The active male monastery and a whole complex of buildings attached to it are the church of St. George, a refectory o...

The construction of the feudal era of Georgia.

It is here that the great patriarchs of the Abrahamic religions are buried: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and their wives ...

An Orthodox Greek monastery located on the mountain of the same name, at an altitude of 350 meters, on the site where...

An 11th-century Byzantine monastery and UNESCO World Heritage site. Damaged by an earthquake in 1999, it has since be...

The Holy Monastery "Saints Peter and Paul - Cârtisoara" is located 6 kilometers south of Cârtisoara commune, Sibiu co...

The Cistercian order was founded in 1098, in Burgundy by the abbot Robert de Molesmes, who proclaimed the abdication ...

Corbii de Piatră Monastery is a holy place on the territory of Romania, located in the village of Jgheaburi, Corbi co...

The monastery is located above a deep canyon of a mountain river, attracting with its secrets, legends and special ch...

Founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brancovan, the monastery of Horezu, in Walachia, is a masterpiece of the `Branc...

The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians...

Once upon a time, on the mountain where the Gandzasar monastery stands, there were silver mines, since “ganz” in tran...

The ruins of the San Francisco Convent (Convento de San Francisco), dating back to the 17th century, is on the southw...

Once the capital of the Mongol Empire, Karakorum is a fascinating place that is certainly worth a visit if you’re int...

A gate opposite to Purana Qila built by Sher Shah Suri. Some historians believe that this marked the boundary of Sher...

Orthodox women's monastery of the Novaya Kakhovka diocese. Founded in 1785 as the male Old Believer Korsunsky monaste...