Landmarks of the world

Palenque is the ruins of an ancient Mayan city located in the northeastern part of the state of Chiapas in Mexico. The second name of the city is Lakamkha, which translates as "Big water". The city flourished until the 3rd-8th century, when it was the cultural and political center of the Maya, but ...

In 1990, a monument to the founders of Odessa was erected on Yekaterininskaya Square in Odessa on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the city in memory of their significant contribution to the development of the city. Sculptures of Catherine II, de Volan, de Ribas, Zubov Potemkin are installed...

There is a fortress of the same name in the suburbs of Barcelona on Montjuic Mountain. In different years, battles took place here that influenced the fate of the entire region. Previously, there was a simple watchtower on the mountain, but during the Catalan uprising in 1640, a fortress was hastil...

The magnificent Shatsky Lakes are located in the Volyn region of Ukraine, their purity and beauty of nature attract tourists from all over the country. In total, the complex includes 30 lakes, along the shores of which there are many recreation centers and sanatoriums. The territory where the lakes...

The Sforza Castle is a magnificent medieval castle in Milan, built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza as a residence. Nowadays, the castle houses several museums. The first fortification on the castle grounds was built in the 14th century, but it was destroyed during the popular uprising. Arou...

The Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is the oldest Orthodox church in Sochi, built in honor of the victory in the Caucasian War of 1864. In 1871, Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich Romanov, who was then governor of the Caucasus, traveled throughout the Black Sea region to find out the needs of ne...

In the Khostinsky district there is an amazing cave system named Vorontsovskaya after the name of the mountain range in which it is located. For many years, it was believed that the Labyrinthine, Vorontsovskaya, Long and Kabaniy caves were not connected in any way, but it gradually became clear that...

Bugsky Gard is a fairly young national park in Ukraine, established in 2009 on an area of 61 km2. The park was created to preserve unique natural sites, including numerous tracts and geological monuments. The National Park is located in the valley of the Southern Bug River and its tributaries. The ...

In Odessa, on an area of 16 hectares, there is a very old botanical garden, in which over 3,000 species of various plants grow. The garden's collection is constantly being updated thanks to researchers who develop new varieties and study plants for their theses. The first botanical garden was found...

Not far from the village of Korolevka in Ukraine, there is the longest gypsum cave in the world, Optimisticheskaya. It was discovered in 1966, and to date, 230 kilometers of the cave's length have been mapped. She still hasn't been fully examined. About 20 million years ago, there was an ancient sh...