This pilgrimage church, built in honour of St John of Nepomuk, stands at Zelená Hora, not far from Ždár nad Sázavou in Moravia. Constructed at the beginning of the 18th century on a star-shaped plan, it is the most unusual work by the great architect Jan Blazej Santini, whose highly original style falls between neo-Gothic [...]
Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Kyrgyzstan dominates the Fergana Valley and forms the backdrop to the city of Osh, at the crossroads of important routes on the Central Asian Silk Roads. For more than one and a half millennia, Sulaiman was a beacon for travellers revered as a sacred mountain. Its five peaks and slopes contain numerous [...]
When we know that the Topkapi Palace was the residence of Ottoman sultans and rulers between the fifteenth and nineteenth century, one suspects that he must immediately contain luxury. Located near the old city of Istanbul, the palace called Topkapi Serail or Sarayi, enjoys stunning views, both on the sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus. [...]
The Topkapi Palace and Topkapi Palace is an extraordinary complex of buildings that extends in a beautiful location overlooking the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn on one of the seven hills of Istanbul. Here once stood the imperial palace of Constantine, which fell apart but with the collapse of the empire. After the [...]
Sultan Mehmet the Ottoman Conqueror built the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul shortly after he conquered the city in the 15th century. The palace was expanded by successive sultans, and remained the sultan’s residence for the Ottoman Empire for over 400 years. It has opulent rooms, fine art collections, and peaceful courtyards, and is one of [...]
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