Poland demolishes Red Army's liberation monuments

Monuments commemorating the Red Army's "liberation" of Poland after World War Two have been demolished.

The fall of the obelisk of the memorial to the Liberators of Riga, Latvia

 

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 The demolition of the obelisk of the memorial to the Liberators of Riga was shown from the air and from the ground

Sculpture "Motherland" split during the demolition of the Soviet-era monument in Riga

 

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 In Riga, the sculpture "Motherland" fell during dismantling and split. The video from the site was published by the TVNET portal.

Patriarch Bartholomew Sends Letter Of Protest To Turkey Over Insult Of Orthodox Monastery - UrduPoint

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople has sent a letter to Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, protesting the desecration of the Panagia Sumela Monastery, the Ecumenal Patriarchate said on Tuesday.

Greece: Restoration of the Acropolis causes an uproar

 

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Senado de Polonia decide derrumbar casi 500 monumentos históricos del pasado comunista

El Senado de Polonia aprobó modificaciones a la ley que proscribe la propaganda del comunismo, las cuales permitirán destruir casi 500 monumentos históricos dentro del país.

Athens: World’s 'first weather station' opens to public

Built more than 2,000 years ago, the Tower of the Winds is said to be the world's first weather station.

Used by merchants to tell the wind and time - even in darkness - the station is still standing on a slope on Athens' ancient Acropolis hill and has been restored and re-opened to the public for the first time in nearly 200 years.

Portugal makes considerable efforts to protect world heritage sites

Portugal has made considerable efforts in the past decade to protect its 15 UNESCO World Heritage sites, including Sintra which is located some 30 km northwest of the capital Lisbon.

The regressive Turkey

All those who on account of their servility are trying to convince us, that Turkey, with its current status is progressing, once again they will be challenged by Turkey itself.

The ISIS militants have destroyed the ancient monument “Gate of God” near Mosul

The militants of the terrorist organization “Islamic state” destroyed two thousand years of the monument “the Gate of God” near the Iraqi city of Mosul. About it writes The Independent with reference to a source in the British Institute for the study of Iraq.

Experts in new bid to unravel 'secrets' of pyramids

A group of Egyptian and foreign experts launched Sunday a new bid to unravel the "secrets" of the pyramids, including a search for hidden chambers inside four famed pharaonic monuments.

Hagia Sophia is a church

As cruel as barbarity is, civilization resists and in the end it always wins. Hagia Sophia which is also a monument of world heritage is a church, whether they want it or not. And it is not the systems that change something. Since the sixth century thanks to Anthemius and Isidore it has seen a little of everything.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s response to statements from Turkish officials regarding the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque.(Hellenic MoFA)

Hellenic MFA, Monday, 18 November 2013:

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Konstantinos Koutras stated the following in response to a question on statements from Turkish officials regarding the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque: