The Museum of German History is housed in the building of the former Arsenal, built in the Baroque style in 1706. In the courtyard are the famous "Masks of Dying Warriors", a masterpiece of Baroque art by sculptor A. Schlüter.
The Arsenal building was used under the Hohenzollerns as the "Hall of Fame" of the Prussian state, and since 1952 it has been the Museum of German History from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day.
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
