2 Horatio Street
A 17-story cooperative apartment building in Greenwich Village, designed by Robert T. Lyons (1929–31) and expanded in the 1960s, known for sheltering notable residents.
927 Fifth Avenue
An elegant 1917 Renaissance Revival apartment building on Fifth Avenue, designed by Grand Central Terminal’s architects and famous for the red-tailed hawk that nests on its facade.
Yue Hwa Building
A 1927 Art Deco landmark in Singapore’s Chinatown, Yue Hwa Building was the district’s tallest building and once housed the city’s first Chinese hotel with a lift. Today it serves as a heritage-conscious department store.
834 Fifth Avenue
A limestone masterpiece by Rosario Candela on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, 834 Fifth Avenue is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious residential buildings in New York City.
Cheoyongmu
A five-dancer masked court dance rooted in Dragon King mythology, performed to expel evil spirits. South Korea’s oldest surviving court dance, inscribed by UNESCO in 2009.
Parachico
Traditional street dancers honor Chiapa de Corzo’s patron saints each January, blending indigenous Maya ceremony with Catholic celebration in a living festival that has merged cultures for centuries.
Irish harping
Irish harping is the art of playing a wire-strung triangular harp, a practice rooted in Gaelic nobility that demands exceptional technical skill and years of disciplined study.
Mudiyettu
A ritual theatre and dance drama performed in Kerala temples, Mudiyettu enacts the mythological battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika through elaborate movement and devotional practice.
Xuan paper craft
Xuan paper craft, centred in Xuancheng, China, is the handmade production of soft, fine-textured paper essential to Chinese calligraphy and ink painting. UNESCO-inscribed artisans transform plant fibres into sheets that have shaped East Asian aesthetics for over a thousand years.
Baker City Tower
Baker City Tower is Oregon’s tallest building east of the Cascades—a nine-story Art Deco landmark completed in 1929 in historic Baker City.