2943 FRANCE (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) - A tower mill in Provence
A tower mill is a type of vertical windmill consisting of a brick or stone tower, on which sits a wooden "cap" or roof, which can rotate to bring the sails into the wind.This rotating cap on a firm...
View Article1019, 1135, 2944 UNITED STATES (New York) - New York map and flag
1019 New York map (1)Posted on 02.03.2014, 09.07.2014, 10.02.2017Bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and by Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east, New York State has a...
View Article1111, 1901, 2063, 2945 ROMANIA - The map and the flag of the country
1111 The map and flag of RomaniaPosted on 23.06.2014, 18.09.2015, 22.11.2015, 11.02.2017Located on the Lower Danube, at the north of the Balkan Peninsula (in which it is often framed, because of the...
View Article2946 GERMANY (Baden-Württemberg) - Heidelberg Castle
A former residence of the Electorate of the Palatinate, and home to one of the most reputable universities in Europe, Heidelberg is also a popular tourist destination due to its romantic cityscape,...
View Article2947 RUSSIA (Moscow) - The Palace of Kuskovo
Kuskovowas the summer country house and estate of the Sheremetev family, one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families of Russia. Built in the mid-18th century, it was originally situated...
View Article2948 GERMANY (North Rhine-Westphalia) - Dortmund
Dortmund is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, located in the middle part of the state, and is considered to be the administrative, commercial and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr Area....
View Article2949 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Yvoire
Since ancient times, the upper valley of the Rhône and Lake Geneva (Lake Leman, in french) have formed a route through the Alps between Italy and France; the lake itself, with its varying winds,...
View Article2839, 2950 ROMANIA (Maramureş) - Moroşeni in tradiţional clothes
2839 Moroşeni from Şugatag villagein traditional clothesPosted on 25.10.2016, 13.02.2017Maramureş is a geographical, historical and ethno-cultural region situated along the upper Tisza River, and...
View Article0686, 2951 MYANMAR (Mandalay Region) - Bagan Archaeological Area and...
0686 Bagan Archaeological Area and MonumentsPosted on 19.06.2013, 14.02.2017Capital of the Kingdom of Pagan (the first kingdom which unified the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar) from...
View Article2952 ROMANIA (Braşov) - Moieciu
Situated between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului mountains, in Rucăr-Bran Pass, at an altitude between 800 and 1200 m, Moieciu is one of the three commune that make up the Bran area. The Rucăr-Bran Pass is...
View Article2953 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Tamié Abbey
Situated in the Savoie region, on the eastern slopes of the Bauges mountain massif, at an altitude of 900 meters, the Cistercian abbey of Notre-Dame de Tamié is witness to a long history.Tamié Abbey...
View Article2954 ALGERIA - National Carpet Festival in Ghardaïa
Located in the Sahara Desert, Ghardaïa is part of a pentapolis, a hilltop city amongst four others, built almost a thousand years ago in the M'zab Valley (Wadi Mzab) by the Mozabites (At Mzab), a...
View Article2955 GERMANY (Hamburg) - Reeperbahn in Hamburg
The Reeperbahn (which means ropewalk) is a street and entertainment district in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife (with Schanze) and also the city's major...
View Article2956 ROMANIA (Braşov) - Bran
Bran (Törzburg in German) is a commune composed of five villages (Bran, Poarta, Predeluţ, Şimon and Sohodol), located between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului mountains, in Rucăr-Bran Pass. The medieval Bran...
View Article2957 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Valence, Drôme
2957 Valence, Drôme - Republic Square with Hôtel de la Croix D'or (Hotel Golden Cross)probably in 1960'sSituated on the left bank of the Rhône, about 100km south of Lyon, along the railway line that...
View Article0476, 2926, 2959 BELARUS (Vitebsk) - Saviour Transfiguration Church and Saint...
0476 Polatsk - Saint Sophia Cathedral (1)Posted on 18.01.2013, 14.01.2017, 22.01.2017Located on the Dvina river, Polatsk is one of the most ancient cities of the Eastern Slavs. The Primary Chronicle...
View Article2961 ALBANIA - Lurë
Lurë is a former municipality in northeastern Albania, became in 2015 a subdivision of the municipality Dibër. Old Lurë, Lurë Plain, and Borie Lurë are the three neighborhoods of Lurë. More villages...
View Article2962 MYANMAR (Kayah State) - The Karenni people
The Karenni people, also known as the Red Karen, the Kayah or the Kayahli (meaning "red human"), are a Sino-Tibetan people living mostly in Kayah State, Myanmar. A long period they lived in their own...
View Article2963 ITALY (Veneto) - National Library of St Mark's - part of Venice and its...
The National Library of St Mark's (Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana) in Venice, named after St. Mark, the patron saint of the city, is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in...
View Article1267, 1327, 1906, 2964 ITALY (Sicily) - Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral...
1906 Sicily - Church of San Cataldo in PalermoPosted on 03.10.2014, 08.11.2014, 19.09.2015, 27.02.2017Located on the northern coast of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo includes a series of nine civil and...
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