In Chinese culture, dragons are considered symbols of fortune. However, in the W...

Painted onto a beautiful bronze mirror is a scene depicting birds frolicking amo...

Le Palais’ aesthetics are modeled after old palace boats on China’s Yangtze Rive...

Spiral staircases have always evoked romantic and elegant images in the minds of...

Hercules is one of the legendary sons of Zeus. He is a demigod－half-god and half...

The design you see was meticulously printed onto the folding screen using a die-...

Emblems are akin to a noble family’s signature in Europe. This one came from a E...

It’s said that the first iteration of music boxes was created in 1381 at St. Nic...

Though modern tapestries are more decorative than functional, in castles, which ...

Han Dynasty painted pottery is an intricate art form. Between the Former and Lat...

Baroque style is a little grander and more luxurious than that found during the ...

Currency is one of mankind’s most important inventions. It normalized trade and ...

In keeping with Palais de Chine’s equine theme, a painting of a unicorn can be f...

The Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Turkey houses the Gypsy Girl one of the most prolifi...

A set of couplets reciting lines of Chinese poetry, drawn in the style of classi...

The Enlightenment is also called The Age of Enlightenment. The sparks that light...

Paris’ iconic streetlights were a product of the Industrial Revolution. They’re ...

With the ground and walls as canvas, and light and shadow as medium, Corals of L...

The private reading area is filled with materials that can satisfy even the most...

The gallery is lined with classical wall lamps, which shine elegantly on Palais ...

Six thousand years ago, humans began domesticating horses. One of the earliest i...

In keeping with the equestrian theme, the right side of the first floor is desig...

People in Ancient Greece thought the Mediterranean Sea was the edge of the world...

The Enlightenment was an age that encouraged all manner of thought. People often...

Floor-length drapes are a common sight in European castles. The curtains by the ...