Landmarks of the world

Castel dell'Ovo is the oldest castle in Naples, its appearance has changed over the centuries of many wars. The castle was originally built by the Normans and then rebuilt first by the Angioines and then by the Aragonese. Its name means "Egg Castle". According to legend, the ancient Roman poet Virgi...

Ca Rezzonico in the Dorsoduro area is one of the grandest palaces on the Grand Canal, built partly in the seventeenth and partly in the eighteenth century. Since 1934 it has belonged to Venice and houses the "Museo del Settecento Veneziano" (Museum of Eighteenth Century Venice). Beautiful rooms, som...

The Capitoline Hill of Rome is one of the seven hills on which Ancient Rome arose. On the Capitol there was the Capitoline Temple, which was also called the Capitol, where meetings of the Senate and popular assemblies took place. On the hill is the Church of the Virgin Mary, a popular monument to Ma...

The Capitoline Museums are unique buildings in Rome, which contain collections of the history of the eternal city of Rome, artifacts and various unique objects. This is the world's first public art museum, which was started by Pope Sixtus IV in 1471, donating to the “people of Rome” a collection of ...

The Chapel San Severo is considered the most popular tourist attraction in Naples. This building is almost impossible not to notice, because next to it there is always a large number of people who want to see the chapel from the inside. History of the Chapel San Severo It was built in early 1590, an...

The Pazzi Chapel is an outstanding architectural monument of the Italian Renaissance. The building was designed by the architect Filippo Brunelleschi in 1442-1460, it is located in the monastery courtyard of the Franciscan church of Santa Croce in Florence. This is another gem of Florence that local...

The Medici Chapel is a memorial chapel, the tomb of the Medici family at the Florentine church of San Lorenzo. Her sculptures are among the most ambitious achievements of the art of the High Renaissance in the work of Michelangelo Buonarroti. The place is among the recommended locations for tourists...

Campo Santo translated from Italian means “holy field” - this is one of the attractions of Italy, which is located in the north of the Cathedral Square of Pisa. The place has many other names, such as "Camposanto Monumentale", meaning "memorial cemetery", and "Camposanto Vecchio", which translates t...

The Spanish Steps are located in Rome and began to be built in 1721. It is considered the grand staircase that descends from the tops of the Pincio hill, where the Trinita dei Monti church is located, to the foot of Piazza di Spagna. Having been in Rome, it is impossible to imagine a city tour witho...

The Ponto-cho area in Kyoto annually becomes a gathering place for thousands of people who come here from all over the world. As you know, Japan is a country where a lot of different events take place. The city of Kyoto occupies a special place in Japan, where life is active around the clock. People...