Fort St Pieter 1701-1702 Maastricht
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Day with Sjir starts with visit of the fort of St Pieter at Maastricht.
A peek view on the ENCI Maastrichtian limestone quarry in the St Pietersberg near Maastricht
From times immemorial, the leather industry was concentrated in the Jekerwartier. Just as the other i...
Helpoort, or Hell's Gate, is the oldest city gate in the country. It got its name due to the fact tha...
The Bisschopsmolen is a 17th century corn mill located on Stenenbrug in the city of Maastricht. The e...
The Bisschopsmolen is a 17th century corn mill located on Stenenbrug in the city of Maastricht. The e...
At the council of Sardica (343 AC) Sarbatius (Servatius) respresented the holy trinity view of wester...
On the left you see the basilica of saint Servatius, on the right the Saint Johns church. Maastricht ...
Southeast of the Vrijthof, set in gardens in the Henric van Veldekeplein, is a statue (by Charles Vos...
Maastricht gezien vanaf het zuid west uitkijk platform van de st.Jan toren aan het Vrijthof.
The Onze Lieve Vrouwewal along the river Maas is part of the first fortifications of Maastricht. This...
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.
