Architecture

Pavilion de Lac Martin is an architectural folly and tower in Lousiana. Designed by Robert Smith, the building is surrounded by a moat. It has one large room with four smaller rooms on each of its main floors and is designed as if it was built in the 18th century.

Queen Mary's Dolls' House is a doll's house built in the early 1920s, completed in 1924, for the British queen Mary of Teck. It was designed by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, with contributions from many notable artists and craftsmen of the period, including a library of miniature books containing original stories written by authors including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and A. A. Milne.

Miramare Castle is a 19th-century castle direct on the Gulf of Trieste between Barcola and Grignano in Trieste, northeastern Italy. It was built from 1856 to 1860 for Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, later Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Empress Carlota of Mexico, based on a design by Carl Junker. The castle's grounds include an extensive cliff and seashore park of 22 hectares (54 acres) designed by the archduke. The grounds were completely re-landscaped to feature numerous tropical species of trees and plants.

Baiae was an ancient Roman town located on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples, near modern-day Bacoli, Italy. Renowned in antiquity as a luxurious resort for Rome’s elite, Baiae was famous for its natural hot springs, which were believed to have therapeutic properties, and for its elaborate villas and bath complexes. The town became synonymous with opulence and leisure, attracting figures such as Julius Caesar, Nero, and Hadrian, who built grand residences overlooking the sea. Baiae was also known for its innovative engineering, including domed structures and heating systems used in its baths.

The Ratsapotheke in Görlitz, Germany, is a building from 1453 and was modernized in 1550 to 1553 by the son of Wendel Roskopf to follow the Renaissance style.

Umberto Riva was a Milanese architect.

The Belle Isle ice tree is a striking winter spectacle found on Belle Isle in Michigan, United States. Unlike natural ice formations, the Belle Isle Ice Tree is a man-made creation that occurs annually as part of a unique tradition. Each winter, volunteers and park staff come together to construct the Belle Isle Ice Tree. The process begins by pumping water from the nearby Detroit River onto the trees and vegetation. As the water freezes upon contact, layers of ice gradually accumulate, forming intricate and elaborate structures resembling cascading icicles or frozen waterfalls.