These Historic European Landmarks Will Leave You In Awe (Pert-2)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A local bridge by the name of Stari Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This is a 16th century bridge that was built by the Ottoman Empire. This bridge stood for quite awhile until the Croat–Bosniak War which led to the originals destruction but was rebuilt in 2004. It is an iconic landmark which shows Balkan Islamic architecture and is sometimes used for diving as a tradition. 

Belgian 

The Atomium located in Brussels.

This interesting looking building is called the Atomium and was constructed in 1958 for the 1958 World's Fair. It was thought up and built by engineer André Waterkeyn and architects André and Jean Polak. They wanted to represent a cell of an iron crystal being looked at through a microscope and it is now a museum. 

France

The leaning tower of Piazza.

This is a very popular building all around the world, the Piazza dei Miracoli or also know as the Leaning Tower of Pisa is part of a cathedral which began construction in 1064. The tower was actually built in 1173 which took 173 years to complete. The reason for the tower leaning is because of the weak foundation that it was built on, they left the building like that for a century which led it to stay in place leaning. 

Switzerland

The exquisite looking town of Zermatt.

This valley of pleasantness is the city of Zermatt, Switzerland it lies in the highest peaks of the country. The town is know for its ski resorts and mountaineering for the Swiss Alps. This generates most of the income for the town about half of its people have jobs in the hotel or restaurant businesses. This is an ideal place to visit if you like winter sports. 

Greece

A picture of Athens being under construction.

Athens is the ancient city of Greece and it is the capital as well. This is a historic city to visit and has a lot of beautiful architecture to admire. Athens is full of museums and tourists spots which makes it ideal to visit, some of the structures are under construction to keep the building intact. Greece is a great country to visit for the food, drink, history and more.

Italy

The quite morning at St. Peter's Square.

This is a very iconic plaza in the Vatican City, you can see the Egyptian obelisk which was built on the site in 1586. St. Peter's Square was redisgned in 1656 by orders of the Pope to make to square appropriate for the Pope's blessings and announcements.