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I've taken a few pics of the US Capital but never this side. Here it is from our trip to DC back in April. A pano taken with the Nikon 20mm and stitched in Photoshop. May it never experience another day like it did on January 6th 2021 and all those involved with the attempted overthrow be held responsible.
a short fly to Dresden - the saxonian capital. Enjoy the view from the Frauenkirche and think about Canaletto. Why he love Dresden?
Esta es la capital de la isla francesa de Córcega. Aquí se puede apreciar La Ciudadela, que está situada en un sitio estratégico para proteger a la ciudad de Ajaccio de los posibles ataques marítimos. El fuerte fue construido en 1492, y luego hubo ampliaciones a partir de mediados del siglo XVI. Se destruyen numerosos edificios, entre ellos la iglesia Sainte-Croix, primera catedral de la ciudad. La ciudadela cuenta con un “castello”, un torreón y seis bastiones. No es posible visitarla, puesto que pertenece al ejército.
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is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia.
Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany.
Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions after the Second World War.
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Northern capital is the other name of Saint-Petersburg in Russia.
I suppose a weather like this is the most typical for SPb.
A picture from the recent past. Taken from the fortress of Peter and Paul. Many famous prisoners had a possibility to see this view.
Dedicated to all the victims of air crash in Egypt.
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Venecia, la capital de la región de Véneto en el norte de Italia, abarca más de 100 islas pequeñas en una laguna del mar Adriático. No tiene caminos, sino solo canales, incluida la vía pública del Gran Canal, bordeada de palacios renacentistas y góticos. En la plaza central de San Marcos, se encuentra la basílica de San Marcos, que tiene un suelo de mosaicos bizantinos, y el campanario Campanile con vista a los techos rojos de la ciudad.
Took another shot of the Capital Wheel at sunset during the blue hour. I was trying to capture the vibrant colors of the sky, the lights of the Ferris wheel, and the reflection of the water all in one shot. Did some work in Lightroom to bring out the colors.
On way out after spending the day at Capital Reef National Park I pulled over the side of the road and scrambled on top of a boulder to take one of my last shots for the day.
Puerto Varas es la capital turistica del sur de Chile. Ubicada en la Provincia de Llanquihue en la Región de Los Lagos, a orillas del Lago Llanquihue a 1016 kms al sur de Santiago y a 20 kms al norte de Puerto Montt.
La ciudad fue fundada en 1853 a partir de la colonizacion principalmente de emigrantes provenientes de Alemania y Suiza hoy cuenta con 32.000 habitantes. Destaca por su belleza escenica, orden y limpieza asi tambien denominada la "Cuidad de las Rosas"
Es el punto de inicio para una serie de actividades principalmente del tipo "Turismo Aventura" entre los que destacan caminatas y ski en las laderas del Volcan Osorno, visitas al Lago Todos los Santos y Parque Nacional Vicente Perez Rosales con los Saltos del Río Petrohue, el Cruce Andino de los las Lagos Patagonicos, Pesca Deportiva (Flyfishing), kayaking, velerismo, y una infinidad de otras activividades derivadas de su entorno agricola y natural siempre verde.
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Puerto Varas is the tourist capital of southern Chile. Located in the Province of Llanquihue in the Lakes Region on the shores of Lake Llanquihue to 1016 kms south of Santiago and 20 km north of Puerto Montt.
The city was founded in 1853 after the colonization mainly immigrants from Germany and Switzerland today has 32,000 inhabitants. Noted for its scenic beauty, order and cleanliness so also called the "City of Roses"
It is the starting point for a series of activities mainly of type "Adventure Tourism" among them hiking and ski on the slopes of Volcan Osorno, visits to Lake Todos los Santos and Vicente Perez Rosales National Park with the falls of Petrohue, the crossing of the Patagonian lakes, fishing (Flyfishing), kayaking, sailing, and a host of other activividades derived from the surrounding agricultural and natural evergreen
Le case di Codera sormontate dalle imponenti sagome del Sass Becchè 2726 m e del Monte Gruf 2936 m
La Val Codera è una valle secondaria della Valchiavenna nel comune di Novate Mezzola in provincia di Sondrio. Vi sono situati i villaggi di Codera, Avedée, Saline, Piazzo, Stoppadura, Bresciadega, Coeder, Cii, Cola e S.Giorgio di Cola.
La sua caratteristica peculiare di essere raggiungibile solo a piedi favorì nel dopoguerra un rapido spopolamento. Nel 1933 risiedevano nei vari nuclei della valle ancora circa 500 persone, nel 2001 a Codera sono stati censiti 10 abitanti.
Girona, España.
Girona es una ciudad y municipio español, capital de la provincia homónima y de la comarca del Gironés, en la comunidad autónoma de Cataluña. La atraviesan los ríos Ter, Güell, Galligans y Oñar, a una altitud de 75 m sobre el nivel del mar. El término municipal, centro del área urbana de Gerona y el Sistema Urbano de Gerona, cuenta con 107 032 habitantes (INE 2024).
Su casco histórico se encuentra delimitado por el paseo de la Muralla, el camino de ronda de las antiguas murallas carolingias (siglo IX) y del bajo medievo (siglos XIV y XV). Entre sus monumentos destacan El Call, antiguo barrio judío, uno de los mejor conservados de España, así como las coloridas Casas del Oñar, en la ribera de dicho río y muy cerca de la catedral de Santa María, que tiene la nave gótica más ancha del mundo.
Se encuentra en el interior de la provincia catalana de Gerona, de la que es capital, en el extremo noreste de la península ibérica. Pertenece a la comarca del Gironés y al ámbito de las comarcas gerundenses y al sistema urbano de Gerona, según el Plan Territorial General de Cataluña.
El relieve del municipio se caracteriza por una planicie en la que confluyen cuatro ríos: Ter, Oñar, Güell y Galligans. Sin embargo, en las zonas más alejadas de la llanura fluvial, sobre todo al este, el relieve es más montañoso, con alturas como la Montaña de los Ángeles, integrada en la sierra de las Gavarras, ya en la cordillera Prelitoral. La altitud oscila entre los 395 m sobre el nivel del mar en el pico Sant Miquel y los 50 m a orillas del río Ter. La ciudad se alza a 69 m sobre el nivel del mar.
Girona is a Spanish city and municipality, capital of the province of the same name and the region of Girona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is crossed by the Ter, Güell, Galligans, and Oñar rivers, at an altitude of 75 m above sea level. The municipality, the center of the Girona urban area and the Girona Urban System, has 107,032 inhabitants (INE 2024).
Its historic center is bordered by the Paseo de la Muralla, the patrol path of the ancient Carolingian (9th century) and late medieval (14th and 15th centuries) walls. Its monuments include El Call, the former Jewish quarter, one of the best preserved in Spain, as well as the colorful Casas del Oñar (Houses of the Oñar), on the banks of the river and very close to the Cathedral of Santa María, which has the widest Gothic nave in the world.
It is located inland in the Catalan province of Girona, of which it is the capital, in the extreme northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It belongs to the Girona region and to the Girona urban system, according to the General Territorial Plan of Catalonia.
The municipality's relief is characterized by a plain where four rivers converge: the Ter, the Oñar, the Güell, and the Galligans. However, in the areas furthest from the river plain, especially to the east, the relief is more mountainous, with peaks such as the Montaña de los Ángeles, part of the Gavarras mountain range, already in the Pre-coastal range. The altitude ranges from 395 m above sea level at the Sant Miquel peak to 50 m on the banks of the Ter River. The city itself rises 69 m above sea level.
MRCE (Mitsui Rail Capital Europe) TRAXX 185 563 with a GEFCO car transport train seen in Tullnerbach-Pressbaum (Lower Austria)
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NS P76 is southbound on Nº2 beneath the eyes of the Georgia State Capital's gold dome at Atlanta on November 6, 2014.
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Nuremberg Castle (German: Nürnberger Burg) is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.
The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortifications. It represented the power and importance of the Holy Roman Empire and the outstanding role of the Imperial City of Nuremberg.
In the Middle Ages, German kings (respectively Holy Roman Emperors after their coronation by the Pope) did not have a capital, but voyaged from one of their castles (Kaiserpfalz or Imperial castle) to the next. Thus, the castle at Nürnberg became an important imperial castle, and in the following centuries, all German kings and emperors stayed at the castle, most of whom on several occasions.
Nuremberg Castle comprises three sections: the Imperial castle (Kaiserburg), the former Burgraves' castle (Burggrafenburg), and the buildings erected by the Imperial City at the eastern site (Reichsstädtische Bauten).
The first fortified buildings appear to have been erected around 1000. Thereafter, three major construction periods may be distinguished:
•the castle built under the Salian kings respectively Holy Roman Emperors (1027–1125);
•a new castle built under the Hohenstaufen emperors (1138–1254);
•re-construction of the Palas as well as various modifications and additions in the late medieval centuries.
The castle lost its importance after the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648). In the 19th century with its general interest in the medieval period, some modifications were added. During the Nazi period, in preparation of the Nuremberg party rally in 1936, it was "returned to its original state." A few years later, during World War II and its air raids in 1944/1945, a large part of the castle was laid in ruins. It took some thirty years to complete the rebuilding and restoration to its present state.