SLOVENIA POSTCARDS COLLECTION

SLOVENIA 

Ljubljana: City View Ljubljana (Lə-yoob—Lə-YAnah), is the capital and largest city of Slovenia.

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NORWAY

Rocky Coastline of Lindesnes(Left) and Midnight sun at Nordkapp-North Cape(right)

Lindesnes is a municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, southernmost region in Norway. 2,518 kilometres from the North Cape. (Nordkapp).Standing lies on top is a Lindesnes oldest lighthouse, for over 350 years. Indeed, in 1656 Norway´s first ever lighthouse lantern was lit here. The lighthouse you see today was completed in 1916. At the time it housed three families, who lived permanently within its walls. The old coal fire lantern from 1822 has been preserved and the lighthouse station is now a listed site.

Nordkapp (or North Cape in English) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, claims to be the northernmost point in Europe

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Forest and Forestry

LATVIA

ESTONIA: Tallinn - City View

ESTONIA

Tallinn: City View

 

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) with a population of 418,107.[1] It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg.
Tallinn is the oldest capital city in Northern Europe.

AUSTRIA: Schonbrunn Palace Gloriette

AUSTRIA

The Gloriette in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden, Vienna, Austria

The largest and probably most well-known gloriette is in the Schonbrunn Palace Garden in Vienna. Built in 1775 as the last building constructed in the garden according to the plans of Austrian imperial architect Johann Ferdinand Hetzendorf von Hohenberg as a "temple of renown" to serve as both a focal point and a lookout point for the garden, it was used as a dining hall and festival hall as well as a breakfast room for emperor Franz Joseph I. The dining hall, which was used up until the end of the monarchy, today has a café in it, and on the roof an observation platform overlooks Vienna. The Gloriette's decorative sculptures were made by the famous Salzburg sculptor Johann Baptist von Hagenauer. The Gloriette was destroyed in the Second World War, but had already been restored by 1947, and was restored again in 1995.

The Gloriette is dedicated as a Monument to Just War, that which leads to peace. With the succession to the throne of Maria Theresa.

A gloriette (from the 12th century French for "little glory") is a building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. The structural execution and shape can vary greatly, often in the form of a pavilion or tempietto, more or less open on the sides.

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Hotel De Rome 
LATVIA

Hotel de Rome. Since 2011, it is called FG Royal Hotel, a first five star luxury hotel in Riga. It is located in the city, very heart of Riga’s Old Town, near most tourist attractions, 200 meters from the famous Freedom Monument in Latvia. 

In 1926 Latvian man called Jurgenson (the owner of «Ch. Jürgenson – Otto Schwarz» empire) purchased the building on Kalku street and opened the famous «Café de l’Opera».

During the World War II the building was destroyed, and in 1987 the famous architect Vecumnieks made the project, which was finished and opened in 1992. It was called Hotel De Rome, in memory of the most luxurious hotel of the city, owned by  «Ch. Jürgenson – Otto Schwarz» empire.

Situated in the heart of Riga, FG Royal Hotel is steps from Laima Clock, Freedom Monument, and Great Guild Hall. Also nearby are Powder Tower and Small Guild Hall.

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ROME, ITALY
Holy Stairs or The Scala Sancta

Holy Stairs or The Scala Sancta ,are the stairs that Jesus Christ climbed in Jerusalem during his trial. The 28 marble stairs, now protected by wood, can only be ascended on the knees, a practice popular to many pilgrims. For others, the steps are flanked by four other staircases, which are open to the public. It is said that the Holy Stairs were moved from Jerusalem in the year 326 A.D., by St. Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. Pope Sixtus V relocated the steps to their present location in front of the Sancta Sactorum in 1589. The Scala Sancta are located just across from St John's Lateran (San Giovanni Laterano), which is quite a distance from the Vatican.

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FRANCE

The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

The facade of the basilica bears a circular panel with the image of Pope Pius X. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (also referred to as the Upper Basilica) was built between 1866 and 1872 as a conjoint confirmation of the legitimacy of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception (proclaimed in 1854 by Pope Pius IX) and of the Marian apparitions in 1858 and consecrated in 1876, it was the second of the churches to be completed. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (French: Basilique de Notre Dame de l'Immaculée Conception de Lourdes), known widely as the "Upper Church", is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.. Located at Lourdes, France. Designed by architect Hippolyte Durand.

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St. Petersburg Yacht Club

   Saint Petersburg River Yacht Club is the oldest and the biggest yacht club in Russia. also known as St. Petersburg Central River Yacht Club or simply Central River Yacht Club, is a sailing club. Located at Petrovsky Island now St. Petersburg, a new building erected in 1980 in Petrovskaya spit, 7.

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Nature: After Winter In River

Coastline and Beaches of Blanes, Costa Bravo, Spain

SPAIN

Coastline and Beaches of Blanes

The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Spain,of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and Selva, in the province of Girona. The Costa Brava stretches from Blanes, 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Barcelona, to the French border.

The coast was named Costa Brava by Ferran Agulló (in Català, Ferran Agulló i Vidal) in an article published in Catalan newspaper La Veu de Catalunya in September 1908. Agulló, a journalist born in Girona, referred to the rugged landscape of the Mediterranean coast which runs from the river Tordera, near Blanes, to Banyuls with the name Costa Brava. Costa is the Catalan and Spanish word for 'coast', while Brava means 'rugged' or 'wild'.

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