Our summer series “Wonders of the World” continues with one of Europe's most iconic landmarks “The Leaning Tower of Pisa". Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan joins Shane Beatty to discuss the story of the misshapen tower. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple ...عرض المزيد
Wonders of the World: Big Ben
This week, Danielle O'Donovan told the story behind Big Ben, Westminster and the Houses of Parliament from the mid-nineteenth century, when a political hot potato was tossed between the two sides of the house as they seek an architect for their new parliament. Listen and subscrib ...عرض المزيد
The Taj Mahal
Continuing our summer series “Wonders of the World” it was time, this week, to look at the Crown of Palaces, the Taj Mahal. This iconic building is situated on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian City of Agra. Danielle O’Donovan is Programme Manager at the Nano Nagle ...عرض المزيد
Wonders Of The World: The Empire State Building
Throughout the summer, we are looking at some of the iconic landmarks around the globe in “Wonders of the World." This week, Ivan went to the Big Apple and a building that is infamous across the world. Architectural Historian Danielle O’Donovan joined Ivan again to tell him the s ...عرض المزيد
The story behind the landmark: The Eiffel Tower
It’s the structure most iconic of it’s country, identifiable of its city across the globe. However, the history of The Eiffel Tower is not as uncomplicated as its contemporary popularity would imply. To give Ivan the true tale of Paris’ Iron Lady, and to kick off our new Friday L ...عرض المزيد