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An unassuming building and long lines mark the surface level location of the Basilica Cistern

Photo of the Turkish author Orhan Pamuk in the Balat neighborhood of Istanbul.

The source describes the photo as "Looking west on Beacon Street in Boston, near the State House, sometime in the 19th century." The scene in the photo looks down the hill of Beacon Street, just past the State House. Not much has changed in this…

The article:
"Long shunned as totalitarian kitsch, Stalinist architecture is making a comeback this fall near Red Square with the reappearance of the Hotel Moskva—its facade famously adorns Stolichnaya vodka labels—as a Four Seasons…

Bird's-eye view of Norman B. Leventhal Park, created by the park's chief designer Halvorson Design Partnership, Inc.

A modern day image of Golden Horn, Istanbul.

A picture of Pyotr Pavlensky, an artist who engaged in modern form of protest, nailing his genitalia to the floor of Red Square.

Another illuminated manuscript prepared in the Byzantine era.

Video showing the proximity of pedestrians on the Esplanade and cars on Storrow Drive, to illustrate how the street shapes the ambiance of the public space.

Video showing the proximity of pedestrians on the Esplanade and cars on Storrow Drive, to illustrate how the street shapes the ambiance of the public space.