Architecture

Professor Abe visits this ancient abbey, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with its neighbors.

A new tower has been completed at the Barcelona monument, but there are still more to be built

DrFumblefinger admires this old bank building which he spotted while exploring old San Jose. The company has become successful and today is Costa Rica's largest bank, but this structure points to humble origins.

A modern replica of the famous tomb serves as the home of a wealthy modern couple.

A well-timed earthquake in the 1920s gave the California city the need and the time to create an exuberant civic masterpiece.

A Spanish religious charity will continue the work on the unusual project.

A plan for a 'softer' and more modern interior for the famed cathedral has touched off hot sparks of controversy

A historic building that survived its own burning is now a center for visitors and for Irish history.

A massive 1930s church façade in Paris caught PHeymont's attention. Now the interior is on his list for the next trip!

It's not easy to read that grotesque expression, but it adorns a building that's on its second civic career.

PHeymont visits what is almost certainly Paris's most visible church, standing at the highest point in the city.

At night, illuminated from within, the Strasbourg Cathedral's rose window takes on a new appearance.