El Ateneo Grand Splendid is one of the best-known bookshops in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Situated at 1860 Santa Fe Avenue in Barrio Norte, the building was opened as a theatre called Teatro Gran Splendid in May 1919. Designed by the architects Peró and Torres Armengol for the empresario Max Glücksmann (1875-1946). The building features ceiling frescoes painted […]
Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, and is the tallest man-made structure in the world, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, and officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai. Burj […]
The BT Tower was the tallest building in both London and the United Kingdom when it was completed in 1964, a title it held until 1980. It gradually became a very prominent landmark that could be seen from almost anywhere in London. A communications tower located in Fitzrovia London, with a total height to 191 metres (627 ft). It has been previously known […]
Las Vegas – Fountains of Bellagio – Time To Say Goodbye No matter how many times you pass this hotel, if the Fountains of Bellagio are performing, you have to stop and watch. It is impressive technology and water theatre, and like all things in Las Vegas, if you are going to put on a show […]
Peggys Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay, 43 kilometres southwest of downtown Halifax and comprises one of the numerous small fishing communities. The community is named after the cove of the same name, a name also shared with Peggys Point, immediately to the east of […]