The Han Yu Memorial Temple captures the enduring gratitude of the Chaozhou people toward an exiled Tang Dynasty scholar. During his brief eight-month tenure as prefect, Han Yu established schools, freed slaves, and revol…

Guangji Bridge represents a rare triumph of medieval engineering that still dictates the daily rhythm of Chaozhou. Constructed in 1171, it is widely considered the world’s first opening-closing pontoon bridge. The struct…

The Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Designed by the engineer André Waterkeyn and the architects André and Jean P…

Troy was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destination, and was adde…

The origins of Pompeii date back to the 8th century BC when the Oscans, an Italic people, established settlements in the area. Over the centuries, the city came under the influence of various powers, including the Greeks…

Consecrated on April 22, 967 CE, Banteay Srei is unique among the major Angkor temples as it was not built by a monarch. Its construction is credited to two courtiers, Vishnukumara and Yajnavaraha, who were counselors to…