středa 27. listopadu 2019

Monaco - Monaco City

Monaco City (FrenchMonaco-Ville) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock (FrenchLe Rocher). The name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a historical and statistical district
Monaco City is one of the four traditional quarters (Frenchquartiers) of Monaco; the others are La CondamineMonte Carlo, and Fontvieille.
View on Monaco

úterý 26. listopadu 2019

Italy - Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of both the region of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the river Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about 164 kilometres (102 miles) north of Rome and 148 km (92 miles) southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. The region of Umbria is bordered by TuscanyLazio, and Marche.
Lake Trasimeno  is a lake in the province of Perugia, in the Umbria region of Italy on the border with Tuscany. The lake is south of the river Po and north of the nearby river Tiber, has a surface area of 128 km2 (49.4 sq mi) and is the fourth for surface area in Italy. (It is slightly smaller than Lake Como.) Only two minor streams flow directly into the Lake and none flows out. The water level of the lake fluctuates significantly according to rainfall levels and the seasonal demands from the towns, villages and farms near the shore.


Malaysia - Penang

Coat of arms of Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley) on the Malay Peninsula. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang Island is connected to the rest of the state by Malaysia's two longest road bridges, the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also as of May 2019 the longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia.
The KOMTAR Tower, in the city of George Town in PenangMalaysia, is Penang's tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest building in Malaysia. KOMTAR is an acronym for Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Construction started1974
Completed1986
Renovated2013 - 2017
CostRM207 million
Height
Roof248.7 m (816 ft)
Top floor68
Technical details
Floor count68
Floor area71,080 m2 (765,100 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators26 Mitsubishi/Hitachi Elevators
Design and construction
ArchitectArchitects Team 3
Jurubena Bertiga International Sdn Bhd
Structural engineerOve Arup & Partners

pondělí 2. září 2019

Thailand - Sangkhla Buri

Sangkhla Buri  is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand.
Sangkhla Buri is in the far west of the province, on the Myanmar border. Three Pagodas Pass is the border crossing station to Myanmar. A large part of the district is covered by the Khao Laem Reservoir, an artificial lake formed by the Vajiralongkorn Dam on the Khwae Noi River.
Neighboring jurisdictions are (from the west clockwise) Tanintharyi DivisionMon State and Kayin State of MyanmarUmphang District of Tak Province, and Thong Pha Phum District of Kanchanaburi.
Wooden Mon Bridge it is the longest wooden bridge in Thailand and it was built for comfortable transportation of people living in Sangkhlaburi and Mon Villagers. Nowadays the bridge is closed for vehicles but you can still walk over the wooden bridge. The bridge is a popular place to see an unforgettable sunset or sunrise at the dam. You also can take a bath like the Mon kids.

sobota 17. srpna 2019

Ukraine - Berdyansk

Coat of arms of Berdyansk
Berdyansk or Berdiansk is a port city in the Zaporizhia Oblast (province) of south-east Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, which is the northern extension of the Black Sea. It serves as an administrative center of Berdyansk District, though it does not belong to the region. The city is named after the river Berda forming Berdyanska spit at the foot of which it is located.Berdyansk is a very attractive place, home to a safari zoo, water park, museums, health resorts with mud baths and climatic treatments, and numerous water sport activities.

pátek 12. července 2019

Germany(Bavaria) - Kulmbach

Coat of arms of Kulmbach
Kulmbach is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its famous sausages, or Bratwürste.
Kulmbach is located in the middle of the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia, about 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) northwest of the city of Bayreuth. To the south of Kulmbach, the River Main begins at the confluence of its headstreams, the White Main and Red Main.
Kosermuhle in Kulbach.

úterý 9. července 2019

Norway - Oslo

Official logo of Oslo
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. Founded in the year 1040 as Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. The city functioned as a co-official capital during the 1814 to 1905 Union between Sweden and Norway. In 1877, the city's name was respelled Kristiania in accordance with an official spelling reform – a change that was taken over by the municipal authorities only in 1897. In 1925 the city, after incorporating the village retaining its former name, was renamed Oslo.
Oslo occupies an arc of land at the northernmost end of the Oslofjord. The fjord, which is nearly bisected by the Nesodden peninsula opposite Oslo, lies to the south; in all other directions Oslo is surrounded by green hills and mountains. There are 40 islands within the city limits, the largest being Malmøya (0.56 km2 or 0.22 sq mi), and scores more around the Oslofjord. Oslo has 343 lakes, the largest being Maridalsvannet (3.91 km2 or 1.51 sq mi). This is also a main source of drinking water for large parts of Oslo.
The " Sinnataggen " is a sculpture in the Vigeland plant in Frognerparken in Oslo . It depicts a small, angry boy and is considered Gustav Vigeland's most famous sculpture.  "Sinnataggen", which is cast in bronze , was probably modeled in 1928  and mounted as one of 58 sculptures on the "Bridge" in the sculpture park in 1940.

Artist:Gustav Vigeland
YearDesigned in 1928, traveled in 1940
TypeSculpture in bronze
OwnerOslo council
Physical goals
Height83 cm
Geographical location
City:Oslo
MuseumThe Vigeland National Park inFrognerparken