3 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture , Miami / South Florida
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The Collins Waterfront Architectural District is a historic district in
Miami Beach ,
Florida , that includes 110 contributing buildings and structures built in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, centering on
Collins Avenue . The predominant styles include
moderne ,
Art Deco and
Mediterranean Revival architecture , as well as the local
Miami Modern style. The chief contributing resources are large resort hotels. The district is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and by 24th Street, Indian Creek Drive, Pine Tree Drive and the Collins Canal. The district is part of
Mid-Beach .
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2 March 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , Shopping
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Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse or La Halle or sometimes the belly of Lyon are covered
markets from
1971 , in the
3rd arrondissement of
Lyon , in
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . This covered
market of 13,500 m², with around sixty merchants and restaurants, is one of the emblematic high places of
Lyonnais cuisine , dedicated to
Lyonnais mothers , and to the famous emblematic Lyonnais
chef 3 stars in the
Michelin Guide Paul Bocuse (1926-2018).
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1 March 2025 | Author/Destination: Yachting and Spa | Rubric: General , Tall ships , Yacht of the Month
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INS
Sudarshini is a
sail training ship built by
Goa Shipyard for the
Indian Navy . The ship is a
sister ship of
INS Tarangini which was commissioned in 1997. “Sudarshini” means “beautiful lady
Sundari ” after the younger half-sister of
Buddha . The ship was designed by
Colin Mudie , a
naval architect and
yacht designer from the United Kingdom. Her homeport ist
Kochi .
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1 March 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , House of the Month
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The Crown Liquor Saloon, also known as the Crown Bar, is a
pub in
Great Victoria Street in
Belfast ,
Northern Ireland . Refurbished in 1885, and at least twice since, it is an outstanding example of a Victorian
gin palace , and one of Northern Ireland’s best-known pubs. It is owned by the National Trust and is leased to
Mitchells & Butlers who run it as a
Nicholson’s pub.
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1 March 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture
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The Garden District is a
neighborhood of the city of
New Orleans ,
Louisiana ,
United States . A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are:
St. Charles Avenue to the north, 1st Street to the east,
Magazine Street to the south, and Toledano Street to the west. The
National Historic Landmark district extends a little farther.
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28 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Uppsala Cathedral (
Swedish : Uppsala domkyrka) is a cathedral located between the
University Hall of
Uppsala University and the
Fyris river in the centre of
Uppsala , Sweden. A church of the
Church of Sweden , the
national church , in the
Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the
Archbishop of Uppsala , the primate of Sweden. It is also the burial site of King
Eric IX (c. 1120–1160, reigned 1156–1160), who became the patron saint of the nation, and it was the traditional location for the
coronation of new
Kings of Sweden .
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27 February 2025 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General
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Vicars’ Close is a
dead end street in
Wells, Somerset . It is reportedly Europe’s oldest
residential street with the original buildings still intact.
John Julius Norwich called it “that rarest of survivals, a planned street of the mid-14th century”. It comprises numerous Grade I
listed buildings , comprising 27 residences (originally 44), built for Bishop
Ralph of Shrewsbury , a chapel and library at the north end, and a hall at the south end, over an arched gate. It is connected at its southern end to
Wells Cathedral by a walkway over
Chain Gate .
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26 February 2025 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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The St. Nicholas Historic District, known colloquially as “Striver’s Row”, is a
historic district located on both sides of
West 138th and
West 139th Streets between
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (Seventh Avenue) and
Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Eighth Avenue), in the
Harlem neighborhood of
Upper Manhattan ,
New York City . It is both a
national and a
New York City historic district, and consists of
row houses and associated buildings designed by three architectural firms and built in 1891–93 by developer
David H. King Jr. These are collectively recognized as gems of New York City architecture, and “an outstanding example of late 19th-century urban design”: There are three sets of buildings:
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25 February 2025 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at
Blackrock , about 2 km from
Cork city centre on the banks of the
River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a
coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect
upper Cork Harbour and
port , the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
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