Secrets of NYC
A Mobster in Cement Shoes Surfaces at The Battery
A mysterious memorial to victims found in a mob dumping ground has popped up in NYC!
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Arts & Culture
Alphonse Mucha’s Jewelry Shop at the Musée Carnavalet
If you think a jewelry store should be bare and minimal for the gems to stand out on their own,
Architecture
The History of the Grands Magasins, Part 1
Along with the dizzying number of museums and monuments in Paris, a tour of the Grands Magasins (literally, big stores
Architecture
Szecesszió: Art Nouveau in Budapest
Art-Nouveau-style frosted glass windows inside Mai Manó Ház, a center for Hungarian photography Sauntering lazily through Budapest’s
Architecture
The Windows that Saved a Building: Henri Bendel on 5th Avenue
Rene Jules Lalique was a renowned French glass designer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is best
