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The ancient monasteries scattered across Ireland are remnants of a time when knowledge was the island’s most precious commodity, and prayer equaled power.
By Jamie O’Neill. Photographs by Miranda Lichtenstein.

Chicago invented progress as a popular image for the American city. With new projects by Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, and Rem Koolhaas, it continues to redefine itself.
By Herbert Muschamp. Photographs by Jason Schmidt.

The modern world, no less than the ancient world, was born on the thoroughfares of Rome. Its unlikely creators were the paparazzi, the celebrity photographers who captured la dolce vita.
By Neal Gabler.

Living and working in the Eternal City, an American painter is captivated by both small pleasures and great works of art.
By Lisa Yuskavage. Photograph by Jason Schmidt.

For Brice Marden, the Greek island of Hydra has been both a summer retreat and a source of inspiration.
By Karen Marta.

Thanks to the vision and perseverance of one man, a park in the provincial Chinese city of Jinhua has become an unlikely showcase for some of today›s most innovative architects, Eastern and Western.
By Arnaldo Farnese. Photographs by Iwan Baan.

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Java, an island of fire and brimstone, is home to Borobodur Temple, where fear, rage, and lust point toward inner tranquility.
By Peter Feibleman

Among the 11,000 works in Washington’s Hirshhorn Museum, director Olga Viso has a new favorite.

At 101 years old, the Gresham Palace is still Budapest’s most stylish address.
By Celia McGee.

Shanghai’s French Concession has retained its old-world charms in a city that eagerly embraces the new.
By Andrew Yang.

Aleksandr Pushkin’s house in St. Petersburg holds evidence of a heartbreaking saga of love and pride.
By Sarah Douglas.

Legendary Brazilian landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx merged modernism with tropical exuberance.
By Sean K. MacPherson.

Growing up in Andorra, Le Bernardin chef Eric Ripert encountered the wild edibles that have influenced his acclaimed cuisine.
By Christian Wright.

A good wine cellar is as much a function of selling as buying.
By James Mayor.

Style icon Iris Apfel has scoured the world’s markets with an appraising eye and an imaginative mind.

Madhur Jaffrey’s childhood in Delhi was a succession of family gatherings and alfresco picnics.

Biedermeier dealer Niall Smith explains why the 19th-century style has 21st-century appeal.
By Nancy Hass.

Beloved books from childhood, a favorite movie or song, can spark a passion for the open road.

More on Chicago, Ireland, Rome, Hydra, and Jinhua.

Artist Joy Episalla sees her hotel rooms in a different light.