National Monuments

Torre de Belém (Belém Tower)

The Belém Tower it is located in Belém, district of Lisbon, in Portugal. Was built between 1514 and 1520 and it was used as a defence system.

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Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jeronimos Monastery)

The Jeronimos Monastery it is located in Belém, district of Lisbon. Is the most impressive symbol of Portugal's power and wealth during the age of discovery. King Manuel I built it in 1502.

Mosteiro da Batalha (Batalha Monastery)

The Batalha Monastery it is located in Batalha, district of center, in Portugal. It was built under the architect Fernão Évora between 1448 and 1477.

Panteão Nacional (National Pantheon)

The National Pantheon it is located in church the Santa Engrácia, in Portugal. Is a 17th century monument in Lisbon. Is too originally a church, in the 20th century. They are buried several people the represent Portugal. As for exemple Óscar Camona, Eusébio, Amália Rodrigues and Sophia De Mello Breyner Andersen.

Alto da Memória (Height of Memory)

Alto da Memória or Outeiro da Memória is located at the top of the Duque da Terceira Garden, in the historical center of the city and the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on Terceira Island, in the Azores

Forte de São Brás (Fort of São Brás)

Forte de são bras is referred to as São Brás Castle, located in the parish of São José, in the city and municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores.

Palácio da Bolsa (Palace of the Stock Exchange)

The Palace of the Stock Exchange, or Palace of the Commercial Association of Porto, in the city of Porto, Portugal, which began to be built in October 1842.

Torre dos Clérigos (Tower of the clergy)

Construction of the church began in 1732 and was finished around 1750, while the monumental divided stairway in front of the church was completed in the 1750s. The main façade of the church is heavily decorated with baroque motifs and an indented broken pediment. This was based on an early 17th-century Roman scheme.

Monumento da Biosfera (Monument da biosfera)

The Biosphere Monument, located in Santana, depicts planet Earth in a perfect symbiosis between nature, life and landscape, present in the female figure.

Inaugurated in March 2012, the Biosphere Monument is made by the sculptor Luís Paixão from Madeira and intends to portray the interconnection of planet Earth, in its spherical shape, with the human being, in this case, represented by a female figure. The basis of all sculpture rests on the element of water, the source of life.

Cristo rei (King Christ)

The National Sanctuary of Cristo Rei is located at an altitude of 113 meters above the level of the Tagus. This monument is the best viewpoint overlooking the city of Lisbon, offering a wide view over the capital and the 25 de Abril Bridge.

Monuments of Portugal

Museums and Monuments

Old Orhei

History:

The ancient city Old Orhei - a unique natural and historical complex in the open air. It organically combines the natural landscape and vestiges of ancient civilizations. As a result of enormous archeological excavations here there were discovered the cultural layers of different epochs such as - the Paleolithic, Eneolithic, and Iron Age.

Old Orhei contains traces of different civilizations, including the rests of earthen and wooden fortresses of Geto-Dacian fortress (6th-1st centuries. BC. Oe.), Golden Horde fort Shehr al-Jedid (or Yangi-Shehr) (14th century.), Moldavian fort (14th-16th centuries), Orthodox monasteries (c 14th century.), and the Moldavian town Orheiul Vechi (Old Orhei) (14th-16th centuries).

Butuceni Complex:

Butuceni complex is situated north-west of Chisinau in 60km and is a part of Old Orhei. It is a village rest with all comforts both in summer and winter seasons. The complex consists out of houses that are decorated in traditional Moldavian style. Besides, there is a modern huge pond in the center of the complex.

In summer time roomers have chance to take part in gathering of medicinal herbs and to make a bushwalk with a guide around Old Orhei, so called “a museum under open air”.

The most popular in the winter season is the sauna on firewood and traditional warming hot wine with pepper.

Old Orhei caves:

Old Orhei is famous for the cave monasteries located there. This zone was ideal for the primary monasticism of early Christian community. It was isolated from the outer world. At the time when Christians came here there should have been smaller and bigger caves in the calcareous rocks cut by pre-historic tribes living on this territory. The Christians probably used existing caves and penetrated “inside the rocks” in order to “become a rock”. Christian life in the Old Orhei caves became eternal and saint. In the medieval period monastery life intensification made monks to deepen the caves. There also appeared new caves. Nowadays some caves are preserved well. Others were damaged, mainly by earthquakes which are frequent in this area. The researches show that tens of monasteries fell into waters of Raut River. However still many complexes are in good condition.

Church of St. Mark

The colorful Church of St. Mark is one of the oldest buildings in Zagreb and of its symbols. It was built in the 13th century. The church was thoroughly reconstructed in the second half of the 19th century, based on the designs of Viennese architects Friedrich Schmidt and Hermann Bolle.

Ban Josip Jelačić

Placed on Ban Josip Jelačić Square 1866. (moved because of ideological reason in 1947, but was returned to the same place in 1990). First monumental public sculpture in Zagreb.

Pula - Arena (Amphitheater)

It was built in the 1st century AD during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, at the same time as the magnificent Colosseum in Rome.

The Walls of Dubrovnik

The Walls of Dubrovnik are a series of defensive stone walls surrounding the city of Dubrovnik. With numerous additions and modifications throughout their history, they have been considered to be amongst the great fortification systems of the Middle Ages, as they were never breached by a hostile army during this time period.

Trakošćan Castle

Trakošćan is one of the most attractive and most visited castles in Croatia, located on the hills of Croatian Zagorje.

The film presents Croatia as the new tourism star of the European Union. Croatian cellist Ana Rucner performs Beethoven’s “Ode To Joy” as the scenery moves from waterfalls to mountains to men at sea and groups of children captured by her performance. Traditional dancers and musicians move among ancient architecture and modern transportation scenes.

The monuments and touristic attractions in Germany

Berlin buildings:

Berlin wall: was built in 1961 and lasted until 9th November 1989. It was a sealed border fortification system during the years of the so-called "Cold War" and split Germany in two parts.

Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial): it commemorates 6 million people who were murdered in the Third Reich and the Nazi regime.

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The background photo was taken in Magdeburg. There are some very interesting houses built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a famous artist who designed houses with trees inside.

ACROPOLIS The Acropolis of Athens is the most famous historical monument of Greece. It was constructed in the mid 5th century BC, also known as the Golden Century of Athens. Although the most famous building on the Acropolis is the Parthenon. The Acropolis is located on a flattish-topped rock that rises 150 meters above sea level in the city of Athens. Nothing of this megaron survives except, probably, a single limestone column-base and pieces of several sandstone steps.

A country with historical course from the 7th millenium BC, Greece has a fascinating and interesting past. Historical monuments in Greece and the Greek islands date from all time periods, from the Mycenaean and the Classical times till the Medieval and Modern Era.

1st photo) ACROPOLIS

The Acropolis of Athens is the most famous historical monument of Greece. It was constructed in the mid 5th century BC, also known as the Golden Century of Athens. Although the most famous building on the Acropolis is the Parthenon. The Acropolis is located on a flattish-topped rock that rises 150 meters above sea level in the city of Athens. Nothing of this megaron survives except, probably, a single limestone column-base and pieces of several sandstone steps.

2nd photo) DELPHI

Delphi is among the most interesting historical sites and ancient monuments in Greece. In the ancient times, this was the most famous oracle and pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean would come to ask for the prophecy of god Apollo. The most famous sights in Ancient Delphi are the Temple of Apollo, the Ancient Theatre, the Ancient Stadium and the Temple of Athena Pronea. Delphi is located in upper central Greece, on multiple plateaux along the slope of Mount Parnassus, and includes the Sanctuary of Apollo, the site of the ancient Oracle. This semicircular spur is known as Phaedriades, and overlooks the Pleistos Valley. In myths dating to the classical period of Ancient Greece (510-323 BC), Zeus determined the site of Delphi when he sought to find the centre of his "Grandmother Earth" (Gaia). He sent two eagles flying from the eastern and western extremities, and the path of the eagles crossed over Delphi where the omphalos, or navel of Gaia was found.

3rd photo) KNOSSOS

Knossos is the most important sight in Crete island. Discovered in the early 20th century by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the site was found almost intact and covered by ashes. This led scientists believe that the palace was destroyed by a tsunami wave caused by the volcanic eruption of Santorini in about 1,500 BC. From an archaeological point of view, the terms, "Knossos," and "palace," are somewhat ambiguous. The palace was never just the residence of a monarch, although it contained rooms that might have been suitable for a royal family. Most of the structures, however, were designed to serve a civic, religious and economic center. The term palace complex is more accurate. In ancient times, Knossos was a town surrounding and including Kephala Hill.

4th photo) EPIDAURUS

Epidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros, Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidaurus, part of the regional unit of Argolis. The seat of the municipality is the town Lygourio. Epidaurus was independent of Argos and not included in Argolis until the time of the Romans. The asclepeion at Epidaurus was the most celebrated healing center of the Classical world, the place where ill people went in the hope of being cured. To find out the right cure for their ailments, they spent a night in the enkoimeteria, a big sleeping hall. The ancient theatre of Epidaurus was designed by Polykleitos the Younger in the 4th century BC. The original 34 rows were extended in Roman times by another 21 rows.