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My walking in the center of Palermo, Italy and I would love to share my video now. More videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUasRgxugMfgoP5pZAkNamg?view_as=subscriber 

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It was my walk in San Marco ( St Mark's ) Square in the center of Venice, Italy. The video filmed on Christmas Eve. 🔔 More videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUasRgxugMfgoP5pZAkNamg?view_as=subscriber

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My visit to Royal Palace - Castle of King Nikola, XIX century, Bar, Montenegro More videos: https://www.youtube.com/feed/my_videos Bar Royal Palace is a (former) royal summer residence in Bar, Montenegro. The palace was constructed by king Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš in 1885, and was a gift to his daughter Princess Zorka and his son-in-law, Prince Petar Karađorđević. The complex includes the large and the small palace, a chapel, houses for the guards and a winter garden. A spacious ballroom was added in 1910. At the front of the palace, there was a wooden pier. Between 1866 and 1916, King Nikola owned ten yachts. One of them, Sibil, was bought from Jules Verne, the novelist. The last yacht bought was the Rumija. In 1915, it was sunk in the Bar harbour by the Austro-Hungarian navy. Currently, the palace houses the city museum of Bar. Also, it is used as a venue for festivals, concerts, exhibitions and literary events. The main building of the complex is the so-called Great castle. The building was erected in the spirit of the residential buildings of that time. It has a rectangular base with a facade facing the sea. It consists of ground floor, first floor and attic. There were wine cellars in the country on both sides of the Great Castle, and there are still living witnesses to the existence of an underground tunnel that connected the cellar with the watchtowers. Whether these were drainage drains, or a secret passage such as many medieval fortifications have, cannot be said without archaeological research. At the corners of the fence wall of the Great Castle, towards the sea, there is a six-sided watchtower with broken arched windows. The winter garden, a gift from the Italian king Vittorio Emanuel, leans on the northeast side of the palace park. The building is built of glazed metal construction with decorative details in the form of Art Nouveau, and is the only such monument in Montenegro. The premises of the palace are used to host the local museum of local lore, they also hold literary readings, exhibition displays, arrange music concerts and festivals. DAGUE DESTROER EXHIBITION: Dague was one of a dozen Bouclier-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. During World War I, Dague struck a mine at Bar, Montenegro, on 24 February 1915 and sank with the loss of 38 of her crew. The exhibition presents items from a sunken ship raised from the seabed. 

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The Cathedral of Palermo is a treasure of the Norman architecture in Sicily. SUBSCRIBE to my channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUasRgxugMfgoP5pZAkNamg?view_as=subscriber The Cathedral of Palermo is one of the most important architectural monuments in Sicily. It was built in 1184 by the Normans as a re-converted Christian church on the site of a Muslim Mosque that was previously built over a Christian basilica. This Cathedral is a must see when visiting Palermo! The reason for building this cathedral was to surpass in beauty the Cathedral of Monreale so you can imagine how architectural exaggeration was involved due to the competitiveness. What we see today is the result of a stratification of styles over the centuries from Gothic to Medieval, Arabic (an actual passage from the Koran is still engraved on one of the columns) to Neoclassical. HISTORY: The church was erected in 1185 by Walter Ophamil (or Walter of the Mill), the Anglo-Norman archbishop of Palermo and King William II's minister, on the area of an earlier Byzantine basilica. By all accounts this earlier church was founded by Pope Gregory I and was later turned into a mosque by the Saracens after their conquest of the city in the 9th century. Ophamil is buried in a sarcophagus in the church's crypt. The medieval edifice had a basilica plan with three apses, of which only some minor architectural elements survive today. The upper orders of the corner towers were built between the 14th and the 15th centuries, while in the early Renaissance period the southern porch was added. The present neoclassical appearance dates from the work carried out over the two decades 1781 to 1801, supervised by Ferdinando Fuga and Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia. During this period the great retable by Gagini, decorated with statues, friezes and reliefs, was destroyed and the sculptures moved to different parts of the basilica. Also by Fuga are the great dome emerging from the main body of the building, and the smaller domes covering the aisles' ceilings. ROYAL TOMBS: housing tombs and sarcophagi of Roman, Byzantine and Norman ages Monumental tombs of kings and emperors, moved here after the renovation of the basilica. The first of the tombs, with a porphyry baldachin, is of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor from 1189 to 1197 and father of the great Frederick II. The choice of porphyry is no coincidence: it is an exceptionally hard stone, used for the most important monuments and also reserved for emperors during the Byzantine Empire. Behind the tomb of Henry VI, you can see the tomb of his wife Constance I, Queen of Sicily, also in porphyry and with a striking mosaic baldachin. An ancient Roman sarcophagus in white marble, decorated with a hunting scene, contains the mortal remains of Constance II of Aragon, the first wife of Frederick II. A splendid crown was found inside which you can admire in the fascinating Cathedral Treasury. The magnificent sarcophagus you can see in porphyry, with a semi-circular bottom, supported by four lions holding human figures in their paws and topped by a monumental baldachin with six red marble columns, is the tomb of Frederick II who died in 1250. Later additions to the tomb included Peter II of Aragon in 1352, and an unknown woman. Behind this tomb, protected by a similar baldachin with an elaborate mosaic decoration, is the tomb of Roger II, the first king of Sicily, who died in 1154 and was the grandfather of Frederick II. Made of porphyry slabs, it is supported by telamons, male figures sculpted in marble. The last of the tombs on the left is of William II, Duke of Athens, who died in 1338. He is dressed in the Dominican habit as a sign of his devotion. We know that two of the sarcophagi were transported here on the orders of Frederick II from the Cathedral of Cefalù, to which they had been given by Roger II: they are probably those of Henry VI and Frederick II. An interesting fact: Frederick’s mother Constance was 40 when she became pregnant. Since much of the population did not believe she could actually give birth at such an advanced age, the queen was forced to do so in public, in a square in Jesi, in order to convince the doubters. 

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✈️  I visited the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, Italy. 

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 The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, also known as La Galleria Nazionale. It was founded in 1883 on the initiative of the then Minister Guido Baccelli and is dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The museum displays about 1100 paintings and sculptures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, of which it has the largest collection in Italy. Among the Italian artists represented are Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Alberto Burri, Antonio Canova, Giorgio de Chirico, Lucio Fontana, Amedeo Modigliani, Giacomo Manzù, Vittorio Matteo Corcos,[4] and Giorgio Morandi. The museum also holds some works by foreign artists, among them Braque, Calder, Cézanne, Degas, Duchamp, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Monet, Jackson Pollock, Rodin, and Van Gogh. 

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Walking in the center of Palermo, Italy and I would love to share my video now. More videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUasRgxugMfgoP5pZAkNamg?view_as=subscriber

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What to see inside Juliet’s House in Verona (Shakespeares's Romeo and Juliet), Italy? 

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 Verona is one of the most beautiful and refined cities in Italy, and a top destination with visitors. A favourite attraction is the 'Casa di Giulietta' or 'Juliet's House' the home of one of Shakespeare's favourite, though decidedly unlucky, heroines. However, did you know? Shakespeare’s Juliet wasn’t based on a real person, and the house doesn’t have any relation to the story. Nevertheless, you’ll always find big crowds of people from all over the world who come here to live the fantasy. #italy #verona #romeojuliet #Romeo #Juliet #museum #love #travel #traveler #travels #interestin #Shakespeare

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I was at the Venetian Museum of Music "Antonio Vivaldi and His Time", which really impressed me. The Church of San Maurizio is a museum of baroque instruments, composers, and music of Venice. It features period instruments, and documents, including exhibits on Antonio Vivaldi, but also documents on Amati, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, and Francesco and Matteo Goffriller. INSTRUMENTS: The instruments presented in this exhibition form the core collection of masterpieces that belong to the past three centuries. The classical era of Italian violin making has given us the most celebrated, admired, preserved, and therefore imitated, production in the history of manufacturing musical instruments. Although it is always a pleasure to see and compare the most renowned luthiers, it is equally significant and no less fascinating to also document and preserve the production of these masters’ students. The collection housed in this museum covers a time span of 300 years of Italian violin making and includes splendid examples of the different regional schools. SAN MAURIZIO CHURCH: San Maurizio is a Neoclassical-style, deconsecrated church located in the campo San Maurizio in the sestiere of San Marco of the city of Venice, Italy. It now is a Museum focusing on the music of Baroque Venice. A church was present at the site before the first reconstruction in the 16th century. A further reconstruction took place in 1806 by the La Fenice's architect Giannantonio Selva. It once housed a studio of a young Antonio Canova. Near the church was built the scuola degli Albanesi. The present structure is mainly a design of the Neoclassic architect Giovanni Antonio Selva.

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✈️ My walking through Pisa (Tuscany, Italy), where I visit Leaning Tower of Pisa, Arno, Cathedral Square. ABOUT LEANING TOWER OF PISA: The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is situated behind the Pisa Cathedral and is the third-oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), after the cathedral and the Pisa Baptistry. The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons).[1] The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight, and it worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990 the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees.The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees. #pisa #italy #fallen

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My walking through Northern Switzerland: Stein am Rhein - Old town, Burg Hohenklingen, Mammern, Rhein Falls. Filmed in May 2018 __________________________________ ABOUT PLACES: 1.  Stein am Rhein is one of the most beautiful and best-preserved Old Towns of Switzerland. The charming cultural town is famous for its magnificent mural paintings and romantic alleys. 2. Hohenklingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Stein am Rhein of the Canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. 3. Mammern is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on Lake Constance. 4. The Rhine Falls is a waterfall located in Switzerland and the most powerful waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen (SH) and Zürich (ZH), between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH) and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen (ZH), next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland.  #Stein #Rhein #Oldtown #interestraveler #hohenklingen #castle #mammern #north #travel #hiking #trekking #Schaffhausen #rheinfall #unusual #places #tour #tourist

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MY WALK ALONG BEAUTIFUL BERGAMO: UPPER OLD TOWN - FUNICULAR - METROPOLITAN AREA | ITALY 🏛 ABOUT BERGAMO: The city of Bergamo (Lombardy, Italy) is composed of an old walled core, known as Città Alta ("Upper Town"), nestled within a system of hills constituting a regional park, and the modern expansion in the plains below. The upper town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 9 July 2017

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▶️ Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland ▶️ I would be happy to share with you my impression of my last journey to Bern in 2018. 

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My visiting the Thermal Baths SPA and Wellness in the Gellert Palace, Budapest Hungary. ✔️ ABOUT GELLERT THERMAL BATHS: Part of the famous Hotel Gellért in Buda, the Gellért Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, also known simply as the Gellért Baths, is a bath complex in Budapest in Hungary. Gellert thermal pools, swimming pool, wave pool and spa treatments offer a great relaxation and entertainment all year round. I visited Gellert Spa Bath and experienced high quality relaxation at a fraction of the costs I would pay in any western country. ✔️ HISTORY OF GELLERT PALACE: The bath complex was built between 1912 and 1918 in the (Secession) Art Nouveau style. It was damaged during World War II but then rebuilt. References to healing waters in this location are found from as early as the 13th century. A hospital was located on this site during the Middle Ages. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, baths were also built on this particular site. The "magical healing spring" was used by the Turkish during the 16th and 17th centuries. The bath was called Sárosfürdő ("muddy" bath) because the mineral mud settled at the bottom of pools.

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✅ I visited the exhibition "100 th Anniversary of Russian Revolution. Exhibitions" in 2017. I found rare archival documents, many of which are shown for the first time, magazines and propaganda posters of a Russian Revolutions. 🇷🇺 The exhibition was located in The State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia in Moscow. ABOUT EXHIBITION: 🏛  "1917. The Code of Revolution ", prepared jointly with the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History (RGASPI) opened in the Museum of Contemporary History of Russia on March 22, 2017. This is the first full-scale project, timed to the centenary of the 1917 revolution. 🏛 The exhibition presents the personal belongings of the revolutionary events participants, the notes of the world proletariat leader Vladimir Lenin and other unique exhibits - from the porthole from the legendary cruiser “Aurora” and the telephone apparatus from the headquarters of revolutionaries to weapons from the place of execution of the royal family and works of art born under the influence of epoch-making events. 💼 Rare archival documents, many of which are shown for the first time, magazines and propaganda posters of a century ago. Thanks to modern technologies and interactive programs developed for the exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to see what a particular newspaper wrote on different days and months of the fateful year, learn more about the main actors of the events, hear the memoirs of witnesses and direct participants in revolutionary unrest. 📜In total, the exhibition presents more than 1500 rare historical artifacts from the collection of the Museum of Modern History of Russia and the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History. ❗️ COLLECTIONS IN THIS VIDEO: 1. Perestroika in USSR 1985 - 1991 2. Formation of the new Russia 1992 - 1999 3. Russia 1912 - 1917 4. The February Revolution 1917 5. The October Revolution 1917

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MY VISIT TO MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY - VIENNA, AUSTRIA ABOUT MUSEUM: The Museum of Military History – Military History Institute (German: Heeresgeschichtliches Museum – Militärhistorisches Institut) in Vienna is the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces. It documents the history of Austrian military affairs through a wide range of exhibits comprising, above all, weapons, armours, tanks, aeroplanes, uniforms, flags, paintings, medals and badges of honour, photographs, battleship models, and documents. Although the museum is owned by the Federal Government, it is not affiliated to the Federal museums but is organised as a subordinate agency reporting directly to the Ministry of Defence and Sports. The museum building (Arsenal object number 18) is the centrepiece of Vienna's Arsenal, a huge military complex previously consisting of a total of 72 buildings erected in the wake of the 1848/49 revolution. The Arsenal was the largest building project of the young Kaiser Franz Joseph I in his first years of reign, and served to consolidate his neoabsolutist position of power, as opposed to the revolutionary Vienna of 1848. It was Danish architect Theophil Hansen who designed what was then referred to as the weapons museum. The museum was completed on 8 May 1856, just six years after the beginning of construction (15 April 1850), making it the oldest museum building – planned and executed as such – in Austria. At the time of its construction, the Arsenal was located outside the outer ring of fortifications; in 1850, however, the area was incorporated into Vienna along with the original Favoriten (4th District; as of 1874, 10th District; since 1938, the Arsenal forms part of Vienna's 3rd District). Along the south-west side of the Arsenal ran the Vienna-Raab railway, for which the main Vienna station, the Wiener Bahnhof had been opened in 1848. EXHIBITIONS IN THIS VIDEO: 1️⃣ PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS GROUND FLOOR 1. The Thirty Years War 1618 - 1648 2. War against the Ottomans 1526 – 1791 3. The 18th century - Maria Theresia 4. Napoleonic wars - 1789 - 1815 5. Radetzky war 1848 - 1866 2️⃣ PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS UPPER FLOOR 1. Death of Crown Prince Rudolf - 1914 2. World War I - 1914 - 1918 3. Republic and Dictatorship 1927-1945 4. Austria as a naval power

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✈️ During my travel to Vienna 🇦🇹 (2019), I visited Vienna’s Military History Museum in Austria. ABOUT MUSEUM: 🏛 At The Museum of Military History I found the military history of Austria's Armed Forces and Navy, all under one roof.   🏛 Military History and wars, technology and natural science, art and architecture, are all blended together in The Museum of Military History of Vienna, to create one unique whole.   🏛 The building itself, was built between 1850 and 1856, as the center of the armoury, according to plans by Ludwig Foerster and Theophil Hansen, with which they anticipated the style of Vienna's Ring Street. The predominant styles are Moorish Byzantine and Neogothic. 🏛 Currently on display in this, one of the oldest buildings in the city, is the history of the Habsburg Monarchy, from the end of the 16th Century, to 1918 and the fate of Austria, after the falling of the empire, up to 1945.  A time in which the Military and Armed Forces, played a considerably  important historical role and thus, take front stage. 🏛 As the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces, The Museum of Military History of Vienna documents, (with unique exhibits) the history of the Austrian military with weaponry, armaments, armored vehicles, planes, uniforms, paintings, flags, medals and badges of honor, battleships, historical documents and a multitude of photographs. EXHIBITIONS IN THIS VIDEO: 1️⃣ PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS GROUND FLOOR 1. The Thirty Years War 1618 - 1648 2. War against the Ottomans 1526 – 1791 3. The 18th century - Maria Theresia 4. Napoleonic wars - 1789 - 1815 5. Radetzky war 1848 - 1866 2️⃣ PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS UPPER FLOOR 1. Death of Crown Prince Rudolf - 1914 2. World War I - 1914 - 1918 3. Republic and Dictatorship 1927-1945 4. Austria as a naval power