Palaces, Villas and Castles

The House of Soviets is the finest example in St. Petersburg of the grandiose monumental architecture of the Stalinist era, and was once the focal poi… Read the rest

German Embassy Building Less famous than his proteges, who included Le Courbusier, Walter Gropius and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Behrens is considere… Read the rest

Now occupied by the Museum of Military Medicine, this fine neoclassical building with its distinctive deep-pink facades was originally built as the re… Read the rest

Charles Cameron was an architect and interior designer of Scots origin, who came to Russia in 1779 at the behest of Catherine the Great, and establish… Read the rest

The pride of its namesake village, the Vufflens-le-Château is a 15th-century castle best known for its towering central tower. It’s considered one of… Read the rest

Perched atop the hills of Bellinzona in the Swiss canton of Ticino, Montebello Castle is one of three fortresses that once protected the ancient city.… Read the rest

Surrounded by magnificent vineyards Spiez Castle stands directly on the shores of Lake Thun. The extensive grounds of Spiez Castle extend along the… Read the rest

Surrounded on 3 sides by Lake Zurich, the old town of Rapperswil and its 13th-century castle once played a vital role in controlling the passage of sh… Read the rest

Located in the vineyards near the southeast shore of Lake Geneva, at the foot of the Vaud Alps in the Rhone Valley, Aigle Castle was built by the Knig… Read the rest

Sprawled out along the crest of a rocky peak overlooking the city of Sion, the ruins of Tourbillon Castle date back to the 13th century. Built during… Read the rest