Plans to build Copley Place were the subject of controversy for years. Should a shopping and entertainment center be tolerated on a nearby 10-acre site within view of historic buildings? In fact, the complex with its 100 shops, among them Tiffany, Armani Exchange, Gucci etc., as well as cinemas and restaurants confirms the thesis that [...]
This 2.2 mile shopping boulevard and its side streets offer a colorful variety that make strolling down it a pleasure: department stores and restaurants, boutiques and cafés, luxury hotels and theatres, fascinating museums and art galleries, luxury goods and junk. Originally a bridle path leading to the hunting lodge of the Kurfürst (Elector) in Grunewald, [...]
In 1900, Eusebi Güell i Bacigalupi commissioned his friend Antoni Gaudí to design and build the garden city of Parc Güell - which was to become Gaudí’s most colorful architectural creation.
The real attraction is the Plaça de la Naturlesa - a huge terrace with a spectacular view down to the harbor. The sides of [...]
One of Barcelona’s most famous landmarks is the Templo de la Sagrada Família (”Church of the Holy Family”), to which Antoni Gaudí dedicated the last 16 years of his life, without ever completing it. In 1883, the 31-year old architect took over the monumental building project, which was financed by private donors and was designed [...]
