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Santa Susanna

Santa Susanna is a beautiful church located in the heart of Rome, just a few minutes walk from the famous Via Veneto. The church is a popular destination for both tourists and locals, allowing a glimpse into the rich history and culture of the city.

Santa Susanna was originally built in the IV century AD and has undergone many reconstructions over the years, including a major restoration in the 17th century. The church features stunning Baroque architecture with intricate frescoes and paintings decorating the walls and ceiling.

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Senate Palace

This building was built for 11 years since 1776 for Empress Catherine. The Senate was built "for the glorification of the Russian state."
Architect Matvey Kazakov created a real masterpiece of architecture in the classical style, and when the top officials did not believe that the dome with a diameter of 24.7 meters above the main hall was strong enough, Kazakov climbed up and stood on it for half an hour. But there is information that he was standing restlessly - jumping and stamping. When the architect came down, his colleagues greeted him with an ovation.

The Empress liked the palace so much that she gave the architect's wife her gloves.

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Mikhailovsky Palace (Russian Museum)

Emperor Paul I decided to build the Mikhailovsky Palace for his youngest son, Prince Mikhail Pavlovich, and ordered to save money for it.

Despite the fact that Pavel l was killed during a palace coup and did not witness the realization of his idea, Emperor Alexander built a palace for 21-year-old Mikhail designed by the famous architect Karl Rossi. After considering several proposals concerning the location of the future palace, we decided on the construction of a vacant lot located in the center of St. Petersburg.

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Santa Maria In Cosmedin

Santa Maria In Cosmedin is a charming medieval church located in the heart of Rome's historic district. The church is known for its intricate Byzantine-style mosaics, which are best preserved in Rome. The most famous attraction of the church is the large marble disk "Mouth of the Truth", which was once used to verify the veracity of those accused of lying.

The interior of the church is decorated with beautiful frescoes and marble columns, and visitors can admire the impressive 8th-century Kosmati sidewalk.

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Tverskaya Boulevard

This is the first boulevard in the capital - once it was even called simply
Boulevard, there was no need for a specific name.
The name Tverskaya appeared at the end of the XVIII century.

When designing this street, green spaces were provided - at first birch trees were planted, but they quickly withered away, and they were replaced by lime alleys. Nobles who built their mansions nearby liked to walk among the young lime trees.

In 1812, French troops were stationed on the boulevard, who cut down all the lime trees for fuel before they could be destroyed by fire.

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Pashkov 's House

Anna Akhmatova 's Petersburg

The Pashkovs' house on Fontanka also has a second name - Levashov's mansion. The thing is that the daughter of Chief Chamberlain Pashkov, who owned the house, married General Levashov, and the mansion was inherited by their family.

For some time there was an office of a brick factory here
Levashov, and the plant itself is on the site of the current Levashovo railway station.

Once in one of the apartments of the mansion lived a famous doctor and teacher Peter Frantsevich Lesgaft, after whom the St. Petersburg University of Physical Education is named.

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Santi Quattro Coronati

Santi Quattro Coronati is a lesser-known gem of Rome's rich cultural heritage. The church, located on a Rural hill, is dedicated to four unknown saints who are believed to have been martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.

The name of the church means "Four Crowned Martyrs" and is associated with four anonymous saints who were believed to be stonemasons.

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