Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, stands as a Central European country marked by the delineation of 16 administrative provinces referred to as voivodeships, encompassing an expansive area spanning 312,700 square kilometres (120,700 square miles). Its geographical expanse spans the contours of the Central European Plain, stretching from the northern shores of the Baltic Sea to the southern reaches of the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains. Poland is flanked by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. Additionally, Poland shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.

Poland

Palace Square in Warsaw

In the centre of Palace Square stands Sigismund's Column, Poland's first secular monument, erected in 1644 by King Wladyslaw IV to his father Sigismund III Waza.

Poland

St. John's Cathedral

On Świętojańska Street is the oldest church in Warsaw - St. John's Cathedral, built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1339, a papal court settled a dispute here. between Poland and the Teutonic Order. Here were crowned Stanisław L... read more

Poland

Warsaw Market Square

The market is the centre of the Old Town. This square was once surrounded by wooden buildings. However, a fire in 1777 transformed it, and colourful stone houses with beautiful facades appeared. It was once home to wealthy Warsaw burghers, who spa... read more

Poland

Warszawski Barbakan

Barbakan is a defensive fortification at the northern gate of the Old Town. Once there was a lift bridge here, according to all the rules of medieval fortification. bridge, but it has not survived to this day. Nowadays various exhibitions are held... read more

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Egypt

Khan Al-Khalili Market

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

Greece

Ancient Agora

In 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

Mali

Niono

The city of Niono is known as the "Venice of Mali" because of its system of canals and channels that criss-cross the entire city, and the local brick mosque is almost as famous as the famed Djenné Mosque.