In the foothills of the Greater Caucasus, in the green and mountainous north of Azerbaijan, the old town of Sheki climbs its hillsides amid forests and rushing streams. At the
High on the hill at the heart of Baku’s walled old city, where the tangle of ancient lanes rises above the Caspian Sea, stands a complex of honey-colored stone buildings
In the heart of Medan, the sprawling capital of Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, stands a palace unlike any other in the archipelago, a great yellow building crowned with domes and
Stand on the north bank of the Pasig River as it winds through Manila, and you will find a rambling white building screened by acacia and mahogany trees, its wide
On a hill overlooking the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, its golden domes gleaming above landscaped grounds, stands the official residence of one of the most unusual monarchs in the