The Burning of Tuileries Palace
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 15, 2021
Directly in front of the Louvre, between the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile in Paris, where there is n...
Showing posts with the label Palace
The Ottoman Sultans Who Were Raised in Cages
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2019
Topkapi Palace from across the Bosporus, Istanbul. Photo credit: Faraways/Shutterstock.com Situated in the heart of Istanbul and visible f...
Palace of Shaki Khans
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 4, 2018
The city of Shaki in northern Azerbaijan is situated more than 300 km from Baku—too far away for most tourists to make the trip, but is home...
The Decorative Chimneys of Hampton Court Palace
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 12, 2016
Back in the middle ages, a heated home was a luxury that the majority did not have. Most people huddled around an open hearth in the center ...
Jal Mahal: Jaipur’s Submerged Water Palace
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 26, 2016
Submerged in the waters of an artificial lake, in the “pink city” of Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan, India, is the beautiful marbled pala...
The Coconut Palace, Philippines
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 8, 2016
The official residence and workplace of the Vice President of the Philippines, in Manila, is a curious attraction. The building is called Co...
The Corn Palace of South Dakota
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2016
The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota, is one of America’s corniest attraction. The palace is a regular building built of out of reinfor...
The Mysore Palace of India
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2016
The historical Palace of Mysore in the city of Mysore in Karnataka, southern India, is one of India’s grandest royal buildings. It was the f...
The Historic Palace of The Fon of Bafut And His One Hundred Wives
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 16, 2015
The town of Bafut in Northwest Cameroon is one of only two regions in Cameroon still ruled by a chief with traditional power structures. Th...
The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 20, 2015
In September 2003, Kazakhstan the largest of the former Soviet Republics hosted the inaugural Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional R...
The Mei-ling Palace of Nanjing Looks Like a Giant Necklace
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2015
The Mei-ling Palace, located on the top of Xiaohong Hill in eastern Nanjing city, was once the home of China’s former president Chiang Kai-s...
The Wooden Palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2015
The royal estate of Kolomenskoye runs all the way along the right-bank of the River Moscow from Kolomenskaya to Kashirskaya metro stations a...
The “Floating” Lake Palace of Udaipur
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2013
Like a shimmering mirage in the middle of Lake Pichola, Lake Palace is easily one of India’s most famous hotels. The palace was built betwee...
Dar al-Hajar, the Rock Palace
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2012
Perched atop a rock pinnacle at the famous Wadi Dhahr Valley, some 15 km away from the capita city of Sana, Yemen, is Dar al-Hajar, better k...
