The so-called Livingstone House is located just north of Stone Town on the Bububu Road. Built in 1860, the house served as a haven for many European missionaries and explorers. Livingstone stayed here before setting out on his last expedition. The building was later taken over by the Hindu Society. In 1947, the government bought and reconstructed the building to house laboratories for scientific research. The building now houses the offices of the Zanzibar Tourism Corporation.
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
