Architecture

Paul Hunter visits Markenfield Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire. It is a lovely medieval moated manor house first mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086.

In the first of two parts, DrFumblefinger helps us to a sense of Rome as it was in its heyday

An unusual Baroque intersection in Palermo, with the four corners occupied by near-twin buildings, each representing a different season.

DrFumblefinger calls this "one of the loveliest modern churches I've ever visited." It is in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and was designed by an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright..  

Gumbo was visiting the Church of St. John the Baptist in Lake Bohinj. The medieval church is beautifully situated in a lovely natural setting and features some interesting murals of its patron saint.

DrFumblefinger enjoyed how beautifully lit many of the older homes in Key West were at night.

DrFumblefinger visits the beautiful Gallerie Victor Emanuelle, the oldest and most beautiful shopping mall in Milan.

DrFumblefinger visits the New Synagogue. Built in Berlin in the mid 19th century, it is of Moorish-inspired design and at its time was the largest synagogue in Europe.

DrFumblefinger visits one of Charleston's oldest churches, of unusual circular design. The grounds contains one of the oldest cemeteries in the region.

A fight is brewing between fishmongers and preservationists on one side and the city's real-estate arm over the future of the historic market.

Marilyn Jones visits Fez. and its Royal Palace, with seven golden gates.

The roof is covered now by a waterproof tarp, while architects begin to spin fantasies about a permanent roof and spire.