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2749 ROMANIA (Hunedoara) - Peasants from Orăştie in the fields, in 1900
Located near the place where Orăştie River discharges into the Mureş, not far from the heart of the Dacian Kingdom, from which survived until today the ruins of Dacian fortresses, Orăştie was...
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1269, 2750 FRANCE (Île-de-France) - The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur
1269 The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur Posted on 05.10.2014, 13.09.2016Located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in Paris, The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political...
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2338, 2532, 2751 LAOS (Louangphrabang) - Town of Luang Prabang (UNESCO WHS)
2751 That Pathoun in Luang Prabang Posted on 29.02.2016, 08.05.2016, 14.09.2016Luang Prabang (literally: "Royal Buddha Image") is located in northern Laos, at the confluence of the rivers Nam Khan and...
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2752 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Feissons-sur-Salins
Feissons-sur-Salins is a small mountain village in central France, located at 60km north-west from Annecy. Its average altitude is 1260m. The 198 residents of the village live on a total area of 5...
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2753 FRANCE (Saint Barthélemy) - Gustaf III Airport
Gustaf III Airport, also known as St. Jean Airport, because is located in the village of St. Jean, was named for King Gustav III of Sweden, under whom Sweden obtained the island from France in 1784 (it...
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2754 RUSSIA (Republic of Chuvashia) - Chuvash woman in traditional costume
2754 The matchmaker Anastasia,painting by Nikolai Vassilievich Ovchinnikov, 1978The Chuvash people are a Turkic ethnic group, native to an area stretching from the Volga Region to Siberia. Most of them...
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2755 GERMANY (Bavaria) - Volkach
Located in Lower Franconia, on the banks of the river Main, the charming town of Volkach was founded in 906 A.D. and celebrated its 1100th anniversary in 2006. This part of Franconia is known for its...
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2756 HUNGARY - Siemens Taurus electric locomotive No. 470 007
At the beginning of the 1990's, Deutsche Bahn AG wanted to replace the aged Einheits-Elektrolokomotiven (standard electric locomotive) with a more modern and efficient model. So appeared the...
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2757 FRANCE (Saint Barthélemy) - Lesser Antillean Iguana
The Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It is one of two species of lizard of the genus Iguana and is in severe decline due to...
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1570, 1586-1587, 1628, 1781-1782, 2758 UNITED KINGDOM (Turks and Caicos...
1570, 1586 The map of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1)Posted on 10.05.2015, 17.05.2015, 03.06.2015, 26.07.2015, 17.09.2016The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are a British Overseas Territory consisting...
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2759 ISRAEL - Akhzivland
Achziv is an ancient site on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, in Western Galilee, between the border with Lebanon and the city of Acre (15 kilometers north of Acre, within the municipal area...
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2760 LAOS - Laotian staff at the Colonial Exhibition in Marseille in 1906
2760 Alfred Raquez and staff of Laotian section at the Colonial Exhibition in Marseille in 1906In the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century in many European countries (but also in the...
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2761 The air route of the Screaming Eagles in D-Day
2761 The air route of the Screaming Eagles in D-Day,the insignia of the 101st Airborne Division,and MP4 (a fortification on the Guernsey Island)The first United States combat operations during...
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2762 FRANCE - Wines of France - Health, Cheerfulness, Hope
As is known, France is one of the largest wine producers in the world. French wine traces its history to the 6th century BC, with many of France's regions dating their wine-making history to Roman...
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2763 FRANCE (Saint Barthélemy) - Saint-Jean
Saint-Jean is a quartier located in the northern part of the island. It contains one of the best known beaches on the island and is the centre of water sport activity. This popular neighbourhood also...
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2764 UNITED STATES - Apache Devil Dancers
2764 Apache Devil Dancers in Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation(Sacramento Mountains / New Mexico)The Apache believe that langsyne their ancestors lived alongside with supernatural beings. The common...
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2168, 2185, 2765 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Belledonne
2168 Belledonne rangePosted on 30.12.2015, 03.01.2016, 22.09.2016Belledonne is a mountain range in the Dauphiné Alps (part of the French Alps) in southeast France, noted for the spectacular scenery,...
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2766 ROMANIA (Iași) - Mihail Sadoveanu (1880-1961)
Mihail Sadoveanu was a Romanian novelist, short story writer, journalist and political figure. Often seen as the leading author of his generation, and generally viewed as one of the most representative...
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2767 FRANCE (Saint Martin) - A coconut tree
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the...
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2768, 2769 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Chamrousse
2768 Chamrousse in summertimeChamrousse is a ski resort in southeastern France, in the Belledonne Mountain Range near Grenoble in the Isère department. It is located in a commune of the same name and...
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