Pissaladière (Niçard: pissaladiera or pissaladina; Ligurian: piscialandrea or sardenaira) is a dish of flatbread with toppings from the region of Provence and the French city of Nice. It is often compared to pizza. The dough is usually a bread dough thicker than that of the classic pizza Margherita, and the traditional topping in Nice usually consists of caramelised (almost pureed) onions, black olives (generally caillettes) and anchovies (whole, and sometimes also with pissalat, a type of anchovy paste). read more…
The Hotel Suisse is a 4-star heritage hotel located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The building was originally the residence of Pilimatala Gabada Nilame, the Chief Minister of the Royal Granary, and was built in the 17th century. It was located on Migon Aramba, ‘the place where the King’s buffaloes grazed’. read more…
The Big Texan Steak Ranch is a large steakhouserestaurant and motel located in Amarillo, Texas. It is a roadside attraction known for competitive eating. The restaurant opened in 1960 and was originally located on Route 66. It relocated to its present location on an Interstate 40 frontage road in 1970. The building is painted a bright yellow, with blue trim. A large bull statue advertises their “free” 72 ounce steak eating challenge. read more…
Pokrovsk, formerly known as Krasnoarmiisk (until 2016) and Grishino (until 1934), is a city and the administrative center of Pokrovsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) northwest of Donetsk. Prior to 2020, it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Its population was approximately 60,127 (2022 estimate). Due to residents’ relocation during the Pokrovsk offensive by Russia, the population declined to around 7,000 as of January 2025 and less than 1,500 by late July 2025. In early November the city was reported to be a battlefront of the ongoing war. read more…
Bolhão Market is one of the most emblematic markets in the city of Porto, Portugal. Its construction is characterized by its monumentality, typical of neoclassical architecture. The vendors in the market are distributed across two floors. There are four main entrances at different levels: the south entrance provides access to the ground floor via Rua Formosa; the side entrances via Rua de Sá da Bandeira and Rua Alexandre Braga provide access to an intermediate level with staircases connecting both floors; and finally, the north entrance via Rua de Fernandes Tomás provides direct access to the upper floor. read more…
The Potsdam Synagogue Center is a building in Potsdam‘s city center for the local Jewish community. It is located at Schloßstraße 8, opposite the Film Museum. Following the Small Synagogue of the European Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Potsdam’s New Palace, which opened in August 2021, this is the second new Jewish house of worship in Brandenburg’s state capital since the Shoah. read more…
