The Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid is the most important and prestigious Plaza de Toros in all of Spain. Inaugurated on June 17, 1931, the arena has…
It is the oldest and most important bridge in Prague. Its construction, commissioned by Charles IV, began in 1357 and ended in 1402. On both sides it is fortified by…
The oldest mill is a water mill that dates back to the eighth century. These techniques were used to reclaim hundreds of lakes and swamps and avoid flooding of land. …
In besieged Sarajevo, hope was 700 meters long. The city was almost completely surrounded. On three sides, the Serbian army threw grenades from the mountains; the Olympic bobsled track had…
Located in Stephansplatz, in the center of Vienna, St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom) is the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Stephansdom, Vienna’s most important religious building, was built on the…
Stavropoleos Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in central Bucharest. The church is built in the Brâncoveanesc style. Stavropoleos’ name is a Romanian interpretation of a Greek word, Stauropolis, meaning “the city…