Brussels Things To Do |  | Museum of Art and History II - The tapestries by breughel
I invite the lover of ornamental arts, when in Brussels, to follow the remarkable circuit "Gothique-Renaissance-Baroque" (15 rooms) showing the development of the sculpture and the decorative arts, more particularly the tapestries, between the 13th and 17th century, in the regions which constitute the present Belgium. The Royal Museum of Art and History possesses the vastest and the most important collection of tapestries (150) in Belgium. 40... [read more] | Barcelona Things To Do |  | Casa Batllo by sue_stone
Casa Batllo is possibly one of the strangest looking residential buildings around. Located on the grand Passeig de Gracia, the house was originally built back in the late 1800's. It was bought by Batllo i Casanovas in 1900 and he commissioned Gaudi to tear it down and build a new house. In the end, Gaudi worked with the existing building, redesigning the amazing façade and roof, and remodelling the interior, with work being completed in 1907. ... [read more] | Lavenham Things To Do |  | Guildhall and Little Hall by sue_stone
Located on Market Place in Lavenham are a couple of interesting historic buildings - the Guildhall and the Little Hall. The cream timber-framed Corpus Christi Guildhall was built in the 16th century, and was once used as a prison and later a workhouse. The building is now managed by the National Trust, and you can visit the Guildhall and see an exhibition on the wool industry - Lavenham was formerly the heart of the regions wool trade. Nearby,... [read more] |
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