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Bang Pa-In: The Garden Palace of the Thai Kings

On a bend of the Chao Phraya River, a short journey upstream from Bangkok and just below the ruins of the old capital of Ayutthaya, lies one of the most

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Bare Island Fort: The Botany Bay Fortress Built on a Scandal

At the southern edge of Sydney, where the suburb of La Perouse looks out across the mouth of Botany Bay, a short wooden footbridge leads out to a small rocky

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Başbuğ Gazi M.K. Rare images of Ataturk (300)

Başbuğ Gazi M.K. Rare images of Ataturk (300) 05 monday Oct 2015 Posted by Türk in Articles ≈ Leave a comment Tagsalbum, ataturk, chief, photo, veteran, gazi pasha, visual, mustafa kemal,

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Beiteddine Palace: The Mountain Court of the Lebanese Emirs

High in the mountains of the Chouf, south of Beirut, on a ridge above deep terraced valleys, stands the most beautiful palace in Lebanon. Beiteddine, whose name means the house

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Beiteddine, the Mountain Palace of a Lebanese Emir

Built over decades by a powerful emir in Lebanon’s Chouf Mountains, Beiteddine blends Arab and Italian styles and guards a famed Byzantine mosaic collection.

Belgrade Fortress Kalemegdan
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Belgrade Fortress: The Kalemegdan Stronghold at the Confluence

At the very point where the River Sava flows into the mighty Danube, on a great ridge above the meeting of the waters, stands one of the most fought-over fortresses

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Belgrade’s Royal Compound and the Two Palaces of a Dynasty

On a hill in Belgrade’s Dedinje, the Serbian royal family built two contrasting palaces, a Byzantine-inspired Royal Palace and an English-style White Palace.

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Bellver Castle: The Round Fortress with the Lovely View

Most castles are built with corners: square towers, straight walls, rectangular courtyards. The Castell de Bellver, standing on a wooded hill above the city of Palma on the Spanish island

Belvedere Palace near Weimar
Places

Belvedere Palace and the Rococo Summer Retreat of the Dukes of Weimar

On a gentle hill south of Weimar, at the end of a long avenue, stands a delightful rococo palace that was the summer retreat of the dukes of Saxe Weimar.

The corps de logis of Benrath Palace
Places

Benrath Palace and the Pink Pleasure House of Elector Carl Theodor

On the southern edge of Dusseldorf, beside a large park that stretches toward the Rhine, stands a pink palace that seems to float on the reflection of its pond. Benrath