Faith · Ethnography
The angel who redeemed me from all evil bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. Genesis 48:16 During the reading of this passage
NB! · Archaeology · Art · Museums · Observations · Rome
Ancient sculptures from the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica have gone on display at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. A capital idea for a museum partnership!
NB! · Archive · The East · Geography · People
NB! · London · Monarchies · Society
Queen Camilla photographed with the Paddington bears left at the railings of Buckingham Palace in tribute to Elizabeth II. In all, mourners brought more than 1000 toy bears, and all of them will be handed over to the country's largest children's charity
NB! · Monarchies · Paris · People
Almaty · Architecture · Society
Monument in the Park of the 28 Panfilov Guardsmen in Almaty
Aristocracy · Archive · Monarchies · Mores · People · Humour
When the Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, was told that Lady Edwina Mountbatten, the aunt of Prince Philip, would be buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully: “Dear old Edwina, she always did love to make a splash!”. That the last Vicereine of India, Lady Mountbatten, had willed to
Coming Up · Heritage · Education · Saint Petersburg
A Creative Competition for the Friends of Saint Petersburg. “Friends of Saint Petersburg” is a festival of creative and educational projects under the auspices of PJSC Gazprom, devoted to preserving the city's heritage and fostering its development. 3 days, 20+ venues, 80+ events, 15,000+ free tickets: from
Architecture · Art · Museums
A window grille at Peggy Guggenheim's house in Venice, where her collection of art has been on public view since 1951, including Italian Futurists and American modernists in the genres of Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, as well as sculptures. In addition, the masterpieces of the Hannelore and
NB! · Archaeology · Architecture · Heritage
Two ancient Roman amphitheatres survive in modern Budapest: the Civil and Military Amphitheatres at Aquincum. The first could hold up to 6,000 spectators, the second 12,000.
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Books · Monarchies · Mores · People
The legendary series of photographs in which the Queen Mother sips a beer became the source of the cover image for a new biography by the Northern Irish writer Gareth Russell, Do Let’s Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The