Sf. Varvara Orthodox Church from Tg. Ocna salt mine
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Alexandru Alexe
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Biserica Sf. Varvara din Salina Targu Ocna reprezinta singura biserica ortodoxa din Europa construita in intregime intr-un munte din sare. Aceasta a fost ridicata in anul 1988 de catre minerii din Targu Ocna, in orele libere dupa mai bine de cinci ani de munca.
Salina Targu Ocna este situata in inima Moldovei, pe pitoreasca vale a Trotusului, in perimetrul orasului Targu Ocna din judetul Bacau. Imensitatea golurilor, adevarate catedrale sapate in sare, labirintul galeriilor in lungime de mii de metri, Biserica Sf. Varvara, sanatoriul, iti creeaza impresia unui oras scufundat in adancuri si redescoperit pentru a fi din nou daruit. In sanatoriul amenajat la 130 m adancime, in salina, se trateaza cu maxima eficienta boli asmatiforme, maladii provocate de poluare, sindromul de suprasolicitare, nevroze. In cadrul sanatoriului
subteran se face tratament antireumatic. Conditiile de tratament sunt deosebite, pacientii beneficiind de asistenta medicala, de baza materiala pentru desfasurarea de activitati sportive.
www.360design.ro/work/biserica_salina
Putna waterfall, near Lepsa in Vrancea mountains. The river was very fast and murky because it rained...
Putna river, seen downhill from the waterfall. Because it rained for several hours, the river is murky.
Link: http://www.digital360.ro/2010/05/zoom-ciughes-palanca-bacau.html
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
