Francisca Claret

Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York.

The Empire State Plaza, a collection of state agency office buildings, dominates almost any view of Albany. Built between 1965 and 1978 at the hand of Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and architect Wallace Harrison, the complex is a powerful example of late American modern architecture and remains a controversial building project both for displacing city residents and for its architectural style.

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Terracota Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

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Santiago- During the beginning of the XIX, it was intended to create an architecture that would agree with the republican values of the country, architects from Europe (especially France) were brought to design a city that would agree with the era. Continue reading “Santiago – Chile”

Arica is Chile’s northernmost city, being located only 18 km south of the border with Peru. Arica is an important port for a large inland region of South America. The city serves a free port for Bolivia and manages a substantial part of that country’s trade. Continue reading “Arica – Chile”