Basilica da Estrela
Basílica da Estrela Basílica da Estrela is one of the most beautiful church buildings in all of Europe, and is also the most popular attraction Lisbon’s architecture is known for…
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Mafra Palace
Mafra Palace (Palácio Nacional de Mafra) For modest Portugal, the scale and extravagance of the Mafra monastery and palace, located 40 kilometers northwest of Lisbon, is astounding. The luxurious palace…
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Lisbon Maritime Museum (Museu de Marinha) Lisbon Maritime Museum is a unique museum dedicated to the sea, ships and Portuguese geographical discoveries. It occupies a part in the west wing…
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Geronimos (Jerónimos Monastery) Upon seeing the world-famous Jerónimos Monastery, Jerónimos, the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa exclaimed with feeling: “This is a poem in stone that everyone must see to remember…
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Church of St. Engracia (National Pantheon of Portugal) The Church of Sant’Engracia, also called the National Pantheon of Portugal, is one of the most impressive works of architecture in Lisbon,…
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San Felipe del Morro fort Fort San Felipe del Morro is a 16th-century Spanish citadel on the northwest side of San Juan Island. For many years, the fort guarded the…
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Castelul Corvinilor Castelul Corvinov is a family estate in the south of Transylvania in Romania, in the provincial town of Hunedoara. Tourists are attracted here not only by its medieval…
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Alexander Palace in Tsarskoye Selo Alexander Palace was laid in 1792 by order of Catherine II for the wedding of her favorite grandson Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich (future Emperor Alexander…
Continue readingArchbishop’s podvorye
Hierarch’s podvorye Archbishop’s palace is one of the oldest buildings of the Astrakhan Kremlin, located to the south of the majestic Uspensky Cathedral. Wooden chambers appeared here in 1617, and…
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Alexeev-Akatov Nunnery Alexeev-Akatov Monastery is one of the oldest monastic monasteries in the Voronezh region. Originally a male monastery, after many years of neglect during the Soviet period it is…
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