The Leistler Bookcase: a 19th-century masterpiece described as “a cathedral in wood“
The Crown of Princess Blanche is the oldest surviving crown of England and has been described as one of the finest achievements of the Gothic goldsmiths
The experimental Bat Bombs: Incendiary bats deployed from a bomber
Peles Castle: one of the most stunning castles in Romania and one of the most modern of its time
For decades scholars have been studying Plimpton 322, a clay tablet from around 1800 BCE that contains complex mathematical inscriptions
The Ancient Greeks and Romans didn’t wear pants because they found them ridiculous and considered them to be barbarous garments
St. Mark’s Campanile collapsed in 1902, killing no one except the caretaker’s cat
Paris upside down: the city under Haussmann’s renovations
The ever-changing face of power stations reminds us that technology continually evolves to serve our needs
The Stoclet Palace is one of the most luxurious private houses of the 20-th century which includes magnificent mosaic friezes by Gustav Klimt
