COLOGNE CATHEDRAL
In XIII century, Cologne was one of the richest and mightiest cities of the Sacred Roman, or to be more precise, German Empire. At that...
Read MoreTHE FORBIDDEN CITY
Of all the palace ensembles that have been preserved to this day one can lawfully consider the most grandiose the purple Forbidden City in...
Read MoreGreat Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is a symbol of ancient Chinese civilization and a personification of wisdom of the ancient Chinese people. At the...
Read MoreNATIONAL PARK “SMOLENSKOYE POOZYORIYE” (SMOLENSK LAKE AREA)
National Park Smolensk Poozyoriye was opened in 1992 for preservation of unique natural and cultural complexes and for research and stable...
Read MoreMONREPOS PARK (VYBORG)
A tour in the park would normally begin at the main gates. Built in 1830, according to architect K. Engel’s design, they were wooden...
Read MoreSt. Basil’s Cathedral: history, mysteries, legends
An ancient Moscow legend has it, that when in an ambulatory church near Kazan during a liturgy a deacon proclaimed the Gospel verses,...
Read MoreStonehenge
A gigantic construction of Stonehenge is “a stone enigma in the very center of Europe,” as one of the researchers Doctor Wilmore...
Read MoreThe Fat Duck Restaurant
On November 25, 2008 I chanced to be in the world wide famous British restaurant called “Fat Duck”. The restaurant is located in the...
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