The Statue of the Motherland (Батьківщина-Мати) is a colossal monument located in Kyiv, symbolizing the Motherland. It was inaugurated on May 9, 1981 by former Communist Party of the Soviet Union…
The Royal Palace is the seat of the Belgian monarchy and here are the offices of the king, some ministries, official meeting rooms and rooms for heads of state visiting Brussels. Since…
The “Grand‘Place”, the main square of Brussels and a true jewel of Belgian architecture, overlooked by the 15th century Gothic-style Town Hall building, is a cradle of princely buildings. The scent…
The Winter Palace was the imperial residence of the Tsars. In 1764 Catherine the Great wanted to build another building near the Palace to house the works of art she was collecting. The new…
The Bolshoi Theater (Большίой театр) is the most famous theater in Russia, where ballets, operas and plays are staged. The building was built in 1824 by Andrei Mikhailov to replace the Petrovka theater, which was…
The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki – PKiN) is located in the center of Warsaw. Its construction began in 1952 and was inaugurated on July 22, 1955. It is 237 meters high…