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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)
The monument of Victor Emmanuel II in Rome also called as the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria) is a neoclassical monument on the northern slope of the Capitol. The construction of the monument began in 1885 to commemorate King Victor Emmanuel II, who played an important role in the unification of Italy. In 1911, the unfinished monument was unveiled, and ten years later, the tomb of an unknown soldier was created in its central part. In 1935, construction works were completed, and the Central Museum of the Unification of Italy was opened inside the building.
The monument is 81 m high and 135 m wide and covers an area of 17,000 m². In the center of the entire complex is the equestrian statue of King Victor Emmanuel II, which weighs 50 tons and is 12 m high and long. At the foot of the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II lies the tomb of an unknown soldier. The upper part of the monument is occupied by a massive 72 m long colonnade with 16 Corinthian columns 15 m high.
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Pomnik Wiktora Emanuela II w Rzymie zwany również jako Ołtarz Ojczyzny ( Altare della Patria) jest neoklasycystycznym pomnikiem, na północnym zboczu Kapitolu. Budowę monumentu rozpoczęto w 1885 roku dla upamiętnienia króla Wiktora Emanuela II, który odegrał istotną rolę w procesie zjednoczenia Włoch. W 1911 roku dokonano odsłonięcia nieukończonego jeszcze pomnika, zaś dziesięć lat później w jego centralnej części utworzono Grób nieznanego żołnierza. W 1935 roku prace budowlane zostały zakończone, ponadto we wnętrzach budowli otwarto Centralne Muzeum Zjednoczenia Włoch.
Pomnik ma 81 m wysokości i 135 m szerokości a zajmuje powierzchnię 17 tys. m². W centrum całego kompleksu znajduje się konny posąg króla Wiktora Emanuela II, który waży 50 ton i ma 12 m wysokości oraz długości. U podnóża konnego posągu Wiktora Emanuela II leży Grób nieznanego żołnierza. Górną część pomnika zajmuje masywna, mająca 72 m długości kolumnada z szesnastu wysokich na 15 m korynckich kolumn.
Castello dei Parmensi since the twelfth century, first passed to the Da Correggio family, the Terzi family and from 1458 to the Sanseverino family, until 1612, when the Farnese family had Countess Barbara beheaded and this passed to the Duchy.
Transformed by the Sanseverinos from Rocca Quadrilatera into a residence, in 600 'it was transformed and enlarged by Ranuccio II Farnese and finally Duke Francesco Farnese had the façade redesigned with the use of 4 corner towers between 1697 and 1707. Bourbon promoted the internal renovation and the Ducal Chapel dedicated to St. Liborius.
After the unification of Italy, the state dispersed the collections and magnificent furnishings that were destined for Savoy residences or museums, including the Quirinale.
Today the main floor hosts temporary exhibitions.
Castello dei Parmensi fin dal XII secolo : prima passò ai Da Correggio ,ai Terzi ,e dal 1458 ai Sanseverino ,fino al 1612 ,quando i Farnese fecero decapitare la contessa Barbara e questo passò al Ducato .
Trasformato dai Sanseverino da Rocca Quadrilatera in residenza , nel secondo 600' fu trasformata e ampliata da Ranuccio II Farnese e infine il duca Francesco Farnese fece ridisegnare la facciata con l'impiego di 4 torri angolari tra il 1697 e il 1707 .
A partire dal 1749 i Borbone promossero il rinnovamento interno e la Cappella Ducale dedicata a S.Liborio .
Dopo l'unità d'Italia ,lo stato disperse le collezioni e i magnifici arredi che vennero destinati a residenze Sabaude o Musei , fra cui il Quirinale .
Oggi il piano Nobile ospita mostre temporanee .
Das Paul-Löbe-Haus ist ein Funktionsgebäude des Deutschen Bundestags. Das Haus wurde nach dem Reichstagspräsidenten und Alterspräsidenten des erste Deutschen Bundestages Paul Löbe benannt und bildet mit dem auf der anderen Seite der Spree liegenden Luise-Schröder-Haus eine symbolische Einheit. Beide Häuser werden durch die beiden Brückrn verbunden.
Das Reichstagsgebäude und das Paul-Löwe-Haus befinden sich auf der Seite von "West-Berlin, das Luise-Schröderhaus auf der Seite von Ostberlin.
Sie bilden durch Ihre Architektur und die beiden Brücken die die Häuser miteinader verbinden die Vereinigung von Ost und West.
Die Grenze durch Berlin verlief hier in der Mitte der Spree.
In der Spiegelung ist in der Mittes des Fotos das Bundeskanzler Amt und rechts den Glockenturm
Danke für Euren Besuch, ich wünsche Euch eine entspannten Abend.
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The Paul Löbe House is a functional building of the German Bundestag. The building was named after the President of the Reichstag and former President of the first German Bundestag, Paul Löbe, and forms a symbolic unit with the Luise Schröder House on the other side of the Spree.
The Reichstag building and the Paul Löbe House are on the side of "West Berlin, the Luise Schröder House on the side of East Berlin.
Through their architecture and the two bridges connecting the buildings, they represent the unification of East and West.
The border through Berlin ran here in the middle of the Spree.
In the reflection, the Federal Chancellery is in the middle of the photo and the bell tower on the right.
Thank you for your visit, I wish you a relaxing evening.
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La Paul-Löbe-Haus est un bâtiment fonctionnel du Bundestag allemand. Elle porte le nom de Paul Löbe, président du Reichstag et doyen d'âge du premier Bundestag allemand, et forme une unité symbolique avec la maison Luise-Schröder, située de l'autre côté de la Spree.
Le bâtiment du Reichstag et la maison Paul Löwe se trouvent du côté de Berlin-Ouest, la maison Luise Schröder du côté de Berlin-Est.
Grâce à leur architecture et aux deux ponts qui les relient, ils forment l'union de l'Est et de l'Ouest.
La frontière à travers Berlin passait ici au milieu de la Spree.
Dans le reflet, on voit au milieu de la photo le bureau du chancelier et à droite le clocher.
Merci de votre visite, je vous souhaite une bonne soirée de détente.
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Koblenz, spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and of the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary.
Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 B.C. Its name originates from the Latin (ad) cōnfluentēs, meaning "(at the) confluence". The actual confluence is today known as the "German Corner", a symbol of the unification of Germany that features an equestrian statue of Emperor William I. The city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992.
It ranks in population behind Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein to be the third-largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its usual-residents' population is 112,000 (as at 2015). Koblenz lies in a narrow flood plain between high hill ranges, some reaching mountainous height, and is served by an express rail and autobahn network. It is part of the populous Rhineland.
in its original condition from the year 1910 at the Underground station "U-Bahnhof Klosterstraße! in Berlin, which wa remodelled after the German Re-Unification.
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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 Roman Forum (or Forum Magnum as it was called by the Romans) was the official meeting point of Roman citizens, who went there to participate (or even simply to assist) in the administrative, political, economic and religious affairs that concerned the community to which they belonged, as well as the true nerve center of the entire Roman civilization.
The Roman Forum is currently an archaeological area between Piazza Venezia, the Colosseum, the Campidoglio and the Quirinale and is crossed by the Via dei Fori imperiali.
In the Late Antiquity and subsequently the Roman Forum experienced a phase of decline. It was in fact the subject of frequent plundering (reuse of the material that made it up in more recent constructions) and changes of intended use, until it was almost completely buried in the 16th century and used for grazing cattle. Only after the unification of Italy was the Roman Forum area able to come back to light, becoming one of the most important and visited archaeological sites in the world.
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El principal monumento es el Castello Estense (Castillo de los Este), también llamado Castello di San Michele (Castillo de San Miguel), un edificio de ladrillo cocido de planta cuadrada dotado de cuatro torres defensivas y rodeado por un foso de agua, que está situado en el centro de la ciudad. Se construyó a partir de 1385 y fue parcialmente restaurado a partir de 1554; los pabellones en la parte superior de las torres datan de este último año. Fue comenzado en 1385 y finalizado en el siglo xvi. Es de ladrillos rojo, con torres y formas macizas y lo rodea un amplio foso. Entre las piezas más interesantes de su interior citaremos el Jardín de los Naranjos del siglo xv, el Salón de los Juegos y la Capilla de Renata de Francia.
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Después de que los Estensi se hubieran ido, en el castillo se estableció la mansión de los Legados Apostólicos que administraban el territorio ferrarese como gobernadores civiles con la duración máxima de cuatro años. Se realizaron pocas transformaciones en la estructura del edificio: la más evidente fue la elevación del revellín norte (las salas que actualmente acogen la cafetería). Después de la Unificación de Italia el castillo fue adquirido por la Provincia, que es aún la propietaria.
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The main monument is the Castello Estense (Castle of the East), also called Castello di San Michele (Castle of Saint Michael), a square-plan fired brick building with four defensive towers and surrounded by a water moat, which is located in the city center. It was built from 1385 and was partially restored from 1554; the pavilions at the top of the towers date from this past year. It was started in 1385 and completed in the 16th century. It is made of red brick, with massive towers and shapes, surrounded by a wide moat. Among the most interesting pieces in its interior we will mention the Garden of Orange Trees from the 15th century, the Hall of the Games and the Chapel of Renata de Francia.
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After the Estensi had left, the mansion of the Apostolic Legates who administered the Ferrarese territory as civil governors was established in the castle for a maximum duration of four years. Few transformations were carried out in the structure of the building: the most evident was the elevation of the north ravelin (the rooms that currently house the cafeteria). After the Unification of Italy the castle was acquired by the Province, which is still the owner.
This photo was taken from a vehicle on the way to Mũi Cà Mau or Cape Ca Mau. The water body in the photo is for the aquaculture of shrimps/prawns. It is surrounded by mangrove forests.
Cape Ca Mau is located 110 km southwest of Ca Mau city.
It used to be a stronghold of Viet Minh guerrillas during the American (Vietnam) War. Consequently, the area was chosen for the aerial herbicide spray missions, which severely damaged the mangrove forests.
After the Unification in 1975, the government in Hanoi ordered to convert the damaged mangrove forests to farmlands, which was not successful due to unfavourable soil conditions.
In the 1980s, shrimp farming was introduced, which accelerated the cutting of mangroves.
Introduction of an integrated aquaculture - agroforestry programme in the 1990s, which stipulated shrimp ponds owners to allocate a certain percentage of their land for regenerating mangrove forests, stopped the negative trends finally. Liberalisation of land transactions for those who are compliant with the above-mentioned landuse regulation also contributed to the conservation of mangroves.
Mui Ca Mau Biosphere Reserve including Mui Ca Mau National Park is now designated as a reserve for the Man and Biosphere Programme introduced by UNESCO.
The national park is also a Ramsar Site.
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 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.
A photo taken from a restaurant in the Saigon Phu Quoc Resort.
It is owned and operated by Saigontourist, a state-owned tourism corporation established after the Unification in 1975 by confiscating private tourism businesses in South Vietnam. It continued purchasing new hotels and building its own hotels to become a tourism conglomerate.
The resort hotel is built on a location facing Long Beach (Bãi Trường) a few km to the south of Dương Đông, the major town in Phu Quoc. The beach is really long as its length is about 15 km occupying the southern half of the west coast of the island.
The resort may have been a core of the beach destination, but I had an impression that it was somewhat overshadowed by newly built splashy resorts these days. Still, it is a nice and reasonable place to stay.
There is no other picture that expresses my feeling in nature so good as this one. Small, humble and part of a big and beautiful world. No fear, only feeling united with it. The first time I was aware of this feeling I was sitting on a mountain top close to the entrance of Denali NP in Alaska almost 30 years ago.
This shot is taken in Iceland (close to the glacier I already posted several shots from www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/32684439798/in/datepo..., www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/44670143360/in/datepo...), and the small figure in the picture standing on some little mountain of debris, that is part of the moraine is the friend I was traveling with.
The sun sets on the world’s oldest republic and third smallest country in Europe, it is completely landlocked totally dependent on the energy infrastructure of its host country and loved by all. It’s founder Saint Marinus left an island off Croatia to live in Rimini to work as a mason around 275AD, unfortunately his preaching in his off hours was not appreciated so he had to find refuge from the authorities 10km away Mount Titano was wilderness but after Marinus built a small church there a community sprang up that became the city and state of San Marino officially founded in 301AD. The Republic has to have produced the most feared soldiers or the best diplomats in history to have maintained its independence in the face of so many different factions over Italy’s tumultuous history even surviving the modern unification, several global wars and formation of the EU.
I took this on Sept 09, 2011 with my D70s and Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Lens at 200mm, 1/320s, f6.3 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia ,Topaz, and DXO Nik
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
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.
Saigon riverside in the opposite direction of the previous photo.
The colonial architecture in front is Hotel Majestic that was built by a Chinese entrepreneur in 1925. It was a pioneer of European style hotels in Saigon and has been receiving dignitaries from all over the world since then.
Current owner of the hotel is Saigontourist that is a state-owned corporation established after the Unification in 1975 by confiscating private hotels and tourism businesses in South Vietnam.
Oddly-shaped building with a heliport behind the hotel is Bitexco Financial Tower. Bitexco Group is a multi-industry corporation based in Hanoi with a focus on real estate development. It started as a Binh minh Textile Company in 1980s.
The tower completed in 2010 was designed by Carlos Zapata. It houses a shopping centre, a cinema complex, the Sky Deck and the Bitexco HCMC branch office.
It would have been nicer if constructed on the opposite side across the Saigon river.
The monument of Victor Emmanuel II in Rome also called as the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria) is a neoclassical monument on the northern slope of the Capitol. The construction of the monument began in 1885 to commemorate King Victor Emmanuel II, who played an important role in the unification of Italy. In 1911, the unfinished monument was unveiled, and ten years later, the tomb of an unknown soldier was created in its central part. In 1935, construction works were completed, and the Central Museum of the Unification of Italy was opened inside the building.
The monument is 81 m high and 135 m wide and covers an area of 17,000 m². In the center of the entire complex is the equestrian statue of King Victor Emmanuel II, which weighs 50 tons and is 12 m high and long. At the foot of the equestrian statue of Victor Emmanuel II lies the tomb of an unknown soldier. The upper part of the monument is occupied by a massive 72 m long colonnade with 16 Corinthian columns 15 m high.
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Pomnik Wiktora Emanuela II w Rzymie zwany również jako Ołtarz Ojczyzny ( Altare della Patria) jest neoklasycystycznym pomnikiem, na północnym zboczu Kapitolu. Budowę monumentu rozpoczęto w 1885 roku dla upamiętnienia króla Wiktora Emanuela II, który odegrał istotną rolę w procesie zjednoczenia Włoch. W 1911 roku dokonano odsłonięcia nieukończonego jeszcze pomnika, zaś dziesięć lat później w jego centralnej części utworzono Grób nieznanego żołnierza. W 1935 roku prace budowlane zostały zakończone, ponadto we wnętrzach budowli otwarto Centralne Muzeum Zjednoczenia Włoch.
Pomnik ma 81 m wysokości i 135 m szerokości a zajmuje powierzchnię 17 tys. m². W centrum całego kompleksu znajduje się konny posąg króla Wiktora Emanuela II, który waży 50 ton i ma 12 m wysokości oraz długości. U podnóża konnego posągu Wiktora Emanuela II leży Grób nieznanego żołnierza. Górną część pomnika zajmuje masywna, mająca 72 m długości kolumnada z szesnastu wysokich na 15 m korynckich kolumn.
Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italien.
Wenn ihr in der Mitte der Piazza Venezia mit dem Rücken zur Via del Corso steht, sieht man das Nationaldenkmal zu Ehren des Königs Vittorio Emanuele II.
Das Denkmal wurde 1927 vollendet.
Es liegt auf dem Kapitolshügel am Südende der Via del Corso zwischen der Piazza Venezia und dem Forum Romanum, neben dem Trajansforum.
Auffallend sind neben der imposanten Form, die wuchtigen Treppen, die zwölf Meter hohe bronzene Reiterstatue und das ewige Feuer, das in der Mitte der Treppe zu Ehren des unbekannten Soldaten brennt und tagein-tagaus von zwei Soldaten bewacht wird. Die Spitze des Denkmals krönen zwei Quadrigas, wobei die eine Freiheit und die andere die Einheit symbolisiert. Das Denkmal soll an die Einigung Italiens erinnern und den italienischen Staat ehren.
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Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy.
If you stand in the middle of Piazza Venezia with your back to Via del Corso, you can see the National Monument dedicated to King Vittorio Emanuele II.
The memorial was completed in 1927
It is located on Capitoline Hill at the southern end of Via del Corso between Piazza Venezia and the Roman Forum, next to Trajan's Forum.
In addition to the imposing shape, the massive stairs, the twelve meter high bronze equestrian statue and the eternal fire, which burns in the middle of the stairs in honor of the unknown soldier and is guarded day in and day out by two soldiers, are striking. The top of the monument is crowned by two quadrigas, one symbolizing freedom and the other unity. The monument is intended to commemorate the unification of Italy and honor the Italian state.
Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea. The Peace Bell was built in 2000 to pray for peace of the human race and national unification in celebration of the new millennium. Symbolizing the 21st century, it was built with 21 stairs and the bell weighs 21 tonnes.
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At this site, more than 1,000 years ago, the lines of the first Norwegian laws were drawn up. Which in turn led to Norway being united into one kingdom, under one king.
Can't rembering when we need so many colours for our anniversary of German unification. I would hang many, many more under the window.
Meine Lieben, ich wünsche euch allen einen bunten Tag der deutschen Einheit. Fern von Bürokratie und mit viel gelebten Miteinander
seen from the Babelsberg Palace Park, near Potsdam across the river Havel. (re-.edited and reposted)
October 3rd is a German holiday - Anniversary of Re-Unification. Therefor I though this photo would be suitable to remember the past during the cold war, when Berlin has been the borderline between Russian and the western allies (American, British and French). I posted ist long ago but now re-edited and now re-posted it.
The Glienicke Bridge over the River Havel connects Berlin with Potsdam. The road bridge owes its name to the nearby former “Klein Glienicke“ estate, on the site of which is now "Glienicke Castle“. The truss bridge was opened at the end of 1907 as the fourth structure at this point under the name "Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge“, which, however, did not catch on.
The state border between Brandenburg and Berlin and the city border with Potsdam runs across the middle of the bridge. During the period of German division, the Glienicke Bridge gained worldwide fame through the third and last agent exchange, which was spectacularly staged on February 11, 1986.
Die Glienicker Brück, die "Agenten - Brücke" über die Havel verbunden Berlin mit Potsdam Ihren Namen verdankt die Straßenbrücke dem in der Nähe gelegenen ehemaligen Gut Klein Glienicke, an dessen Stelle heute das Schloss Glienicke liegt. Die Fachwerkbrücke wurde Ende 1907 als viertes Bauwerk an dieser Stelle unter dem Namen Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke eröffnet, der sich jedoch nicht durchsetzte.
Quer über die Brückenmitte verläuft die Landesgrenze zwischen Brandenburg und Berlin bzw. die Stadtgrenze zu Potsdam. Während der Zeit der Deutschen Teilung erlangte die Glienicker Brücke weltweite Bekanntheit durch den am 11. Februar 1986 spektakulär inszenierten dritten und letzten Austausch von Agenten am 11 Februar 1986.
Paju City: The symbolic site in South of Korea where efforts to reunite the two Koreas are being depicted through the statues with the people pushing the broken globe to integrate.
The division of Korea has caused so much anguish which also caused the displacement and separation of families, relatives and friends.
UAE Celebrates its 43rd National Day on December 2nd. The holiday marks the unification of the seven emirates and the founding of the country in 1971 under Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the first president.
The Canal Grande in the Borgo Teresiano quarter of Trieste, Italy is a waterway located in the heart of Theresian, in the city center about halfway between the railway station and Piazza Unification of Italy, with the entrance of St. George Basin of the Old Port.
Mole Antonelliana
Simbolo architettonico della città di Torino, la Mole Antonelliana fu inizialmente concepita come Sinagoga, prima di essere acquistata dal Comune per farne un monumento all’unità nazionale.
Progettata e iniziata dall’architetto Alessandro Antonelli nel 1863, venne conclusa solo nel 1889.
Era, all’epoca, con i suoi 167 metri e mezzo d’altezza, l’edificio in muratura più alto d’Europa.
Nel 1961, in occasione delle celebrazioni per il Centenario dell’Unità d’Italia, venne inaugurato l’ascensore panoramico che, rinnovato nel 1999, ancora oggi permette di salire fino al tempietto, a 85 metri d’altezza e ammirare la straordinaria vista sulla città e sull’arco alpino che la circonda.
Mole Antonelliana
Architectural symbol of the city of Turin, the Mole Antonelliana was initially conceived as a synagogue, before being purchased by the municipality to make it a monument to national unity.
Designed and begun by the architect Alessandro Antonelli in 1863, it was only completed in 1889.
At the time, with its 167 and a half meters high, it was the tallest masonry building in Europe.
In 1961, on the occasion of the celebrations for the Centenary of the Unification of Italy, the panoramic lift was inaugurated which, renovated in 1999, still allows you to climb up to the temple, 85 meters high and admire the extraordinary view of the city and the surrounding Alps.
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it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice ;-)
Bismarck (1815 – 1898) a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany
HFF! Justice Matters! Resist the Liar in Chief and his Cabinet of Buffoons!!
windflower, our yard, cary, north carolina
Construction of the building began well after the unification of Germany in 1871. In 1872 an architectural contest with 103 participating architects was carried out to erect a new building. In 1882, another architectural contest was held, with 200 architects participating. This time the winner, the Frankfurt architect Paul Wallot, would actually see his Neo-Baroque project executed. The direct model for Wallot's design was Philadelphia's Memorial Hall, the main building of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition.
Rome, Italy
Designed by the architect Angelo Vescovali, who also signed the drawings of Ponte Garibaldi, Ponte Umberto I, Ponte Palatino, and Ponte Regina Margherita, Ponte Cavour was built as a result of the great building development of the new districts that arose in place of the ancient Prati di Castello, today Rione Prati, at the end of the 19th century, following the unification of Italy.
Aimed at replacing the iron walkway of the Ripetta bridge, provisionally built in 1878, Ponte Cavour was built between 1898 and 1901 and dedicated to Camillo Benso Count of Cavour, the great architect of Italian independence. It consists of five masonry round arches covered in travertine. It is 112 metres long and 20 metres wide.
The Romans willing to enjoy some fresh air spent their holidays under the pillars of the bridge, over the "piagaro" – the fold of the Tiber where sand deposited, forming small beaches. Here they ate beans and pasta with "ciriole" – a typical river fish – served on" sciacquarelli", wooden shovels used by " barcaroli" (boatmen) to throw out the water from boats.
Glockenturm bei Falkenstein:
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This stand-alone bell tower has a long story::
The bell tower in Falkenstein, like many other towers in the North Palatinate, was created out of the desire of a Protestant minority in the village to have their own bell ringing. Until 1818, Lutherans were pastored in Winnweiler and the Reformed in Alsenbrück-Langmeil (then Alsenbrück). After the unification of the Reformed and Lutherans (Unionism) in the 19th century, Falkenstein became the parochial town of Imsbach from 1819.
Specifically, the Falkenstein Protestants wanted their own bells for baptisms, prayers or funerals. This wish took concrete form from 1884 onwards, as it says in the annual report of the pastor at the time: “The prepared work to build our own bell tower in Falkenstein has been completed, the building site has been marked out, measured and purchased.”
However, financing the construction was not without problems, as the “poor Protestant community of Falkenstein” was not able to raise the necessary financial resources on its own. The community was therefore dependent on the help and co-financing of the neighboring communities. The construction cost was 2,650 marks. The community was very lucky because Carl von Gienanth (1818-1890) provided generous financial support totaling more than 2,000 marks. The priest was therefore able to send the following message in a report to Speyer: “The rapid completion of the work is primarily due to the benevolence of Freyherrn Carl von Gienanth in Hochstein.”
Glockenturm bei Falkenstein:
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)
Prior to the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland the border between the two nations was disputed and ill defined. For centuries Families or Clans living beside these Debatable Lands were caught up in a lawless existence where English or Scots Law was almost impossible to enforce. Survival of the fittest was the normality with feuding, murder and pillaging part of everyday life. Reiving, the local word for Raiding was rife with farms regularly losing their horses and livestock to Cattle Rustling from rival Clans.
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Pentedattilo (Calabrian Greek: Pentadàktilo) is a ghost town in Calabria, southern Italy, administratively a frazione of Melito di Porto Salvo. Until 1811, before the unification of Italy, it was a separate commune. It is situated at 250 m above the sea level, on the Monte Calvario, a mountain whose shapes once resembled that of five fingers (whence the name, from the Greek penta + daktylos , meaning "five fingers")
It's possible to stay overnight in this village, it's not easy though, cars stop where I took the photo, all food and luggage must be carried up from this point, that part was definitely not fun. Night versions coming soon.
Celebrating Romanian history today, January 24.
The Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities (Romanian: Ziua Unirii Principatelor Române) or, unofficially, the Little Union Day (Romanian: Ziua Micii Uniri), is a public holiday of Romania celebrated every 24 January to commemorate the unification of the Romanian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), also known as the "Little Union", on 24 January 1859 under prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. This event is deemed as important as it is considered the first step towards the goal of achieving a unitary Romanian state, that was achieved on 1 December 1918, when the Romanian National Assembly declared the union of Transylvania, Banat, Crișana, and Maramureș with the Kingdom of Romania. (Wikipedia)
Ex-embajada de la Republica Argentina
Former Argentine Embassy
Av. Agraciada, Montevideo, República Oriental del Uruguay
Al desplazarse el sector de las embajadas hacia Carrasco, este edificio ubicado en la Avenida Agraciada, Zona de El Prado quedó fuera del ámbito diplomático, por lo que en 1988 el gobierno Argentino decidió venderlo, resultando compradora la Iglesia de la Unificación de Sun Myung Moon.-
All the diplomatic legations in some period moved to Carrasco in the other tip of the city, so the Argentine Republic had to sell it and move to Carrasco district.- The buyer was the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon.-
Long Exposure over Campanile Di Sangiorgio and Juddeca - Venice ( Leica M9 Elmarit 21mm 32 " )
The city was founded by people from the greater Veneto region as a refuge from the Barbarian invasions, when the Western Roman Empire fell. During the Middle Ages, Venice slowly grew to become an important commercial city. Around the year 1000 AD the Republic of Venice started to create an empire in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It lasted until 1797, when it was annexed by Napoleon's France. It then changed hands a few times, becoming a part of Austria two times, before becoming part of Italy during the Italian unification. Venice deeply influenced the Venetian, Istrian and Dalmatian coasts for one thousand years.
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Long before I was born, there was a tale of a princess that was promised to be conceived from an elf queen and an orc king, this was a sign of unification between the two species. On her assumed 18th birthday, the palace threw a party in hopes that she would finally reveal herself. Nobody expected her to come as she almost became an urban legend; until now.
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Il Borgo di Compiano è dominato da un Castello le cui origini sono antecedenti VIII secolo D.C. I primi proprietari del Castello furono i Malaspina, e successivamente i Landi, che dal 1257 al 1682 governarono lo Stato. Il Principato Landi si estendeva tra Compiano, Bardi e Borgo Val di Taro. Artefice di questa incredibile fortuna fu Federico I Landi che nel 1595 vide un'opportunità nel matrimonio tra la sorella Maria ed Ercole Grimaldi, allora Signore di Monaco; da quel momento in poi i discendenti di quest'ultimo poterono fregiarsi del titolo di Principi.
Fu ancora un matrimonio a un momento decisivo per la dinastia Landi, nel 1630 Federico II Landi, non avendo linea ereditaria maschile diretta, acconsentì al matrimonio tra la figlia Polissena e Gian Andrea Doria, portando alla fusione delle due dinastie. Dopo essersi già impossessati della zona di Borgo Val di Taro, di questa situazionerono i Farnese che dall'inizio del XVII rivendicavano i feudi di Bardi e Compiano, dove si insediarono nel 1682 trasformando il secolo il Castello in una prigione, che rimasero a tale sia Durante la conquista napoleonica, sia durante i moti rivoluzionari del 1821. All'unità d'Italia nel 1861 l'ormai ex Stato Landi entrò a far parte della Provincia di Parma.
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The Borgo di Compiano is dominated by a Castle whose origins date back to the 8th century AD. The first owners of the castle were the Malaspina family, and later the Landi family, who ruled the state from 1257 to 1682. The Principato Landi extended between Compiano, Bardi and Borgo Val di Taro. The architect of this incredible fortune was Federico I Landi who in 1595 saw an opportunity in the marriage between his sister Maria and Ercole Grimaldi, then Lord of Monaco; from that moment on, the descendants of the latter were able to boast the title of Princes.
It was still a marriage at a decisive moment for the Landi dynasty, in 1630 Federico II Landi, having no direct male hereditary line, agreed to the marriage between his daughter Polissena and Gian Andrea Doria, leading to the merger of the two dynasties. After having already taken possession of the Borgo Val di Taro area, this situation was taken by the Farnese who from the beginning of the 17th century claimed the fiefs of Bardi and Compiano, where they settled in 1682, transforming the Castle into a prison, which remained as such. During the Napoleonic conquest, both during the revolutionary uprisings of 1821. With the unification of Italy in 1861, the now former Landi State became part of the Province of Parma.
A highly conspicuous monument, clearly visible to most of the city of Rome, Il Vittoriano was built in honor of the first king of a unified Italy, Victor Emmanuel. Located between Piazza Venezia and Capitoline Hill, this 135m wide, 81m tall structure features a number of sculptures, columns, fountains, and statues. In addition to housing the museum of Italian Unification, it also holds the Italian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternal flame. Unfortunately, many Romans find it too ostentatious, given its surroundings; thus, one of its many nicknames is la torta nuziale - "the wedding cake." Taken 30 December 2017.
Wishing all my Canadian flickr friends a fabulous Canada Day! Hazzy & stormy here in Ottawa today, but maybe it wll clear up for tonights celebrations.
The practice of writing in Japan [and China] began by rubbing a hard ink stick in a small amount of water. Rubbing small, soft circles over and over just to create a small amount of ink was considered part of the writing process, a moment to calm the mind before one dips their brush into the ink. As the hand writes what the mind dictates, the characters on the paper are an expression of that unification of mind and body, both in meaning and style. The mixture of soot and gelatin in traditional ink sticks determines its shade of color, the feel of the initial strokes, and how much the ink blots or cracks on the paper, all features which one can skillfully use to express the most in their writing. Source: kinkoen.jp/en/narasumi/
Foscani, Romania - obelisk on the place where the unification of Romania took place. January 24 is the day of the Union of Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859. It was the beginning of the modern Romania, a constitutional monarchy at that time.
In the 1850s (after the Crimean War), Focșani grew in importance as the center of activities in favor of the union between Wallachia and Moldavia (the Danubian Principalities), leading to the double election of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in Iași and Bucharest.
Focșani's role in the forming of the modern Romanian state is immortalized in the Union Square Obelisk.
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We've got no time to lose
Your news is old news
Hate this, hate me, hate this
Right approach for the wrong
It's time to spread the word
Let the voice be heard
All of us, one of us, all of us
Dominate and take the motherfucking world
Mass prediction, unification
Breathing life into our lungs
Every creed and every kind
To give us depth for strength
Taught when we're young to hate one another
It's time to have a new reign of power
Make pride universal so no one gives in
Turn our backs on those who oppose
Then when confronted we ask them the question
What's wrong with their mind?
What's wrong with your mind?
It's time to rise
Rise, rise
It's time to rise
We've lived with past mistakes
And we've lived with our own
Forgive, forget forgive
Be a man, not a child
There are no tears for peace
Of the common sympathies
Educate, reinstate, educate
A thing of past, the trouble in the states
Mass prediction, unification
Breathing life into our lungs
Every creed and every kind
To give us depth for strength
Taught when we're young to hate one another
It's time to have a new reign of power
Make pride universal so no one gives in
Turn our backs on those who oppose
Then when confronted we ask them the question
What's wrong with their mind?
What's wrong with your mind?
It's time to rise
Rise, rise
It's time to rise
Mass prediction, unification
Breathing life into our lungs
Every creed and every kind
To give us depth for strength
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