Tag: monuments

An outrageous act of vandalism. Home Army monuments in Russia destroyed

An outrageous act of vandalism. Home Army monuments in Russia destroyed An outrageous act of vandalism. Home Army monuments in Russia destroyed

Monuments commemorating Home Army soldiers were destroyed in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast. There is a statement from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland. The destruction took place at the memorial site for Home Army soldiers in the town of Borowicze-Jogła in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast. The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in St. […]

Biocrust is the real secret of the immortality of the Great Wall of China

Biocrust is the real secret of the immortality of the Great Wall of China Biocrust is the real secret of the immortality of the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the modern world. It is more than eight thousand kilometers long and dates back to B.C. It was built from compressed earth, stone and brick in different periods, starting from 215 BC, with the most famous and monumental sections being built during the […]

Soviet monuments, collateral damage from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Soviet monuments, collateral damage from the Russian invasion of Ukraine Soviet monuments, collateral damage from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Concerned about energy supplies and tentatively divided over a possible ban or restriction on Russian access to the common area, some countries with a history of Russian occupation or domination have begun removing or destroying monuments and memorials evoking the victory of the Soviet Union. Army Red over Nazi troops. An initiative that infuriates Russian […]

“Unique” in the Iberian Peninsula. Megalithic site with more than 500 menhirs discovered on the banks of the Guadiana

“Unique” in the Iberian Peninsula. Megalithic site with more than 500 menhirs discovered on the banks of the Guadiana “Unique” in the Iberian Peninsula.  Megalithic site with more than 500 menhirs discovered on the banks of the Guadiana

The discovery was made on 600 hectares of land in the extreme southwest of Spain, near Ayamonte. © Frank Prevel/AP (file) Author: Lusa More than 500 menhirs, some organized in tombs and cromlechs (stone circles like the famous Stonehenge) were discovered on the banks of the Guadiana, a few meters from the border with Portugal, […]

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