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Canada: Toronto, Ontario – Telephone in Casa Loma, Toronto
High tech telephones can be found in most of the rooms (even his bathroom) of Sir Henry Pellatt’s castle-like home, Casa Loma – and this was in 1913!
Canada: Toronto, Ontario – Ceiling Domes in Casa Loma
The home of Sir Henry Pellatt was one of the first in America to have recessed lighting installed in the domes of some rooms creating glowing ceilings.
Canada: Toronto, Ontario – Casa Loma, Toronto
The famous Oak Room of the splendid Edwardian era home of Sir Henry Pellatt. The finished panels fruit, flowers, ribbons and birds took 3 years to carve and were so exquisite that in 1913 when they arrived they were first exhibited in Montreal’s Musee des Beaux Arts before being installed in Casa Loma.
Canada: Toronto, Ontario – CN Tower Glass Floor
Standing 113 floors high and looking through a glass floor, you can see the Toronto Raptors Jurassic Park, where fans hang out. In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Canada: Toronto, Ontario- Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
Women who love shoes will love this museum. It traces the history of shoes from thousands of years ago to today.
Italy, Rome: St. Peter’s Dome, Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica has the tallest dome in the world. Michelangelo had a large part in its design. The lantern is 17 metres high. It was used as a model for other domes in the western world such as Saint Paul’s in London (1675), Les Invalides in Paris (1680-1691) and the Capitol building in Washington, DC (1794-1817).