States of Splendor
Entirely encased wthin Turkey’s borders, the Sea of Marmara has been the setting for legends and object of admiration since time immemorial. Although this small sea can be observed from various vantage points both on the Asiatic and European coasts, one of the most poetic locations to observe this magnificent body of water, is from…
It’s now finally time for the SOS Podcast #9, fruit of many hours of composition. For this 9th installment of our podcasts, the title is: micro and macro Splendor. After much delay and corrections this podcast is finally online. We will, in this audiovisual exposé, examine the complementarity that the macrocosm and microcosm have. With…
One of the most visited national monuments in France today, the Sainte Chapelle is a medieval architectural jewel that is only partially visible to passers-by at street level. Indeed, one must enter the precincts of the Palais de Justice in Paris to gain access to it. This jewel of glass, stone, wood and metal was,…
Known in Javanese as the “Land of a thousand temples”, Sewu temple is a great marvel of buddhist architecture in Indonesia. For a very long period, it was praised as a wonder of perfection. For a long tme, the temple complex was shrouded in mystery. It’s origins were associated to a story relating it to…
Ahmed owns the best Biryani restaurant in Karachi, Pakistan. Its 2000 square feet of gleaming stainless steel, filled with stoves, slicers, mixers, grills, smokers, and fryers, manned day and night by a wealth of local Biryani talent. Ahmeds’ biryani restaurant has made it to the tourist guide books, declaring a nugget of truth. The biryani test, it says, is about throwing a…