August 24, 2011
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Linderhof Palace – the beautiful palace in the mountain of Bavaria, Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More The idea to build Linderhof Palace came from the King Ludwig II of Bavaria while visiting the International Exhibition in Paris in 1867. Napoleon III took him to Compiègne, the Louvre, the Tuileries and […]
Tags: absolute-monarchy, bavaria, bavaria-germany, beautiful-palace, castle, circular-temple, entrance-hall, equestrian-statue, francois-girardon, french-kings, germany, international-exhibition, king-ludwig-ii, king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria, linderhof-palace, marble-pilasters, marble-statue, napoleon-iii, palace, rococo-style, romantic-structures, sight, sun-king, versailles-palace
Categories: Germany, Sights
May 27, 2011
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Piazza di Spagna – one of the most popular meeting points in Rome | Italy Updated: July 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Piazza di Spagna is a square situated at the foot of the hill Pincio in Rome, Italy. Originally, only the southern part of the square had such name. The northern part […]
Tags: alessandro-specchi, azaleas, congregation-for-the-evangelization-of-peoples, dogma-of-the-immaculate-conception, evangelization, francesco-de-sanctis, french-church, french-diplomat, french-kings, gathering-place, italy, obelisk, piazza-di-spagna, pietro-bernini, pincio, pope-pius-ix, rome, rome-italy, sights, spanish-embassy, spanish-steps, square, symmetric-structure, trinita
Categories: Italy, Sights, Virtual Travel
October 20, 2010
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Tournai – 2nd oldest town of Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Just 7 km from the French border, 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the River Scheldt is the second oldest city of Belgium, Tournai (Doornik). From Brussels, there is a very good connection by train – you can be […]
Tags: belgium, bokrijk, brussels, cathedral-of-notre-dame, city, doornik, epinoy, first-christian-church, frankish-kingdom, french-border, french-kings, grand-place, notre-dame-cathedral, oldest-city, oldest-town, place-of-interest, river-scheldt, romanesque-buildings, romanesque-church, st-quentin, tournai, town, town-of-belgium, virgin-mary, watch-tower, world-heritage-site
Categories: Belgium, Sights
