AMBOISE is the only castle in France, which has had the honour of being sketched by Leonardo da Vinci.
Château d’Amboise. The character of a royal fortress.
Tag: Architecture
The Westminster Abbey, London, England.
THERE is but one Westminster. No cathedral can evoke as many historical memories as Westminster.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, England.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a country house in England and an important example of Elizabethan architecture.
The Palazzo Vecchio at Florence by Alexandre Dumas.
The Palazzo Vecchio (“old palace”), as the seat of the city parliament, represented the center of secular power in 14th century Florence.
Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire in 1777.
The Print exhibits the north-well and the remains of the east tides of the Castle, as they were in the year 1777.
The Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral is still considered “one of the most important and enigmatic monuments in the history of art”.
The Holyrood Palace and Chapel at Edinburgh
The royal Palace bearing the above name was originally an abbey, founded by David I., A. D. 1128.
Bramshill House. Hampshire, United Kingdom.
BRAMSHILL HOUSE is one of the most perfect of the remaining mansions of the time of James the First.
The Jains. Benares, the sacred city in India.
Jainism is the only one of the early Indian monastic orders which has handed down almost intact its tenets and organisation to the present day.
Delmonico’s Restaurant. Fifth Avenue. New York.
Delmonico’s restaurant is considered one of the first restaurants in the United States.