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Alsace’s Dual Crowns: Eguisheim and Riquewihr
View up Riquewihr’s central street, Rue de General de Gaulle (Photo P. Hunt 2016) By Patrick Hunt – Those who love the best...
Imperium and Genius in the Pantheon of Rome
Dezgotetz 1695 Engraving of the Pantheon (image public domain) By Patrick Hunt – Almost any informed list...
Mandalay’s Royal Palace Reconstructed: Lessons in Historic Preservation
Mandalay’s Golden Palace (Image courtesy of Oway Agency, Myanmar) By Catherine Clover – On a recent trip to Myanmar (Burma) I made a stop in the...
Gardens of Pompeii as Roman Legacy
Roman wallpainting from the House of the Golden Bracelets, Pompeii (Image courtesy of The Telegraph and British Museum) By Cher Stone Beall – Gardens are...
The Architecture of Mario Tamagno and the Neilson Hays Library in Bangkok
Neilson Hays Library Bangkok (Photo courtesy of the library) By Catherine Clover – By its definition, the Beaux Arts movement in architecture combined the...
Inca Metronomy – An Intersection of Cultural Elements
Sacsayhuaman (photo courtesy of Kim McQuarrie) By Douglas McElwain – Inca measurements are systematic as they apply to architecture and quipu knot structures....
The Historic Temples of Bagan in Burma (Myanmar)
Bagan, Myanmar (Burma), a monk walks by temples (Photo courtesy of National Geographic Images) By Catherine Clover – From the air, the Irrawaddy River stretches...
The House That Silk Built: Jim Thompson’s Residence on the Klong – A True Bangkok Gem
Jim Thomson silk pillow (Image courtesy of zengarine.com) By Catherine Clover – Bangkok, Thailand, is a city with many interesting wats, or temples,...