Tag: architecture

Great buildings lost to demolition, development and disaster

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Progress in our society, culture, economy, technology and specifically in this case, our built environment – architecture, is an unstoppable force in modern civilisation. However, that does not stop us bemoaning or even being sentimental for buildings that no longer exist through decisions to demolish them to make way for new developments. Especially so in […]

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Petra

.Reading time 4 minutes.

Located nearly 100 miles south of the Jordanian capital city of Amman, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Petra stands as a half-built, half-carved into rock, archaeological site. Situated between the Dead and Red Seas, Petra has been inhabited since prehistoric times and served as a major caravan center for the incense of Arabia, the silks […]

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The Pier – a leisurely way into the sea

.Reading time 7 minutes.

The ‘pier’ as Wikipedia states does have slightly different meanings in various parts of the world (such as in the USA where it will often refer to a working pier for shipping and cargo). However, the popular idea of the pier is that of one for leisure purposes. They are a place we remember during […]

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Time to Travel: Venice

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Ready to travel again?  Come with us to Venice, the capital city of Northern Italy’s Veneto region.  Once medieval Europe’s most important port and cultural center, Venice features architectural wonders and marble palaces built on a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea.  The city, comprised of more than 100 small islands, features no roads, only canals and pedestrian-only paved […]

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