Pålsboda is a locality situated in Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 1,552 inhabitants in 2010. Pålsboda has one school, Folkasboskolan, one care centre, a couple of kindergartens, one ICA convenience store and two pizzerias. Pålsboda is also known for its Volkswagen museum with a full collection of VW Beetles, from the first ever produced […]
Detail InformationEdit Arvfurstens palats (Swedish for “The Hereditary Prince’s Palace”) is a palace located at Gustav Adolfs Torg in central Stockholm. Designed by Erik Palmstedt, the palace was originally the private residence of Princess Sophia Albertina. It was built 1783-1794 and declared a historical monument (byggnadsminne) in 1935 and subsequently restored by Ivar Tengbom in […]
Detail InformationEdit The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family. It is located in Drottningholm. It is built on the island Lovön (in Ekerö Municipality of Stockholm County), and is one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces. It was originally built in the late 16th century. It served as a residence of the […]
India /Maharashtra /Raigad /Mahad Sight Address : Raigad, India Edit Detail InformationEdit The Queen’s Palace also known as ‘Rani Vasa’ is another significant part of the Raigad fort, situated between Gangasagar and Kushwatra Talaos. The portion of the Queen’s Palace comprises of six chambers with each having its own private commode and bathing facilities. These rooms […]
India /Maharashtra /Raigad /Pachad Sight Address : Pachad, Raigad, India Edit Detail InformationEdit Jijamata Palace at Pachad holds significant place in the history of Maratha kingdom. Jijabai, the mother of Shivaji is credited for the greatness of Shivaji. The Jijamata palace is the place where Jijabai, a lady of high values lived till her death. Unfortunately, […]
Detail InformationEdit The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, also known as Dinosaur Court, are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and extinct mammals located in Crystal Palace, London. Commissioned in 1852 and unveiled in 1854, they were the first dinosaur sculptures in the World, pre-dating the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by six […]
Detail InformationEdit Winchester Palace was a twelfth century palace, London residence of the Bishops of Winchester. It is located south of the River Thames in Southwark, near the medieval priory which today has become Southwark Cathedral. The palace remained in use until the 17th century, when it was divided into tenements and warehouses, but was […]
Detail InformationEdit The Palm House (1844–1848) was the result of cooperation between architect Decimus Burton and iron-founder Richard Turner, and continues upon the glass house design principles developed by John Claudius Loudon and Joseph Paxton. A space frame of wrought iron arches, held together by horizontal tubular structures containing long pre-stressed cables, supports glass panes […]
Detail InformationEdit The Crystal Palace Park Concert Platform, located in Crystal Palace, London, is a striking structure, designed by Ian Ritchie Architects.The building was nominated for the RIBA’s Stirling Prize award in 1998. The project received the ‘Excellence in Design’ award from the American Institute of Architects.The platform is located in Crystal Palace Park, in […]
Detail InformationEdit The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was one […]