Curiosities in Europe

A total of 168 curiosities is found.

Saint Eustache Cathedral has its origins in a church dedicated to Saint Agnes. This was true until the 16th century when, in 1532, Jean de la Barre, the mayor of Paris began work on what is now Saint Eustache Cathedral. The reason for the beginning...

Place de la Concorde

Paris, France

The Place de la Concorde, which is the largest place in Paris, is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elysées. It is in the 8th arrondissement, or district, of the city. Jacques Ange...

Assemblée Nationale

Paris, France

The National Assembly is one of the two assemblies which, with the Senate, constitute the French Parliament. Created on 17 June 1789, it has taken on different forms and names but resumed its original name in 1946.

The Round Tower

Kopenhagen, Denmark

The Tower Rundetaarn (The Round Tower) was built on the initiative of King Christian IV (1588-1648) with Hans Steenwinkel the Younger as the architect. On July 7th -1637, the foundation stone for Rundetaarn was laid. The tower was the first...

The Globe

London, England

Founded by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare's Globe is a unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work, and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of...

Stadhuis

Stockholm, Sweden

The City Hall of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful and well known buildings in the world and the most exclusive ballroom in Stockholm, frequently used for e.g. the yearly Nobel Banquet. Behind the brick walls, several different activities take...

Tower Bridge

London, England

Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the finest, most recognisable bridges in the World. At Tower Bridge Exhibition you can enjoy breath-taking views from the high-level Walkways, and learn about how and...

Cathedrale Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France

At 142 metres, it was the world's tallest building from 1647 to 1874. It remained the tallest church in the world until 1880, when it was surpassed firstly by Cologne Cathedral and then the 161 metre Ulm Münster. Today it is the fourth-tallest...

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,...

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...

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...

Schlossstraße

Berlin, Germany

Schlossstraße, which begins at »Schloss Charlottenburg (Charlottenburg Palace) is a fine boulevard lined with splendid 19th-century villas and several important museums. The street leads westwards, and was designed as a view corridor to the...

Karl-Marx-Allee

Berlin, Germany

In contrast to »Kurfürstendamm or »Friedrichstraße, Europe's only boulevard designed after World War II is a splendid, cool street of monumental dimensions. On 17 June 1953 a riot broke out on "Stalinallee" (which was the street's name until...

Siegessäule

Berlin, Germany

Die Siegessäule mit ihrer goldenen Viktoria ist eines der markantesten Wahrzeichen Berlins, welches die Geschichte der Stadt auf eindrucksvolle Art wiederspiegelt. Als Nationaldenkmal der "Einigungskriege" wurde sie ursprünglich auf dem...

Reichstag

Berlin, Germany

Der Reichstag ist der Sitz des Deutschen Bundestages und mit seiner neuen Kuppel der beliebteste Publikumsmagnet Berlins. Seine bewegte Geschichte spiegelt die Turbulenzen der Deutschen Historie seit dem 19. Jahrhundert wieder. Der Reichstag wurde...

Museumsinsel

Berlin, Germany

Das Gesamtkunstwerk der Museumsinsel ist ein einzigartiges Kulturerbe, in dem fünf bedeutende Museumsbauten in einem heterogenen aber harmonischen Ensemble an der Spree vereint sind. Im Süden der Insel, nahe der Schlossbrücke und dem »Berliner...

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