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After the 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) was permitted to carry out excavations on an unprecedented scale

After the 2019 fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) was permitted to carry out excavations on an unprecedented scale. The discoveries made in the course of the dig will undoubtedly expand considerably our knowledge of Notre-Dame de Paris and

Architecture · Faith · Monarchies · Heritage

Tower clock from Smolensk given to the Savvino monastery by Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich

The dial that adorns the belfry of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery today was installed in 1983, after yet another restoration. The very first dial dates from the time of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich, who presented the Monastery of Saint Savva with a tower clock brought from Smolensk. Unfortunately, neither the clockwork

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Scrovegni Chapel in Padua with Giotto’s frescoes nearly demolished in the 19th century

The Scrovegni Chapel, Padua. Consecrated on the feast of the Annunciation in 1303 and dedicated to the Virgin. The frescoes are by Giotto. Now a world-famous masterpiece of proto-Renaissance church decoration, the Scrovegni Chapel, built for the private use of a single family, became extraordinarily popular for its

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The Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir 💒💞

Architecture · Faith · Moscow

Zamoskvorechye sweet featuring the Tretyakov Gallery and churches of old Moscow

With today's tea: the legendary "Zamoskvorechye" sweet, adorned with architectural landmarks of old Moscow: the historic building of the Tretyakov Gallery with its Vasnetsov façade, the Church of St Nicholas on Bersenevka, the bell tower of the Church of the Holy Wisdom of God in Srednie

Architecture · The East · Moscow · Education

Masonic Moscow

Masonic Moscow. A six-pointed star, blazing torches and a medallion with a three-faced figure in the bas-reliefs on the façade of the Kazakov building of Moscow University (photos 1, 2), rebuilt in 1817 under the direction of Domenico, or Dementy Ivanovich, Gilardi. Today the Kazakov building houses

NB! · Architecture · Moscow · Observations

The curious numbering of the steps in front of the State Kremlin Palace: have you ever noticed it?

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In São Paulo, Construction Has Begun on a 70-Metre Statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, Meant to Stand Twice as Tall as Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and to Become the Tallest Catholic Statue in the World

NB! · Architecture · Geography · Maps · Society · Rome

Marble maps charting the territorial growth of the Roman Empire, set up under Benito Mussolini on the walls of the Basilica of Maxentius, the last building of imperial Rome

Architecture · Moscow · Heritage

The 1953 Arbatskaya metro vestibule survives in the courtyard of the General Staff building

Where did the handsome surface vestibule of Arbatskaya metro station go? A building with columns and heavy stucco ornament, resembling a triumphal arch of three bays, is nowhere to be found on Arbat Square today. This vestibule of Arbatskaya station on the blue Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line was built in 1953,

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The walls of Constantinople on the shore of the Sea of Marmara in the Kumkapı district, photographed in the 1870s by the Assyrian-Armenian photographer Pascal Sébah and the Frenchman Polycarpe Joaillier

Architecture · Heritage · Society · Paris

The Eiffel Tower was listed as a historic monument on 24 June 1964 and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, yet the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has decided to keep the Olympic logo on the Eiffel Tower even after the Games are over, that is…

The Eiffel Tower was listed as a historic monument on 24 June 1964 and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991, yet the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has decided to keep the Olympic logo on the Eiffel Tower even after the Games are over, that is, an enormous