The Martinikerk Groningen (the choir)
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The interior of the oldest church of the city of Groningen: the Martinikerk ("Martin's Church"). It is a view of the choir of the church, the height of the choir's blue arches about 25 meters.
The Provenciehuis houses the politicians and offi cials of the Provence of Groningen. It is located o...
The interior of the oldest church of the city of Groningen: the Martinikerk ("Martin's Church"). It i...
The interior of the oldest church of the city of Groningen: the Martinikerk ("Martin's Church"). It i...
The Martinikerkhof ("Martini-graveyard") is located in Groningen city's center, just behind the Marti...
View from the top floor of a car park (called Naberpassage) in the city center of Groningen. The tall...
View on the city of Groningen from one of the cabins of the 55 meters high Diamond Wheel (ferris whee...
Groningen's main square called the 'Grote Markt' during sunset. The churchtower visible in the pictur...
A general impression of how the Grote Markt in the city of Groningen might have looked like in the 30...
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.
