Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - Place Guillaume II (2018)
Place Guillaume II is a town square in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The square lies to the west of Krautmaart and to the north of Boulevard Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the heart of Luxembourg's historic Ville Haute quarter. It is colloquially known as Knuedler, from the Luxembourgish language's word for 'knot', referring to the knot in the belt worn by Franciscan friars.
The western half of the square is dominated by Luxembourg City Hall in the southwest, whilst the equestrian statue to former Grand Duke William II, after whom the square is named, is the prominent feature of the eastern half. Much of the square is ringed with trees, narrowing the open area (particularly around the statue).
The square was originally the site of a Franciscan monastery, hence the colloquial name. However, in 1797, during the French Revolutionary Wars, the monastery was dispossessed by occupying French soldiers. In 1804, the visiting Napoleon presented Place Guillaume II to the city as a gift. In 1829, plans were put in place to build a new town hall on the square, based upon the plans of Belgian architect Justin Remont. That same year, the deconstruction of the former monastery was completed, the material from which was used in the new building.
The town hall was completed in 1838, and first used by the city council, chaired by long-time Mayor François Scheffer. However, due to the ongoing Belgian Revolution, the official unveiling could not be held at the time. Instead, the town hall was officially unveiled on 15 July 1844 by Grand Duke William II, as was the statue in his likeness in Place Guillaume II.
Place Guillaume II is used as an open air music venue, hosting the Rock um Knuedler rock concert each year since 1991. The Rock um Kneudler concerts are free to the public, and have been watched by audiences of up to 10,000. Since 1995, the concerts have been headlined by international acts, with the South African Johnny Clegg and the Italian Gianna Nannini topping the bill for the 2007 concert.
Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg, French: Luxembourg, German: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad, French: Ville de Luxembourg, German: Stadt Luxemburg, Luxemburg-Stadt)[pron 2], is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (also named Luxembourg), and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels, 372 km (231 mi) from Paris, and 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed.
As of January 2018, Luxembourg City had a population of 116,323, which is more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune (Esch-sur-Alzette).
In 2011, Luxembourg was ranked as having the second highest per capita GDP in the world at $80,119 (PPP), with the city having developed into a banking and administrative centre. In the 2011 Mercer worldwide survey of 221 cities, Luxembourg was placed first for personal safety while it was ranked 19th for quality of living.
Luxembourg is one of the de facto capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels and Strasbourg), as it is the seat of several institutions, agencies and bodies of the European Union, including the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund, and the European Stability Mechanism.
Luxembourg City Promenade Walking Tour
Luxembourg City is an amazingly scenic city to do a walking tour, especially in Autumn. We did a self-guided walking tour along the City Promenade to take in the best panoramic views of the city and surrounds. What we discovered literally took our breath away. This city is INSANELY beautiful in Autumn, I did not expect it to be as gorgeous as what we found.
In this VLOG we do a comprehensive tour of the City Promenade, following one of the published guided tour leaflets we found in our hotel, the Hotel Central Molitor in Luxembourg City. Not only did this suggested walking tour show us the route to follow, but it also gave us some brief notes on each of the attractions. The brochure, published by the Luxembourg City Tourist Office, stated that it is a 2-hour walk of 4km. From our hotel, we ended up taking about 5 hours and walked 6km.
Here are the main attractions which we cover in this VLOG:
19 Liberte - Administration building
Place de Metz - Banking building
Adolphe Bridge - The new bridge
Casino Luxembourg - Built in 1882
Gelle Fra Memorial - Built to honor soldiers
Constitution Square - Built-in 1644 for great valley views
William Square - Named after King William II
Town Hall - Built in 1830 in neo-classical style
Michael Rodange Monument - after the famous writer
Equestrian Statue of William II - large statue in William Square
Cercle Cite - Administration and festival building
Place d'Armes - Palace of the City completed in 1671
Dicks - Lentz Monument - in honor of 2 national poets
National Library - Built 1606
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Built 1613 in Gothic and Renaissance style
Congregation Church - Built 1739 in Baroque style
Clairefontaine Square - in Government district
Grand Duchess Charlotte Memorial - in honor of the Grand Duchess
National Archives - Built in 1862
Corniche - The most beautiful balcony in Europe
Luxembourg City History Museum - Awesome views of the valley below
Bock Promontory - Cradle of the City of Luxembourg
Bock Casemates - Underground defense network
St.Michael's Church - Oldest shrine in the city built 987
Fishmarket - Historical town center
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EuroCup Italy vs Germany, June 27, 2012, as seen in Luxembourg's Place Guillaume II
EuroCup Italy vs Germany, June 27, 2012, as seen in Luxembourg's Place Guillaume II
Place Guillaume II is a town square in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The square lies to the west of Krautmaart and to the north of Boulevard Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the heart of Luxembourg's historic Ville Haute quarter. It is colloquially known as Knuedler, from the Luxembourgish language's word for 'knot', referring to the knot in the belt worn by Franciscan friars.[1]
The western half of the square is dominated by Luxembourg City Hall in the southwest, whilst the equestrian statue to former Grand Duke William II, after whom the square is named, is the prominent feature of the eastern half.[1] Much of the square is ringed with trees, narrowing the open area (particularly around the statue).
Queen official gifts: THIS is what Her Majesty received last year
Queen official gifts: THIS is what Her Majesty received last year
THE QUEEN received glitter balls for her Christmas tree, a purple fleece dog bed and the Union Flag from Major Tim Peake's space suit as official gifts in 2017.
Annually released records of official presents received by the royal family in 2017 showed that the monarch was also given an ostrich egg decorated with Maasai beadwork as a 91st birthday present from the Kenyan president.
British astronaut Major Peake, who became the first Briton to form part of the crew of the International Space Station, handed over his own historic gift at Windsor Castle.
He gave the Queen the flag from his spacesuit when he stayed with the monarch for a “dine and sleep” gathering at her Berkshire residence last April.
In November, the Queen was presented with two sets of glitter balls for her Christmas tree by the German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
GCHQ also opted for an early Christmas theme when the monarch opened the National Cyber Security Centre in London last February, with the British security agency giving the Queen a Christmas decoration containing Enigma machine paper.
The dog-loving head of state - who now has one corgi and two dorgis - received a purple fleece dog bed and soft toy after a visit to the Canine Partners National Training Centre in November.
She was also given a silver-plated filigree pumpkin during an audience with the Cambodian Ambassador.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte received armfuls of gifts on their overseas tour to Poland and Germany in July, receiving 59 presents between them.
This included 17 soft toys, two lollipops, three toy trains, a toy pram, three dresses, two pairs of socks and a dreamcatcher.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also received a variety of gifts on the high profile trip including 19 books, three pairs of earrings for Kate, and three pairs of cufflinks for William.
There were two handbags for the duchess and replica cavalry sabre for the duke from the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.
During her solo visit to Luxembourg, Kate received a bamkuch by a member of the public, a traditional European cake with a hole in the middle that is served on important occasions.
When William and Kate visited Paris the outgoing President Francois Hollande gave the couple some decorative arts - a vase for William and a ceramic rose sculpture for Kate.
Official gifts can be worn and used, but are not considered the royals' personal property. The royals do not pay tax on them.
They can eat any food they are given and perishable official gifts with a value less than £150 can also be given to charity or staff.
Gifts cannot be sold or exchanged and eventually become part of the Royal Collection, which is held in trust by the Queen for her successors and the nation.
The rules on official presents were tightened following the Peat inquiry in 2003 into the sale of royal gifts and the running of St James's Palace.
The Queen was given an ostrich egg decorated with Maasai beadwork from the Kenyan president in 2017,
Prince George and Princess Charlotte received 59 presents during their tour of Poland and Germany,
Places to see in ( Strasbourg - France ) Place de la Republique
Places to see in ( Strasbourg - France ) Place de la Republique
Place de la République (Republic Square) is one of the main squares of the city of Strasbourg, France. It is surrounded on three sides by five buildings only, of which none is residential: the Palais du Rhin, the National and University Library, the Théâtre national de Strasbourg, the Préfecture of Grand Est and Bas-Rhin, and the tax center Hôtel des impôts. All of these buildings are classified as monuments historiques. The fourth side of the square is void of buildings.
Place de la République is a square (four sides of identical lengths) surrounding a circular public garden crossed by a north-west and a south-east axis. In the very centre of the square stands a War memorial statue by Léon-Ernest Drivier, inaugurated in 1936. It represents a mother holding two dead sons, alluding to the dual nature of Strasbourg's History between Germany and France. The memorial replaces an equestrian statue of Emperor Wilhelm I, commissioned in 1897, that stood on the square from 1911 until 1918.
Place de la République was designed by architect Jean-Geoffroy Conrath (1824–1892) as the conspicuous and grandiose entrance of the Neustadt opposite the ancient Grande Île city center on the other side of the Ill. The layout and construction of the square began in 1880. It was then called Kaiserplatz (Imperial Square or Emperor Square). Ginkgo biloba trees, which were presented by Emperor Meiji of Japan to his German counterpart (either Wilhelm I or Wilhelm II, depending on the source), were planted in the central garden in the 1880s; those trees still stand today. The area was originally occupied by a section of the city walls, which were demolished after the Franco-Prussian War. An ancient Jewish cemetery was located on grounds near to the river; it is assumed to be the place where the Jews of Strasbourg were burned at the stake in 1349.
The former Imperial Palace is surrounded by its own garden, which is separated from the square by a monumental wrought iron fence. The Palace, a solemn Neorenaissance building crowned with a heavy dome, was built from 1884 until 1887 by Hermann Eggert. It is used as the seat of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine since 1920 and also houses the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC) of Grand Est. It is classified as a monument historique since 1993.
Place de la République and the Grande Île city center are connected by the stone arch bridge Pont du Théâtre (1869–1870). That bridge was reinforced with concrete and partly modified in 1999–2000 in order to allow for the passage of the tramway (see below, Transportation).
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LA GARE DE METZ - METZ TRAIN STATION
The Gare de Metz-Ville is the main railway station serving the city of Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. Sometimes spoken of as the Station Palace as it displays the apartments of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II, Metz station has been registered as a Historic Monument since 15 January 1975. This designation gives legal protection to the station's facade, the roof, the departure hall, the honorary lounge, and the former station restaurant with its interior decorations.
The station in Metz was a central point of plans for a new urban area in Metz, which was built during the first annexation of Metz by Otto von Bismarck into the German Empire. In order to germanify the city, Kaiser Wilhelm II decided upon the creation of a new district shaped by a distinctive blend of Germanic architecture. The district was conceived by German architect Conrad Wahn and is now commonly called the Imperial District.
The railway station constitutes the cornerstone of this district, not far from the historic downtown. Its first aim was military usage[citation needed] and it had to answer a strategic need: For the success of the Schlieffen plan, the Kaiser had to be able to transport his troops from France to Russia in only 24 hours. This has resulted in a sizeable station with platforms large enough to accommodate troops on foot and on horseback. So the Metz railway station was directly linked to Berlin via the Cannons Railway.
Places to see in ( Metz - France ) Gare de Metz Ville
Places to see in ( Metz - France ) Gare de Metz Ville
The Gare de Metz-Ville is the main railway station serving the city of Metz, capital of Lorraine, France. Sometimes spoken of as the Station Palace as it displays the apartments of the German Kaiser Wilhelm II, Metz station has been registered as a Historic Monument since 15 January 1975. This designation gives legal protection to the station's facade, the roof, the departure hall, the honorary lounge, and the former station restaurant with its interior decorations.
The station in Metz was a central point of plans for a new urban area in Metz, now called the Imperial Quarter, which was built during the first annexation of Metz into the German Empire. In order to Germanify the city, Kaiser Wilhelm II decided upon the creation of a new district shaped by a distinctive blend of Germanic architecture. The district was conceived by German architect Conrad Wahn and is now commonly called the Imperial District.
The railway station constitutes the cornerstone of this district, not far from the historic downtown. Its first aim was military usage[citation needed] and it had to answer a strategic need: For the success of the Schlieffen plan, the Kaiser had to be able to transport his troops from France to Russia in just 24 hours. This resulted in a sizeable station with platforms large enough to accommodate troops on foot and on horseback. So the Metz railway station was directly linked to Berlin via the Cannons Railway.
The railway station is a 350-metre-long neo-Romanesque building built between 1905 and 1908 by German architect Jürgen Kröger, assisted by the architects Jürgensen and Bachmann, as well as by the sculptor Schirmer. It was built in the pale grey stoneware of Niderviller, in marked contrast to the other buildings of the city, which are mainly built in yellow limestone. Because of the swampy soil of the area, the station and its water tower are built on 3,034 foundation piles which run from ten to seventeen metres deep, made from the system of reinforced concrete which had just been developed by the French engineer François Hennebique.
The Gare de Metz-Ville is connected to the French TGV high speed train network, which provides a direct rail service to Paris, the city of Luxembourg, Dijon, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, and Montpellier. The time from Paris East station to Metz railway station is about 82 minutes. Additionally, Metz railway station is connected to the Lorraine TGV station, located at Louvigny, 25 km (16 mi) at the south of Metz, for high speed trains going to Nantes, Rennes, Lille, Bordeaux and France international Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (without stopping in Paris).
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AmaWaterways Excursions from Rhine Gorge to Trier, Germany on Prague to Paris European River Cruise
AmaWaterways Excursions from Bamberg to Rudisheim, Germany during Prague to Paris River Cruise on the Main, Rhine and Mosel Rivers documented by travel filmmmaker Clint Denn. During this AmaWaterways River Cruise through the heart of Europe starting in Prague, Czech, Republic the second part this European River Cruise starts at the Rhine Gorge and goes through Koblenz, Cochem, Zell, Bernkastel and Trier in Southern Gernany before ending in Paris, France.
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument (Emperor William I on horseback) are situated. As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the town celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992. After Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, it is the third largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate, with a population of c. 106,000 (2006). Koblenz lies in the Rhineland, 92 kilometers (57 mi) southeast of Cologne by rail.
As early as Celtic and Roman times, Cochem was settled. In 886, it had its first documentary mention as Villa cuchema. Other names yielded by history are Cuhckeme and Chuckeme in 893, Cochemo in 1051, Chuchumo in 1056, Kuchema in 1130, Cuchemo in 1136, Cocheme in 1144, then Cuchme, and into the 18th century Cochheim or Cocheim. Cochem was an Imperial estate. It was pledged by King Adolf of Nassau in 1294 to the Archbishopric of Trier and remained Electoral-Trier territory until the French occupation began in 1794. In 1332, Cochem was granted town rights, and shortly thereafter, the town fortifications, which still stand today, were built. Between 1423 and 1425, the town was stricken with a Plague epidemic. In 1623, Elector Lothar von Metternich brought about the founding of a Capuchin monastery. In the Thirty Years' War, the town was besieged, but not conquered. In 1689, King Louis XIV's troops first burnt the Winneburg (castle) down and then conquered the town of Cochem with its castle. Reconstruction was long and drawn out. Beginning in 1794, Cochem lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna.
In the first half of the 11th century, Bernkastel had its first documentary mention. At the turn of the 8th century, a geographer described a place called Princastellum. This is said to be evidence of a Roman castellum in the 4th century near today's Landshut castle ruin. Pointing to this are, among other things, fittings and finds of ceramic and iron underneath the castle. The 12th-century form of the name, Beronis castellum, was a learned re-Latinization, which was related to Adalbero von Luxemburg. Work was begun on the third castle building under the lordship of Archbishop of Trier Heinrich II of Finstingen.
The city is the oldest seat of a Christian bishop north of the Alps. In the Middle Ages, the Archbishop of Trier was an important prince of the church, as the Archbishopric of Trier controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. The Archbishop also had great significance as one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
With an approximate population of 105,000 Trier is ranked fourth among the state's largest cities; after Mainz, Ludwigshafen, and Koblenz.[3] The nearest large cities in Germany are Saarbrücken, some 80 km southeast, and Koblenz, about 100 km northeast. The closest city to Trier is the capital of Luxembourg, some 50 km to the southwest.
Trier is home to the University of Trier, the administration of the Trier-Saarburg district and the seat of the ADD, which until 1999 was the borough authority of Trier, and the Academy of European Law (ERA). It is one of the five central places of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Along with Luxembourg, Metz and Saarbrücken, fellow constituent members of the QuattroPole union of cities, it also forms a central place of the greater region encompassing Saar-Lor-Lux (Saarland, Lorraine and Luxembourg), Rhineland-Palatinate, and Wallonia.
AmaWaterways is moving into is second decade after another award winning year which saw them launch the ultra-luxurious AmaCerto, one of the new long ships being put into service throughout Europe. Already AmaWaterways, in 2013, put AmaVida into service on the Douro River in Portugal and will soon roll the AmaPrimra down the quays. AmaPrima, inspired by classic-ocean going yachts, provides the most distinctive river cruise experience with a magnificent glass elevator and unique design elements found onboard, as well as our exclusive Twin Balconies. The beautifully-decorated and spacious accommodations range in size up to 350 sq. ft. Relax in a heated Sun Deck swimming pool with a swim-up bar; enjoy Chaîne des Rôtisseurs culinary creations in five dining venues.
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28th Infantry Division (United States)
The 28th Infantry Division is a unit of the Army National Guard and is the oldest division-sized unit in the armed forces of the United States. Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to Benjamin Franklin's battalion, The Pennsylvania Associators. The division was officially established in 1879 and was later redesignated as the 28th Division in 1917, after the entry of America into the First World War. It is today part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Maryland Army National Guard, Ohio Army National Guard, and New Jersey Army National Guard.
It was originally nicknamed the Keystone Division, as it was formed from units of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Pennsylvania being known as the Keystone State. During World War II, it acquired the nickname the Bloody Bucket division by German forces during the Second World War due to its red insignia. But today the 28th Infantry Division goes by the name given to it by General Pershing during World War I: Iron Division. The 28th is the first Army National Guard division to field the Stryker infantry fighting vehicle, as part of the Army's reorganization in the first decade of the 2000s.
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From Trier to Koblenz, Germany
After Luxembourg, we headed out to Germany, and started the day with a guided visit of Trier, reputed to be one of the oldest cities in the country, and once the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Belgica. The town's story begins around 16 B.C. when the Romans called it Augusta Treverorum and it is proud of its two thousand year old heritage. Roman emperors, bishops, electors and prominent citizens all left their mark on the town, as can be seen in Trier's magnificent art treasures and unique architectural monuments. The best known is the Porta Nigra, the massive Roman town gate. Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate) is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps and has been designated a World Heritage Site. The name Porta Nigra originated in the Middle Ages due to the darkened color of its stone; the original Roman name has not been preserved. Locals commonly refer to the Porta Nigra simply as Porta.
The main thoroughfares in the extensive pedestrian zone leading from the Porta Nigra are Simeonstrasse, Hauptmarkt, Brotstrasse, Fleischstrasse and Neustrasse and its side streets. There are designer fashion boutiques, department stores, lifestyle shops, fair trade shops selling third-world goods, jewellers, specialist outlets, and antique shops -- a shopper's paradise.
We also visited the Karl Marx Haus, the birthplace of the great social philosopher.
After spending two hours here, we moved on to Koblenz. Siituated in the picturesque landscape of the Rhine and Moselle and surrounded by four low mountain ranges is the 2000-year-old town of Koblenz. Its abundance of cultural monuments and historic buildings, its cosy lanes and narrow alleyways, the relaxed and happy atmosphere of its squares and river promenades make Koblenz a friendly town. Fortress walls and towers, castles and palaces, monuments and parks paint a vivid picture of the town's eventful past.
Deutsches Eck (German Corner) is the name of a headland in Koblenz where the Mosel joins the Rhine. In 1897, nine years after the death of the German Emperor William I, the former emperor was honored with a giant equestrian statue bearing an inscription quoting a German poem: Nimmer wird das Reich zerstöret, wenn ihr einig seid und treu (Never will the Empire be destroyed, so long as you are united and loyal). Another inscription could be found at the statue dedicating it to Wilhelm der Große (William the Great).
Here we strolled around the Basilica of St. Castor (Kastorkirche), the oldest church in Koblenz. A fountain called Kastorbrunnen (Castor well) was built in front of the basilica during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812. Pope John Paul II raised St. Castor to a basilica minor on 30 July 1991. This church is worth seeing for the historical events that have occurred in it, its extensive Romanesque construction and its largely traditional furnishings. Since 2002, the Basilica of St. Castor has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. In addition, it is a cultural property protected under the Hague Convention.
Here we had a good lunch of smoked fish and pork fillet, after devouring our dessert of strawberry cake (our best lunch ever).
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Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrybəns]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640), was a Flemish Baroque painter, and a proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasised movement, colour, and sensuality. He is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects.
In addition to running a large studio in Antwerp that produced paintings popular with nobility and art collectors throughout Europe, Rubens was a classically educated humanist scholar and diplomat who was knighted by both Philip IV, King of Spain, and Charles I, King of England.
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Hidden Doors and Secret Drawers: Furniture by the Roentgens
Wolfram Koeppe, the Marina Kellen French Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the intricate furniture designs created by Abraham and David Roentgen. The father and son team created innovative designs that were combined with intriguing mechanical devices to revolutionize traditional French and English furniture types.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from October 30, 2012--January 27, 2013.
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London, Paris, Berlin, Burton Holmes
London, Paris, Berlin
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Panorama of Piccadilly Circus, Regent Quadrant, Modernization of the Quadrant, Selfridge's, the Great American Department Store in Oxford Street, The Morning Post, The Waldorf Theater and Hotel, and the Gaiety Theater, Buton Holmes Travelogue Billboard Advertising on the London Buses, Hertford House, The Wallace Collection, Devonshire House, Belgrave Square, The Ritz, St. George's in Hanover Square, Park Lane, Dorchester House, Residence of the American Ambassador, Homes of Wellington and Rothschild, Hyde Park, Crystal Palace, The Albert Memorial, The Albert Hall, Queen Victoria and her Imperial Royal Relatives, Buckingham Palace, Teh Guard at St. Jame's Palace, The Horse Guards, The Foreign office, Downing Street, The Catholic Cathedral of London, Toward Westminister from St. Edward's Tower, The Towers of Westmininster, Westminister Abbey, The Houses of Parliament, Oliver Cromwell, The House of Commons, Westminister Bridge, Trafalgar Square, The Gare de Lyon, Avenue de L'Opera, Cafe de la Paix, Place de l'Opera, Stairway of the Opera, Moulin Rouge Windmill, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, The Bourse, Place de la Bastille, Porte St. Denis, The Paving Stones that tell where the Bastille Stood, The Vendome Column, Shoppers and Show-girls, Jeanne D'Arc, Garden of the Palais Royal, Hotel De Ville, The Tower of St. Jacques, Seven Seine Bridges, Looking Toward Notre Dame, The Bridge of Auteuil, The Bridge of Passy and a Subway Train, The Thames, Somerset House, The Obelisk, View from the Fire Monument, London Bridge, The Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, Byward Tower, The Traitors' Gate, A Beef-Eater, The Bank of England, Royal Exchange, The Guildhall, A Tenement, In the East End, East London, People's Palace, Petticoat Lane, The Kosher King at Henley, A Famous Frier of Fish, A Bobby, Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill, St. Paul's Cathedral, Old Temple Bar, Knights Templar, The Royal Courts of Justice, Lincoln's Inn, Royal Opera, Covent Gardens, The Green Room Club, Drury Lane, Leicester Square, The Savoy and the Cecil, Teh Hotel Russell, Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery , The British Musuem, Metro Station, A Woman Cabby, The Island of La Cite and the Pont Neuf, The Palace of Justice, The Sainte Chapelle, Notre Dame De Paris, Nave of Notre Dame, The Gothic Portal, The Chimera Guardians on the Towers of Notre Dame, L'Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Musee De Cluny, Buildings of the Sorbonne, The Pantheon, Palace of the Luxembourg, Avenue of the Observatory, St. Germain-Des-Pres, Where Artists Dwell, In an Etcher's Studio, A Study in Gables, La Rue Brise Miche, Thirions Restraunt, Book Stalls, St. Germain L'auxerrois, From the Louvre, East Facade of the Louvre, Place du Carrousel and the Louvre, Champs-Elysees, Church of the Madeline, Le Petit Palai, The Alexander Bridge, Elysee-Palace Hotel and a Subway Entrance, The Arch of Triumph, Avenue De La Grande Armee, Versailles, At the Races, The Eiffel Tower, View of the Eiffel Tower from one of its elevators, The Kiel Canal, Willaim II, The Kaiser at Manoeuvers, The Kaiser and His Sons, Friedrich Strasse and Leipziger Strasse, Potsdamer Platz, Shopping District, The Wertheimer Warenhaus, The Grassy Trolley Tracks, Department Store, Modern Berlin, Subway Station, German Children, The Sieges Allee, The Avenue of Victory, The Column of Victory, The Reichstag, A Berlin Motor-Bus, A Berlin Taxicab, A Grunewald Villa, A Spreewald Cottage, The Church at Burg, German Band, The Brandenburg Gate, The Chariot that went to Paris and Came Back, Wilhelm Strasse, The American Embassy, The Berlin Opera, The Arsenal, The University The New Cathedral, Modern Art, The Altar of Zeus, The National Picture Gallery, The Royal Palace and the Kurfursten-Brucke, The Kaiser and his Staff, The Army and the People, The Resting Place of Napoleon Bonaparte, The New Central Station in Hamburg, Over the Elee, The Jungfernstieg and the Binnen-Alster, Trolley de Luxe, The Lombards-Brucke, Old Hamburg, The Church of St. Nicholas, Entrance to Hagenbeck's Zoo, Hamburg Harbor Bismark.
Föreläsning i Västerås 2019 - Sverige håller på att vakna!
Många år har nu gått sedan De Fria och Carl Norberg gav sig ut på uppdraget att försöka upplysa allmänheten om tingens ordning i verkligheten och vad som ovillkorligen står för dörren som en konsekvens, en allmänhet bestående av den kanske enskilt mest mentalt tränade befolkningen i världen - dvs den svenska.
En resa som bäst beskrivs som en emotionell berg- och dalbana när vi ser till vad som förevarit, med det massiva motstånd vi under alla år fått utstå från såväl sittande etablissemang såsom illasinnade krafter i samhället och inte minst då en synnerligen omedveten befolkning, som en direkt konsekvens av den institutionaliserade korruption som är rådande i det lilla landet lagom sedan mycket långt tillbaka.
Just därför är denna föreläsning ett monument över vad vi kan åstadkomma när vi kombinerar våra ansträngningar utifrån våra egna förmågor och ett tydligt bevis på att även de minsta av varelser kan vara med och skapa förutsättningarna för den största av förändringar. Det handlar om att vara den vattendroppe som hjälper till att urholka stenen, genom upplysning till vidare upplysning och ledning.
Ett särskilt tack vill vi sända till alla er som dök upp och gjorde vår föreläsning till den succé den blev! ❤
PS. Ljudet under de 2-3 första minuterna är av lite sämre kvalitet, sen blir det bättre. Vi ber om ursäkt för det!
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Nachkriegszeit und geteiltes Deutschland.
Als Nachkriegszeit wird in Deutschland die Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg bis spätestens zum Abzug der letzten Alliierten in Berlin im September 1994 bezeichnet.[1] Nach dem Krieg sollte unter Verwaltung der Besatzungsmächte die staatliche Ordnung, Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur neu aufgebaut oder wiederhergestellt werden und die durch den Krieg entstandenen Schäden behoben werden. In diesen ersten Jahren der Nachkriegszeit litten große Teil der Bevölkerung unter Hunger und Knappheit an Gütern aller Art.
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I was at the airport and saw the Japan ???????? Emperor and his wife walk by. Japanese emperor walked by me at airport. Some background:
#EmperorAkihito and #EmpressMichiko visited #Okinawa on Tuesday to pay tribute to the war dead, with their trip to the major World War II battlefield possibly their last before the Emperor’s abdication in April next year.
During the three-day trip, the 11th for the Imperial Couple, they will stay in Naha and travel for the first time to the westernmost island of Yonaguni, from where Taiwan can be seen.
The trip was arranged following a strong desire expressed by the Emperor and Empress, who have long felt sympathy for Okinawa, where around a quarter of the residents died in a three-month ground battle in 1945. After the war, Okinawa was occupied by the United States until it rejoined Japan in 1972.
After arriving in Okinawa, the two will visit the National War Dead Peace Mausoleum on the main island in the city of Itoman to commemorate the war dead. They will make a day trip the next day to Yonaguni Island to visit a stone monument marking the country’s westernmost point.
On the final day, they will travel to the city of Tomigusuku to visit Okinawa Karate Kaikan, a facility dedicated the martial art said to have Okinawan roots, before flying back to Tokyo.
The Imperial Couple last visited Okinawa in June 2014 ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.
As crown prince and crown princess in 1975, they first visited Okinawa at a time when local attitudes toward the Imperial family were complicated due to the war, which was fought under the name of Emperor Akihito’s father, Emperor Hirohito, who is posthumously called Emperor Showa.
After ascending the throne in 1989, Emperor Akihito became the first emperor to visit the prefecture in 1993.
The couple offers a silent prayer every year on four war-related dates — June 23, when the Battle of Okinawa ended; Aug. 6, when the first U.S. atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima; Aug. 9, marking the atomic bombing of Nagasaki; and Aug. 15, when Emperor Showa told the nation of the end of the war by radio broadcast.
The couple considers them the “four days that should never be forgotten.” Emperor Showa was commander in chief of the military before and during the war.
The 84-year-old Emperor is set to retire on April 30, 2019, having signaled his wish to step down due to concern about his advanced age and weakening health. His elder son Crown Prince Naruhito, 58, will accede the Chrysanthemum Throne the following day.
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