With the construction of the Rumeli Hisari fortress on the western bank of the Bosphorus, Sultan Mehmed II's goal is literally chiseled in stone: The conquest of Constantinople. Now the ship passage to the Black Sea at its narrowest point, together with the eastern fortress of his great-gr...
On a hill overlooking the city centre stands Bagrati Cathedral, one of two UNESCO listed sites close to Kutaisi. The pale stone walls and green roof have been pretty much completely rebuilt after lying in ruins since 1692 when it was destroyed by the Ottomans. The grounds around it and the ...
By Greg Hunter's USAWatchdog.com Happy New Year to the USAWatchdog community. There will not be a Weekly News Wrap-Up this week as I am taking time off to recharge for the new year. I do have a short New Year's message on the next page. Thank you for sup