Rumeli Castle – Istanbul, Turkey

Rumeli Castle – Istanbul, Turkey

Rumelihisari (Rumelian Castle) is a fortress located in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, Turkey, on a hill at the European side of the Bosporus. It gives the name of the quarter around it. It was built by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, before he conquered Constantinople. Since 1960 Rumelihisari has been a museum and an open-air theater for various concerts

Sarkhej Roza – Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Sarkhej Roza – Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Sarkhej Roza is a mosque located in the village of Makraba, 7 km south-west of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, India. The mosque is known as “Ahmedabad’s Acropolis”, due to 20th century architect Le Corbusier’s famous comparison of ths mosque’s design to the Acropolis of Athens. Although there are many rozas across Gujarat, the Sarkhej Roza is the most revered.

Ortaköy Pier Square – Ortaköy, Turkey

Ortaköy Pier Square – Ortaköy, Turkey

Ortaköy (literally Middle Village in Turkish) is a neighbourhood, formerly a small village, within the Besiktas district of Istanbul, Turkey, located in the middle of the European bank of the Bosphorus. The Neo-Baroque style Ortaköy Mosque is a beautifully ornate structure, right on the jetty of Ortaköy, bordering the waters of the Bosphorus, and thus highly visible from the passing boats.

Holder Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Holder Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Holder Hall forms the large quadrangle on Nassau Street, three sides containing dormitory rooms, the fourth cloisters, the whole dominated by Holder Tower. Noteworthy features are the heavy, slate roofs and the leaded casement windows of the dormitory, the vaulted passages of the cloisters, and the unique finials atop the pinnacles on Holder Tower

Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey

Sultan Ahmed Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built during the rule of Ahmed I. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a madrasah and a hospice.

Princeton University Chapel – Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University Chapel – Princeton, New Jersey

Construction of the Princeton University Chapel began in 1924, and the structure was completed in 1928, at a cost of $2.4 million (approximately $30.5 million in 2009 dollars). It is among the largest collegiate chapels in the world. It was designed by Ralph Adams Cram, previously of Boston’s architectural firm Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, leading proponents of the Gothic revival style

Van Sandt Covered Bridge – Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Van Sandt Covered Bridge – Bucks County, Pennsylvania

The Van Sant Covered Bridge, also known as the Beaver Dam Bridge, is located in Solebury Township, near New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This wooden covered bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1875, the 86 foot span crosses the Pidcock Creek near Washington Crossing State Park, right on the border of Pennsylvania & New Jersey.

Blair Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Blair Hall – Princeton University, New Jersey

Blair Hall is Princeton University’s first collegiate Gothic dormitory and was a Sesquicentennial gift of John Insley Blair (1802-1899), a trustee of Princeton from 1866 to 1899. Blair Hall was designed by Cope and Stewardson, who were among the first to apply the Tudor Gothic style to American college dormitories. Blair Hall is considered their masterpiece.

Sri Venkateswara Temple – Bridgewater, NJ

Sri Venkateswara Temple – Bridgewater, NJ

Sri Venkateswara Temple (Blaji Mandir) is run by the Hindu Temple and Cultural Society of USA Inc. The Temple was designed by Indian Temple Architects according to ancient Indian Temple building codes and was inaugurated (Kumbabhishekam) in 1998. In addition to the religious services, HTCS also conducts cultural, educational, and community services. The Temple is open on all days for worship.