Architecture · Faith · Heritage
The Church of St John the Baptist in Tolchkovo is one of the most beautiful in the country and is recognised as one of the chief masterpieces of the Yaroslavl school of architecture. Richly adorned with glazed tiles and moulded brick, the Church of St John the Baptist was built
Archaeology · Heritage · Science
Like other sensational news, the Mexican apparition of aliens from Peru was fairly quickly exposed by scientists. Even without seeing the remains at close quarters, anthropologists from various countries point to the spurious character of the finds presented. Most probably, the objects billed as alien skeletons and mummies of humanoids
NB! · Architecture · Heritage · New York · Humour
The Statue of Liberty in 1886 and now. Live with that.
Archive · Architecture · Monarchies · Heritage
Schinkel was far ahead of his time in proposing that the palace be built literally on the site of the ancient temples, folding the ruins of the age of Pericles into a residential and administrative royal quarter. In effect, this would have meant the destruction of the Acropolis with all
Archive · Books · Heritage · Society
On 24 August 1814 the White House and the Capitol were burnt by British troops after the American defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg. In the fire the Library of Congress was destroyed entirely. In the end, in place of the burnt library, the state acquired the book collection of
NB! · Museums · Heritage · Saint Petersburg
A bullet mark in the mirror. The Hermitage
Monarchies · Heritage · Humour
Greece's royal regalia, long thought lost, found in the royal palace at Tatoi during an inventory. The crown, sceptre and sword were made for the coronation of Greece's first king, Otto I, in 1832. Owing to a delay, the jewels were not used at the ceremony
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NB! · Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
The long-awaited assembly of the timber roof structure of Notre-Dame de Paris. Beams from 200-year-old Breton oaks were delivered along the Seine, by the same route as during the original construction
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Archaeology · The East · Monarchies · Museums · Heritage
The second great myth about Napoleon, after his short stature, is the story that on Napoleon's orders the Great Sphinx was shot in the face with a cannon and had its nose knocked off. The legend is easily refuted by images of the Sphinx made before Bonaparte was
Aristocracy · Architecture · Heritage · Humour
1743. Prince Dolgorukov receives, as the dowry of his bride, a modest estate not far from Ruza. In time he lays out here a rich and hospitable house in which to rest from the bustle of Moscow, builds churches, develops the farm and adorns the place in every way. In