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The House of Wonders in the early 20th century. The palace was built in 1883 for Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar. [2] [3] It was intended as a ceremonial palace and official reception hall, celebrating modernity, and it was named "House of Wonders" because it was the first building in Zanzibar to have electricity, and also the first building in East Africa to have an elevator. [4]
The Wonder House, is a private residence in Bartow, Polk County Florida, that offers historic tours by online advance reservation. The Wonder House was built by ...
Each WonderWorks location contains interactive entertainment exhibits on the themes of space, physics, and math. Some locations also offer a dinner magic show, as well as a 4D XD motion theater. Each WonderWorks building is designed to look as if an existing building was ripped free of the ground by severe weather and dropped upside down on its ...
It is the oldest building [1] and a major visitor attraction of Stone Town. It is located on the main seafront, adjacent to another landmark building of the city, the House of Wonders (former palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar ), and facing the Forodhani Gardens .
Worcester County Wonders: A treat of a time at Hebert's Candy Mansion. Worcester County Wonders: History in every crevice of the Auburn Historical Museum.
Covering 88,000 square feet (8,200 m 2) and with 110 rooms, [3] [4] the mansion is the fourth largest historic house museum in the United States. [5] It was designed by William Kapp of the firm Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in a Tudor-revival style. [10] [11] The building features stonework and a plaster dining room ceiling created by Corrado ...
The Breakers mansion was commissioned to be built by railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1893 and quickly became the summer home for the Vanderbilt family for generations to come,
WELLINGTON — From the dirt of Flying Cow Road, the $3 million wonder looks like just another barn.Up close, the bare walls reveal thick, gray, smooth layers of concrete placed on top of each ...