Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th Century German palace that is located in Southwest Bavaria, Germany. It is quite noticeable in that it is built upon a rugged hill in the Bavarian Alps. It is considered as one of the more picturesque castles in the world, complete with its own set of towers and spires. It was the inspiration for the Sleeping Beauty Castle put up in Disneyland Park and the one made out in Disneyland Hong Kong. Castle HistoryThe Neuschwanstein Castle was built upon the orders of Lu…

The Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts, or El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia is a uniquely designed opera house and complex located in the city of Valencia in Spain. It is actually a part of the grand City of Arts and Sciences and the last completed structure of the said large scale design concept developed by noted Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The BuildingThe El Palau, as the opera house is sometimes known, was first built in 1995 and was opened on October 8, 2005. the structure is composed…

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain is a museum for modern and contemporary art built alongside the Nervion River. It is one of several museums run by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. It is considered as one of the most striking and spectacular of buildings today. Building FeaturesWhat makes the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao quite unique has a lot to do with its striking exterior. The building structure was designed to appear quite random as shown by the different curves the structure take…

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Arts is a unique building in terms of design that is located in Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. This building has been quite well known for its controversial concrete facade. The building was built as a museum that was named after Herbet F. Johnson, head of S. C. Johnson of Racine, Wisconsin who funded the construction of the said building. The museum was designed by noted architect I. M. Pei. Its design is notable in which is top two floors cantilever ov…

The Palace of Versailles is an impressive piece of architecture that is located in Versailles, France. The palace started out as a hunting chateau that Louie the XIII had built in 1624. The first chateau was designed by Philibert Le Roy and was built of stone and red brick with a slate roof. It was later on that the Palace of Versailles went through an extensive reconstruction under Louis’ successor, Louie XIV. It was Louie XIV that took great interest on the royal chateau in Versailles. He want…