Tag: Europe
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Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi building which houses the Uffizi Gallery dates back to 1560, built by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici, to house the Granducal Magistratures of Tuscany. Uffizi is one of the first modern museums which opened to visitors in 1765 and formally becoming a museum in 1865 and currently the most visited Gallery in Italy. After…
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Ponte Vecchio Medieval Stone Bridge
The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone bridge, located over the Arno river, in Florence, the bridge connects the city centre with the district of Oltrarno. Another name for The Ponte Vecchio is “Old Bridge”. The old bridge dates back to 966 and was reconstructed in 1345 due to a flood which destroyed it, in the 16th…
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Chocolaterie Jacques
Chocolaterie Jacques is a Belgian company founded in 1896 by Antoine Jacques and located in Eupen in the eastern province of Liège . Antoine Jacques invented and launched the chocolate stick in 1936. The chocolate stick made up of six detachable pieces is still the best known product of the brand. In October 1993 the…
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Eupen Statistics and figures
Eupen In Numbers About Eupen Area 40.05 sq mi Postal Codes 4700, 4701 Area Codes 087 Country Belgium Region Wallonia Province Liège Local dialing code 087 Elevation 260m Population Population 19,461 2017 Population Density 480/sq mi 2016 Males 9,541 2017 Females 9,920 2017 Population Nationalities Belgium 16,115 2011 European Union 1,908 2011…
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Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze
The Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze also known as Gallery of the Academy of Florence is an Art Museum located in Florence. It’s well known for the Michelangelo’s sculpture David, it was founded in 1784 by Pietro Leopoldo, who is the Grand Duke of Tuscany. The Museum also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a large…
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Florence Cathedral
Florence Cathedral is dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore and designed by Arnolfo di Cambio and construction began in 1296 had finished in 1368, it took 72 years to build. The Cathedral is fully covered by coloured marbles except for the façade that remained unfinished and was terminated only in the 19th century. A number of areas…
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Lake Eupen
Lake Eupen was created due to a dam that was built on the river Vesdre in 1938 and by 1950 it was inaugurated by Prince Charles of Belgium. The German population of Eupen refer to the river as Vesdre as Weser, which is distinct from the Weser river in North Germany. [su_table] Area 311 acres Surface…
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Naturzentrum Haus Ternell
The Nature Center offers its visitors and locals advance training in natural and environmental pedagogy and number of different leisure activities. Within the centre you can find a wonderful Museum, which has native plants and animals on display to view. Some attractions you can find in the museum are: A collection of edible and poisonous…
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IKOB International Art Centre East Belgium
IKOB International Art Centre founded in 1993 by Francis Feidler and has been the director of IKOB until Devember 2012, Dr. Maïté Vissault took over in January 2013. Museum of Contemporary art is located East of Belgium, close to the German and Dutch borders, due to its location the language spoken in the area is…
