January 1, 2008
The Alhambra is the greatest example of Islamic military architecture in Europe. Sultan Muhammad I constructed this ingenious, imp...Read more
January 1, 2008
Fiery Roman Emperor Justinian ordered the rebuilding of the great church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul almost 1500 years ago. Modern...Read more
January 1, 2008
Carved into the side of a narrow gorge in the unforgiving deserts of Petra in modern day Jordan, the ancient Nabataeans turned eng...Read more
January 1, 2008
From the ashes of London's Great Fire in 1666 rises Christopher Wren's daring architectural vision. As England's first Baroque cat...Read more
January 1, 2008
Hidden deep in Cambodia's jungles, the temple of Angkor Wat is a towering monument to the Hindu god Vishnu, belying its origins as...Read more
January 1, 2008
Built using techniques that surpass modern ones, the temples, altars and residences of Machu Picchu have resisted torrential rains...Read more