55 pm ET Kabul’s Ruined Palace to Get a New Life After decades of fighting left this European-style palace abandoned in Afghanistan, there are new talks of restoration. 11 Photos (View original article)