The Alte Museum, built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1825-1830, houses the Classical Collection and masterpieces from the National Gallery. He planned to create a center of art and archeology modeled on ancient temple areas. Today, five classical buildings on the islands in the Spree form a unique ensemble. In 1999 the UNESCO bestowed the [...]
The capital of the Indonesian Province of Bali has around 400,000 inhabitants and is therefore congested, loud and hectic. However, the museum, art center and market are worth a visit.
The buildings in the Bali Museum in traditional palace and temple architecture are well worth seeing. The collections inside provide a good overview of Bali’s history; [...]
About one-third of the way up the western side of the 10,300-foot high Gunung Agung volcano, you can find Bali’s most important sanctuary. Bali’s Mother Temple consists of several individual complexes, a total of over 200 buildings.
It has been historically proven that a sanctuary existed here in the 11th ct. Once every 100 years, [...]
The ruined city of Lamanai can be found in the middle of the virgin forest and the name means “submerged crocodile” in the Maya language. The site is only accessible by boat and with a bit of luck you might actually get to see some crocodiles on the one-hour journey on the New River or [...]
