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Sanur (Balinese: Pasih Sanur; Indonesian: Pantai Sanur, pronounced sah-noor) is a coastal stretch of beach east of Denpasar in southeast Bali (about a 30-minute drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport), which has grown into a little town in its own right. A 5.1 km (3.2 mi) area of Sanur's coastline, from Matahari Terbit Beach to Mertasari ...
Sanur may refer to: Sanur, Jenin, a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank; Sanur, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran; Sa-Nur, a former Israeli settlement; Sanur, Bali, a beach side village on the South-East side of the Indonesian island of Bali
Daming Palace (大明宮 – "Palace of Great Brightness"), also known as the Eastern Apartments (東内), in (Tang) Chang'an (長安), now downtown Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: imperial palace of the Tang dynasty after A.D. 663 (it was briefly named Penglai Palace (蓬萊宮) between 663 and 705), but the prestigious Taiji Palace remained ...
Badrutt's Palace Hotel colloquially Badrutt's Palace (officially Badrutt's Palace Hotel AG [1]) is a luxury hotel and resort in St. Moritz, Switzerland.Opened in 1896, the hotel has 112 rooms and 43 suites as well as 8 restaurants, 2 bars, a shopping center and spa area.
The Viceregal Lodge was completed largely by 1929, and (along with the rest of New Delhi) inaugurated officially in 1931. Between 1932 and 1933 important decorations were added, especially in the ballroom, and executed by the Italian painter Tommaso Colonnello .
Known today as The Taj Mahal Tower, [8] it was designed jointly by Daraius Batliwala and Rustom Patell, with the latter having a greater focus later on. [9] The Tower was built on the site of the historic Green's Hotel, constructed as flats in 1890, and operated by Tata as a hotel from 1904 until its demolition to build the Tower.
Tipu Sultan's (Summer Palace), in Bangalore, India, is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan. Hyder Ali commenced its construction within the walls of the Bangalore Fort , and it was completed during the reign of King Tipu Sultan in 1791.
During the 17th century, King Philip IV of Spain ordered a country palace or hunting lodge to be built at La Zarzuela near Madrid. [2] The name "Zarzuela" is thought to be derived from the word zarzas meaning brambles, due to its function as a hunting lodge, meaning that it is situated amongst the brambles of the king's hunting grounds. [3]