Coronelli’s Globes for Louis XIV

“Cardinal César d’Estrées, friend and adviser to Louis XIV invited Vincenzo Coronelli to Paris in 1681 to construct a pair of globes. Each globe was composed of spindles

Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris

“At 113 metres long, 58 metres in width and 34 metres tall, it is only slightly smaller than Notre-Dame and thus the second largest church in the city.

Pingyao Ancient City

Thanks to the city walls constructed from 1370, Pingyao still retains its city layout from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Temples in the region are also remarquable in

Yungang Buddhist Grottoes

“The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

“The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly