The Cultural Tutor (@culturaltutor)

Have you ever wondered why some cities are just so much nicer than others? Well, it's probably because they have good "Third Places." What is a Third Place? It's wherever you go when you're not at home or at work... ...

A helpful guide to what all those "bits" of buildings are actually called: ...

Plovdiv in Bulgaria is one of the most beautiful cities you've (probably) never heard of. Why? With more than 3,000 years of wild history and architecture influenced by three different continents, there's simply nowhere else like it. So, here is the brief story of a hidden gem. In 342 BC King Phi...

If you're interested in the Middle Ages, here are 16 paintings you'll absolutely love... ...

We've all heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But where are they? Who built them and why? Were they even real? Well, the first thing is that the idea of "Seven Wonders" is itself 2,000 years old... ...

The Brutalist is about an architect who studied at the Bauhaus. Its protagonist is fictional, but the Bauhaus was real. What was it? The most influential design school in history. So, from fonts to furniture, this is how Bauhaus created the aesthetic of the modern world... ...

The Danger of Minimalist Design (& the death of detail) A short thread... ...

Exactly 113 years ago today, at 7am, a man called Vincenzo Peruggia entered the Louvre in Paris. Later that day he left with something wrapped in a shirt and tucked under his arm — the Mona Lisa. This is the story of how the world's most famous painting became so famous... ...

When people talk about "Gothic architecture" we tend to think of cathedrals and churches. But the Middle Ages were also full of beautiful town halls, universities, hospitals, and bridges. So here is a journey through the world of secular Gothic architecture... ...