Archaeology · Architecture · Faith · Heritage
The relics stolen by the Venetians from Alexandria in the ninth century belong, according to the principal version, to Saint Mark, yet there is a stubborn legend that in place of the Evangelist's remains the thieves carried home those of Alexander the Great.
Architecture · Moscow · Heritage
Moscow City Hall has announced a new stage in the reconstruction of one of the seven famous Stalinist high-rises, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building on Smolenskaya Square. The façades of the central tower and of the 16-storey wings will be cleaned, the roof repaired and the plinth
Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
5 years ago, on 15 April 2019, humanity nearly lost one of the greatest structures of our era, the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. They say that no more than half an hour remained before the masterpiece of a church was destroyed. The first stone of the Cathedral of
Books · Heritage · Paris · Pop Culture
Karl Lagerfeld's Art Library in Paris, on the 7th Floor of 7 Rue de Lille. Lagerfeld's personal library consists of tens of thousands of books, gathered and arranged by Karl himself. The library occupies a room beneath a large glass skylight. In the adjoining space was
Architecture · Heritage · Mores · Paris
The French have a saying: to be married at the town hall of the 13th arrondissement. It means to live outside lawful wedlock. For until 1860 Paris had only 12 arrondissements. The 13th arrondissement appeared only in 1867, when construction of its town hall began. The building took 10 years
Architecture · Art · Moscow · Heritage
The work of the sculptor Pavel Bondarenko, with the architects Yakov Belopolsky and Fyodor Gazhevsky. The monument stands 42 metres high and was erected in 1980 for the Moscow Olympics. Gagarin is made of a special titanium alloy.
Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Heritage
The beautiful Borovitskaya Tower has shown off its freshly restored crown. The progress of the restoration work is plain to see. It is, after all, hard to argue that the Moscow Kremlin is one of the most beautiful fortresses in the world. Every time I drive past, I look at
Architecture · Faith · Moscow · Heritage
The first stone tented church in Russia, built in the 1530s and attributed to the Italian architect Petrus Fransiscus Annibale, was founded by Vasily III as a prayer for an heir. A church of exquisite beauty! In the second half of the twentieth century, specialists viewed the condition of the
Architecture · Heritage · Society
In Federal Law No. 73 "On Cultural Heritage Sites (Monuments of History and Culture) of the Peoples of the Russian Federation", the wording "demolition of an identified cultural heritage site is prohibited" has been changed to "demolition of an identified cultural heritage site, as well
NB! · Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Rome
NB! · Architecture · Heritage · Rome
Incredibly, the Mouth of Truth stands hard by the Great Drain. Amazing Rome
Architecture · The East · Monarchies · Heritage · Society
A cannonball fired by Ottoman troops during the siege of Nice in 1543 is still embedded in the wall of a residential building in the city. How did it come to be there? The Turkish siege of Nice was one of many operations of the Franco-Ottoman military alliance against