This museum ranks high on the list of Chicago’s attractions because of the interactive presentation of science and technology that help make a visit a “hands-on experience” in the true sense of the word.
Among other things, visitors can board a model of a World War II submarine, walk down a reconstructed street from around 1900, [...]
The Freedom Trail offers a good opportunity to get better acquainted with Boston’s historic city center. The starting point is Boston Common. This large green space in the heart of the inner city used to be used as grazing land, a military camp and a place of execution.
From there, a red line on the asphalt [...]
One of the most elaborate of the splendid Wilhelmine-era buildings, the Reichstag was erected in 1884-1894 by Paul Wallot in Italian Late Renaissance style and served as the meeting place of the parliaments of the German Reich and Weimar Republic. From the very beginning, it was a thorn in the side of reactionary forces. William [...]
Once a desolate, war-ravaged 16.5-acre wasteland in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, this square has become a symbol of the new, reunified Germany. A new urban center has arisen on this, the largest building site in Berlin. The centerpiece is the complex of high-rise buildings designed by today’s star architects for multinational corporations Sony [...]
