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This is what Paris looked like in 1900. Beside the Eiffel Tower stands another symbol of the Exposition Universelle in Paris, though one built 11 years later. The round blue-and-gold building with stars is called the Globe Céleste and is, in effect, a very large globe, more than
Architecture · Heritage · Society · Saint Petersburg
One of Russia's Most Famous Prisons to Be Sold Off for Museum Complexes and Art Venues. It became known in November 2022 that the Kresty remand prison in Saint Petersburg, built in 1884–1892 to a design by the architect Antony Tomishko, is to be sold, and quite
Coming Up · Architecture · Art · Moscow
Now it is official: the winter |catalog| contemporary art fair will take place in Moscow from 6 to 8 December. Catalog is the only contemporary art fair in Russia organised directly by gallerists, and so the terms of participation differ from those of the usual commercial fairs. For instance, all
Architecture · Monarchies · Moscow · Heritage
The Red Gate was the first triumphal arch in Russia. The original, Petrine arch on Myasnitskaya Street was built of wood after 1709, and it burned down and was rebuilt more than once. In Catherine's reign the arch was pulled down and built anew. But under Anna Ioannovna
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Aristocracy · Architecture · Moscow · Heritage
In the Neskuchny Garden, Count Orlov's grotto, recognised as a cultural heritage site of federal significance, has been restored for the first time. Its viewing platform opens onto the Moskva River, Catherine's Pond and Count Orlov's Summer House. The structure appeared here at the
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"Among other things, an ice-house (cellar) from the 16th century has been discovered," say the local authorities in a statement. As for the restoration of the architectural monument, the station building will be built in the same style as its predecessor, erected in 1935-1938 to a
Architecture · Faith · Art · Rome
The subject of the painting glorifies Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, and his missionary work. The continents are portrayed in female and male figures, each resting on a characteristic animal: Europe with a sceptre, mounted on a horse; Africa, seated on a crocodile; America, appearing as
Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Mores · Humour
On the whole, Pyaterochka fits rather well into the interiors of a palace of late socialism. The grocery shop on the lower ground floor of the high-rise on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment
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Sometimes I think that if this house is ever scrubbed clean and repainted, it will no longer be the same, and we shall not be able to love each other as before. Please, do not show it to the municipal services for at least 15 years 🥲💔