York City Wall
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Wikipedia:"The English city of York has, since Roman times, been defended by walls of one form or another. To this day, substantial portions of the walls remain, and York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England. They are known variously as the [York] City walls, the Bar walls and the Roman walls (though this last is a misnomer as very little of the extant stonework is of Roman origin, and the course of the wall has been substantially altered since Roman times)."
Lendal Bridge and the frozen River Ouse viewed from outside the Rowing Club building. Lendal Tower a...
Wikipedia:"The English city of York has, since Roman times, been defended by walls of one form or ano...
The river Ouse flood in flood from Ouse Bridge in York. The river height was approx. 4.00m above nor...
Wikipedia: "York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind...
York Minster - Looking towards the Great West Window and Towers. The West Towers are 184ft (56m) in ...
The frozen River Ouse taken from Kings Staith Landing. The Kings Arms pub can be seen next to Ouse br...
Interior of York Minster in York, England. This parnorama was taken August 24, 2007 with a Canon 20D...
Wikipedia: "York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind...
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.
