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The one-time capital of Russia, founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, is like a living museum where white is recurring theme. To live out those Dr. Zhivago fantasies, visit in winter when a dusting of snow covers the city’s golden cupolas, whereas in summer, the sun shines all night during the ‘‘White Nights”. Magical, full of history and charm, the Venice of the North’s highlights include the Winter Palace, home to the Hermitage Museum’s amazing three million pieces of art. Spoil Yourself and book into the Kempinski Moika 22 overlooking the Hermitage. Located in a traditional St. Petersburg mansion, it dates back to 1853, during the reign of Czar Nicholas I. Photo by: heini-pdm
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Trieste is the smallest province in Italy surrounded by the Adriatic Sea and close to Slovenia border. City of Trieste has always been the meeting point of trade and culture. With its many cultural attractions, restaurants, cafes, hotels, quality museums and ancient Roman remains, Trieste is the perfect base for a city vacation. Situated by the sea front, the city holds some gorgeous scenery which can be experienced when visiting the Castle of Miramare.
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The National Art Center is a unique and innovative art exhibition facility. Opened in 2007 in Roppongi, Tokyo.
The facility has 47,960 m of floor space on a 30,000 m site with four stories above ground and one below. Access is from Nogizaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line.
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The Chocolate Museum is a “delicious” museum in Barcelona, Spain. The museum has been built on the initiative of the Barcelona Confectionery Guild and is located in the very centre of the town. The museum exhibits a large collection of intricately carved sculptures made out of chocolate along with examples of traditional machinery that was formerly used to make chocolate during the past years. There are also activities and visits organized every week (high season only) inside the museum.
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Josh Schweitzer’s ”monument” is aptly named, for although it is a domestic dwelling, in appearance it is more of a monolith and clear statement of the architect’s philosophy. The monument was built by the architect as a retreat for himself and five friends, and is located just outside the Joshua Tree National Park, California. It is a strange area of rugged and barren beauty, a high desert peppered with jagged rock, spiky yucca plants, cacti and Joshua trees. The house sits amid boulders, and its bold colors reflecting the drama of desert life. Photo by: SoLostAndFound / Bill Lindsay
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Sverre Fehn, the Pritzker Prize winner of 1997, is particularly known and celebrated for his exceptional and inventive use of concrete and wood. When approaching his Norwegian Glacier Museum, visitors are greeted by Fehn’s remarkable vision and a memorable exercise in the flexibility of concrete. The museum is situated in a valley below the largest glacier in northern Europe, the Jostedal Glacier, and is deliberately evocative of its icy neighbor. Photo by: Trondelarius
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The Bonnefantenmuseum is the focal point of an early 1990s redevelopment in a former industrial quarter of Maastricht. Jo Coenen drew up a masterplan of a new city quarter, which had formerly been the site of the nineteenth-century Sfinx-Ceramique, an earthenware pottery factory. Photo by: koenpanis
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