On the left side of the Royal Route is the Radziwill Palace, where the young Chopin gave his first concert. It is also called the Viceroy's Palace, because since 1818 it was the residence of the Viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland. A century later the building housed the Council of Ministers, now it is the Presidential Palace. In front of the palace there is a monument to Prince Jozef Poniatowski.
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
