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Grand Choral Synagogue is a testament to the determination of the Jewish community of St. Petersburg, who faced many restrictions on land use in the city.

Yelagin Island, located in the Neva River just north of St. Petersburg, was one of the Romanov dynasty's retreats in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The restoration of Viipuri Library protected an iconic example of modernist architecture while also setting a precedent for conservation projects at similar sites around the world.

Kizhi Pogost is located on one of the many hundreds of islands on tranquil Lake Onega in the northern region of Karelia.

The Chinese Palace at Oranienbaum was the first palace commissioned by Russian empress Catherine the Great following her seizure of power from her husband.

Alexander Palace housed three generations of Russian monarchs before it was abandoned by the royal family in the months preceding the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

Founded under Patriarch Nikon in the 17th century in Istra on the outskirts of Moscow, the New Jerusalem Monastery was meant to evoke the Holy Land and serve as a pilgrimage site.

The historic wooden churches in Romania’s northern Oltenia and southern Transylvania regions are benefitting from restoration work and increased international attention.

Conservation of Brancusi’s Endless Column ensemble simultaneously safeguarded a World War I monument and the work of the iconic Romanian sculptor.

In 1770, an international competition was held for the creation of a statue of King Joseph I of Portugal, based on drawings prepared by Eugenio dos Santos.

The 18th-century Queluz Palace Garden, built by King Pedro III, is renowned for its ornate fountains and waterfalls.

At the end of the 15th century, King D Joáo II of Portugal commissioned the Tower of Belém as part of a tripartite defensive network to protect the port of Lisbon.