The city's first stock exchange was founded by local merchants in 1558. The current building was built in 1879 to a design by Heinrich Burnitz and Oskar Sommer in the neo-Renaissance style. Since 1957, the building has been used for its intended purpose and is open to the public.
The Hauptwache building was built in 1730 as a guardhouse. Later the building was used as a prison. Since 1904, the Hauptwache has been a chic café and a popular meeting place for the city's residents and visitors.
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
