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1924 Marmon 34B Speedster
The advanced design of the Model 34 series Marmon introduced in 1916 featured “unification construction,” making the body and chassis nearly one and essentially creating an early version of unibody construction. Even weight distribution was an amazing 50/50 front-to-rear, and the foot pedals were placed to allow quick movement from throttle to brake to clutch. Instruments were placed in a single cluster with indirect night lighting, one of many features we take for granted today.
With a massive 84 horsepower overhead valve six cylinder engine under the hood, the Marmon Speedster was chosen to pace the 1920 Indianapolis 500. During this race, a production car was required to average better than 60 mph to bring the pack up to speed on the pace lap, which was no problem for the Model 34. Famous driver Barney Oldfield was able to lead the starting grid around the course at 80 mph before pulling off at the end of the pace lap. Oldfield was so impressed that he purchased the car after the race, resulting in the best endorsement Marmon could ever receive.
Seen here is a wonderful example of a 1924 Marmon Model 34-B Speedster, the sportiest, most desirable and rarest body style. Just one family owned for over 70 years, Wayne Carini from Chasing Classic Cars found this Marmon in New Jersey in 2016. They Purchased the car from Wayne and completed a full body off restoration. It is finished in its original colors of red with black fenders and black leather interior. Sporting 6 buffalo wire wheels, dual rear mounted spare wheels and, of course, the bobtail body this car is really sporty and exciting. Very few of the 34-B speedsters exist today and this car is an incredibly well preserved example with a wonderful restoration making it ready for showing at the concours level or top down driving. Contact us today for more information.
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The Nobel Peace Prize rewards "the individual or community that has contributed most or best to the rapprochement of peoples, to the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and to the unification and propagation of progress toward peace," according to the wishes set out in Alfred Nobel's will.
As Alfred Nobel had decided, Nobel Peace Prize laureates are chosen by a committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, while the other prize winners are selected by the Swedish Academic Institution. Unlike the latter, which are awarded at a royal ceremony on December 10 in Stockholm by the King of Sweden, the Nobel Peace Prize is presented in Oslo by the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the presence of the King of Norway.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was chosen from among 338 individuals and organizations in the running this year—a list that will remain secret for fifty years, as mandated by the institution.
The opposition leader, who has been living in hiding in her own country since the disputed re-election of President Nicolas Maduro in July 2024, was already awarded the Council of Europe's Vaclav Havel Prize for human rights defenders in September 2024. She also received the Sakharov Prize, the European Union's highest human rights award, in October 2024.
Le prix Nobel de la paix récompense « l'individu ou la communauté ayant le plus contribué au rapprochement des peuples, à l'abolition ou à la réduction des armées permanentes, ainsi qu'à l'unification et à la propagation du progrès vers la paix », conformément aux vœux exprimés dans le testament d'Alfred Nobel.
Comme l'avait décidé Alfred Nobel, les lauréats du prix Nobel de la paix sont choisis par un comité nommé par le Parlement norvégien, tandis que les autres lauréats sont sélectionnés par l'Institution académique suédoise. Contrairement à ces derniers, qui sont décernés lors d'une cérémonie royale le 10 décembre à Stockholm par le roi de Suède, le prix Nobel de la paix est remis à Oslo par le président du Comité Nobel norvégien, en présence du roi de Norvège.
L'opposante vénézuélienne María Corina Machado a été choisie parmi 338 personnes et organisations en lice cette année – une liste qui restera secrète pendant cinquante ans, conformément aux exigences de l'institution.
La dirigeante de l'opposition, qui vit cachée dans son propre pays depuis la réélection contestée du président Nicolas Maduro en juillet 2024, a déjà reçu le prix Vaclav Havel du Conseil de l'Europe pour les défenseurs des droits de l'homme en septembre 2024. Elle a également reçu le prix Sakharov, la plus haute distinction de l'Union européenne en matière de droits de l'homme, en octobre 2024.
SWORDS IN STONE
Three enormous bronze swords stand monument to the battle of Hafrsfjord in the year 872, when Harald Hårfagre (Fairheaded Harald) united Norway into one kingdom. The monument was designed by Fritz Røed (1928 - 2002) from Bryne, just south of Stavanger. It was unveiled by Norway's King Olav in 1983.
The swords, which are about 10 meters tall, stand for peace and unification. One sword is larger than the others. This was Fairheded Harald's sword. The swords are planted in solid rock - representing peace.
The swords can be found at Møllebukta which is a bay area on the southern shore of Hafrsfjord. The name "Møllebukta" derives from "mølla" (mill) and "bukt (bay). There used to be a corn mill here. Today the area is one of Stavangers most popular recreational areas.
Memory is Creation Without End consists of a massive spiral of sandstone blocks embedded into the earth of the Tarpeian Way, adjacent to Macquarie Street. Kimio Tsuchiya has incorporated these relics from demolished buildings and structures such as the Pyrmont Bridge, carved and embellished by stonemasons but now darkened with age and scarred from use. Each piece of stone testifies to their lost function and to their loss of those buildings and structures from the collective memory. Memory is Creation Without End symbolises the circular connection of past, present and future. In salvaging and reconfiguring the stones into this spiral unification of sculpture and landscape, the artist endows them with new life, meaning and memory. Born in 1955 Fukui, Japan, Tsuchiya studied architecture at the Nihon University and completed a MA in Sculpture from the Chelsea School of Art, London in 1989. Tsuchiya is one of Japan’s most eminent and active artists. He has built an international reputation for a body of work employing a diversity of forms, from used building material and consumer goods to natural objects like driftwood and stones. The use of these salvaged materials invests his work with feelings of loss, remembrance and rebirth. 14262
Olivier: I looked all over for you.
Julie Vignon: And?
Olivier: I found you.
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Trois couleurs: Bleu, a Krzysztof Kieślowski film
With a Zbigniew Preisner soundtrack
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Song for the UNification of Europe
~ In 1913 two elder freedom fighters, Anagnostis Mantakas and Chatzimichalis Giannaris, raised the Greek flag of unification at the Firka Fortress of Chania, Crete. The fortress was constructed in 1629 in Chania to protect the Venetian harbor entrance from raiders. "Firka" in Turkish means a military division, and the building was used as the barracks of the Turkish army in Chania.
Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam with a population of 8.89 million as of 2019. Being a major centre of economic activities in Vietnam, HCMC earns a quarter of the country's GDP.
Saigon used to be the capital of French Indochina from 1887 to 1902 and from 1945 to 1954 (From 1902 to 1945, Hanoi had been the capital). Saigon continued to be the capital of South Vietnam after the independence from France in 1954 until the unification that followed the fall of Saigon in 1975.
Motorbikes play a significant role in private transport within the metropolis. There is no metro nor light rail transit as of January 2023, although they are being built. There are plenty of busses, taxies and xe oms (bike taxies).
This photo was taken near the Pham Ngu Lao area that is a hangout for foreigners in HCMC.
This weekend I had a little trip to Bucarest. I wanted to see the huge palace from the USSR era. I've seen a documentary about the building a long time ago and wanted to see it ever since. It is one of the biggest, heaviest and most expensive buildings on this side of the Milky Way. I had the tour on Friday late afternoon and the tour was actually pretty shitty, but more about that later.
This was taken on Sunday December 1st which is Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri; also called Unification Day or National Day). The Romanian flag is projected on all public buildings. There was a fairly big Christmas Market and -concert infront of the palace square and you could buy Christmas stuff and get food and drinks. I wanted to go in the ferris wheel and take some photo's of the palace but there was a huge queue so I skipped that.
The weekend started pretty bad with the shitty palace tour but it became better and better and in the end I had a wonderful weekend and I'm a fan now. The city is clean, I've seen no homeless people on the streets, efficient and cheap public transportation. Good hotel. All was good. Great city, proud people!
Affectionately known as "The chick on a stick" The Victory Column (German: Siegessäule, from Sieg ‘victory’ + Säule ‘column’) is a monument in Berlin, Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Second Schleswig War, by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria and its German allies in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71), giving the statue a new purpose. Different from the original plans, these later victories in the unification wars inspired the addition of the bronze sculpture of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, 8.3 metres (27 ft) high, designed by Friedrich Drake.
The Walhalla is a hall of fame that honours laudable and distinguished people in German history – "politicians, sovereigns, scientists and artists of the German tongue";[1] thus the celebrities honoured are drawn from Greater Germany, a wider area than today's Germany, and even as far away as Britain in the case of several Anglo-Saxons who are honoured. The hall is a neo-classical building above the Danube River, in Donaustauf, east of Regensburg in Bavaria.
The Walhalla is named for the Valhalla of Norse Paganism. It was conceived in 1807 by Crown Prince Ludwig in order to support the gathering momentum for the unification of the many German states. Following his accession to the throne of Bavaria, construction took place between 1830 and 1842 under the supervision of the architect Leo von Klenze. The memorial displays some 65 plaques and 130 busts covering 2,000 years of history, beginning with Arminius, victor at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9.
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La multi ani in pace, Romania!
Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri, also called Unification Day) occurring on December 1, is the national holiday of Romania. It commemorates the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia, which declared the Union of Transylvania with Romania.
This holiday was set after the Romanian Revolution (1989) and it marks the unification of Transylvania, but also of the provinces of Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom, in 1918.
Prior to 1948 (Communist era), the national holiday of Romania was set to be on May 10, which had a double meaning: it was the day on which Carol I set foot on the Romanian soil (in 1866), and it was the day on which the prince ratified the Declaration of Independence (from the Ottoman Empire) in 1877. (Wikipedia)
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Realized in 1911 by the architect Manfredo Manfredi, it is not a reference point for navigation but a work of great symbolic value: positioned where the battles for the defence of the Roman Republic in 1849 took place, it was donated to the city by the community of Italians in Buenos Aires, as a testimony of their bond with the homeland of origin, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Italian Unification and to celebrate Rome as the capital.
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Foscani, Romania - oblique on the place where the unification of Romania took place.
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second largest city on the Danube river. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres. Budapest, which is both a city and municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres and a population of 3,303,786. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary.
The history of Budapest began when an early Celtic settlement transformed into the Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Lower Pannonia. The Hungarians arrived in the territory in the late 9th century, but the area was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. Re-established Buda became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. The Battle of Mohács, in 1526, was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule. After the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the region entered a new age of prosperity, with Pest-Buda becoming a global city after the unification of Buda, Óbuda and Pest on 17 November 1873, with the name 'Budapest' given to the new capital. Budapest also became the co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a great power that dissolved in 1918, following World War I. The city was the focal point of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and the Battle of Budapest in 1945, as well as the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Budapest is a global city with strengths in commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. Hungary's financial centre, Budapest is also the headquarters of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the European Police College and the first foreign office of the China Investment Promotion Agency. Over 40 colleges and universities are located in Budapest, including Eötvös Loránd University, Corvinus University, Semmelweis University, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Opened in 1896, the city's subway system, the Budapest Metro, serves 1.27 million, while the Budapest Tram Network serves 1.08 million passengers daily.
The central area of Budapest along the Danube River is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has several notable monuments of classical architecture, including the Hungarian Parliament and the Buda Castle. The city also has around 80 geothermal springs, the largest thermal water cave system, second largest synagogue, and third largest Parliament building in the world. Budapest attracts around 12 million international tourists per year, making it a highly popular destination in Europe.
ENG: The Victory Column on the Großer Stern in the Großer Tiergarten is one of Germany's most important national monuments and one of Berlin's most important sights. Built between 1864 and 1873 by Heinrich Strack on Königsplatz to commemorate the Wars of Unification, it was moved to its current location between 1938 and 1939 together with the monuments to Bismarck, Roon and Moltke. When it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia had also defeated Austria and its German allies in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), which gave the monument a new purpose. The addition of the 8.3 metre high bronze sculpture of the Roman goddess of victory Victoria, designed by Friedrich Drake, gave the Victory Column its current height of 67 metres. In the Berlin vernacular, she is also known as the "Goldelse".
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GER: Die Siegessäule auf dem Großen Stern im Großen Tiergarten gehört zu den bedeutendsten Nationaldenkmälern Deutschlands und den wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten Berlins. Erbaut 1864 bis 1873 von Heinrich Strack auf dem Königsplatz zur Erinnerung an die Einigungskriege, wurde sie 1938 bis 1939 zusammen mit den Denkmälern Bismarcks, Roons und Moltkes an den heutigen Standort versetzt. Als sie am 2. September 1873 eingeweiht wurde, hatte Preußen auch Österreich und seine deutschen Verbündeten im Österreichisch-Preußischen Krieg (1866) und Frankreich im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg (1870-71) besiegt, was dem Denkmal einen neuen Zweck gab. Das Hinzufügen der 8,3 m hohen Bronzeskulptur der römischen Siegesgöttin Victoria, die von Friedrich Drake entworfen wurde und der Siegessäule ihre heutige Höhe von 67 m verleiht. Im Berliner Volksmund wird sie auch „Goldelse“ genannt.
There once existed a habitually guarded practice, yet the thought of allowing the current to flow in so effervescently is tempting. What is there left to fear when there is such a level of assurance? Then again, the uncertainty principle remains in question as to how perception can formulate and shape delusion; trepidation caused by uncertainty. An analytical mind would insist on pushing through with the current task; while normalcy would be driven by emotional desire to find solace through unification. The moment is so delicately woven that the thought of even handling the fragility of the outcome is frightening, yet simultaneously empowering. When there is so much overwhelming delight to face the first contact every morning, having to face everything else becomes so paltry; with it, there is a drive that pushes and pulls in all directions like a supermassive vortex whirling around in it's own singularity. If it manages to grab hold and capture , there is the willingness to proceed, permitting it to engulf and overtake. That willingness to submit to its grasp is present.
Die Siegessäule auf dem Großen Stern inmitten des Großen Tiergartens in Berlin wurde von 1864 bis 1873 als Nationaldenkmal der Einigungskriege nach einem Entwurf von Heinrich Strack erbaut. Sie steht unter Denkmalschutz.
from 1864 to 1873 as a national monument of the unification wars, the victory column on the large star in the middle of the Großer Tiergarten in Berlin was built to a design by Heinrich Strack. It stands under monumental protection.
More than peace and harmony,
I wish for you this Independence Day.
More than a glorious community reunion
With a famous celebrity leading the way.
More than the precious moments
With kinfolk who are loyal and true.
More than the colorful fireworks,
A display that is exciting and new.
I wish you jubilation unending
With much respect and genuine love.
I wish you an everlasting unification,
And guidance from the Supreme Maker above.
I wish you the same euphoria
Of every worldly Independence Day,
When rivals ceased hostilities
And a national flag marked the way.
Joseph T. Renaldi
Moscow : Red Square-Cathedral of intercession ( by St. Basil )
Italiano : Fu costruita nel 1555-61 per volere dello Zar Ivan Il Terribile dagli architetti Barma e Postnik .La Cattedrale ricorda la vittoria delle truppe Russe sul Kanato di Kazan e l'unificazione delle terre intorno Mosca .L'organismo architettonico è composto da 9 chiese poste su alti piedistalli. 8 di esse si raggruppano attorno alla più alta ( quella dell'Intercessione) alta 47 metri . La ricchezza dei suoi colori è opera del XVII-XVIII secolo .
Nel 1588 accanto al nome di Intercessione viene posto quello di un Santo di nome Basilio.
English : It was built in 1555-61 for the wish of Zar IVAN The Terrible .By the architects Barca and Postnick . The Cathedral recalls the victory of Russian troops on Kazan's Kanato and the unification of lands around Moscow .
The architectural body is made up of 9 churches placed on tall pedestals ,8 of them are groped around the tallest (that of Intercession ) 47 m.high .The richness of its colors is from the 17th to 18 th century .
In 1588 ,next to the name of Intercession ,the name of a Saint , named Basil ,is placed .
Union Bell – Bronze in the University Plaza symbolizes the Great Union of December the 1st, 1918
It is made of three pieces of bells representing the three Romania provinces fusing from the top down.
From 1599 to 1601, Alba Iulia was the capital of the united principalities of Walachia, Transylvania and Moldavia by Michael the Brave. It was the site of the proclamation of Transylvania's unification with Romania (1 December 1918) and of the coronation of King Ferdinand in 1922.
The coast of the Main river was flooded with an excited crowd, gathered to celebrate Germany's 25th Unification Day.
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Le monument à Victor-Emmanuel II (ou monumento equestre di Vittorio Emanuele II, en italien), est un monument de Milan qui se trouve sur la Piazza del Duomo (Place de la cathédrale) face à l'entrée principale du Duomo di Milano.
Le monument a été commandé au sculpteur italien Ercole Rosa par le roi d'Italie Humbert Ier en 1878 après la mort de son père, le roi Victor-Emmanuel II qui contribua à l'unification italienne.
La statue a été placée au centre de la place seulement en 1896.
La statue représente le roi Victor-Emmanuel II conduisant ses soldats dans la bataille de San Martino en 1859. La sculpture en bronze, représente le roi tirant sur les rênes de son cheval afin de freiner son enthousiasme. Cette stature vise à donner une grande énergie à la composition. Les quatre pattes de l'animal reposent sur le piédestal donnant la stabilité à la sculpture.
À la base sont placés également deux lions couchés sur les gradins latéraux posant une patte chacun sur une plaque gravée avec le nom Roma et Milano, en référence aux grandes réalisations de la Renaissance.
La statue équestre est placée sur une base en granite rouge entouré par un escalier en marbre blanc à partir duquel se dresse un piédestal supplémentaire de marbre de Carrare orné d'un relief représentant l'entrée des troupes piémontaises à Milan après la bataille de Magenta, pendant la guerre d'indépendance, ainsi que des branches de palmiers allégoriques. Sur le front du piédestal est inscrite la date « juin 1859 », afin de souligner l'entrée du roi à Milan (le 8 juin 1859), tandis que le côté opposé porte l'inscription 14 juin 1896 en référence à la date d'inauguration du monument.
The Monument to Vittorio Emmanuel II (or Monumento Equestre di Vittorio Emanuele II in Italian) is a monument in Milan located in the Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square) opposite the main entrance to the Duomo di Milano.
The monument was commissioned from the Italian sculptor Ercole Rosa by King Umberto I of Italy in 1878 after the death of his father, King Victor Emmanuel II, who contributed to the unification of Italy.
The statue was not placed in the center of the square until 1896.
The statue depicts King Victor Emmanuel II leading his soldiers in the Battle of San Martino in 1859. The bronze sculpture depicts the king pulling on his horse's reins to curb his enthusiasm. This stature is intended to give great energy to the composition. The animal's four legs rest on the pedestal, giving stability to the sculpture. At the base are also two lions lying on the side steps, each resting one paw on a plaque engraved with the names Roma and Milano, in reference to the great achievements of the Renaissance.
The equestrian statue is placed on a red granite base surrounded by a white marble staircase from which rises an additional Carrara marble pedestal adorned with a relief depicting the entry of Piedmontese troops into Milan after the Battle of Magenta, during the War of Independence, as well as allegorical palm branches. The front of the pedestal bears the date "June 1859," to mark the King's entry into Milan (June 8, 1859), while the opposite side bears the inscription June 14, 1896, referring to the date of the monument's inauguration.
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During the time Makuta was in the Shadow Realm, the Mask of Ultimate Power has formed its own body! Makuta tried to seize power over the body, but was instead absorbed to the body and stuck to its back. This incredibly powerful duo will be the toughest opponent the Toa and Ekimu will face.
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Friendship Gardens is renowned for its water features including several artificial waterfalls, stepping-stone paths, a duck pond, and a footbridge painted red and black (culturally important colours in New Westminster as they were worn by the Royal Engineers.
The land currently occupied by the park was initially designated by Colonel Moody as the location for British Columbia's government buildings. Unfortunately for Moody and the rest of the city, the unification of the Mainland Colony of British Columbia and the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1866 led to Victoria being awarded the capital, leaving the lands of Tipperary Park with no inherent purpose. The land became known as Tipperary Park due to the presence of worker camps, which were formed by street construction workers and their families in 1889. The Daily Columbian, a New Westminster newspaper, published a story about the camps, comparing them to worker and squatter settlements in County Tipperary, Ireland, causing residents of the city to call the area "New Tipperary." The land was eventually used by the New Westminster Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club who set up a sporting facility in 1901 with permission from the provincial government. In 1908, the land which was still under provincial jurisdiction, was transferred to the City of New Westminster, and was subsequently established as a municipal park.
Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary,and one of the largest citiesin the European Union. It is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre, sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary. According to the census, in 2011 Budapest had 1.74 million inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2.1 million due to suburbanisation.The Budapest Metropolitan Area is home to 3.3 million people. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (203 sq mi). Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank, with Pest on the east bank on 17 November 1873.
Vajdahunyad Castle (Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in the City Park of Budapest, Hungary. It was built in 1896 as part of the Millennial Exhibition which celebrated the 1,000 years of Hungary since the Hungarian Conquest of the Carpathian Basin in 895. The castle was designed by Ignác Alpár to feature copies of several landmark buildings from different parts the Kingdom of Hungary, especially the Hunyad Castle in Transylvania (now in Romania). As the castle contains parts of buildings from various time periods, it displays different architectural styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque. Originally, it was made from cardboard and wood, but it became so popular that it was rebuilt from stone and brick between 1904 and 1908. Today, it houses the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture, the biggest agricultural museum in Europe.
Modern art at Berlin Ostbahnhof.
Wessi is the informal name that people in Germany call former citizens of West Germany before re-unification, while the counterpart for former citizens of East Germany is Ossi. These names represent the lingering differences between the two pre-reunification cultures, and Germany's popular culture includes many Ossi-Wessi jokes and cliches. While some people in Germany may consider these names insulting, others regard them as part of the German culture.
There is also the name Besserwessi (besser meaning "better") which is a pun on Besserwisser ("know-it-all") and thus indicates a Wessi who feels superior to Ossis. Some former East Germans feel that former West Germans do not respect their culture and that East Germans were assimilated into West German culture, rather than the two cultures being united as equals.
Photo taken around Arieseni, Apuseni National Park, Transylvania
La multi ani, Romania!
Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri, also called Unification Day) occurring on December 1, is the national holiday of Romania. It commemorates the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Iulia, which declared the Union of Transylvania with Romania.
This holiday was set after the Romanian Revolution (1989) and it marks the unification of Transylvania, but also of the provinces of Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom, in 1918.
Prior to 1948 (Communist era), the national holiday of Romania was set to be on May 10, which had a double meaning: it was the day on which Carol I set foot on the Romanian soil (in 1866), and it was the day on which the prince ratified the Declaration of Independence (from the Ottoman Empire) in 1877. (Wikipedia)
DM-SCT : Tupolev Tu-134A : Interflug
Interflug was the state airline of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) until re-unification of East and West in 1990.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Monumental equestrian statue of William I, first German Emperor, erected in 1897 in appreciation for his role in the unification of Germany. One of many Emperor William monuments raised in the Prussian Rhine Province, it was destroyed in World War II and only the plinth was preserved as a memorial. Following German reunification, a replica of the statue was erected on the pedestal after controversial discussions in 1993. It is today a Koblenz monument and a popular tourist destination.
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Alba Iulia was the site of the proclamation of Transylvania's unification with Romania (1 December 1918) and of the coronation of King Ferdinand in 1922.
The 1st of December became the National Day of Romania, after the 1989 Romanian Revolution against the communist party, and it is a tribute to the city’s historical importance.
The museum is hosted in a building originally built for military purposes, the Babilon Building dating since the half of the 19th century (1851-1853).
nIts two floors and over 100 rooms host the basic exhibition, a warehouse, library and restoration laboratories.
nThe museum exhibits over 130000 pieces of priceless works included in its patrimony, starting with a pre-historic section, Dacian-Roman and feudal sections, the great battles with the Turks, the Revolution of 1848, the Unification of the Principalities in 1859, the Unification of Transylvania with Romania, etc. (www.uab.ro/sesiuni_2009/CLIE/pagini/venue.htm)
The Baroque palace was built in the XVII century for the Spanish viceroys and later served as the official royal residence of the newly independent Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Sometime after unification of Italy it became a public museum.
Этот барочный дворец строился в течение XVII века для испанских вице-королей а затем стал официальной резиденцией получившего независимость королевства Обеих Сицилий. Спустя время после объединения Италии дворец открылся для публики в качестве музея.
The heavy barb wire fence is a stark reminder of the war and subsequent division at DMZ.
Korean Demilitarized Zone – The Korean Armistice Agreement created a 4 km (2.5 mi)-wide demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea following the Korean War. It is currently the most heavily guarded area in the world.
Along the central nave, 14 bronze images representing 11 apostles and 3 evangelists are arranged.The votive chapels, which are counted in number of 24, are 15 meters high and in them an altar, the respective one will be placed flag and the shield or emblem of each of the provinces of Ecuador.This is achieved by pragmatizing the unification ideology of the country.
The altar, from where the mass is taught, is located on the cruise, a detail that breaks with the pure Gothic style, but gives originality and character to this essay of an Ecuadorian neo-Gothic. From the altar, and through the heart of Jesus on the main rose window, you can see the colossal statue of the Virgin of Quito, located on the hill of El Panecillo, in the center of the rose window on the western choir you can see the Eye of Horus, one of the Egyptian mythology symbols.
The stained glass windows of the Basilica have the peculiarity that when recounting scenes from the life of Jesus, the background shows exclusively representations of the endemic flora of Ecuador, with the name of the flower used at the bottom of each one. In addition, the borders show designs of the belts used by the natives of the country.
Another contribution to the architectural style of the basilica is shown in the rosettes, whose designs are generally geometric figures in traditional Gothic, but in the National Vote are representations of lilies and orchids, symbol flowers of the city of Quito and Ecuador respectively . There is an intentional opening in the rosette located in the main entrance, which has the shape of the heart of Jesus crowned by a Latin cross.
There is a 3 meter high wall, known as the Donation Wall, on which the names of people who contributed financially to the construction of the church were carved.
"Forever undivided" - The inscription on the stone refers to the unification of the former duchies of Holstein and Schleswig and is the motto of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Next to the stone stands a double oak, a symbol of the inseparable connection of the two duchies.
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The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
@ both Cincinnati, Ohio & Covington, Kentucky. USA
The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. When the first pedestrians crossed on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span. Today, many pedestrians use the bridge to get between the arenas in Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium, Great American Ball Park, and U.S. Bank Arena) and the hotels, bars, restaurants, and parking lots in Northern Kentucky. The bar and restaurant district at the foot of the bridge on the Kentucky side is known as Roebling Point.
Le Grand Hôtel des Îles Borromées est un hôtel historique, en activité depuis 1863, situé à Stresa sur le lac Majeur, en Italie.
L'hôtel est créé par les frères Omarini pendant les années qui ont suivi l'unification italienne. Les Omarini achètent en 1860 des terrains face à l'Isola Bella, et construisent entre 1861 et 1863 leur auberge. Les travaux terminent avec l'inauguration de l'hôtel samedi 21 mars 1863.
À la suite de l'ouverture du tunnel du Simplon en 1906, le nombre de visiteurs de l'hôtel s'accroît. Ainsi, le bâtiment est agrandi : en 1908 on agrandit la véranda, tandis qu'on ajoute trois étages entre 1911 et 1912.
Après avoir séjourné à Stresa en 1918, l'écrivain américain Ernest Hemingway a situé une partie de son roman L'Adieu aux armes dans l'hôtel.
Grand Hotel des Iles Borromées is a historic luxury hotel located on the shores of Lake Maggiore in Italy.
The hotel was established by the Omarini brothers in the years following the unification of Italy. In 1860, they purchased some land on the shores of Lake Maggiore facing Isola Bella, one of the Borromean Islands, hence the name of the hotel, then built their hotel between 1861 and 1863. Construction works ended with the inauguration of the hotel on March 21, 1863.
Following the opening of the Simplon Tunnel in 1906, the number of visitors increased considerably. Thus, the hotel was enlarged: in 1908, the veranda was expanded, while three floors were added to the original building between 1911 and 1912.
After staying in Stresa in 1918, American writer Ernest Hemingway set part of the 1929 novel A Farewell to Arms in the hotel.
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The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions.
Construction began in 1863, soon after Italian unification, and was completed in 1889, after the architect's death. Originally conceived of as a synagogue, it now houses the National Museum of Cinema, and is believed to be the tallest museum in the world. A representation of the building is featured on the obverse of the Italian 2 euro cent coin. Catalan vaults are featured in the ceiling of the ground floor under the atrium, which are relatively rare in Italy but popular in Spain, where they originated.
The building was conceived and constructed as a synagogue. The Jewish community of Turin had enjoyed full civil rights since 1848, and at the time the construction of the synagogue began, Turin was the capital of the new Italian state, a position it held only from 1860 to 1864. The community, with a budget of 250,000 lire and the intention of having a building worthy of a capital city, hired Alessandro Antonelli. Antonelli had recently added a 121 m dome and spire to the seventeenth-century Basilica of San Gaudenzio in Novara and promised to build a synagogue for 280,000 lire.
The relationship between Antonelli and the Jewish community was not happy. He proposed a series of modifications which raised the final height to 167.5 m, over 46 meters higher than the dome in the original design. Such changes, in addition to greater costs and construction time than were originally anticipated, did not please the Jewish community and construction was halted in 1869, with a provisional roof.
With the transfer of the Italian capital to Florence in 1864, the community shrank, but costs and Antonelli's ambition continued to rise. In 1876, the Jewish community, which had spent 692,000 lire for a building that was still far from finished, announced that it was withdrawing from the project. The people of Turin, who had watched the synagogue rise skyward, demanded that the city take over the project, which it did. An exchange was arranged between the Jewish community and the city of Turin for a piece of land on which a handsome Moorish Revival synagogue was quickly built. The Mole was dedicated to Victor Emmanuel II. Antonelli resumed construction, increasing the height to 146 m, 153 m, and finally 167.5 m. He worked on the project until his death in October 1888.
Antonelli's original vision for the spire was to top it off with a five-pointed star, but he later opted for a statue instead, depicting an angel, or "genio alato" - one symbol of the House of Savoy. The statue was commissioned to the sculptor Fumagalli, months after Antonelli's death. The design included an embossed and gilded copper genie holding a lance in one hand and a palm branch in the other. On its head was a small five-pointed star supported by a pole. When the star was set in its place on 10 April 1889, it brought the total height of the Mole to 167.5 m, making it the tallest brick building in Europe at the time.
From 1908 to 1938, the city used the Mole to house its Museum of the Risorgimento, which was moved to the Palazzo Carignano in 1938.
The Mole Antonelliana is the tallest unreinforced brick building in the world
Former DR class 119, now renumbered 219 067-6 following unification with the 15.03 Johanngeorgenstadt to Zwickau
The Battle of Teutoburg Forest was a battle between the Roman Empire and a alliance of Germanic tribes led by the chieftain Arminius (aka Hermann the German). The Germanic tribes destroyed three Roman legions and their auxiliaries that were led by Publius Quinctilius Varus. After the battle, humiliated by his defeat Publius committed suicide. The Roman empire never again tried to conquer the Germanic lands east of the Rhine river. Arminius' victory has been regarded by many historians as "Rome's greatest defeat." and as one of the most decisive battles in history.
Arminius in centuries to come had become a symbol for German unification during the late 1800s and a symbol of triumph.
Fountain in front of the palace of the romanian parliament in Bucharest.
The first mention of Bucharest is found by historians in the documents of Vlad III of Tepes from 1459, who built a fortress on the site of the modern city to protect Wallachia from the Turks.
Fuente delante del palacio del parlamento rumano en Bucarest.
Los historiadores encuentran la primera mención de Bucarest en los documentos de Vlad III de Tepes de 1459, que construyó una fortaleza en el sitio de la ciudad moderna para proteger Valaquia de los turcos.
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