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Basilica of San Domenico
One of the main and most valuable temples of Bologna. The interior of the church houses numerous works of art masters, including sculptures by Michelangelo. The square in front of the temple is paved with river pebbles, just like in ancient times.
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3 years ago
Palazzo Marescotti
The building was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century, a period when the Marescotti and Bentivoglio families were fighting each other. Ercole Marescotti de Calvi, in alliance with Pope Julius II, was one of the supporters of the destruction of the Bentivoglio Palace in 1507.
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4 years ago
Spanish College
The College of Spain, founded by Cardinal Egidio Albornos (1310-1367) as the "domus hispanica", also known as the Royal College of San Clemente degli Spagnoli and the Royal College of Spain, is a university college for Spanish students based in a medieval university, the most famous of the twenty fo...
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4 years ago
Church of St. Jacob
St. Jacob's Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Latvia. It appeared in Riga in the 13th century, at the same time as the Dome Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. However, its architecture is noticeably simpler than its peers, since it was not intended for the city, but for a rural parish.
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4 years ago
Old fountain
The fountain was designed by the architect Tommaso Lauretti from Palermo and erected in 1565. Water was supplied to the fountain by an underground water supply from a cistern located in the courtyard of the Palazzo Comunale.
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4 years ago
"Three Brothers"
"Three Brothers" is the oldest complex of residential buildings preserved in Riga from the 15th century. The medieval buildings, closely pressed together, got their name a long time ago - according to legend, they were actually built by three men of the same family.
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4 years ago
Dome Cathedral
The cathedral, one of the symbols of Riga. The main church of the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The cathedral church is the only complex of a cathedral-type church and a cathedral monastery in the Baltic States.
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4 years ago
Church of the saint
One of the oldest buildings in Riga - the Church of St. John, is an interesting combination of different architectural styles from late Gothic, Northern Revival and Mannerism to Baroque.
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4 years ago
Pinakothek
The complex was built according to the project of the architect A. Torregiani in 1728-1735 to accommodate the church of San Ignacio and the Jesuit monastery. In 1803, the Pinacoteca and the Academy of Arts, which was founded in 1710 under the name Accademia Clementina, were located here.
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4 years ago
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The sacred building is the work of Edoardo Collamarini (1864–1928), an artist of high culture and fine sensitivity. The sanctuary has been identified as the most beautiful Sacred Heart church erected in Italy, and certainly one of the most monumental sacred buildings erected at the time.
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4 years ago
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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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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4 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