Stockholm City Hall, The Three Crowns Chamber, Sweden
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The City Hall of Stockholm is one of the most beautiful and well known buildings in the world and the most exclusive ballroom in Stockholm, frequently used for e.g. the yearly Nobel Banquet.
The City Hall is known for its hospitality, its unique art treasures, magnificent banquettes and an intriguing history attracting close to 400,000 visitors a year.
After partaking of an exquisite meal in the Blue Hall guests take the stairway up to the Golden Hall ...
After partaking of an exquisite meal in the Blue Hall guests take the stairway up to the Golden Hall ...
More than 8 million bricks were used in the building of City Hall. The City Hall Tower, topped by thr...
The great Nobel Prize is held in Stockholm's City Hall. This dance hall is also known as the Gyllene ...
Taken in front of Stockholm City Hall in Sweden. The Nobel Banquet is held in the Blue Hall inside...
City Hall’s largest banquet room is the Blue Hall. Original plans called for the bricks in the hall t...
Every year since 1930, with few exceptions, the Nobel Prize Banquet has been held in the City Hall. F...
The Prince’s Gallery which runs along City Hall’s southern long side is primarily used for the recept...
The Oval is a vaulted antechamber whose name is derived from its oval shape. The walls of The Oval ar...
Stockholm City Hall or "Stadshuset" in Swedish. Probably Stockholm's most prominent landmark. Designe...
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.
