As one of the most famous landmarks in San Francisco, the Ferry Building has played an important part in the development of the city in multiple ways. From its position on Market Street near the city’s financial, banking and transportation district, it has served as a figurative gateway for residents and visitors but also as […]
The Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw, better known by locals as the Warsaw Nike, commemorates the people who died in Warsaw between 1939-1945. That includes the participants of the defense of Warsaw in September 1939, participants of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Warsaw Uprising, and the victims of the German terror during the […]
To say the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is an icon of architecture and even America itself doesn’t begin to explain the significance of the structure. Seeing the American Society of Civil Engineers declare the bridge one of the Wonders of the Modern World as well as the number of movies that include the […]
You wouldn’t know it at a quick glance, but Wrocław is full of dwarfs. The largest city in Western Poland is home to a collection of bronze statues that are about a foot tall. These dwarfs (krasnale in Polish) hide in various places within and just outside of the Old Town. Unlike trolls that live […]
Given the location of Lands End within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco, California, it can be difficult to pinpoint the importance and relevance of the park. With numerous federal, state, city and private parks located throughout the city, it’s tempting to think of Lands End as just another park on this […]
Though it doesn’t tower over the skyline of Berlin like the Berlin Television Tower, the Berlin Victory Column, aka the Victory Column, aka Berlin Siegessäule, can still be seen from quite a distance. It is a monument that has a history directly and indirectly connected to the city of Berlin and nation of Germany. It […]
For an illustration of Polish legacy that is just as relevant in the present as it will be in the future, one needs to look no further than the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Referred to by some as the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland, it has been recognized as a landmark for the entire world. In […]