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Historic Centre of Florence UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Monument is to Giuseppe La Farina, 1815-63, a leader of the 19thC unification of Italy (Risorgimento)
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Bucovina scenery
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)
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.
Willen Lake and Park, Willen, Milton Keyens, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
"Medicine Wheel", The Circle of Hearts, A place of unification, honouring to life and commitment to peace and symbolizing the spirit of unconditional love wisdom and illumination.
Çiğdem Aslan (on CD cover) and Mona Lisa (on pre-unification German stamp -- from the 1960s or 70s, perhaps?).
20th September 2021: © Lise Utne
another two seaside resorts on the island of Ruegen, in the Baltic Sea. they are connected by the old narrow gauge steam line "Rasender Roland", Rügensche Bäderbahn RBB. you can find a lot of traditional seaside resort architecture here, restored after the re-unification of Germany.
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This is the Friendship of Nations Arch dedicated to the unification of Russia and Ukraine within the Soviet Union, and therefore is quite unpopular with independent Ukrainians. It is a massive metal structure and there is talk of it being removed along with all the other Soviet era monuments.
Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri) occurring on December 1, is the national holiday of Romania.
This holiday was set after the 1989 Romanian Revolution and it marks the unification of Transylvania, but also of the provinces of Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom, in 1918.
Please listen to the Romanian National Anthem, too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTwgwEHiWm0
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Osaka Castle is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
The New Yorker A Wyndham Hotel is a historic hotel located at 481 Eighth Avenue in New York City, United States. The 43-story Art Deco hotel, opened 1930, is a 1,083-room, mid-priced hotel located in Manhattan's Garment District and Hell's Kitchen areas, near Pennsylvania Station, Madison Square Garden, Times Square, and the Empire State Building. The 1-million-square-foot (93,000-square-metre) building offers two restaurants and approximately 33,000 square feet (3,100 m2) of conference space.[1] Since re-opening as a hotel in 1994, it has undergone approximately $100 million in capital improvements, including lobby and room renovations and infrastructure modernization. The Unification Church purchased the building in 1975, and since 2014, it has been part of the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts chain.
Due to its noticeable marquee and proximity to the Empire State Building, it makes appearances in many films and is the backdrop for TV-studio reports and interviews broadcast worldwide from New York by BBC News.
Országház, Budapest, Hungary
After the unification of Budapest into a single city in 1873, the diet sought to establish a symbolic parliament building in order to celebrate the Hungarian nation. The result was the Országház, or the ‘House of the Nation’, which was eventually finished in 1904. Sadly, the architect, Imre Steindl, never got to see his work; he lost his sight before its construction. This photograph was taken on a clear spring morning in March 2024, from the opposite bank of the Danube - almost 8 years after my first visit.
My ... golden tribute! to Wjosna, Queen of Magicians!
Thank you for inviting me to be an admins of Magician's Square - a very, very special group - I love it! :-))
The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Destruction date: November 1991 [The demolition of the Wall officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992. - Berlin Wall, wiki]
Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is annually held on October 3 to mark the anniversary of the nation's unification.
After he lost power in Germany’s unification under Prussian leadership, King Ludwig continued to pour money into Neuschwanstein, his fairy tale castle in the Bavarian Alps. Today the castle and trails in the mountains around it draw visitors from all over the world.
Not long after this photo was taken, an American man attacked two women, also Americans, a short distance from the spot where I took the shot. One woman died, the other was badly injured, and the man was captured. Strange how lightning can strike where least expected.
This is the view of the coast of North Korea from the Unification Observatory on South Korea's east coast. After a very cloudy morning, I was very lucky to have this clear sky when I got to the DMZ
Near Goseong, South Korea
January 2021
The Victory Column on the Big Star in the middle of the Great Tiergarten in Berlin was built in 1864 to 1873 as a National Monument to the Wars of Unification according to a design by Heinrich Strack. It is a building and is considered a landmark of Berlin.
The column carries a bronze sculpture created by Friedrich Drake in the form of a female figure, the Victoria. She holds in the right a laurel wreath in the air, in the left a field with the Iron Cross. Her helmet is decorated with eagle wings. Victoria is known in Roman mythology as the goddess of victory, it is to the Greek mythology of the Nike. Both are shown winged. Her eagle helmet also makes Victoria appear on the Victory Column as Borussia, the personification of Prussia.
Popularly called "Goldelse". To this designation she came because of her gilding.
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Die Siegessäule auf dem Großen Stern inmitten des Großen Tiergartens in Berlin wurde 1864 bis 1873 nach einem Entwurf von Heinrich Strack als Nationaldenkmal der Vereinigungskriege errichtet. Es ist ein Gebäude und gilt als Wahrzeichen von Berlin.
Die Säule trägt eine Bronzeskulptur von Friedrich Drake in Form einer weiblichen Figur, der Victoria. Sie hält in der Rechten einen Lorbeerkranz in der Luft, in der linken ein Schild mit dem Eisernen Kreuz. Ihr Helm ist mit Adlerflügeln verziert. Victoria ist in der römischen Mythologie als die Göttin des Sieges bekannt, es ist in der griechischen Mythologie der Nike. Beide sind geflügeltet gezeigt. Ihr Adlerhelm lässt Victoria auch als Borussia, die Verkörperung Preußens, auf der Siegessäule erscheinen.
Im Volksmund "Goldelse" genannt. Zu dieser Bezeichnung kam sie wegen ihrer Vergoldung.
(Quelle: Wikipedia)
While driving down Korea's east coast, one almost alarming curves takes you by an intact and complete World War 2 destroyer perched on the beach right beside the road. This is the Tongil Park, and the ship was retired from the Korean navy, but if memory serves me well, had fought the Japanese in the USN in World War 2. Oh yeah, and there is a North Korean miniature submarine on display as well.
Near Gangneung, Korea
February 2021
Brome is a small German town near what was the border of East Germany. Here you can still see visible scars of when the country was divided.
Remains of the fountain, called the Trofei di Mario.
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Piazza Vittorio, is a piazza in Rome, in the Esquilino rione. Surrounded by palazzi with large porticoes in the 19th century style, the piazza was built by Gaetano Koch shortly after the unification of Italy. Umbertine in style, it is the largest piazza in Rome (316 x 174 metres). In the centre of the piazza is a garden with the remains of a fountain built by Alexander Severus.
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Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, anche conosciuta con il nome di Piazza Vittorio, è una piazza di Roma, sita nel Rione Esquilino.
Circondata da palazzi con ampi portici di stile ottocentesco la piazza fu realizzata da Gaetano Koch poco dopo il trasferimento dellacapitale d'Italia da Firenze a Roma (1871).
Con quasi 10.000 metri quadrati in più di piazza San Pietro, è la più vasta piazza di Roma (316 x 174 m)
Nell' angolo nord, accanto alla più nota Porta Magica, si erge in altezza uno dei tanti e possenti ruderi dell’antica Roma, che a guardarlo nulla dice, spogliato di quelle lastre di marmo che l’abbellivano, di quelle statue che lo guarnivano, dei Trofei, e soprattutto dell’acqua che, come fosse un dono divino, arrivava copiosa a formare zampilli e cascate per la gioia degli occhi. Pochi sanno che si tratta dell’unico esempio superstite di fontana monumentale costruita al termine di un acquedotto, in età imperiale, e che servì da modello per le fontane a “facciata” della Roma barocca, tra cui la più nota è quella di fontana di Trevi.
Bisogna lavorare d’immaginazione per configurarci un grande apparato scenico: dall’alto al basso era tutto un tripudio d’acqua, uno scroscio, uno zampillio, infatti dalla facciata, formata a gradoni digradanti verso il basso, si aprivano bocche d’acqua che riempivano un bacino pensile collocato a metà altezza, per terminare il percorso in una vasca di attingimento, documentata sia dagli scrittoti latini cristiani che riferiscono la proibizione di attingere acqua a chi non faceva professione di paganesimo, sia dall’immagine scolpita nelle monete antiche, che hanno aiutato gli archeologi a riconoscere l’edificio quale fontana monumentale, invece del presunto arco trionfale di Mario.
Si tratta di un’opera d’ingegneria idraulica di notevole perizia e spettacolarità: nella monumentale fontana, costruita ovviamente sul punto più alto dell’Esquilino, nel lato est della città, quello dal quale entravano a Roma la maggior parte degli acquedotti provenienti dai monti circostanti, si immetteva l’acqua contenuta nel canale dell’acquedotto, il passaggio avveniva in curva, per attutire l’impeto dell’acqua che vi giungeva come un fiume in piena. L’acquedotto entrava alla quota sotto la quale stavano i trofei cosiddetti di Mario e successivamente si riversava in cinque canali che sboccavano sulla facciata, in un bacino pensile in cui stava semisdraiata la statua di Oceano.
Di qui l’acqua scendeva al piano delle nove nicchie da cui zampillava nel grande bacino semicircolare di attingimento al livello stradale antico. Il salto di quota era notevole, dall’acquedotto alla vasca ci sono ben m. 8,92. Finito l’effetto scenico, l’acqua si trovava ancora alla giusta altezza per iniziare il suo percorso di distribuzione in pressione dentro i tubi, per raggiungere quelle zone della città per le quali l’acquedotto era stato costruito.
In the heart of former East Germany, Deutsche Reichsbahn B-B diesel hydraulic no.201 014 stands at Merseburg with the 18.32 to Leipzig Leutzsch. Soon after unification a lot of the older DR coaching stock was rapidly phased out as it was somewhat austere internally and these old green short bodied vehicles were an early casualty as line closures made them surplus. The first vehicle in this formation is actually a 3 axle baggage/brake.
The Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II ("National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II") or Il Vittoriano, is a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill.
The eclectic structure was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1885. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1925. The Vittoriano features stairways, Corinthian columns, fountains, an equestrian sculpture of Victor Emmanuel and two statues of the goddess Victoria riding on quadrigas. The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high. If the quadrigae and winged victories are included, the height reaches 81 m (266 ft). It has a total area of 17,000 square metres. The base of the structure houses the museum of Italian Unification. In 2007, a panoramic lift was added to the structure, allowing visitors to ride up to the roof for 360-degree views of Rome.
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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 monument in the centre of Piazza Cavour is dedicated to Camillo Cavour, an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. Together with King Victor Emmanuel II, Garibaldi and Mazzini, Cavour helped to unite the previously fragmented states of Italy, Cavour is often said to be the brains behind unification. Created by the sculptor Stefano Galletti (1832-1905) between 1885 and 1895, thee monument was unveiled by King Umberto I.
When Bulgaria gained independence from the Ottoman empire in 1878, Eastern Rumelia, the region containing Plovdiv and the Rhodopes mountains, remained under the rule of the sultans, albeit were granted an autonomy. In 1908 the region was reunited with Bulgaria by tsar Ferdinand.
Когда Болгария обрела независимость от Османской империи в 1878 г., Восточная Румелия (регион, включавший Пловдив и Родопские горы) остался под властью султанов, хотя с правами автономии. Восточная Румелия была воссоединена с независимой Болгарией в 1908 г. царём Фердинандом.
The man in the photo is Rabbi Yaakov Ades, A Kabbalist (one that aims to learn hidden ways for unification of the human, materialistic with the divine, spiritual).
He lives life of austerity and celibacy, sleeping only a few hours every night on the floor, changing his clothes rarely, etc. He prays and speaks very intensely. Many see his as a kind of a Jewish 'saint'.
My impression is that if he would have consult a psychiatrist, he would probably be diagnosed as a severe OCD; but I guess he has no reason to do so…
P.S. or clarification:
some of our 'limitations' or 'weaknesses' can serve as assets, and lead us to places otherwise we wouldn't reach.
The fact than someone can be diagnosed with such ans such diagnosis, does not mean he is 'less good', 'should necessarily be cured' etc.
With the DR's fading individual identity onwards from re-unification came the rundown of its Goerlitz narrow gauge workshops.
However on this day in 1993 loco 99 1761-8 from Cranzahl has emerged and is put through it's paces upon the works multi-gauge test track.
RAW 'DSF' ( German-Soviet Friendship) Goerlitz succeeded the well-equipped facility Bw Schlauroth. Loosely speaking E-Bw Schlauroth, situated at the western section of the electrified Silesian Railway, became obsolete post 1945 when this important electrified route ceased to exist.
Despite such excellent facilities it appears that little opportunity to diversify prevailed, except that some standard gauge locos passed through mid '90s, so that by 1996 came full closure with all narrow gauge works transferred to Meiningen.
Many thanks to works representative Mr Winfried Meyer offering an exhaustive tour upon our arrival there unannounced.
31st March 1993
Before the unification of the Netherlands, Oudewater (or Old Water) was situated right on the border of historic Holland and Utrecht. The origins of the town and its name are largely unknown, but records show that the town gained city rights in 1265, given by the bishop of Utrecht, Hendrik van Vianden. Its location on the confluence of the Linschoten river and the Hollandse IJssel allowed Oudewater to develop as an important industrial center in the 16th and 17th century, with the production of rope being the main economic activity.
Inhabitants of Oudewater are nicknamed "geelbuiken", or "yellow bellies", after the dried, yellow hemp stems that the rope makers used to wrap around their waist as part of the production process.
The majestic King Kamehameha I statue, that stands proudly out the front of Ali’iolane Hale in Downtown Honolulu, is a casting of one of Hawaii's most beloved and revered rulers Kamehameha the Great, who was the first to unify all the islands and welcome westerners to his lands. Kamehameha I was a revered warrior and leader, and he united Hawaii into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. He also encouraged foreign trade and technology while avoiding foreign rule. He is depicted in the 18-foot bronze statue as extending his hand in a welcoming gesture of aloha.
King Kamehameha commissioned the construction of Ali’iolani Hale (seen behind the statue in the photograph above) to be the royal palace of the Hawaiian Monarchy. It was built in the Italian Renaissance Revival style and its name means ‘House of the Heavenly King’. Ali’iolani Hale eventually became an administrative building and now houses the Supreme Court of Hawaii as well as the Judiciary History Center, and was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 2, 1972
The 18-foot bronze King Kamehameha I statue is the most recognized one of four statues that were cast in Paris from a model made by American artist Thomas Gould. It was commissioned by King David Kalakaua (who was the last king of the Hawaiian Monarchy) in 1878, and constructed in honor of Kamehameha’s unification of Hawaii. King Kalakaua was at the time completing the construction of ‘Iolani Palace, which was his tribute to King Kamehameha I and was originally to be the resting place of the statue. It is said that a kahuna (Hawaiian priest) at the time stated that the statue’s righteous home was to be in the land of Kamehameha’s birth.
There is quite a story to the building and delivery of the statue. Thomas Gould used John Baker as his model for the project. John was a part Hawaiian and a friend of Kalakaua. Although he had been sent photos of Polynesian people, he did not really make an appropriate likeness. He was in Italy studying Roman sculpture, so unfortunately the statue is reminiscent of a Roman general with European features. The part that most portrays the essence of the Hawaiian Monarchy is the belt around his waist: a symbolic rendering of the Sacred Sash of Liloa (the King of Big Island). Gould’s finished sculpture was sent to Paris for bronzing, however on its return to Hawaii, the ship was wrecked near the Falkland Islands, and the statue was presumably lost forever. Luckily the statue was insured and a second casting was made immediately, which arrived on Hawaiian soil in 1883, and it was then dedicated as part of King Kalakaua’s coronation ceremony.
Ironically, within weeks of the second statue’s arrival, the original one also arrived in Honolulu – it had been located in a junkyard in the Falkland Islands. Now Hawaii had two statues! King Kalakaua recalled the prophecy of the kahuna, and sent that original casting to King Kamehameha’s birthplace near the town of Kapa’au on Big Island. There are two other statues – one is located near Hilo, also on Big Island, and the third replica was commissioned in 1969 when Hawaii attained statehood and stands at the Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C.
Twice a year, on May Day and yearly on King Kamehameha’s birthday, June 11, handmade leis are draped all over the statues to honor the king. Finally, the King Kamehameha I Statue that stands outside of Ali’iolani Palace in Honolulu (seen above) is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all of Hawaii.
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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Budapest, Hungary
After the unification of Budapest into a single city in 1873, the diet sought to establish a symbolic parliament building in order to celebrate the Hungarian nation. The result was the Országház, or the ‘House of the Nation’, which was eventually finished in 1904. Sadly, the architect, Imre Steindl, never got to see his work; he lost his sight before its construction. This photograph was taken on a clear spring morning in March 2024, from the opposite bank of the Danube - almost 8 years after my first visit.
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Goseong Unification Observatory - Confine con Corea del Nord.
Il Goseong Unification Observatory è il punto di osservazione più a nord della Corea.
I visitatori possono usare i binocoli disponibili sul ponte di osservazione del secondo piano della Unification Hall per vedere la Corea del Nord. Nelle giornate limpide, i visitatori possono anche intravedere i cittadini nordcoreani che svolgono le loro attività quotidiane.
Inoltre, la 6.25 Experience Hall all'interno dell'osservatorio consente ai visitatori di immaginare la vita delle persone durante la guerra di Corea attraverso mostre nella War Experience Room, nella Planned Exhibition Room, nella Photo Exhibition Hall e altro ancora.
Goseong Unification Observatory - Border with North Korea.
Goseong Unification Observatory is the northernmost observation point in Korea.
Visitors can use binoculars on the second-floor observation deck of Unification Hall to see North Korea. On clear days, visitors can also catch a glimpse of North Korean citizens going about their daily activities.
In addition, the 6.25 Experience Hall inside the observatory allows visitors to imagine the lives of people during the Korean War through exhibits in the War Experience Room, Planned Exhibition Room, Photo Exhibition Hall, and more.
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Monument close to the "De-Militarized Zone" (DMZ) separating North from South Korea. The four statues face North, and represent the hope for re-unification. August 2007.
After he lost power in Germany’s unification under Prussian leadership, King Ludwig continued to pour money into Neuschwanstein, his fairy tale castle in the Bavarian Alps. Today the castle and trails in the mountains around it draw visitors from all over the world.
Fellow citizens!
Exactly 105 years ago, right here on Sophia Square in Kyiv, the following lines were proclaimed: "The age-old dreams have come true, dreams that the best sons of Ukraine lived for and died for. From now on, the parts of a single Ukraine, separated for centuries, are united into one.”
These are the words of the Unification Act, which brought together the Ukrainian lands on both banks of the Dnipro River into a single state. And on this occasion, today we celebrate the Day of Unity of Ukraine.
Every year on January 22, we have always recalled two key lessons of those times, two guiding principles for all generations of the Ukrainian nation: to gain your own statehood, you have to fight. To preserve it, you have to unite.
And the day has come when it fell to all of us to prove: both these lessons have been learned. Every Ukrainian knows this day. When recalling it, there's no need to mention the year, just the date and month will suffice. It's the 24th of February.
When we showed that the unity and independence of Ukraine are real, not declarative values for us. And we did not give up our state, but proved from the first day of the war that people's full-scale unity repels full-scale enemy aggression. Not symbolically, not sporadically, not in words, but on the frontlines – on all fronts of the war against unfreedom. In all forms of the battle for the preservation of Ukraine. United, independent, strong.
As a tribute to it, since 1990, Ukrainians have been coming together in human chains of unity. Ukrainian unity stretching from west to east. On February 24, Ukrainians joined hands again. Having chosen again not the chains of slavery, but the chain of unity. The only difference is that it has taken on a new form. When every Ukrainian no longer had the concept of "my" or "not my" region, as every corner of Ukraine, every city and village became native. When we became dear to each other. When Ukrainians from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro fight for Ukrainians in Donbas and Crimea, in the south and north. When Ukrainians from Zakarpattia, Bukovyna, and Halychyna open the doors of their homes and provide shelter to Ukrainians from Mariupol, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. Ukrainians who fight. Ukrainians who work. Ukrainians who help. Ukrainian mothers and Ukrainian children who have lost their homes and are now abroad, contributing to the common resistance, collecting and delivering what is needed here. When Ukrainians from every region work to protect every region.
And to liberate every corner that is temporarily occupied. When the Ukrainians who are now there are waiting for us and hearing us. Continuing to be Ukrainians, continuing to resist. And together we will definitely force Russia to leave. And the words of the Unification Act about the unification of the parts of Ukraine that were separated from each other will be heard again. They will become a reality. Because today every Ukrainian is fighting for every Ukrainian. Proving that when all Ukrainians join hands, they won't raise them to surrender.
We all fight. And today, this is true not only for the Dnipro's two banks. Today, the unity of Ukrainians spans both hemispheres of the Earth. In every corner of which, on February 24, there were people declaring, “I am Ukrainian.” Declaring it on all continents where our people live. Those who, with the outbreak of a full-scale war, regardless of their place of residence, birth, or passport, said in the affirmative, “I am Ukrainian.” Those who proved it with their deeds. Our millions-strong diaspora, our lobbyists for Ukraine's interests around the world. Those who collect, find, pack and deliver everything needed for the victory. All those who have not forgotten their roots and do not let the world forget about Ukraine. Everyone who has Ukrainian blood in their veins and a free heart beating in their chest. Ukrainians by origin, who have long proven that they are Ukrainians in spirit. And after many years of waiting, they should finally become Ukrainians by passport. At the legislative level. Today I am submitting to the Verkhovna Rada a key draft law that will allow the adoption of comprehensive legislative amendments and the introduction of multiple citizenship.
And it will allow all ethnic Ukrainians and their descendants from around the world to have our citizenship. Of course, except for citizens of the aggressor country.
All those who, during various emigration waves, were forced to leave their homeland and ended up in Europe, the United States, Canada, countries of Asia and Latin America. All those who help us despite being hundreds and thousands of kilometers away from their homeland.
Foreign volunteers who took up arms to defend Ukraine, all those who fight for Ukraine's freedom as if it were their homeland. And Ukraine will become such for them.
For everyone who can feel that "being in Ukraine" means "being at home." Not as tourists, but as citizens. Citizens of a great, united, single Ukraine.
For the freedom of which we are fighting. Fighting for the right to be Ukrainians. And the corresponding decision is one of the elements of this freedom, one of the possibilities to realize this right. The right to be Ukrainian.
Furthermore, today we must take steps not only to strengthen the unity of Ukraine and our people, but also to act for the unity of rights and freedoms, the truth about Ukrainians, the truth about us, and the truth about our history.
To this end, today I have signed a Decree "On the Territories of the Russian Federation Historically Inhabited by Ukrainians." This is the restoration of truth about the historical past for the sake of Ukraine's future.
Fellow Ukrainians!
In the spring of 2022, I saw Bucha for the first time after the occupation. And for the first time I wore a T-shirt with the words "I am Ukrainian." Always, and especially now, the words "I am Ukrainian" carry a special meaning. Today, they are filled with courage, pride, and indomitability of our people. The pain that every Ukrainian feels and at the same time the strength that helps us endure everything. Overcome everything. Survive everything. Knowing and remembering that only strong Ukrainians can be united. And only united Ukrainians can be strong.
Ukrainians all over the world.
I am Ukrainian.
Happy Unity Day, fellow Ukrainians!
Glory to Ukrainians!
Glory to Ukraine!
Great Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Marii Uniri) occurring on December 1, is the national holiday of Romania. It marks the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom in 1918.
1918 - is the year with the most anniversaries of events from Romania’s multi-millennia history. The Great Unification in 1918 resulted in all the historical provinces inhabited by Romanians to get together, within one single country, Romania.
Please listen to the Romanian National Anthem, too:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTwgwEHiWm0
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Zanshin is a state of mental awareness and physical readiness beyond the dojo and also in the daily life.
During the practise of martial arts, zanshin is the righr focus on the opponent maintaining awareness of one´s surroundings, on which the opponent is just a little part.
Zanshin is the permanent unification to the cosmic energy.
Zan contains the idea of keeping a bit for later.
Shin is spirituality, the heart, the openning and the unity with the totality.
Even when the katana comes back to the saya zanshin is still working
This is a shot of the aircraft ⚡️ ‘ZEUS’ overflying Corfu, Greece on May 21, 2024. The F-16C Block 52+ jet of the 🇬🇷 Hellenic Air Force celebrated the 160th anniversary of the Unification of the Ionian Islands and Greece (5.21.1864).
An example of the class 480 series. Those date originally from 1986 and were used by the BVG in West Berlin before unification
Eight hours onward since the moon passed over to reveal another wonder of the universe. Its was a freezing cold morning as you can probably detect from the ice on the water & frost on the rooftops. Yet, as soon as the orange glow hit my face i was consolidated with the unification that we had met before.
Taken at Knotford Nook, Otley
Willen Lake and Park, Willen, Milton Keyens, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
"Medicine Wheel", The Circle of Hearts, A place of unification, honouring to life and commitment to peace and symbolizing the spirit of unconditional love wisdom and illumination.
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Festa dei 150 anni dell'Italia unita -
Celebration of the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy
Happy birthday Italy!
1861-2011: 150 years of the Unification of Italy
Proud to be Italian...
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much better large size and on black - molto meglio in grande e su sfondo nero
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Thanks for all your kind comments to my last photos …
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Grazie per tutti i gentili commenti alle mie ultime foto…
JONNY "NO" STYLE- A lame ass french artist who tears down others work for his own selfish needs to put up his own bs shit beacause in his mind he is better....street art nowadays is becoming a movement of unification, fucks like "no" style are just in the way, and have no right being a part of it, fuck off, go home, n take your gay scooter with you! im not usually a violent person but when im disrespected a good punch to the face is needed, good luck homie tryin to put shit up, i really mean it youll need it....
whoever wants to post this on their page or add themselves to the photo go right ahead( i added SLUT they got the peoples backs much respect), id gladly appreciate it show you support spread the word. ill send ya a few handrawns if youd like just pm me, we are all in this world for a reason, to be united n spread the creativity, mute the egos!
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Upon the unification of the formerly independent national militaries into the new Songun People's Army (SPA) in 2005, a massive modernization and reorganization campaign began. One of the first priorities for SPA's new Central Military Commission was the replacement of hundreds of thousands of Soviet-era logistics and utility vehicles. Although the Chinese and North Korean armed forces were moderately effective in "modernizing" portions of their armored fleets, other new members' armies had little to no mechanization. Although the calendar read early 21st century, the operational capabilities of the smaller partners in the USR were more akin to the mid-20th century.
Although it would take almost two decades for even the frontline divisions of the SPA Ground Forces to be equipped with modern vehicles, the Central Military Commission's preference for cheap designs that could be quickly produced in extremely high quantities led to a number of surprising success stories. One of those was ZFB-07, a design privately funded by the Shaanxi Baoji Special Vehicle Factory-- one of the innumerable state-owned arms manufacturers that dotted the Songun countryside. Quickly adopted, the vehicle first rolled off the production lines in early 2007, arriving in the first Red Guard units in the South by the end of the year.
Songun sources refer to the vehicle as an "armored scout car", although it has been observed in the field in utility, reconaissance, and direct combat roles. Initially, Western intelligence agencies believed the vehicle would be employed in the same vein as western MRAPs, but it appears that specialized platforms such as the KDY-72 likely fill this role instead.
Closer inspection of the vehicle at international arms expositions indicates an extremely cramped interior, providing seating for four or five occupants. Curiously, the vehicle's designers neglected to include side doors, forcing the crew to utilize roof hatches or the rear exit ramp to ingress or egress the vehicle. The all-welded steel hull of the ZFB-07 likely provides protection against small arms fire or artillery shrapnel, but it's probably not well suited to intensive combat operations. Colloquially referred to as "the Lunchbox" by Western military sources, the ZFB-07 has been observed in the field armed with both 12.7mm machine guns and the HJ-12 anti-tank guided missile, as seen here.
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Time for more SPA--tried to mix the aesthetics of the ZFB-05 , QL550, and Joop's awesome Panther. The ATGM launcher was also designed by Matt H, go check his stuff out!
This is the National Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, built in the early 20th century to honour the first King of a unified Italy. (Unification was the political and social movement between 1815 and 1871 that consolidated the different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy.)
Made of white marble, the monument is a huge and garish construction that’s quite out of step and proportion with everything else in Rome. Most Romans apparently regard it as vulgar and dismissively call it the 'Typewriter' or the 'Wedding Cake', but it’s also the resting place of Italy’s Unknown Soldier, and host to the Eternal Flame.
In the foreground is a row of stone pines (Pinus pinea), one of my favourite street trees which are to be found all over Rome. And in front of them are a few Roman pillars - part of the Forum, no less.