New York is known for the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Broadway shows, and Law and Order: SVU (dun, dun). But did you know that New York used to be home to one of the largest sugar producers? The Domino Sugar Factory began sugar production in Brooklyn, NY, in 1882 and did not stop until 2004. While…… Read More »
The Church of St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa has a long and labor-intensive history. Starting as a small wooden building in the village of Manychskaya, the church was dedicated to The Great Martyr Paraskeva. The building itself has been rebuilt three times and was even moved from one bank of the Don to the other. It survived both World Wars,…… Read More »
Oval windows, oval houses, no occupants! This is the story of Sanzhi UFO Houses located in the Sanzhi district, a region built and designed to be a vacation beach paradise but never got to host a single guest. The Sanzhi houses built in 1978 were designed to be pod-shaped and resemble Futuro buildings, some of…… Read More »
