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LindaPeters64
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Q2: What has been the most impressive/memorable historic building you've visited on The Road Less Travelled?
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A2. The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is unmistakable on the Nur Sultan skyline. While the pyramid was only completed in 2006, it boasts a rich history in its role as a spiritual centre for many of Kazakhstan’s denominations. #TRLT
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APlanToGo
A2 Possibly Karakorum, because we were travelling through Mongolia and suddenly this huge, historic building was just...there, slightly buried by the desert and with no-one else around #TRLT
BradtGuides
A2. Baghdad’s Kadhimiya Mosque dates back to the 16th century and is the largest Shia site in the Iraqi capital. Dominated by two glowing domes, this ornate place of worship is one of Islam’s architectural wonders. #TRLT
https://t.co/ZSxCWkOgSh
DrNeilMatthews
A2 Has to be @strawbhillhouse in Twickenham. The 18C creation of Horace Walpole, and a building which anticipated the Gothic Revival movement. It is rivetingly, theatrically extraordinary. @BradtGuides #TRLT
TheTravelCamel
A2: Considering the time it was constructed (1500 years ago), the Hagia Sophia is Istanbul is arguably the most impressive historical building I've seen. #TRLT
TheTravelCamel
RT @BradtGuides: A2. The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is unmistakable on the Nur Sultan skyline. While the pyramid was only completed…
TheTravelCamel
RT @APlanToGo: A2 Possibly Karakorum, because we were travelling through Mongolia and suddenly this huge, historic building was just...ther…
ronanmaenardo
replying to @TheTravelCamel
@TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2 : Angkor Wat. 🇰🇭
(Teotihuacan though!) #TRLT
RTWBarefoot
RT @APlanToGo: A2 Possibly Karakorum, because we were travelling through Mongolia and suddenly this huge, historic building was just...ther…
TheTravelCamel
RT @BradtGuides: A2. Baghdad’s Kadhimiya Mosque dates back to the 16th century and is the largest Shia site in the Iraqi capital. Dominated…
KirstenAlana
A2. So far, for me, all the towers of the Svaneti region in @georgiatravel_ #TRLT https://t.co/R7tDsEA03L https://t.co/P193rxzF6A
BradtGuides
A2. Bobo’s old mosque is the largest in Burkina Faso, and a quintessential example of Sudanese mud-brick architecture. We’d happily travel across the seas to see these distinctive ‘sugarloaf’ minarets up close! #TRLT
https://t.co/hlhskquAtr
LindaPeters64
RT @APlanToGo: A2 Possibly Karakorum, because we were travelling through Mongolia and suddenly this huge, historic building was just...ther…
TheTravelCamel
RT @ronanmaenardo: @TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2 : Angkor Wat. 🇰🇭
(Teotihuacan though!) #TRLT https://t.co/6itkgZGA0M
OanaRoua
A2: The entire site at Machu Picchu. Not just for the historical buildings which are an incredible living history, but also for the journey to reach them, on foot, for 5 days. It was such a special trip. #TRLT
FE_photograph
RT @BradtGuides: A2. Bobo’s old mosque is the largest in Burkina Faso, and a quintessential example of Sudanese mud-brick architecture. We’…
TheTravelCamel
RT @BradtGuides: A2. Bobo’s old mosque is the largest in Burkina Faso, and a quintessential example of Sudanese mud-brick architecture. We’…
BradtGuides
A2. Berati is one of the oldest cities in Albania and the view of classical 18th-century white houses climbing up the hillside is etched into the mind of everyone who visits! #TRLT
https://t.co/iEgw6H81yJ
LindaPeters64
A2: One of the most memorable historic buildings that I've visited on The Road Less Travelled is the Holy Cross Curch & former Mission in Santa Cruz, California; a first site for ecclesiastical conversion of the Amah Mutsun people, the original inhabitants of the region.
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matthew_ftravel
A2: It's already featured this evening, but the Registan in Samarkand has got to be my candidate.
Truly spectacular.
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TheTravelCamel
RT @OanaRoua: A2: The entire site at Machu Picchu. Not just for the historical buildings which are an incredible living history, but also f…
kerrydexter
RT @KirstenAlana: A2. So far, for me, all the towers of the Svaneti region in @georgiatravel_ #TRLT https://t.co/R7tDsEA03L https://t.co/rF…
BradtGuides
A2. In a city of such religious and historic poignancy, Jerusalem’s Old City sits like the jewel in the crown and Temple Mount is its diamond. Venerated as one of the holiest sites in the world, this striking compound was built around AD 685. #TRLT
https://t.co/UawEldmBxz
TheTravelCamel
RT @BradtGuides: A2. Berati is one of the oldest cities in Albania and the view of classical 18th-century white houses climbing up the hill…
HMatthews67
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @BradtGuides A2. The interiors of Cardiff Castle and Castle Coch (both by William Burges) are truly unforgettable! #TRLT
RealTonyWalsh
A2 #TRLT @BradtGuides its modern - and already is a historical building - the endlessly impressive Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat #Oman - superlative workmanship - and very cohesive design - a masterpiece.
HassaneTraveler
replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @BradtGuides A2. when visiting @VilledArles, i found many historical buildings, that's why it is called the little #Rome #TRLT
RTWBarefoot
RT @HMatthews67: @RTWBarefoot @BradtGuides A2. The interiors of Cardiff Castle and Castle Coch (both by William Burges) are truly unforgett…
FE_photograph
Palenque in Mexico is one of the most beautiful sites I've visited. Not as well known as Chichen Itza but well worth visiting #trlt A2
LindaPeters64
RT @HassaneTraveler: @LindaPeters64 @BradtGuides A2. when visiting @VilledArles, i found many historical buildings, that's why it is called…
t_jh2009
replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @BradtGuides A2) Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan Puerto Rico impressed me by not only its size but that it was built between the 16th & 18th centuries and was in use well into the 20th century. #TRLT
LindaPeters64
RT @t_jh2009: @LindaPeters64 @BradtGuides A2) Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan Puerto Rico impressed me by not only its size but t…
findinganeish
replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2. I adore the Reichstag, though I’ve yet to take a good picture of it. It’s not quite my favourite Parliament building, but Bern’s Bundeshaus and Canberra’s New Parliament don’t seem as historic. #TRLT
UZAmbassador
A2 The most impressive monument I've visited - and one I return to time and again - is the Shah-i Zinda in Samarkand. The tiles are completely mesmerising. #TRLT
FE_photograph
RT @matthew_ftravel: A2: It's already featured this evening, but the Registan in Samarkand has got to be my candidate.
Truly spectacular.…
concretekitsch
A2: The Derzhprom in Kharkiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦 (слава!) is one of the first Soviet Constructivist skyscrapers. #trlt https://t.co/FM7HeRWDSt
TheTravelCamel
RT @concretekitsch: A2: The Derzhprom in Kharkiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦 (слава!) is one of the first Soviet Constructivist skyscrapers. #trlt https://…
Bharat4Justice
RT @UZAmbassador: A2 The most impressive monument I've visited - and one I return to time and again - is the Shah-i Zinda in Samarkand. The…
loyaltytravels
replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2: So hard to say. I'm fascinated by clocks and the fact that towns were centered around them and now most of them don't work, just shells of their former existence. #TRLT. But always cool to see the old ones that still work.
KirstenAlana
RT @APlanToGo: A2 Possibly Karakorum, because we were travelling through Mongolia and suddenly this huge, historic building was just...ther…
KirstenAlana
RT @BradtGuides: A2. Bobo’s old mosque is the largest in Burkina Faso, and a quintessential example of Sudanese mud-brick architecture. We’…
m_ismail01
RT @UZAmbassador: A2 The most impressive monument I've visited - and one I return to time and again - is the Shah-i Zinda in Samarkand. The…
sl2016_sl
replying to @TheTravelCamel
@TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2. Farrrr tooo many! These come to the top of my head as the most memorable.
- colosseum
- Dendera complex
- Petra
- Alhambra
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BradtGuides
A4. ‘Breezy and whimsical’ according to literary legend Thomas Hardy, the hilltop town of Shaftesbury featured in many of the author’s most well-known works, including Tess of the d’Urbervilles! #TRLT
https://t.co/9Lsrbmzla2
TheTravelCamel
RT @sl2016_sl: @TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2. Farrrr tooo many! These come to the top of my head as the most memorable.
- colosseum…
junkkDNA
replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2. Well, this is a tough one. India is full of such places and i would like to showcase the beauty and grandeur of Ajanta caves to ans this qn. [The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the 2nd century] #trlt
RTWBarefoot
RT @junkkDNA: @TheTravelCamel @BradtGuides A2. Well, this is a tough one. India is full of such places and i would like to showcase the bea…
JoyRupert
RT @UZAmbassador: A2 The most impressive monument I've visited - and one I return to time and again - is the Shah-i Zinda in Samarkand. The…