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Saint Peter's Church
The silhouette of modern Riga cannot be imagined without the high and needle-sharp spire of the Lutheran Church of St. Peter. This unique architectural monument is a business card of the capital of Latvia, it is easily recognizable and often appears on various advertising booklets and postcards.
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3 years ago
City Hall
For some reason, there is not a word about the town hall itself in the reviews about the Town Hall Square. I will add some information. In the 14th century, Town Hall Square was the central place of Riga.
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3 years ago
Riga Castle
Riga Castle is a building in the heart of Riga, with a rich and difficult history that began in the 14th century. It is currently the residence of the President of Latvia.
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3 years ago
Freedom Monument
The Freedom Monument was erected in the center of Riga in 1935 in honor of the fallen fighters for the independence of Latvia. The idea of creating such a monument appeared in the 20s of the 20th century.
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3 years ago
An unusual monument
Near the street Skarnia, between the church of St. Peter and the complex "Konventa s? ta» stands a monument to legendary Bremen musicians: a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster.
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3 years ago
Church of Saints Olga and Elizabeth
The temple was built in memory of the wife of Emperor Elizabeth of Bavaria, or Empress Sisi, as she was popularly called at the time. The history of their relationship with Franz Josef has become the basis of many films and theater productions.
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4 years ago
Rainier Gate
One of the most interesting buildings of the Old Town is the entrance to the estate of the Venetian Rainier family. In addition to the remains of a mansion and courtyards, there are ruins of the chapel of St.
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4 years ago
Monument to Adam Mickiewicz
One of the best monuments of Lviv, its business card. A monument to the Polish national poet was unveiled on October 30.1904. The construction was carried out from the end of 1903 under the direction of architects Alfred Zakharievich and Jó zef Sosnowski.
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4 years ago
Savior Transfiguration Monastery
A valuable and interesting monument of the city is the Transfiguration Monastery, which was founded in princely times - in the XI century. It was here that the princes of the Seversky land were blessed, and it was here that the ancient Savior Cathedral was located, from which Igor marched.
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4 years ago
Chernihiv Maldives
Three artificial reservoirs - one large and two smaller - are flooded remnants of quarries in the pine forest. Once small quartz sand was mined here and the artesian layer was reached.
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4 years ago
Pearl of the Carpathians
An asphalt road leads to the lake, but not everyone will be able to walk up for 30 minutes. There are taxis. Near the lake there are several restaurants, butcher's shops with souvenirs, on the lake are carried on a raft.
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4 years ago
Black grave
"Black Grave" - a mound of ancient Russian (Varangian) origin of the late tenth century in Chernihiv. Local legends attributed it to Prince Black, the legendary founder of Chernihiv.
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4 years ago
Palace or castle?
At the end of the 19th century it was built according to the idea of the owner Grigory Glibov - a landowner and politician. In the 12th century there was a settlement Gurichiv.
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4 years ago
Church of the Three Anastasias
The five-story brick church (1893) stands in the historic center of the city, occupying an island position in the middle of the quarter, where in the first half of the eighteenth century.
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4 years ago
Church of St. Roch
In Splantsia Square, near the Church of St. Nicholas, there is a small, neat, well-preserved building - the Church of St. Roch (or Rocco). The church is built in the form of a basilica in the Venetian style, with elongated arched windows and pediments above the entrances.
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4 years ago
Another pearl of Kamyanets
With the establishment of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Podillia in 1362, Kamianets-Podilskyi was chosen as its administrative center. Religion, as one of the strongest levers of influence on the people, had to meet the requirements of secular power.
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4 years ago
Chocolate house
This house is often compared to Florentine palaces. I'm not an expert, but I think it's too much even for Florence. The facades are oversaturated with stucco and these elements seem to interfere with each other.
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4 years ago
Holy Dormition Elets Monastery
Holy Dormition Elets Monastery was founded in 1060 by Chernihiv Prince Svyatoslav Yaroslavych (fourth son of Yaroslav the Wise). According to various sources, between the second half of the XI century.
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4 years ago
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Chania Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is located on the territory of the former monastery of St. Francis. From the street it is almost invisible, only above a small passage the emblem of the Order of Franciscans is preserved - crossed, pierced nails of Christ.
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4 years ago
Duke
The monument to the Duke de Richelieu is the first monument to Odessa, unveiled in 1828. The monument to Duke is one of the main symbols of Odessa, erected to one of the first mayors of the city.
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4 years ago
Armenian Church
In the middle of the XIX century among Chernivtsi Armenians there was a need to have their own church. For its construction in 1864 a committee was created, which included the most authoritative members of the Armenian community.
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4 years ago
Ahmet Aga Minaret
The minaret of the former mosque is located in the Old Town, on Satzimichaly Ntaliani Street. It has survived as part of the mosque almost in its original form. In other buildings of the mosque there is now a knitting factory.
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4 years ago
The bell tower of St. Stepanos and the ruins of the Armenian temple
The Armenian Church of St. Nicholas, the Armenian Church of St. Nicholas - a lost monument of Armenian Christian sacred architecture, located in the Armenian district of Kamianets-Podilskyi, on Armenian Street.
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4 years ago
Armenian Market Square
The area is the center of the ancient quarter of the Armenian community that settled in Kamyanets in the 13th century. In fact, this is not an area, but a wide and short street paved with cobblestones.
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4 years ago
Dominican monastery
The Dominican Church of St. Nicholas, located at the highest point of the Old Town, is considered one of the oldest churches in Kamianets-Podilskyi. The Dominican monastery in Kamianets-Podilskyi was first mentioned in 1372.
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4 years ago