The Hotel is located in the most picturesque area of Alanya, with its natural surroundings and unequalled sea vistas and is an ideal location for those yearning to enjoy a relaxing holiday among pine groves.
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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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In a high desert mountain, east of Los Angeles, meat was sizzling on the grill, and a group of people milled around an outdoor kitchen, sipping red wine and laughing. Some guests were sitting on comfortable chaise longues next to the rock fireplace, while others gazed at the flat-screen TV. It sounds as a party in the backyard of any upscale home but, this was an RV park.
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The Bacardi Building is one of Havana’s principal landmarks, standing on the western edge of the city’s historical center. Its architect originally won the international competition for its construction with a Neo-Renaissance proposal, but after visiting the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris he completely reworked his design into an extravaganza of Art Deco style. The facade of the twelve-story building is lavishly decorated with red Bavarian granite. The upper part of the building is faced with glazed terra-cotta reliefs of geometric patterns, flowers and female nudes. Photo by: Almonddew
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In 1838 the German Prince Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg Gotha acquired the ruins of the Pena Monastery at auction. At the same time, he had the intention to restore the building to its original glory. However, perhaps influenced by an illegal affair, he changed his plans and in 1840 the prince instructed the German engineer Baron von Eschwege to build a country residence and grounds. The architect proposed an awe-inspiring new design for the palace with gardens and colourful facades and they were happily accepted by the prince. Photo by: Crunchy-P
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The Trullo houses are extraordinary landmark, which sits in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy. The whole range is a dry-wall construction made from local stone called chiancarelle. A trullo is erected on a square or round base with thick stone walls to keep the rooms warm in winter and cool in summer. The roofs are raised in concentric circles of hand-cut limestone covered by weathered slabs. Photo by: gianluca.giacalone
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Ch?teau de Bagnols is the finest 5-star deluxe chateau hotel in France. Discovered by Lady Hamlyn in 1987 in a derelict state, she painstakingly restored the Chateau with much energy and vision. Dating from the 13th century, the chateau features impressive towers, the original dry moat, honey-coloured stone known as pierres dorees and a dramatic entrance across a drawbridge. Chateau de Bagnols is set among vineyards, forests and green hills in the heart of the beautiful Beaujolais country.
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