The building of the Princely Palace, dating back to the 15th century, was periodically damaged by fires, earthquakes and explosions of the gunpowder stored there, but it has survived to this day. Today it houses the city museum, as well as the only monument erected in all the centuries of the existence of the Dubrovnik Republic - to the rich sailor Miho Pratsatat, who bequeathed it his entire fortune in the 17th century.
Khan-Al-Khalili is a large market in the Muslim neighbourhood of Cairo, one of the city's striking landmarks. The square that Khan-Al-Khalili occupies was originally the site of the Saffron Tomb mausoleum, the burial place of the Fatimid caliphs. Emir Al-Khalili ordered the destruction of the Fatimid cemetery in 1382 in order to build a large caravanserai. At that time, this was the central... read more
The Catholic Church of the Visitation in the Jerusalem suburb of Ein Karem is named after one of the most beautiful Gospel episodes - Mary's visit to Elizabeth.
read moreIn the heart of Athens, northwest of the Acropolis, lie the ruins of the Ancient Agora. During the period of ancient Greece (from about the beginning of the 6th century BC) it was the political, financial, administrative, cultural and religious ce... read more
