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Irkutsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (543 words) |
 | Irkutsk (Иркутск), the chief town of the Irkutsk Oblast, is one of the most important places in Siberia, being not only the principal commercial depot north of Tashkent, but also a fortified military post, an archbishopric of the Russian Orthodox Church and the seat of several learned societies. |
| A cathedral (built of wood in 1693 and rebuilt of stone in 1718), the governor's palace, a school of medicine, a museum, a military hospital, and the crown factories are among the public institutions and buildings. |
| Irkutsk became the major center of intellectual and social life for these exiles, and much of the city's cultural heritage comes from them; also, many of their wooden houses, adorned with ornate, hand-carved decorations, survive today in stark contrast with the standard Soviet apartment blocks that surround them. |
| Incheon International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (445 words) |
| Incheon International Airport (Korean hangul: 인천 국제 공항; hanja: 仁川國際空港; revised: Incheon Gukje Gonghang; McCune-Reischauer: Inch'ŏn Kukche Konghang) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia. |
| Incheon International Airport is located west of Seoul, on Yeongjong Island in the Yellow Sea. |
| The airport was awarded the "Best in Service Award in Class" at the 1st International Conference on Airport Quality and Service by the IATA and the ACI, and ranked second in "Best Airport Worldwide", behind Hong Kong International Airport, and ahead of Singapore International Airport. |
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