Secrets of NYC
How to See the Liberty Bell...in Queens
A copy of the famous American bell can be found inside a bank, which itself is modeled after Independence Hall!
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Arts & Culture
Alphonse Mucha’s Jewelry Shop at the Musée Carnavalet
If you think a jewelry store should be bare and minimal for the gems to stand out on their own,
Architecture
The History of the Grands Magasins, Part 1
Along with the dizzying number of museums and monuments in Paris, a tour of the Grands Magasins (literally, big stores
Architecture
Szecesszió: Art Nouveau in Budapest
Art-Nouveau-style frosted glass windows inside Mai Manó Ház, a center for Hungarian photography Sauntering lazily through Budapest’s city center
Architecture
The Windows that Saved a Building: Henri Bendel on 5th Avenue
Rene Jules Lalique was a renowned French glass designer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is best
