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…
Located on the hills near Bologna, the Castle called “Rocchetta Mattei” owes its name to Count Cesare Mattei. In 1850 bought the land where the ruins of the medieval Castle stood…
The National Etruscan Museum of Marzabotto is located in the province of Bologna. The structural remains of this ancient city make the site a unique case in the panorama of Etruscan…
Mali Lošinj is located in a large sea valley. Its houses are arranged in an amphitheatre around the port and are the economic and administrative centre of the island of…