Tag: 2022

Small church in Albania
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April 8, 2024April 8, 2024Albania, Buildings & monuments, Middle Ages

A Small Church Adorned with Frescoes Hidden Beneath Fig Trees on a Lonely Island in Albania

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The rock where the Saint Mary church is situated is at a distance of some 150 metres from the Great Prespa lake in Albania. The church sits in the southeastern cave or, viewed from the direction of the lake, on the viewer's right-hand side, above the water level. This small church, hidden beneath fig trees on an island off Maligrad is notable for its 14th-century frescoes, which used to completely adorn both interior and exterior walls. It is believed that Serbian nobleman Kesar Novak, who held the region of Lake Prespa during the Serbian Empire of Uroš the Weak (1355-1371), built the church.

Banned word: The ‘Uranium’
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October 2, 2022December 21, 20221914 to Present, Germany, Industrial, people

Banned word: The ‘Uranium’

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We would not have known the reason behind the nebulous meanings and definitions of wismut in Bad Schlema in Saxony region, if we would not meet a man in the Uranium Museum (Uranbergbau, The Museum of Uranium mining). This story might also enlighten you about the origins of the name of Wismut Company in East...

Bukovo: An ordinary village
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September 27, 2022February 1, 2024Antiquity, Current, Ensembles, villages & cities, North Macedonia

Bukovo: An ordinary village

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Let me tell you a story about a seemingly ordinary village in the Macedonian hills near the city of Bitola. The name of that village is Bukovo which comes from the word “Buka” (meaning: Beech) named for the Beech forest cradling the village high on Baba Mountain. Bukovo is located in close proximity to the ancient city of Heraclea Lyncestis, founded by...

Dust in the rust
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September 18, 2022March 15, 2023Germany, Industrial, Landscapes, Modern Times, personal heritage stories

The Ore carts in Erzgebirge

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Interactive objects of industrial heritage for self-connection Public places have been considered as places of interaction and exchange in numerous socio-cultural studies, and people have used them as their cultural repertoires. The reciprocal relationship between the public places and the people may influence the image of a place and sense of community by adding different...

Display of costumes for Manneken Pis
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September 14, 2022September 14, 2022Belgium, Buildings & monuments, Current

A Little Man With a Big Wardrobe

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The little fountain of Manneken-Pis in Brussels is visited every year by thousands of tourists. It is the background of pictures, inspiration for artists and part or the popular culture of the city. But not only the statuette offers a great attraction, its wardrobe, is on its own, something to admire.