Ulus, Ankara

Detail InformationEdit Ulus is a quarter in Ankara, Turkey and is located at the center of the capital city. It was once the heart of old Ankara. The name means “nation” in Turkish. It is now a predominately a commercial and touristic Area made up of banks, malls, shops, hotels, businesses, restaurants, and many historical […]

Ayten Sokak

Detail InformationEdit Ayten Sokak (English: Ayten Street) is a notable and historical street in Mebusevleri (MP Houses) neighbourhood of Çankaya district in Ankara, Turkey.The street was the base of the parliament members from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and its leader and former President İsmet İnönü, who regularly visited the street for personal and official […]

Monument of Liberty

Detail InformationEdit The Monument of Liberty located in the neighborhood of Çağlayan in Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey, is a memorial in honor of soldiers killed during the Radical Islamic attacks against the Ottoman Empire’s House of Parliament. The monument is situated on the highest hill (130 m (430 ft) above the sea level) in […]

Turkish State Cemetery

Detail InformationEdit Turkish State Cemetery is a national and military cemetery in Ankara, Turkey, containing the graves of the presidents of Turkey and the high-ranked, close companions-in-arms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, in the Turkish War of Independence. The cemetery was established upon an act dated November 10, 1981. […]

National English Literary Museum

Detail InformationEdit The National English Literary Museum (NELM) houses extensive archival material relating to Southern African English Literature. It is located in Grahamstown. NELM has principally three collections: manuscripts, books and journals, and press clippings. The museum also conducts many outreach programmes (mainly focussed on school pupils and university students) aimed at promoting and creating […]

Rand Afrikaans University

Detail InformationEdit The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) was a prominent South African institution of higher education and research that served the greater Johannesburg area and surrounds in from 1967 to 2004. It has since merged with the now defunct Technikon Witwatersrand and Vista University to form the University of Johannesburg. On 5 November 1963, 468 […]

Uppsala Lan

Uppsala County (Uppsala län) is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland.The province of Uppland encompasses Uppsala County. The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in […]

Vastmanlands Lan

Västmanland County (Västmanlands län) is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden’s third largest lake). The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics […]

Gavleborgs Lan

Gävleborg County encompasses the provinces of Gästrikland and Hälsingland.Gävleborg County was established in 1762 when it was separated from Västernorrland County. For the list of Governors see main article. The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the […]

Riksbron

Detail InformationEdit Riksbron (Swedish: “The National Bridge” or “The State Bridge”) is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden leading from Drottninggatan on Norrmalm 44 metres over to Riksgatan on Helgeandsholmen. The name is derived from the bridges proximity to several buildings of national importance, including Riksdagen, the Parliament Building; Rosenbad, the Prime Minister’s Office […]