Landmarks of the world

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum is an art museum in Milan, which was originally created from the private collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli. The museum is located in the former residence of Poldi Pezzoli, built at the end of the nineteenth century. It houses a large collection of weapons, armor, pain...

The Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology is located in the very center of Milan, a few steps from the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, it has been operating since 1953. It is the largest museum in Italy in the field of science and technology, as well as one of the most important museums in E...

The Museum of Natural History of the Mediterranean is not a popular destination for tourists traveling in Italy. Many people are simply not familiar with it (rare guidebooks tell about this exhibition), while others are not very interested in exhibits. The museum is located in Livorno, a port city l...

The Galileo Museum is one of the most famous museums not only in Florence, but throughout Italy. The exhibition is located in the ancient Castellani Palace, built in the 11th century. For a long time it was called the Institute of the History of Science. Today it is a scientific and technical museum...

The Museum of the Orient in the Casa Pesado in Venice, established as the private collection of Prince Henry of Bourbon in 1889, became a public institution in 1928, occupying an important place in the cultural context. In 2016, the government selected this historic building to house the museum. The...

The Bardini Museum is not one of the most popular tourist attractions, so you can enjoy all its splendor almost completely alone. Stefano Bardini was a renowned restorer and antique dealer of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He searched for antique rarities, restored and resold ...

The Altar of Peace Museum is a unique historical monument from the era of Octavian Augustus. After the solemn return of Octavian Augustus from Spain and Gaul and the successful annexation of these regions to Rome, the Altar of Peace, known in many countries, was erected in the center of historical I...

The Rialto Bridge indicates that the magnificent Venice, completely surrounded by water, bears the name of the city of bridges for a reason. There are more than 400 transport facilities located here, overhanging more than a hundred canals. But this was not always the case, for a long time the inhabi...

The Bridge of Sighs is an iconic landmark, which locals call the Ponte dei Sospiri, was built in 1600. It connects the Doge's Palace with the historic prison through a canal. The prisoners who were tried in Venice were initially held in underground prison cells inside the Doge's Palace. As the numbe...

The Martorana or, as it is also called, the church of Santa Maria del Ammirallo, along with the small church of San Cataldo, towers over Bellini Square in the center of Palermo. Built in 1145 by George of Antioch, admiral or vizier of Roger II, the church got its current name from the neighboring mo...