Forbidden city (Beijing) : The public museums in Beijing, were in the past imperial palaces where no commoner or foreigner could enter without special permission. The complex had some 9000 rooms.

Fort St George (Chennai) : A factory trading post, completed on St George's day (April 23, 1640) was the nucleus from which the British empire grow. It was East Indies company's principal settlement until 1774. Outside the walls of Fort St George was George town.

Freetown (Sierra Leone) : Capital founded in 1790s as a foundation for the freed slaves. From 1808 to 1874, it was capital of British west Africa.