Jubilee arch in Kazan, erected in honor of the centenary of its foundation by the local gunpowder factory. The arch is decorated with monograms of Catherine II, during whose reign the plant was founded, and Alexander III, during whose reign the celebration was held.

Ancient IX-century basilica of Akura in Georgia, with later-added conical buttresses.

An old pharmacy building in Galați, Romania.

The amazing catholicon of the now being restored Resurrection-Theodore Monastery in Sergeevo, structurally following the typical plan of a Russian church, but decorated with neo-Byzantine, neo-Romanesque and neo-Renaissance elements.

Mysterious walls of Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion in Greece - a Byzantine town abandoned after the Ottoman conquest.

This May, the 100th annual Cross Procession was held in Fort Ross, California, in honor of the founding of one of the first Orthodox churches in the New World and Memorial Day in the United States.

The main facade of the Boronins peasants' cottage in the village of Myachkovo, Russia.

Fortunately, we have to settle for an old photo not because it has disappeared - the house is still inhabited and well-kept, but hidden by trees and a fence from curious cameras.

Section of an original Byzantine wall with a plaque "Martyrium of Saint Kirikus" in the Migdal Afek castle in Israel, which was rebuilt out of the Byzantine fortified monastery.

View of the Orthodox Holy Cross school in the old town of Gjirokastër (Greek: Argyrokastron), Albania.

Franco-Byzantine church of Saint George in Achna, Cyprus.

Soon to-be restored, the early-renaissance Orthodox church of Saint Julian in Šibenik, Croatia.

The project of Tatishev's manor reconstruction on Boldino, Russia.

An interesting neo-Greek mansion in Ampelakia, utilizing in its construction certain traditional techniques which make it almost Byzantine-looking.

Steep towers of the Saint Joseph of Volotsk Monastery, Russia.

Door of an old baths of oriental style near the Atskuri fortress, Georgia.