A Monument to Kluk

Detail InformationEdit In mid-19th c. the marketplace in Ciechanowiec was changed into a priest’s garden in which a monument to Kluk was standing. During German occupation, the military police who lived in the presbytery, decided to destroy the statue. However, the prudent inhabitants of Ciechanowiec managed to obtain a permit to move the monument somewhere […]

Ano Poroia

Ano Poroia is a village in Greece, located in Macedonia. The population was 1,529 people (2001). The name literally means “Upper Downpour” in contemporary Bulgarian.The village is located 55 km and 30 km respectively to the Northwest of the town of Serres and to the west of Sidirokastro. It is at the foot of the […]

Thiruvannamalai

India /Tamil Nadu /Thiruvannamalai /Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai is a famous holy town perched on a hill (malai) in the district of Thiruvannamalai of Tamil Nadu state of India and is the most scared pilgrim center of Hindus in the region. The region was known as ‘Thondai Mandalam’ in the ancient period. This holy town is the […]

Thiruvalla

India /Kerala /Pathanamthitta /Thiruvalla Thiruvalla is the largest town in the district of Pathanamthitta in the state of Kerala. Also known widely as the temple town, Thiruvalla is famous for its many religious establishments and temples, as Thiruvalla mainly serves as the gateway to Sabarimala. For this reason, many devotees, pilgrims and tourists swarm to […]

Examili

Examili is a Greek village in the Thessaloniki area.The original Examili settlement was located at the beginning of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Its name was taken from its geographical position being 6 km between the two peninsula coasts. Examili developed into a large Greek City with a fortified wall protecting the Gallipoli Peninsula from land. Since […]

A Monument to Kluk

Detail InformationEdit In mid-19th c. the marketplace in Ciechanowiec was changed into a priest’s garden in which a monument to Kluk was standing. During German occupation, the military police who lived in the presbytery, decided to destroy the statue. However, the prudent inhabitants of Ciechanowiec managed to obtain a permit to move the monument somewhere […]

Miechów

Miechów [ˈmjɛxuf] is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about 40 km north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów acquired the city rights in 1290. The Municipality and the City of Miechów are located in Miechowska Uplands, at the state route No. 7. The city […]

Kommeno

Kommeno (Greek: Κομμένο) is a village and a former community in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 835 (2001). During the Axis Occupation of Greece in World War II, the village was the […]

Tadeusz Kosciuszko Mound

Detail InformationEdit Kościuszko Mound (Kopiec Kościuszki) in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, is an artificial mound modeled after Kraków’s prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the top, approx. 326 metres (1,070 ft) above sea level, with a panoramic view of the […]

The Centennial Hall

Detail InformationEdit The Centennial Hall (German: Jahrhunderthalle, Polish: Hala Stulecia (formerly Hala Ludowa – People’s Hall)) is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. It was constructed according to the plans of architect Max Berg in 1911–1913, when the city was part of the German Empire. As an early landmark of reinforced concrete architecture, it was […]