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Schloß Sanssouci, the superb summer palace on the terrace above the Weinberg, is today Potsdam's chief visitor attraction. At its...

Ravenna in north-eastern Italy is known as the city of mosaics. Here, art and history were created piece by piece.

The Byzantine art form...

Berlin’s biggest palace precinct, Schloss Charlottenburg, is a complex of vast wings and gardens. Its exterior architecture is...

The main St Olav pilgrimage route to Trondheim’s Nidaros cathedral, a journey that had attracted more than 20,000 overnight stays a...

Berliner Schloss is the building that took centuries to create, days to destroy, and years to rise again. It’s the most intriguing...

Germany's Renaissance started later than Italy's and prominent buildings did not appear until well into the 16th century. The survivals...

Baroque in Germany is usually a style found in churches, monasteries and country residences. Baroque as an urban style is not common. The...

Walls, towers and Romanesque and Gothic architecture are the common characteristics of Germany’s old towns. Their medieval building...