beautiful Chinese painting
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sent postcards - 04
Postcards we sent on 26.03.2011
Rmania - Bucuresti - Arch of Triumph
sent by Diane to China
Romania - Bucuresti - "Carul cu bere" Restaurant
sent by Daria to Finland
Romania - Bucuresti - Kretzulescu Palace
sent by Leonie to Germany
Romania - Bucuresti - Pasajul Macca-Vilacrosse
sent by Alexia to UK
UK - Royal Wedding
Prince William an Kate Middleton
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace and Victoria Memorial
Friday, March 25, 2011
China - Hong Kong
China - Hong Kong - Tsing Ma Bridge
surprise card from Orange - Thank you very very much !!!
We sent you a card in return - hope it will arrive soon and safe and you will like it :)
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Finland - Hameenlinna - Vanaja Church
Finland - Hameenlinna - Vanaja Church
received from Anu (Finland)
Thank you !
Belarus - Mir Castle
Belarus - Mir Castle
received from Daria (Belarus)
Thank you !
The construction of the castle began at the end of the 15th century, in the Gothic architecture style. Building of the castle was completed by Duke Ilinich in the early 16th century near village Mir (formerly of Minsk guberniya). Around 1568 the Mir Castle passed into the hands of Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, who finished building the castle in the Renaissance style. A three-storey palace was built along the eastern and northern walls of the castle. Plastered facades were decorated with limestone portals, plates, balconies and porches.
After being abandoned for nearly a century and suffering severe damage during the Napoleonic period, the castle was restored at the end of the 19th century. In 1813, after the death of Dominik Hieronim Radziwiłł, the castle passed into the hands of his daughter Stefania, who married Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The castle later fell into the hands of their daughter Maria, who married Prince Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. Their son, Maurice Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst sold the castle to Nikolai Sviatopolk-Mirski, of the Bialynia clan, in 1895. Nikolaj's son Michail began to rebuild the castle according to the plans of architect Teodor Bursze. The Sviatopolk-Mirski family owned the castle up to 1939. During WWII, it came under the dominion of the Nazi occupying force and served as a ghetto for the local Jewish population prior to their liquidation.
Despite numerous destruction's (the heaviest were during 1812 war) the Mir Castle survived till now; and at present it is being successfully restored. This monument is under UNESCO's auspices.
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