Curiosities in Europe

A total of 168 curiosities is found.

Sutjeska National Park

Bosnia Herzegovina

Sutjeska is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's oldest parks. It is famous for the Partisan victory over the Germans in WW II and there are large stone monuments commemorating the event. The park itself is 17,500 hectares of magnificent and untouched...

Sint-Michiels- en Sint-Goedelekathedraal

Brussel, Belgium

A chapel dedicated to St Michael was probably built here as early as the 9th century. In the 11 th century it was rep!aced by a Romanesque church which in 1047 became a "collegiale church". The relics of St Gudula were transferred there and it...

Topkapi Palace

Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace was home to all the Ottoman sultans until the reign of Abdulmecid I (1839-1860), a period of nearly four centuries. The order for the construction of the Topkapi Palace on the eraglio Point overlooking both Marmara and Bosphorus was...

Karluv Most (Karelsbrug)

Prague, Czech Republic

Charles Bridge is a stone Gothic bridge that connects the Old Town and Malá Strana. It was actually called the Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) during the first several centuries. Its construction was commissioned by Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor...

Jeruzalem Synagoge

Prague, Czech Republic

The Jerusalem Synagogue, while not located in the Jewish Quarter, should be a part of your tour of Prague. The Jerusalem Synagogue was built in 1906 in New Town and has also been called the Jubilee Synagogue.

Petrin Hill

Prague, Czech Republic

Petrin is a hill of 327 meters in the western part of the center of the Czech capital Prague. The hill is through a cable railway, the Petrin Funicular, connected with Mala Strana. On top of the hill stands the Petrin Lookout Tower, a 60 meter...

Oude Brug

Mostar, Bosnia Herzegovina

When the Stari most, or Old Bridge, collapsed from tank shelling in 1993 it was like the heart was ripped out of most Mostar natives. Even mentioning the bridge for years after it fell to the bottom of the Neretva River could invoke tears as it...

Arc de Triomphe

Paris, France

Practical Information Nota Bene: The Arch is most easily (and safely) reached by tunnel from the north side of the Champs Elysées. History Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until...

Arenes de Lutece

Paris, France

The Arènes are open from 8:30 to 5pm every day during the winter, and remain open until 9:30pm during the summer.

Tour Montparnasse

Paris, France

Tour Maine-Montparnasse (Maine-Montparnasse Tower), also commonly named Tour Montparnasse is a 210-meter (689-foot) tall office skyscraper located in Paris, France, in the area of Montparnasse. Constructed from 1969 to 1972, it is the tallest...

Hôtel de Sens

Paris, France

This mansion is one of only three medieval private residences remaining in Paris. The other two are the Hôtel de Cluny and Jacques Coeur's house. Hôtel de Sens was built between 1475 and 1507. Its original inhabitant was the archbishop of Sens. At...

Sainte Chapelle

Paris, France

La Sainte-Chapelle (French for The Holy Chapel) is a Gothic chapel on the Île de la Cité in the heart of Paris, France. It is perhaps the high point of the full tide of the rayonnante period of Gothic architecture.

Schlossplatz

Berlin, Germany

For centuries, Schlossplatz was the centre of Berlin; but since the massive Hohenzollern palace was blown up by the East German authorities in 1950, the former palace square has been characterised mainly by a feeling of emptiness. None of the newer...

St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale

Berlin, Germany

St. Hedwig's Cathedral is the diocesan church of the Archdiocese of Berlin and the most important Roman Catholic ecclesiastical building in the city. As a sign of the religious tolerance of Prussia, Friedrich II. gave permission for it to be built,...

Observatoire de Paris

Paris, France

The Paris Observatory is a Research center in astronomy and astrophysics. It depends on the ministry of Youth, National Education and Research, and belongs to Great Establishments. Its status is that of a University, by...

Tiergarten Regierungsviertel

Berlin, Germany

In recent years, the former "government quarter" in »Tiergarten has once again become the political hub of the Federal Republic of Germany. Since the decision was taken to move the seat of government to Berlin, many new federal buildings have been...

Mairie de Paris

Paris, France

Beautiful building.

Lehrter Bahnhof

Berlin, Germany

The construction of the new central station "Berlin Hauptbahnhof" is the most spectacular architectural project currently underway in Berlin. Europe's biggest rail transfer point was opened in may 2006 and is ready by the time Germany plays host...

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