Akhtala, Armenia

In the Lori district of Armenia, a village named Akhtala, is a place which has preserved many remarkable historical monuments. In St.Gevorg's hill area discoveries were made and exscavations of 210 stonechest tombs were found. Discovered items were dated aroun...

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria

Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral was built between 1882 and 1912 in honor of the brave Russian soldiers fallen during the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-78. The total area of the church is 3170 sq. me...

Amberd Fort-City, Armenia

Amberd "fortress in the clouds" fort-city was built in X century in the triangular cape where the rivers Arkashen and Amberd are joined. The mansion and some sections of walls were constructed in the VII century by the noble house of Kamsarakan. In X century t...

Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia

Angkor Wat ( Khmer: - City Temple) is a temple complex built for the king of the Khmer Empire ( Suryavarman II (ruled 1113 - c. 1150) as his state temple and capital city). The temple was firstly dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, but later became Buddhist. I...

Ani Cathedral (Church of the Holy Mother of God), Turkey

Ani Cathedral is located on the southern edge of Ani city. It is considered to be the queen of Ani and some specialists say that it is adornment of Caucasian architecture of that time. As evidenced by a number of sources, the construction of the temple began ...