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Adamini House

Baron P.L. Schilling, the inventor of the electromagnetic telegraph, lived in this house, and Nicholas I, V. A. Zhukovsky, I. A. Krylov, A. S. Pushkin visited him. At the beginning of the XX century, L. H. Andreev, who was then at the zenith of glory, lived here, in whose apartment meetings of the central committee of the RCP were held (6). Art historian A. L. Volynsky, futurist poet V. V. Kamensky, composer I. O. Dunaevsky lived in this building.

On the Field of Mars, in a house with columns, which Anna Akhmatova once saw from her window of the wing of the Marble Palace, where she lived in the early twenties of the 2090S, lived a friend of the poetess Olga Sudeikina with her artist husband. For some time in the early twenties Akhmatova moved in with her.

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Campo Dei Fiori

Campo dei Fiori is a lively square located in the heart of the historic center of Rome. Once it was a meadow where jousting tournaments were held, but now it is a lively market where everything is sold, from fresh produce to souvenirs.

One of the most famous sights of the square is the statue of the philosopher Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake for heresy in the 16th century. It serves as a symbol of freedom of thought and freedom of speech.

The square is also surrounded by restaurants and cafes, which makes it a popular place for both locals and tourists to have a snack or a drink. At night, the nightlife comes alive here.

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Gorky Park

According to official data, almost 700,000 people visit Gorky Park in a week alone. The park was founded in the first half of the last century, and today its area is more than 219 hectares.

On this huge territory there are playgrounds, sports facilities, an observatory, numerous cafes, the Garage Museum of Modern Art and other objects attractive to children and adults.

In the warm season, a summer cinema opens, festivals and concerts of musical groups are held on the stage of the Green Theater, and sun loungers and snow-white tents are waiting for you on the Olive Beach.

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Cathedral Mosque of St. Petersburg

In 1906, permission was obtained to build a mosque on the Petrograd side. The money for its construction was collected from donations from believers from all over Russia, and it is reliably known that the largest amount for the construction was donated by the Emir of Bukhara.

The Cathedral Mosque was the first mosque in the city on the Neva, and its construction in 1913 was timed to coincide with the tercentenary of the House of Romanov. However, work on the interior decoration of the temple was carried out for another seven years. The people called the first mosque of St. Petersburg Tatar for a very long time, and the area near it - Tatarstan.

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Borghese Gallery and Museum

The Borghese Gallery is a must-visit museum located in Rome, Italy. The museum has an impressive collection of works of art and sculptures, including works by famous Italian artists such as Bernini, Caravaggio and Raphael.

One of the main attractions of the museum is Bernini's sculpture "Apollo and Daphne", which captures the dramatic moment when the god Apollo turns into a tree in pursuit of the nymph Daphne.

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Kremlin Armory Tower

Aloisio Da Karezano or Aleviz Fryazin, as he was called in Russia, had to direct the work on the completion of the north-western side of the Kremlin walls, which were located along the Neglinnaya River.

In the course of his work, the architect not only erected the towers and walls of the Kremlin, but also carried out large-scale hydraulic engineering work to strengthen the creeping soil of the slope on which it is located.

In addition to the construction of the Armory Tower, the Italian architect supervised the construction of stone chambers in the Kremlin.

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Spit/Strelka of Vasilyevsky Island

The spit of Vasilievsky Island is a real open-air museum. In the place where Vasilievsky Island cuts the Neva River into two arms, there is a whole complex of buildings executed in different architectural styles, which does not spoil the integrity of the composition at all.

The western side of the island looks at the Gulf of Finland - the so-called "sea facade" of St. Petersburg.

The eastern part of it is Strelka - the city center is located here. Since 1772, the auction was organized on it, and later the St. Petersburg Port Exchange was built.

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Piazza Del Gesu

Piazza del Gesu is a square located in the heart of Rome. It is named after the nearby Jesuit Church of Jesu, which is considered one of the most important examples of Baroque architecture in the city. The square was designed in the 16th century by Giacomo della Porta and underwent several changes in the following centuries.

In addition to the Gesu Church, there are other important buildings on the Piazza del Gesu. One of them is Palazzo Carpegna, originally built in the 16th century, and then restored in the Baroque style.

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