TRITON PORTICO 1
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The Portico of the Triton is one of the entrances to the Court of the arches Moorish, the Pena Palace in Sintra, Europe. It is a monumental allegorical portico that symbolizes the creation of the world. Triton was a sea goddess in the Greek mythology represented half man, half fish.
This panorama was photographed in october 2011 at the Palácio da Pena in Sintra, Portugal Europe, whi...
At the top of Sintra mountains, in the middle of Romanticism of 19th century, prince Fernando reconst...
The Courtyard Moorish Arches is considered one of the four structures of the Pena Palace in Sintra, P...
The Pena Palace is located at the top of the Serra de Sintra, about 500 meters of altitude, in Portug...
This is the 2nd entrance to the Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal, Europe. The facade is covered with p...
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.
