In 1884 and 1909 the building suffered damages in fire and in 1910 was abandoned by the royal family. It was then remodeled to house the Hellenic Parliament in 1930, by the architect A. Kriezis and finally in 1935 the National Assembly moved in. Today, it serves still as the seat of...
Parliament of Finland Building By Jyrki Kasvivia Wikimedia Commons There was a modernist influence that didn�t just influence the plain aesthetics with curves combined with angles. Instead, the building techniques were also completely modern. The new style of building, town planning and appearance ...
"This is the most famous church in England.The great architect Christopher Wren built this church." The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church. "Huh.We could build this church in three days,"he said. Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament. ...
Scottish Parliament Just across the road from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the contemporary Scottish Parliament building couldn’t be more different. It was designed by Spanish architect Enric Miralles, but construction didn’t go smoothly – there were controversies over the location and design, it ...
The building has been the subject of a number of tours that I have conducted to it since 2018. A lot more interesting on the inside than it is from the outside, it features an old lift that should not be missed. Retrofitted in 1929, the lift was used to carry children suffering from...
Why has the Australian Parliament failed to debate the tragedy of Gaza? – Pearls and Irritations Australian parliamentarians are responsible for the wellbeing of Australia’s multicultural society but in the last eight months the majority have failed to understand the reaction of those citizens who...
“This is the most famous church in England.The great architect Christopher Wren built this church.” The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church. “Huh.We could build this church in three days,” he said. Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament. ...
“I would have been the first Australian of Lebanese heritage to be a federal member of parliament on the Liberal party side and that’s a bit of history there which they stole from me,” he told The Project. Morrison has categorically denied what he describes as “malicious” claims. But...
Drottninggatan begins all the way south, by Riksbron (The National Bridge) which, in the other direction, brings you to the parliament building and goes all the way up to Observatorielunden with the old Stockholm Observatory. The author’s old neighborhood begins north of Klarabergsgatan. Abo...
The apartment is located on the first (ground) floor in a historic building built in the late 18th century, rebuilt in 1879 by architect Victor de Grabbe. The apartment is located in Old Riga on the historic Jekaba Street, across the street from Jekaba square green in the immediate proximi...