Venice: Palazzo on San Marco opens
Visitors are now welcomed in a building long closed to the public, but with an exterior that everyone who has visited St Marks is familiar with.
Architecture
Notre Dame at the National Building Museum
An interactive exhibition on Paris's Notre Dame, its history and its reconstruction opens this week in Washington, DC
Sintra adds third palace for visitors
An elaborate private chalet and its gardens are Sintra's latest must-visit
Saint Maurice: from Empire to Europe
A church built as an emblem of empire, of Germany's annexation of Alsace-Lorraine now calls itself a 'European parish' for all
Rambling Again in Strasbourg
PHeymont returns again to a favorite city and shares some of the fruits of his wanderings
Antwerp's Cathedral for Trains
Antwerp's magnificent central station, with its domes and spires, has been repeatedly named as one of the world's most beautiful stations
Happy Birthday!
Today is the 133rd anniversary of the Eiffel Tower
Haarlem's Grand Centraal Station
The current version of the Netherlands' oldest railway station is an Art Nouveau gem.
After two years, Hearst Castle reopens
As if the pandemic weren't enough, plans to re-open the California landmark were delayed by mudslides and storm damage to roads
Unusual in Amsterdam
Beyond Amsterdam's rows of tall and similar houses along the canals, there are signs of a taste for architectural fantasies. PHeymont shares a few
Buildings of Key West
DrFumblefinger shares photos of some of the architecture he saw while wandering the residential neighborhoods of Key West.
Unexpected: Theatre Antoine, Paris
A chance glance at a building across a street led PHeymont into a fascinating corner of French theatre history.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
DrFumblefinger visits the Salute Church, whose dome is one of the highlights of Venice's skyline. It's an interesting church to visit, in a city filled with interesting art and architecture.
Saint-Germaine l'Auxerrois: Old Church, New Role
A church with a checkered history and twice slated for demolition now stands in for Notre Dame during its reconstruction.
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Built to show off the wealth of Amsterdam's Golden Age merchants, it took on its royal title when Napoleon's brother was king.