The first thing you'll see as you approach Dubrovnik from the sky or the sea is the city walls. These ancient fortifications were built and rebuilt in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries as the ...

Born in exile in the summer of 1838, the story of Nawab Shahjahan Begum—the poet princess of Bhopal—is one wrought with deceit and heartbreak. Shahjahan was not born in Bhopal. She was born at ...

It's been over 30 years since the world's most densely populated city was demolished. Kowloon Walled City was a large and lawless enclave of 35,000 residents squeezed into a territory of 26,000 ...

What do you do when you have amassed enough wealth and a lot of art? You share it with the world. Joining a growing league of ...

The proliferation of murals in Warsaw has been facilitated by the introduction of participatory budgets, with residents deciding how city funds are allocated. This democratic approach to urban ...

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Known as the 'Silent City' due to the lack of cars allowed within the city walls, Mdina has an almost mystical atmosphere. Unlike the bustling capital of Valletta, the medieval city has fewer ...