Affecting a respectful yet functional balance between traditional and progressive architecture poses a significant challenge to all cultures. Dubai’s own response has been enormously successful in that the city relies on reflection in the fullest sense of the word to maintain aspects of its traditional identity in the post-modern world. Old Dubai features many fascinating places to visit, offer...
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On July 25th, I was able to step back in time on a delightful stroll through the heart of Old Nessebar, one of Bulgaria’s most enduring towns and an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a place where many civilizations left their tangible traces; archaeological structures from the second millennium BC, a Greek Black Sea colony with surviving remains of fortifications, a Hellenistic villa and the deve...
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Bahá’í House of Worship Exterior -Bahá’í House of Worship On the shores of Lake Michigan, not far from where the North Canal meets the harbor at the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, stands the architecturally unique Bahá’í House of Worship. How it came to be built in the heart of the United States is a story that begins with the Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1893. Inspired by news of the first Bahá’...
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Fascinations in Dubai Arriving in Dubai from anywhere in the world invariably inspires amusement. As happens with many of us who visit from afar –the first impressions of the city are awe and wonder; how could this happen in such a span of a single generation? It may be that the greatest joy of life in Dubai remains the gargantuan opportunities for both work and leisure; while the city works ver...
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