Venice – Early Middle Ages

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Early Middle Ages in Venice The successors of Obelerio inherited a united Venice. By the Pax Nicephori (803), the two emperors had recognised Venetian de facto independence, while it remained nominally Byzantine in subservience. During the reign of the Participazio, …

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Maya World – Xunantunich in Belize – A brief history I.

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Xunantunich is the largest ceremonial center in the Belize River Valley. Xunantunich was a major ceremonial center during the Classic Period. The site is composed of six major plazas, surrounded by more than twenty five temples and palaces. Xunantunich in …

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Kraków – a brief history – part II.

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In 1596 King Zygmunt III. moved the capital of Poland from Kraków to Warsaw, although Kraków remained the place of coronations and burials. The Swedish invasions, beginning in 1655, accelerated the decline; by the end of the following century the …

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Dance in Cambodia

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With no doubt, dancing is the main symbol of the theatre in Cambodia. Theatre, dance and thus is the most popular entertainment of Cambodian´s people. The highest degree of perfection reached Royal dance. In Royal dance performances dance only women. …

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Kraków – a brief history – part I.

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The first traces of Kraków’s existence are dated from around the 7th century. The earliest written record of the town dates from 966, when a Sephardic Jewish merchant from Cordova called Abraham ben Jacob (Ibrahim ibn Yaqub) visited the city …

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum – Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in museum located in capital city of Cambodia – Phnom Penh. Museum is located in the site where was a former high school. That high school was used as a Security Prison 21 (known as …

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Vietcong military forces in Vietnam war

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Who was called Vietcong? A forces of Vietnamese Communist, of course. US command in Vietnam war developed this very often used short-cut. Vietnamese Communist were organised in that time in National Liberation Front, and Vietcong was the military branch commanded …

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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi

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The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is located in the centre of Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi. The Mausoleum mainly used for parades  and army marches is large and famous memorial in Hanoi (Vietnam). On Ba Dinh Square on September 2, …

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Edinburgh – the capital city of Scotland

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Edinburgh – the capital city of Scotland is the second largest city (with population cca 500 thousand) in Scotland. City is a seat of Scottish Parliament. Edinburgh is one of Europe´s most beautiful cities, draped across a series of rocky …

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