Historic Building – Page 5 – Sightseers' Delight

Faneuil Hall

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Faneuil Hall, a meeting hall and marketplace since 1743, is best known as the site of speeches by Samuel Adams and others. The historic building, often called “the Cradle of Liberty,” is part of Boston National Historical Park and a favorite stop on the Freedom Trail. Peter Faneuil, a wealthy merchant, slave trader and philanthropist built Faneuil Hall and donated the edifice to Boston.

Circus Maximus

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Circus Maximus, which means the largest circus in Latin, was once home to chariot races during Roman times.

Spanish Steps

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Spanish Steps, or Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti in Italian, connect Piazza di Spagna and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, which is home to the church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti.

Colosseo

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Colosseo, or Colosseum, has lasted for generations and is perhaps the best and most widely known symbol of Rome’s past.

Pantheon

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Started in 27 BC, the Pantheon, built as a temple to the ancient Roman gods, is considered by many to be the glory of Rome.

Foro Romano

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Foro Romano, or Roman Forum, was formerly the center of day-to-day life in Rome.

Altare della Patria

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Altare della Patria (or Altar of the Fatherland) is perhaps better known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (or the National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II).

Texas Capitol

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Texas Capitol in Downtown Austin is perhaps the most recognizable state capitol building in the country. The Italian Renaissance Revival-style building stands 302.64 feet tall, making it the sixth tallest state capitol and taller than the United States Capitol in Washington. Workers laid the building’s cornerstone on March 2, 1885, Texas Independence Day. The capitol’s exterior walls are faced with red granite, which was quarried from near Burnet, Texas. Detroit architect Elijah E. Myers

Urquhart Castle

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Urquhart Castle, located on a headland overlooking Loch Ness 13 miles southwest of Inverness, is home to ruins that date back to the 13th to the 16th centuries. It was built on an early medieval fortification site and was critical in the Wars of Scottish Independence during the 14th century. Throughout history, it was raided on several occasions by the MacDonald Earls of Ross and was subsequently granted to the Clan Grant in 1509. Despite

Clava Cairns

August 25, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Clava Cairns near Inverness is a well-preserved Bronze Age cemetery complex consisting of passage graves, ring cairns, kerb cairns, and standing stones. It is a significant and exceptional prehistoric site that dates back about 4,000 years. The cemetery was used in two periods, with the first row of large cairns built around 2000 BC. It was reused a thousand years later, with burials placed in some existing cairns. Excavations have found evidence of previous farming