Detail InformationEdit Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery , loosely translated in English as the St. Cyril-Belozersk Monastery, used to be the largest monastery of Northern Russia. The monastery was dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which cause it was sometimes referred to as the Dormition Monastery of St. Cyril. By the 20th century, […]

Detail InformationEdit The Goritsky Monastery of Resurrection (Russian: Воскресенский Горицкий монастырь) is a Russian Orthodox convent (female monastery) in the village of Goritsy, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the town of Kirillov, Kirillovsky District, Vologda oblast, Russia. As of 2011, it was one of the four acting monasteries and the only acting female monastery […]

Detail InformationEdit The Ferapontov convent in the Vologda region of Russia, is considered one of the purest examples of Russian medieval art, a reason given by UNESCO for its inscription on the World Heritage List. The monastery was founded by Saint Ferapont in 1398 in the inhospitable Russian North, to the east from the Kirillo-Belozersky […]

Detail InformationEdit Stavropoleos Monastery, also known as Stavropoleos Church during the last century when the monastery was dissolved, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for nuns in Central Bucharest, Romania. Its church is built in Brâncovenesc style. The patrons of the church are St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The name Stavropoleos is a Romanian rendition of […]

Detail InformationEdit The Monastery of Horezu was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu in the town of Horezu, Wallachia, Romania. It is considered to be a masterpiece of “Brâncovenesc style”, known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculpted detail, its treatment of religious compositions, its votive portraits, and its painted […]

Detail InformationEdit The Rizal Monument is a memorial monument in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The mausoleum consists of a standing bronze sculpture of the martyr, with an obelisk as his backdrop, set on a pedestal upon which his remains are interred. A plaque on the pedestal […]

Detail InformationEdit Ninoy Aquino was assassinated in the year 1983 at the Manila International Airport. His widow, Corazon “Cory” C. Aquino, ran the struggle and became part of the movement to regain democracy. She was eventually sworn in as the first female President of the Philippines through a peaceful People Power Revolution in 1986. The […]

Montijo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348.0 km² and a population of 40,199 inhabitants. The town of Montijo has a population of 25,719. The municipality is composed of eight civil parishes and is located in Setúbal District. It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity; that […]

Montemor-o-Novo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1233.0 km² and a total population of 18,485 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 12,000. The municipality is composed of 10 parishes, and is located in the District of Évora. The present Mayor is Carlos Manuel Pinto Sá, elected by the Unitarian […]

Detail InformationEdit Gabriela Silang Monument is a landmark of Makati City. This famous landmark is situated just hundred meters away from Greenbelt 4. This magnificent monument was created by renowned sculpture artist Jose M. Mendoza in the year 1971 for paying tributes to Gabriela Silang. Maria Josefa Gabriela Carino Silang was the first to lead […]