Up Close The 19th-Century Country Houses of Europe’s Jewish Elite A lavish photo book collects images old and new of elaborate estates, manors, chateaus and Schlosses in the European countryside.

Located in Zaandam, just north of Amsterdam, Zaanse Schans is a historic open-air museum that brings 18th and 19th-century Dutch life to life. In spring, the village is filled with tulips, lush ...

It houses a library, museum, and an art collection. Designed by Charles Garnier in the 19th century, it inspired Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera ...