Kebir-Jami Mosque is an outstanding architectural monument of Simferopol, the oldest building of the city. The inscription at the entrance indicates that the mosque was built in 1508. After a fire in 1740 the mosque was restored and subsequently repeatedly rebuilt. rebuilt. The last time it was restored was in 1995. It is believed that the whiteness of the walls of the mosque gave its name to the medieval town of Ak-Mosque (White Mosque).
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
