The Golden Crown of Soviet Alma-Ata
The Hotel Kazakhstan is widely regarded as one of the principal symbols of Almaty. Having…
Urania
This category is about architecture.
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How Does a Museum Speak?
…Through its exhibits. There are those for whom a museum remains mute until an official…
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Tainted Classics and Soviet Relics
We recently took a flight to Yerevan for the express purpose of visiting the Opera…
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Architecture from Within
Architecture from the inside out. No, I do not mean the internal workings of architects,…
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An Oriental Chamber
This is what a typical 19th-century Tunisian mansion looked like. This interior is a preserved…
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The Comfort of the Age of Marcus Aurelius
One of the most striking and memorable landmarks of Roman Carthage is the Villa of…
