Questions tagged [architecture]
Visiting buildings and structures of any type on your travels. For world famous structures there is also the "landmarks" tag. Certain kinds of buildings and certain specific buildings also have their own tags.
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Nordic countries, Sweden and Norway, similar top buildings colors
I noticed this time I went to Stockholm, many of the traditional buildings has this green-sea color at the top of their roofs. For example, this is a common color in the towers of the buildings.
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Identify waterside building / skyline
Among a friend's photos on Facebook I spotted an interesting skyline with a distinctive waterside building that looks like it's just being completed:
I've travelled to over fifty countries and I can'...
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Visiting Neuschwanstein without booking a ticket?
I would like to visit Neuschwanstein Castle. However, I don't know when I will be there, so that I am unable to book a ticket earlier. Is there any daily visitor limit there? If so, after reaching ...
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Where is the world's largest commercial elevator?
Out of curiosity, I went to search for "world's largest elevator", but all the results were for grain elevators.
Now obviously, you can't ride in a grain elevator. What I meant was, what is the ...
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What building is this?
This image is a screenshot from a video, and in the video the image is named "UK".
What building is this?
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Where can I stay in a castle in northern Wales?
Where can I stay in a castle in northern Wales, specifically in the Snowdonia Natioal Park, Anglesey or Caernafon-Llandudno areas (not sure of the official name of this area)?
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Where exactly is Yamada Castle in Okinawa?
I've already visited the one restored castle in Okinawa and Wikipedia tells me there are several other ruined castles here on the main island.
But one castle is mentioned several times yet I cannot ...
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Is there any way to obtain tickets for the Taj Mahal night viewing without being in Agra?
I'll be in a group travelling on a tight schedule from Pune via Delhi to Agra and return.
To obtain tickets to view the Taj Mahal by night the official requirement is that the tickets be picked up ...
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Where are these white and blue buildings near water and cliffs?
Do you know this destination? If you know what it is, please tell me the name:
I saw it on a travel site (but it had no additional information). I'm impressed by the good weather, architecture and ...
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Status of David Gareja - rocky monastery on the top of the mountain
In summer last (2012) year I visited Georgia, and I was with my friends in David Gareja. They were tired, and I decided to climb a hill south of the monastery, on the top of which is a small chapel. A ...
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Where is this castle?
where is this castle/palace? someone suggested it was Vianden castle in Luxembourg but it's not.
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Name this building in Singapore and can I visit the glass pyramid on top?
Singapore is packed with skyscrapers and iconic architecture so I guess this one just gets lost in the crowd since despite tons of Google and Wikipedia searches I can't identify it.
Its main feature ...
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Where on earth is this church which looks like a confused chicken?
This picture has been circulating on twitter and in the office. But it doesn't say where it is. Can anyone provide the church's location?
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The website says the Eiffel Tower is sold out for two months. Is there anything I can do?
I went to the Eiffel Tower web site looking to buy tickets for an upcoming visit, and found that, except for a few days, it is sold out for basically two months. I am guessing that it is not truly ...
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Sites to see between Regensburg and Frankfurt
I'll be traveling in Germany in June. Toward the end of the trip, we'll be going to Regensburg and then we have three days before we have to be in Frankfurt to fly home. I'm looking for suggestions ...
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