Vienna, Austria: St. Stephen's Cathedral
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Vanessa Klassen plays Wolfgang-Amadeus Mozarts clarinet concerto, rondo
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Schönbrunn Palace gardens with Palm House, Neptune fountains, Glorietta and the obelisk is said to be an attempt 'to outshine Versailles. Statues in the lane refer to classical Greek history.
The Mozart monument was originally erected at the Augustinerplatz, but moved to the Burggarten in 1953. It shows Mozart surrounded by putties and musical instruments. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart lived from 27 January 1756 to 5 December 1791. He composed over six hundred works and died at Rauhensteingasse 8 in the heart of the city. The statue is by Viktor Tilgner and dates from 1896.
Stadtpark is devided by a concrete canal and houses many statues. Johann Strauß II has been unveiled to the public on 26 June 1921, gilding was removed in 1935 and laid on again in 1991. Johann Baptist Strauss jr. was born in Vienna on 25 oktober 1825 and died in Vienna, 3 juni 1899.
Franz Lehard was born in Komárom (Hungary) on 30 april 1870 - died in Bad Ischl (Austria) on 24 oktober 1948, he was a composer and conductor;
Schindler was born in 1842, died in 1892, he was a painter;
Andreas Zelinka was the mayor of Vienna from 1861 until his death on 21 of November 1868. The statue was made by Franz Pönninger in 1877.
Franz Schubert was born on 31 Januari 1797 being number 12 of 19 children; his father was a teacher. He left home when he was 21. Franz von Schober was one of his friends. He died at the age of 31 on 19th of November 1828. His grave is next to Beethovens, but they never met.
Franz Schubert wrote more than 600 songs, 8 symphonies, 7 messiahs, 15 string quartets, dances and piano works. The monument was designed by Calr Kundmann, the marble underneath it by Theophil Hansen. The statue was revealed on 15th of May 1872.
Robert Stolz was born on 25 August 1880, died in U.S. on 27 June having written 60 pieces of Vocal music, music for 25 Ice revues and 98 Films, 2.000 Songs, Waltzes und Marches.
My stroll through Vienna turned out to be a walk from church to church, as spires can be distinctive points to orient on. Starting with Stephansdom I've seen at least 12 churches, every church impressive in its own way.
Votive church was built on request of Maximiliaan, later emperor of Mexico and brother of Emperor Franz Joseph; because the latter survived a knife-attack by Hungarian nationalist János Libényi on February 18 1853.
The architect was established in an architectural competition in April 1854. Heinrich von Ferstel (1828--1883) started the project in 1856 and it was dedicated to the occasion of the silver jubilee of the royal couple on April 24 1879.
The Roman Catholic Church St Rupert borders the Jewish Quarter and the so called Bermuda Triangle which is a Hotspot for Nightlife. The glass window panes (dating from approximately 1370) depict a crucified Christ and the Madonna with baby. A statue of St Rupert is located in the north part of the main tower of Rupert's church, which was rebuilt and altered many times in its history.
Church Heiliger Franz von Assisi at Danube reminds of a fairytale castle.
St. Mary's on the Bank church was and is a place of worship for fishermen, sailors and local settlers, only open during a service. The name refers to the Gestade or shores of the Danube - which extended until the base of the hill before it was trained and the city was fortified. In 1809, during Napoleon's occupation of Vienna this church has been used as a storeroom and stable. The church is just long and tall as any other, but it is very, very narrow which emphasizes the length and the height. The remarkable seven-sided Gothic tower on tops surmounts by a dome that culminates in a lacelike crown.
The façade of the Kirche Am Hof was rebuilt in 1662 by the Italian architect Carlo Carlone. It was after Napoleon had occupied Vienna that Emperor Franz II proclaimed the end of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation in 1806 and form this balcony.
Schotten church on Freyung originally was founded for Irish Benedictine monks in the 12th century. The word Schotten comes from the Latin term for Ireland, Scotia Minore. The interior, with ornate ceiling, a surplus of cherubs and angels' faces and terracotta-red touches is in stark contrast to the plain exterior. The main nave can only be entered during services at noon and 6pm to 7pm daily, but it's possible to peek through the gates.
The main entrance of Menoriten Church was closed, so I slipped through a side door an saw Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper by Giacomo Raffaelli. In 1782 when Joseph II gave the church to the Italians as a present, they transferred the name Maria Schnee (Mary of the Snows)
Czech Republic, Poland & Hungary Travel Skills
Rick Steves European Travel Talk | In this travel talk, Rick Steves' guidebook co-author Cameron Hewitt takes us on a journey through a trio of Eastern Europe's most accessible and enjoyable countries: the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary. Along the way, we'll stop off in bohemian Prague, charming Kraków, gorgeous Gdańsk, and bustling Budapest. Download the PDF handout for this class:
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The Godfather – Orchestral Suite // The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)
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The Godfather – Orchestral Suite
Composed by Nino Rota
Melodica: Jakob Weber
Mandolin: Mads Kjølby
Solo violin: Christina Åstrand
In January 2018, The Danish Broadcast Corporation (DR) aired a concert called “The Morricone Duel” performed by The Danish National Symphony Orchestra /DR SymfoniOrkestret, The Danish National Concert Choir with various soloists conducted by Sarah Hicks.
The score is available on all regular Streaming-Platforms.
The music performed was titles from a wide range of western movies and mafia movies reflecting different perspectives on an Italian-American movie and film music style.
Featured composers were Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, Nino Rota and Sonny Bono with music from films by Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino, Brian DePalma and Francis Ford Coppola.
Set design design: Nikolaj Trap
Light design: Mikael Sylvest
Director of photography: Karsten Andersen
Executive Producer, idea and concept: Nicolai Abrahamsen
Performed and recorded in DR Koncerthuset 2018
TMCC Genealogy Lab - Grant Din
Grant Din has been researching his and other families’ histories for over 40 years, since he was told by a cousin that he was in the 36th generation of Gongs. His research has taken him all over California and Asia. He has worked most of his life in the nonprofit sector, including for the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, and currently consults on community fundraising, historical, and genealogy projects. Grant completed the Certificate in Genealogy Research from Boston University and moderates an online group on Chinese American family history research. He has spoken to organizations and libraries throughout California and loves to help others find their roots. In today's presentation he will be talking about the dos and don'ts of how to conduct an interview with your relatives.
Double Sided Wheelchair Elevator!
A very rare (well, for us at least) look see into the inner workings of a small but very cool Double Sided Wheelchair Elevator in our local Church here in Oakville. We had the pleasure of riding this quite old but very well maintained 4 floors elevator at the same church that Colin has his weekly Vocal Coach lessons every Thursday evening. We were unable to figure out which company actually manufactured this smooth riding elevator but it was worth the examination anyways! We dedicate this video to the Diesel Ducey channel and The Elevator Channel, and TJ Elevator fan! We didn't know if we would get into any trouble by riding this amazing lift so that's why we were partially whispering! This church is our home church where Colin has sang at countless Recitals and services and sings in the Youth Choir as well! Thanks so much to Rev. Gill for keeping this elevator working so nice!
Bristol Holocaust & Genocide Center - Preserving Czech-Jewish History
Dr. Ilana Offenberger, from Umass Dartmouth, presented this lecture about friendship during the Holocaust. Held at Bristol Community College on November 13, 2019
Catholic Church and Nazi Germany during World War II | Wikipedia audio article
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00:05:58 1 Holocaust
00:09:17 1.1 German Catholics and the Holocaust
00:27:33 2 Catholic Church in the Nazi Empire
00:27:44 2.1 Central Europe
00:46:08 2.2 Eastern Europe
01:08:56 2.3 Southern Europe
01:20:52 2.4 Western Europe
01:35:16 3 See also
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Several Catholic countries and populations fell under Nazi domination during the period of the Second World War (1939–1945), and ordinary Catholics fought on both sides of the conflict. Despite efforts to protect its rights within Germany under a 1933 Reichskonkordat treaty, the Church in Germany had faced persecution in the years since Adolf Hitler had seized power, and Pope Pius XI accused the Nazi government of sowing 'fundamental hostility to Christ and his Church'. Pius XII became Pope on the eve of war and lobbied world leaders to prevent the outbreak of conflict. His first encyclical, Summi Pontificatus, called the invasion of Poland an hour of darkness. He affirmed the policy of Vatican neutrality, but maintained links to the German Resistance. Despite being the only world leader to publicly and specifically denounce Nazi crimes against Jews in his 1942 Christmas Address, controversy surrounding his apparent reluctance to speak frequently and in even more explicit terms about Nazi crimes continues. He used diplomacy to aid war victims, lobbied for peace, shared intelligence with the Allies, and employed Vatican Radio and other media to speak out against atrocities like race murders. In Mystici corporis Christi (1943) he denounced the murder of the handicapped. A denunciation from German bishops of the murder of the innocent and defenceless, including people of a foreign race or descent, followed.Hitler's invasion of Catholic Poland sparked the War. Nazi policy towards the Church was at its most severe in the areas it annexed to the Reich, such as the Czech and Slovene lands, Austria and Poland. In Polish territories it annexed to Greater Germany, the Nazis set about systematically dismantling the Church—arresting its leaders, exiling its clergymen, closing its churches, monasteries and convents. Many clergymen were murdered. Over 1800 Catholic Polish clergy died in concentration camps; most notably, Saint Maximilian Kolbe. Nazi security chief Reinhard Heydrich soon orchestrated an intensification of restrictions on church activities in Germany. Hitler and his ideologues Goebbels, Himmler, Rosenberg and Bormann hoped to de-Christianize Germany in the long term. With the expansion of the war in the East, expropriation of monasteries, convents and church properties surged from 1941. Clergy were persecuted and sent to concentration camps, religious Orders had their properties seized, some youth were sterilized. The first priest to die was Aloysius Zuzek. Bishop August von Galen's ensuing 1941 denunciation of Nazi euthanasia and defence of human rights roused rare popular dissent. The German bishops denounced Nazi policy towards the church in pastoral letters, calling it unjust oppression.From 1940, the Nazis gathered priest-dissidents in dedicated clergy barracks at Dachau, where (95%) of its 2,720 inmates were Catholic (mostly Poles, and 411 Germans), 1,034 died there. Mary Fulbrook wrote that when politics encroached on the church, German Catholics were prepared to resist, but the record was otherwise patchy and uneven with notable exceptions, it seems that, for many Germans, adherence to the Christian faith proved compatible with at least passive acquiescence in, if not active support for, the Nazi dictatorship. Influential members of the German Resistance included Jesuits of the Kreisau Circle and laymen such as July plotters Klaus von Stauffenberg, Jakob Kaiser and Bern ...
Schutzstaffel | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:57 1 Origins
00:03:05 1.1 Forerunner of the SS
00:05:12 1.2 Early commanders
00:07:04 1.3 Himmler appointed
00:10:17 1.4 Ideology
00:15:08 2 Pre-war Germany
00:20:43 2.1 Hitler's personal bodyguards
00:24:49 2.2 Concentration camps founded
00:27:04 3 SS in World War II
00:28:27 3.1 Invasion of Poland
00:32:02 3.2 Battle of France
00:35:20 3.3 Campaign in the Balkans
00:37:19 4 War in the east
00:40:00 4.1 The Holocaust
00:42:43 4.2 Anti-partisan operations
00:45:03 4.3 Death camps
00:48:28 5 Business empire
00:54:11 6 Military reversals
00:55:10 6.1 Normandy landings
00:59:06 6.2 Battle for Germany
01:04:52 7 SS units and branches
01:05:02 7.1 Reich Main Security Office
01:06:55 7.2 iSS-Sonderkommandos/i
01:10:09 7.3 iEinsatzgruppen/i
01:12:38 7.4 SS Court Main Office
01:13:53 7.5 SS Cavalry
01:16:16 7.6 SS Medical Corps
01:18:41 7.7 Other SS units
01:18:49 7.7.1 iAhnenerbe/i
01:19:38 7.7.2 iSS-Frauenkorps/i
01:20:48 7.7.3 iSS-Mannschaften/i
01:21:15 8 Foreign legions and volunteers
01:24:36 9 Ranks and uniforms
01:26:20 10 SS membership estimates 1925–45
01:27:00 11 SS offices
01:28:13 12 Austrian SS
01:30:51 13 Post-war activity and aftermath
01:32:52 13.1 International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg
01:35:14 13.2 Escapes
01:39:15 14 See also
01:39:37 15 Informational notes
01:39:46 16 Citations
01:39:56 17 Bibliography
01:40:05 18 Further reading
01:40:14 19 External links
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The Schutzstaffel (SS; also stylized as with Armanen runes; German pronunciation: [ˈʃʊtsˌʃtafl̩] (listen); literally Protection Squadron) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It began with a small guard unit known as the Saal-Schutz (Hall Security) made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for party meetings in Munich. In 1925, Heinrich Himmler joined the unit, which had by then been reformed and given its final name. Under his direction (1929–45) it grew from a small paramilitary formation to one of the most powerful organizations in Nazi Germany. From 1929 until the regime's collapse in 1945, the SS was the foremost agency of security, surveillance, and terror within Germany and German-occupied Europe.
The two main constituent groups were the Allgemeine SS (General SS) and Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy of Nazi Germany and general policing, whereas the Waffen-SS consisted of combat units within Nazi Germany's military. A third component of the SS, the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV), ran the concentration camps and extermination camps. Additional subdivisions of the SS included the Gestapo and the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) organizations. They were tasked with the detection of actual or potential enemies of the Nazi state, the neutralization of any opposition, policing the German people for their commitment to Nazi ideology, and providing domestic and foreign intelligence.
The SS was the organization most responsible for the genocidal killing of an estimated 5.5 to 6 million Jews and millions of other victims in the Holocaust. Members of all of its branches committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during World War II (1939–45). The SS was also involved in commercial enterprises and exploited concentration camp inmates as slave labor. After Nazi Germany's defeat, the SS and the NSDAP were judged by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg to be criminal organizations. Ernst Kaltenbrunner, the highest-ranking surviving SS main department chief, was found guilty of crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials and hanged in 1946.
Regensburg | Wikipedia audio article
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Regensburg
00:00:44 1 History
00:00:52 1.1 Early history
00:03:45 1.2 Middle Ages
00:05:42 1.3 Modern history
00:07:19 1.4 Nazism and World War II
00:08:32 1.5 History after 1945
00:10:30 2 Geography
00:10:39 2.1 Topography
00:11:18 2.2 Climate
00:12:46 3 Main sights
00:12:55 3.1 The city
00:17:04 3.2 The surrounding
00:18:29 4 Culture
00:18:38 4.1 Museums and exhibitions
00:20:38 4.2 Theaters
00:21:30 4.3 Music
00:22:17 4.4 Film and cinema
00:22:52 4.5 Buildings
00:23:09 4.6 Recreation
00:23:34 4.7 Memorial sites
00:24:11 4.8 Events
00:24:47 4.9 Nightlife
00:25:06 5 Demographics
00:25:15 5.1 Population
00:25:52 5.2 International communities
00:26:09 5.3 Religion
00:26:38 6 Politics
00:26:47 6.1 Government
00:27:27 6.2 Boroughs
00:28:11 6.3 Twin towns – Sister cities
00:28:23 7 Economy
00:28:44 7.1 Companies
00:30:54 7.2 Tourism
00:31:31 8 Infrastructure
00:31:41 8.1 Transport
00:32:12 8.2 Energy
00:33:01 8.3 Health
00:33:51 9 Education
00:34:00 9.1 Universities and academia
00:34:48 9.2 Research
00:35:21 9.3 Schools
00:36:01 10 Sports
00:36:10 10.1 Football
00:36:48 10.2 Ice hockey
00:37:05 10.3 Baseball
00:37:44 10.4 Athletics
00:38:04 11 Notable residents
00:41:44 12 Gallery
00:41:53 13 See also
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Regensburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːɡŋ̍sbʊɐ̯k] (listen); Latin: Castra-Regina; Polish: Ratyzbona; Czech: Řezno; French: Ratisbonne; older English: Ratisbon; Bavarian: Rengschburg or Rengschburch) is a city in south-east Germany, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the fourth-largest city in the State of Bavaria after Munich, Nuremberg and Augsburg. The city is the political, economic and cultural centre and capital of the Upper Palatinate.
The medieval centre of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2014, Regensburg was among the top sights and travel attractions in Germany.
Suspense: Crime Without Passion / The Plan / Leading Citizen of Pratt County
A crime of passion, or crime passionnel, in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially murder, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as sudden rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated crime. The act, as is suggested by the name (crime passionnel - from French language) is often associated with the history of France. However, such crimes have existed and continue to exist in most cultures.
A crime of passion refers to a criminal act in which the perpetrator commits a crime, especially murder or assault, against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as sudden rage or heartbreak rather than as a premeditated crime. A typical crime of passion might involve an aggressive pub-goer who assaults another guest following an argument or a husband who discovers his wife has made him a cuckold and proceeds to brutally batter or even kill his wife and the man with whom she was involved.
In the United States civil courts, a crime of passion is referred to as temporary insanity. This defense was first used by U.S. Congressman Daniel Sickles of New York in 1859 after he had killed his wife's lover, Philip Barton Key, but was most used during the 1940s and 1950s.
In some countries, notably France, crime passionnel (or crime of passion) was a valid defense during murder cases; during the 19th century, some cases could be a custodial sentence for two years for the murderer, while the spouse was dead; this ended in France as the Napoleonic code was updated in the 1970s so that a specific father's authority upon his whole family was over.
Kraków | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:57 1 Etymology
00:04:13 2 History
00:07:09 2.1 Kraków's Golden Age
00:09:22 2.2 19th century
00:12:16 2.3 20th century to the present
00:17:57 3 Geography
00:19:29 3.1 Climate
00:22:45 4 Cityscape
00:32:12 4.1 Parks and gardens
00:34:05 4.2 Environment
00:35:47 5 Governance
00:37:51 5.1 Districts
00:41:38 6 Economy
00:44:22 6.1 Entrepeneurship
00:44:42 6.2 Startup community
00:45:14 6.3 Famous entrepreneurs from Krakow
00:46:55 6.4 Knowledge and innovation community
00:47:39 7 Transport
00:49:39 8 Demographics
00:51:50 8.1 Religion
00:54:12 9 Education
00:57:34 10 Culture
00:58:36 10.1 Museums and national art galleries
01:01:33 10.2 Performing arts
01:03:00 10.3 Music
01:04:48 11 Tourism
01:06:52 12 Sports
01:09:36 13 International relations
01:09:46 13.1 Contemporary foreign names for the city
01:10:35 13.2 Twin towns and sister cities
01:10:52 14 See also
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Kraków (UK: , US: ; Polish: [ˈkrakuf] (listen)), also spelled Cracow or Krakow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was already being reported as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 965. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and artistic centre. The city has a population of about 770,000, with approximately 8 million additional people living within a 100 km (62 mi) radius of its main square.After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany at the start of World War II, the newly defined Distrikt Krakau (Kraków District) became the capital of Germany's General Government. The Jewish population of the city was forced into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto, from which they were sent to German extermination camps such as the nearby Auschwitz never to return, and the Nazi concentration camps like Płaszów.In 1978, Karol Wojtyła, archbishop of Kraków, was elevated to the papacy as Pope John Paul II—the first Slavic pope ever, and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Also that year, UNESCO approved the first ever sites for its new World Heritage List, including the entire Old Town in inscribing Kraków's Historic Centre. Kraków is classified as a global city with the ranking of high sufficiency by GaWC. Its extensive cultural heritage across the epochs of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture includes the Wawel Cathedral and the Royal Castle on the banks of the Vistula, the St. Mary's Basilica, Saints Peter and Paul Church and the largest medieval market square in Europe, the Rynek Główny. Kraków is home to Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in the world and traditionally Poland's most reputable institution of higher learning.
In 2000, Kraków was named European Capital of Culture. In 2013 Kraków was officially approved as a UNESCO City of Literature. The city hosted the World Youth Day in July 2016.
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Kraków (UK: , US: ; Polish: [ˈkrakuf] ( listen)), also spelled Cracow or Krakow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was already being reported as a busy trading centre of Slavonic Europe in 965. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and artistic centre. The city has a population of about 770,000, with approximately 8 million additional people living within a 100 km (62 mi) radius of its main square.After the invasion of Poland by the Nazi Regime at the start of World War II, the newly defined Distrikt Krakau (Kraków District) became the capital of Germany's General Government. The Jewish population of the city was forced into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto, from which they were sent to German extermination camps such as the nearby Auschwitz never to return, and the Nazi concentration camps like Płaszów.In 1978, Karol Wojtyła, archbishop of Kraków, was elevated to the papacy as Pope John Paul II — the first Slavic pope ever, and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Also that year, UNESCO approved the first ever sites for its new World Heritage List, including the entire Old Town in inscribing Kraków's Historic Centre. Kraków is classified as a global city with the ranking of high sufficiency by GaWC. Its extensive cultural heritage across the epochs of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture includes the Wawel Cathedral and the Royal Castle on the banks of the Vistula, the St. Mary's Basilica, Saints Peter and Paul Church and the largest medieval market square in Europe, the Rynek Główny. Kraków is home to Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in the world and traditionally Poland's most reputable institution of higher learning.
In 2000, Kraków was named European Capital of Culture. In 2013 Kraków was officially approved as a UNESCO City of Literature. The city hosted the World Youth Day in July 2016.
Modern architecture | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:39 1 Origins
00:03:55 2 Early modernism in Europe (1900–1914)
00:10:14 3 Early American modernism (1890s–1914)
00:11:48 3.1 Early skyscrapers
00:13:29 4 Rise of Modernism in Europe and Russia (1918–1931)
00:14:35 4.1 International Style (1918–1950s)
00:17:00 4.2 Bauhaus and the German Werkbund (1919–1932)
00:20:25 4.3 Expressionist architecture (1918–1931)
00:25:22 4.4 Constructivist architecture (1919–1931)
00:29:23 4.5 Modernism becomes a movement: CIAM (1928)
00:32:46 5 Art Deco
00:34:58 5.1 American Art Deco; the skyscraper style (1919–1939)
00:36:47 5.2 Streamline style and Public Works Administration (1933–1939)
00:38:40 6 American modernism - Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra (1919–1939)
00:41:11 7 Paris International Exposition of 1937 and the architecture of dictators
00:44:21 8 New York World's Fair (1939)
00:45:20 9 World War II: wartime innovation and postwar reconstruction (1939–1945)
00:48:16 10 Le Corbusier and the iCité Radieuse/i (1947–1952)
00:50:02 11 Postwar modernism in the United States (1945–1985)
00:50:59 11.1 Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim Museum
00:53:13 11.2 Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer
00:54:35 11.3 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
00:56:25 11.4 Richard Neutra and Charles & Ray Eames
00:58:19 11.5 Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Wallace K. Harrison
01:00:49 11.6 Philip Johnson
01:02:12 11.7 Eero Saarinen
01:04:57 11.8 Louis Kahn
01:06:55 11.9 I. M. Pei
01:10:17 12 Postwar modernism in Europe (1945–1975)
01:13:56 13 Latin America
01:17:41 14 Asia and the Pacific
01:20:51 15 Preservation
01:22:03 16 See also
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Modern architecture, or modernist architecture was based upon new and innovative technologies of construction, particularly the use of glass, steel and reinforced concrete; the idea that form should follow function (→functionalism); an embrace of minimalism; and a rejection of ornament.
It emerged in the first half of the 20th century and became dominant after World War II until the 1980s, when it was gradually replaced as the
principal style for institutional and corporate buildings by postmodern architecture.
Otto Hahn | Wikipedia audio article
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Otto Hahn
00:01:15 1 Early life
00:03:55 2 Research in London and Montreal (1904–1906)
00:04:09 2.1 Discovery of radiothorium and other new elements
00:07:54 3 Research in Berlin (1906–1944)
00:08:06 3.1 Discovery of mesothorium I (Ra 228)
00:10:04 3.2 Discovery of radioactive recoil
00:11:25 3.3 Marriage with Edith Junghans
00:12:43 3.4 World War I
00:14:59 3.5 Discovery of protactinium
00:16:06 3.6 Discovery of nuclear isomerism
00:16:58 4 iApplied Radiochemistry/i
00:19:39 5 Discovery of nuclear fission (1938)
00:28:50 6 Internment in England (1945)
00:31:30 7 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1944
00:36:15 8 Founder and President of the Max Planck Society
00:37:48 9 Spokesman for social responsibility
00:43:53 10 Honors and awards
00:48:19 11 Death
00:50:12 12 Legacy
00:53:45 13 Publications in English
00:54:40 14 See also
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Otto Hahn (8 March 1879 – 28 July 1968) was a German chemist and pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944 for the discovery and the radiochemical proof of nuclear fission. This process is exploited by nuclear reactors and is one of the basics of nuclear weapons that were developed in the U.S. during World War II.
He served as the last President of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (KWG) in 1946 and as the founding President of the Max Planck Society (MPG) from 1948 to 1960. Considered by many to be a model for scholarly excellence and personal integrity, he became one of the most influential and respected citizens of the new postwar country West Germany.
Hahn was an opponent of national socialism and Jewish persecution by the Nazi Party. Albert Einstein wrote that Hahn was one of the very few who stood upright and did the best he could in these years of evil. After World War II, Hahn became a passionate campaigner against the use of nuclear energy as a weapon.
International Conference of Physics Students | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:56 1 Program
00:01:42 2 Conference venues
00:04:32 3 History
00:05:26 3.1 ICPS 2017
00:07:32 3.2 ICPS 2016
00:08:12 3.3 ICPS 2015
00:08:47 3.4 ICPS 2014
00:09:28 3.5 ICPS 2013
00:09:58 3.6 ICPS 2012
00:10:25 3.7 ICPS 2011
00:11:06 3.8 ICPS 2010
00:11:56 4 See also
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ICPS is an annual conference of the International Association of Physics Students (IAPS). Usually, up to 500 students from all over the world attend the event, which takes place in another country every year in August. The event includes the opportunity for students at bachelor, master and doctoral level to present their research, whilst listening and interacting with invited speakers of international reputation. During the event, usually lasting between 5 and 7 days, the IAPS holds its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elects a new Executive Committee. The choice of the host country of ICPS is made two years in advance.
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