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Cappadocia, in particular historical, cultural and religious tourism in terms of values, the only example in the world. That the addition of the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia has been one of the world centers of tourism attractions. This structure, taking into account the historical, cultural, please contact: the study of the structure for a bit there. Therefore, this chapter in the history of the region spent according to the phases before the resulting changes in the cultural structure and cultural [...]

The St. Florin’s Cathedral is situated on the site of a medieval chapel. It was built in Neo Gothic style in the late 19th century by the Viennese architect Friedrich von Schmidt who also designed the City Hall of Vienna. Vaduz Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. Florin (St. Florinskirche in Vaduz or Kathedrale Street. Florin), is a neo-Gothic church in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and the center from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese associated with Vaduz. Originally the parish church, it has had the [...]

Construction on the actual Cologne Cathedral began in the 13th century within order to house the biblically significant Shrine of the Three Wise Men, which will be said to contain their bones. However, with the building only partially completed, funding for the church dried-up and construction was halted in the actual mid 15th century. The unfinished cathedral dominated the metropolis’s skyline for the next 400 years, accented by its medieval construction crane on the actual southern tower. With the revival [...]

Sweden has distribute to many castles and estates throughout the country. From Middle Ages castles at the end of the 19th Century below a variety of forms of ownership, including private, royal, state and foundation built. Nowadays the castles are both private and official residencies, museums, conference centers and used simply as a tourist attraction. In Skåne you related not less over 350 castles and country estates, including Trolleholm Castle, a real fairy tale castle that in the earlier Renaissance [...]

Founded by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1232, Altamura Cathedral is a Late Romanesque-Early Gothic edifice with the most intricately carved portal in Puglia. Altamura Cathedral was founded by Emperor Frederick II of Swabia in 1232. It is one of the four Palatine cathedrals of Puglia (the others are San Nicola in Bari, Barletta Cathedral, and Acquaviva Cathedral). It was renovated by Robert of Anjou after partial destruction in the earthquake of 1316 and the celebrated main portal was added [...]

Siena’s Cathedrale di Santa Maria, better known as the Duomo, is a gleaming marble treasury of Gothic art from the 13th and 14th centuries. Siena’s Duomo was built between 1215 and 1263 and designed in part by Gothic master Nicola Pisano. His son, Giovanni, drew up the plans for the lower half of the facade, begun in 1285. The facade’s upper half was added in the 14th century. The 14th century was a time of great wealth and power for [...]

De Haar Castle is one of the largest and most beautiful castles in the Netherlands. This straight-out-of-a-fairy-tale castle can trace its roots back to the 12th century but the current structure was built in the 19th century. Commissioned by Baron van Zuylen van Nyevelt (who married into the Rothschild family; one of Europe’s wealthiest), the castle was designed by Pierre Cuypers, who also designed some of Amsterdam’s iconic landmarks such as the Central Station and the Rijksmuseum. With its towers, [...]

Lichtenstein Castle is a castle built in the 19th century. It is located at the edge of the Swabian Alps, 817 metres above sea level. Inspired by Wilhelm Hauff’s novel “Lichtenstein” Count Wilhelm of Württemberg had it built in 1840-42. The site around the neo-Gothic castle is composed of other buildings from the 19th century, a chapel, an ample garden and the romantic courtyard. In the bedchambers of the count the opulent grandeur of late romanticism’s domestic culture appears at [...]

Hohenschwangau Castle (Schloss Hohenschwanstein) is a 19th century palace in southern Germany in wonderful place in mountains. It was the childhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and was built by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. It is located very close to the border with Austria in the German village of Schwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria. Ludwig originally named his new home New Hohenschwangau Castle, but after [...]

Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in the heart of Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital city Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147 m above sea level. Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St. Ivan of Rila who was the famous Bulgarian saint and hermit. Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria’s most important cultural, historical [...]