Quinta da Regaleira is an estate located near the historic center of Sintra, Portugal. It is classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO within the “Cultural Landscape of Sintra”. Along with other palaces in this area (such as the Pena, Monserrate and Seteais palaces), it is one of the principal tourist attractions of Sintra. […]
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Derweze (Turkmen language: The Gate, also known as Darvaza)
Derweze (Turkmen language: The Gate, also known as Darvaza) is a village in Turkmenistan of about 350 inhabitants, located in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 km north from Ashgabat. Darvaza inhabitants are mostly Turkmen of the Teke tribe, preserving a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Crater was formed due to the failure of land for […]
Orda Cave. Dive into underwater labyrinths
Orda – a cave in the south-western outskirts of the village of Orda Perm, on the left bank of the river Kungur. Embedded in gypsum and anhydrite of the Permian age. Consists of “dry” and the underwater part. The length of the dry part is 300 meters underwater – 4600 meters. To date, Orda Cave […]
The Catherine Palace summer residence of the Russian tsars
The Catherine Palace was the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin), 25 km south-east of St. Petersburg, Russia. At this time: Museum. Opened for tourists. Catherine’s Palace, once belonging to Catherine I, Rastrelli began to rebuild when Elizaveta Petrovna. Six times to destroy it before the […]
Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg
The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. At this time: Museum. Opened for tourists. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great’s original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and […]
Gatchina Palace
The Great Gatchina Palace. Imperial residence. At this time: Museum. Opened for tourists. The former Imperial residence Gatchina is approximately in forty-five kilometers to the South-West of St. Petersburg. The Great Gatchina Palace was built in 1766–1781 in Gatchina town (Russia) by Antonio Rinaldi for Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov who was a favourite of Ekaterina […]
The State of California – Free Online Topography map
California is a state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and, to the south, the Mexican state of Baja California. California is the most populous U.S. state. Its four largest cities are Los […]