Updated: October 13, 2020 | By Claire | More Just a few kilometers from the Czech borders, about 20 km west of the Slovakian capital Bratislava, on the way to Vienna, lies the small towns Petronell and Bad Deutsch-Altenburg. There was, in the times of the Roman Empire, located a legionary camp and a capital […]
Updated: August 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Architecture and Interior Splendour The basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore impresses every visitor from the moment they step through its ancient wooden doors into the soaring interior. The design follows the classic early Christian basilica plan with a central nave flanked by two side aisles, separated […]
Categories: Cities, Italy, Religious Monuments, Rome, Sights, Sights
The Aqueduct of Segovia is one of the greatest surviving monuments of Roman engineering, a colossal double-tiered arcade of 167 granite arches soaring 28 metres above the Plaza del Azoguejo in the heart of the Spanish city of Segovia, constructed without a single drop of mortar nearly 2,000 years ago and still standing in magnificent […]
Categories: Sights, Sights, Spain, Technical Monuments, Wellness, Relax & Sports
