The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a fine example of Baroque architecture of the early 17th century. The architect Giovanni Trevano designed an ornate three-tiered facade with pilasters, volutes, niches, and a spacious interior. A powerful elliptical dome was placed in the centre of the nave, where the nave meets the transept. Along the walls of the only nave are built intercommunicating chapels, forming the semblance of side aisles.
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
