Vasai (Bassein) Fort

India /Maharashtra /Thane /Vasai Sight Address : Vasai (Bassein) Fort, Vasai Village, Thane, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Bassein Fort is located in Vasai village of Thane District. Bassein Fort, which initially belonged to the Arab Sultanate of Cambay, came under the control of the Portuguese in the early 1400’s. This fort, formerly known as ‘the Fort […]

Museo Benedicto de Bilbao

Detail InformationEdit This was founded in 1997 and has nine rooms with an exhibition of part of the work of the painter Benedicto Martínez Angulo, and various valuable donations. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed OnEdit N.A. Best Season to VisitEdit N.A. Best Time To VisitEdit N.A. Time Required for SightseeingEdit N.A. […]

Teatro Salon Cervantes

Detail InformationEdit Built in 1888, this is one of the city’s two theatres. It has a rectangular floor plan, and both the façade and the interior were remodelled in 1925 and subsequently refurbished in 1989. It offers a varied programme of events. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed OnEdit N.A. Best Season […]

Bishops Palace

Detail InformationEdit The Bishops Palace, Kirkwall was built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, was being constructed, and housed the cathedrals first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic church who took his authority from the Archbishop of Nidaros (Trondheim). The ruined structure […]

Edifici de Sindicats

Detail InformationEdit Edifici de Sindicats is monumental building in Barcelona. Built in 1925, initially occupied by the Caixa Mútua Popular (“People’s Mutual Savings Bank”), later by the Francoist “vertical labor union” and finally by the democratic union organizations. The building is roughly triangular, with two main façades and a semicircular chamfer at the corner where […]

Plaza del Emperador Carlos V

Detail InformationEdit Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (Emperor Charles V square) is a square in the city of Madrid. It is named after Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who also reigned in Spain as Charles I. However, it is commonly referred to as Plaza de Atocha, because it is where Atocha railway station is located. […]

Carrick Castle

Detail InformationEdit Carrick Castle is a 15th-century tower house on the west shore of Loch Goil, Argyll, Scotland. It is located between Cuilmuich and Carrick, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lochgoilhead. The Castle consists of two floors above the central great hall. The building is oblong, 66 feet long by 38 feet wide, with […]

Palacio de los Marqueses de Villaviciosa

Detail InformationEdit The building has two storeys and a rectangular floor plan. It has an adjoining chapel with a door formed by a semicircular voussoir archway covered with a half barrel vault, and regularly shaped stone blocks at the corners. HistoryEdit N.A. Must SeeEdit N.A. Visiting TimeEdit N.A. Closed OnEdit N.A. Best Season to VisitEdit […]

Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción

Detail InformationEdit This stands in the midst of a farmstead and forms a wall with the Gothic tower in the same location. It was built in around the 16th century, and subsequently underwent major reforms. The church has a rectangular floor plan with a single nave and four chapels between the buttresses. HistoryEdit N.A. Must […]

Carnicerias Reales

Detail InformationEdit Destined for sacrifice of hostages such as the abattoir and market in the XVI century.Designed by Francisco del Castillo. The main front is mannerist in style, with columns, on which there is a triangular pediment.The building has a square floor plan with Central patio.It has semicircular arch galleries on stone columns and towers […]