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Art Nouveau at its finest: The city of Nancy was the center of an architectural movement
Cháteau d’Angers, a Roman fortress turned medieval castle, houses the famous 14th century Apocalypse Tapestry, based on Book of Revelation
Favorite animals of Catherine the Great, cats have inhabited the Hermitage Museum for the last 250 years and some are believed to have healing powers
Napoleon, who favored the royal residence of Fontainebleau more than some of the kings of France, signed his abdication papers there
Zellige tiles, the lovely traditional Moroccan art form, used geometric shapes because Islam forbade human or animal figures
The Yakhchāl was an ancient Persian “refrigerator” that stored food and even ice long before electricity was invented
Cornwall’s Museum of Witchcraft & Magic houses 3,000 objects and 7,000 books but even so is not as interesting as its founder, Cecil Williamson
Wardour Castle – The 14th-century hexagonal castle was once one of the most daring and innovative homes in Britain
Fort Boyard: Built by Napoleon, this stone sea fort was later used as a game show set
Remarkable invention: fore-edge, the “disappearing painting” on the edge of a book, now an endangered art form
