Libraries play an important role in preserving all the cultural achievements of mankind. They store valuable copies of books and other information in both physical and virtual form. They are always available to society as a huge storehouse of knowledge. We know the sad fate of the Alexandria Library, ...

When people of antiquity found the ruins of bulky buildings, they decided that only huge creatures, for example, cyclops, could erect such buildings. People today are not inclined to magical or religious explanations, however, a large number of mysterious ancient buildings and today cause ...

Medieval castles were well-fortified buildings in which the nobility lived: nobles, barons, kings. Castles were erected both in Europe and in the Middle East. Now we use the word "castle" to denote reliable fortifications and fasteners. Contrary to popular belief castles ...

The history of such a complex engineering invention of Mankind as a tunnel begins in ancient times. Using the simplest tools of labor, people of the Stone Age learned to cut passages in the rocks during mine workings in mines and quarries. Today there are various tunnels that run ...

Ancient Egyptian civilization, which originated along the banks of the Nile many millennia ago, left us the richest monuments of material and spiritual culture. The architecture of ancient Egypt is striking in its monumentality, and the tombs of the pharaohs became the greatest monuments of the ancient world. Of all the historical and architectural ...

There is such an indicator in Russia as the Cost of Living Index (LIS), which determines the standard of living of individual cities and regions of the Russian Federation, taking as a basis the prices of basic goods and services, as well as the cost of housing. Rosstat experts annually conduct research, making a rating, ...

In 2014, the Ministry of Education of Belarus, by direct instruction of the President of the country, developed criteria for compiling a rating of higher education institutions. One of the goals of compiling such a rating was to determine the potential of students. The generally accepted world criteria were taken for the rating, so ...

According to the latest statistics, just over 19 million people live in Australia. But, surprisingly, 10 million of them live in cities located on the eastern and southern coasts of the continent. There are not many large urban settlements in this part of the world, and large cities in Australia ...

It is quite difficult to determine which city is the richest on the planet, because different criteria can be taken as the basis for such a rating. For example, some companies take the criterion of dollar billionaires who live in the city, but do not take into account such key indicators as the value of real estate ...

The first mention of Moscow in Russian chronicles dates back to 1147, but archaeologists have long established that the first settlements on the territory of the future capital of the Russian state appeared in the Paleolithic era. In modern Moscow there are many beautiful places, as well as historical and architectural monuments. Sure, ...

The modern word "airport" came to us from the ancient Greek language, and literally translates as "air harbor." Today it is a huge complex designed to send, receive and base aircraft. Many people associated with aviation are well aware that during a flight the most dangerous ...

According to legends and descriptions, the giant statue of the God of the Sun on the island of Rhodes, in addition to the object of worship, also served as a lighthouse, since a torch burned in Helios's hand. A powerful earthquake destroyed the statue, leaving us with the famous expression “Colossus with Clay Feet”. Modern lighthouses ...

Among the variety of musical instruments, the organs are undoubtedly the most magnificent and grandiose. Translated from the ancient Greek language, an organ literally means “instrument”, “instrument”. And really, this musical instrument is capable of hurting you to the very heart and take possession of the soul. Do not believe? ...

Today, there are many ratings of educational institutions, both world and domestic. Many, relying on the data of these ratings, choose a higher educational institution in which they will receive a specialty. But when reading these ratings, first of all, you need to know by what criteria they were compiled. ...

It turns out that among the many world ratings, there is also a determining length of railways. The main criterion here is the length of the canvas. Based on this parameter, we will consider the longest railways in the world. In addition to real long routes, we recall the longest toy ...

During the existence of the Soviet Union, the Kazakh Republic occupied the second place in the number of union republics in terms of occupied space. Today, this unique state, lying in two parts of the world, occupies the 9th line in the world in terms of occupied area. But in such a vast territory there are only 87 ...

Since the existence of the Novgorod veche, bells in Russia have been treated tenderly and reverently. The raising of the bell to the bell tower, whether it be a small church or a large temple, has always been a solemn and significant event. There is even a special science campanalogy studying these unique ...

The official name of the eastern country consists of two hieroglyphs, which in Russian transcription are read as "Nihon", which means "the place where the Sun rises." The first ships of Europeans moored to the shores of this amazing and mysterious country only in 1543, and the process of "discovery of Japan" began....

Etymologically, the monument comes from the word “memory”. In a sculptural sculpture, the master tries to preserve the memory of a historical event, an outstanding person, or embodies the image of a deity in stone. Most of the sculptures and monuments, undoubtedly, are the cultural heritage of the countries of the world and directly reflect ...

Among all the mysterious and mysterious phenomena on our amazing planet, perhaps the most inexplicable is the emergence of ghost towns. Once blooming, noisy, full of life places become a white spot on the map. Before we talk about the largest abandoned cities in the world, we note ...