Persepolis, Iran

Persepolis is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran. The earliest remains of Persepolis date back to 515 BC. It exemplifies the Achaemenid style of architecture. UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979. André Godard, the French archaeologist who excavated Persepolis in the early 1930s, believed that it was Cyrus the Great who chose the site of Persepolis, but that it was Darius I who built the terrace and the palaces.

As the residence of the rulers of the empire, however, a remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient. The country's true capitals were Susa, Babylon and Ecbatana. This accounts for the fact that the Greeks were not acquainted with the city until Alexander the Great took and plundered it.

Pompei, Italy

Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Evidence for the destruction originally came from a surviving letter by Pliny the Younger, who saw the eruption from a distance and described the death of his uncle Pliny the Elder, an admiral of the Roman fleet, who tried to rescue citizens.

Pompeii has been a tourist destination for over 250 years. Today it has UNESCO World Heritage Site status and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy, with approximately 2.5 million visitors every year.

Battle of Gettysburg, Classic collection series-Civil War

"We still love you just as much as ever, General Lee"

The Bloody Angle, Virginia

One of the best postcards I ever recieved, not to mention perfectly stamped and postmarked.

Ottoman sultans

As Serbia was part of Ottoman empire, all these  sultans sound familiar. Most famous was Murad ( 1359-1389) who died at Kosovo battle. To this day Kosovo battle is considered most important part of Serbian history.

Southwest Indian Art

Classic pieces of Southwestern Indian Art were Kachina dolls and loom weaving. Even in Serbia loom weaving is part of traditional art:)

Gaya Kingdom

Baekje Kingdom

Balhae Kingdom

Goguryeo Kingdom

Gojoseon Kingdom

First ancient Korean kingdom was founded upon Hongik Ingan as it's national ideal, which means changing the world beautifully through love and service instead od violence and war. Prime Minister Kong Bin of Wei dynasty-powerful state of ancient China wrote: "This country is rather large but not arrogant about itself, it's army is rather strong but still doesn't invade another country".

Miracle on the Han River

Heartbeating Korea

Korean history began in 2333BC with Gojoseon Kingdom. It' culture continued to flourish during the Three Kingdoms period when Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla competed for dominance.

Heartbeating Korea- Silla Kingdom

Silla Kingdom (57BC-AD935)

It is one of the few kingdoms in world history that lasted for nearly 1000 years. First queen in Korean history, Queen Seondeok overcame steteotype held by a patriarchal society that women couldn't be good rulers. In her reign Silla was transformed from the weakest power of the Korean peninsula to a powerful prospering kingdom which at last would unite peninsula. A thousand years Silla's system and Queen Seondeok's spirit have continued to greatly inspire and challenge modern Korean women.

Yokohama Museum of EurAsian cultures, Qing Dynasty

Yokohama archives of history

Russian royal family

Court masked ball of 1903

Emperor Nichola II and Alexandra Feodorovna

Boston tea party ship with matching stamps, sent from Boston Massachusetts