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Djurgårdsbron (Djurgard's bridge) is a bridge i Stockholm downtown that connects Östermalm to the island Djurgården.
The current bridge (Djurgårdsbron) was built by 1896 and was finished for the great Stockholm exhibition 1897. The bridge is an iron bridge with three spans.
This beautiful cast iron bridge was designed by Carl Fraenell for the Stockholm Wold's Fair of 1897. ...
The bridge Djurg?rdsbron, built 1895 replaced and older wooden bridge and connects Stockholm mainland...
Oscar Church (Oscarskyrkan) was inargurated in 1903. Architect Gustaf Hermansson.
'Nordiska museet' or the Nordic Museum on the island Djurgarden, was founded 1872 at Djurgarden (Djur...
Nordiska Museet (Nordic Museum in English) is located close to the Wasa Museum on the island of Djurg...
The Nordic Museum is located on Djurgarden, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the ...
The Museum of National Antiquities or in Swedish "Historiska Museet". History spanning thousands of y...
This beautiful quay is situated at one of the most spectacular parts of Stockholm: it connects Gamla ...
The Vasa museum (Vasamuseet) is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Stockholm. It houses t...
The Vasa museum (Vasamuseet) is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Stockholm. It houses t...
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.
