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Alexandr Radayev
Archaeology · Architecture · Faith · London · Heritage
This year Sarah Mullally will formally take up the office of Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming not only the first woman to hold it but also the first occupant of the palace since its recent reconstruction
Lambeth Palace in London, for eight centuries the residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury, has been restored for the first time in 70 years. The £40 million reconstruction was devoted to the restoration and conservation of the building's historic elements. The palace serves as the archbishop's
NB! · Observations · Humour
When You Have Graduated from the Faculty of Mass Expectations
Architecture · Moscow · Humour
The Ryugyong Hotel Is Right Here at Home
The Piramida residential complex by Akademicheskaya metro station
Architecture · Heritage · Society · Saint Petersburg
UNESCO mission arrives in Saint Petersburg to inspect the historic centre
A UNESCO World Heritage Centre mission has arrived in Saint Petersburg to inspect one of the largest sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the “Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg”. The previous visit of this kind took place in 2018. In Saint Petersburg a single site is under UNESCO protection:
Moscow · Museums · Society
In 2025, over 22 million people visited museums and exhibitions under the Moscow Department of Culture
In 2025, over 22 million people visited museums and exhibitions under the Moscow Department of Culture. That is 30% more than the year before. The most popular were the Museum of Moscow, the museum-reserves “Tsaritsyno”, “Ostankino and Kuskovo”, “Kolomenskoye — Izmailovo”, and the Darwin Museum.
Society · Pop Culture · Humour
Lads, shall we give politics a miss today?
Minayev five minutes later:
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Unfinished pyramid-shaped skyscraper with a bare concrete shell on a hillside
Architecture · Society
The Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, begun in 1987, has never received guests
The tallest unoccupied building in the world is the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is also known as the "Hotel of Doom". Construction of the hotel began in 1987, but was suspended in 1992 owing to the economic difficulties that beset the country after the collapse
NB! · Museums · Society · Paris
Yesterday was the fourth time since the start of the December strike that the Louvre was closed to visitors in its entirety
Architecture · Books · Moscow · Museums
Vitruvius from the Pushkin Museum Library on Display in Hall 7 of the Main Building
The "Moscow" Vitruvius from the Pushkin Museum library can be seen in Gallery 7 of the main building. The pages will be turned from time to time; I was promised that this would happen every day. So the original of the book, published in a facsimile copy, can
Art · Observations · People
Nicholas Roerich on each person’s responsibility for the world and the fates of great people
Every human being, every member of the human family, bears responsibility for the peace of the whole world. No one has the right to cast off the lofty and beautiful duty of creating good. No one has the right to burn Joan of Arc. Who has been given the right