The sunset on the Riksbron Bridge
摄影师 Tomek Bialek
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The sunset on the Riksbron Bridge
Riksbron (Swedish: "The National Bridge" or "The State Bridge") is an arch bridge in central Stockhol...
Riksbron - short bridge between Parlament buildings and goverment block in Stockholm, fog is unusual ...
Sagerska Palatset is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sweden. It is located at Strömga...
The Swedish Parliament "Riksdagen" is housed in this building. It stood completed in 1905. The archit...
Riksbron is the name of the bridge between Gamla Stan (the Old Town) and Helgeandsholmen leading to R...
The Swedish Parliament "Riksdagen" is housed in this building. It stood completed in 1905. The archit...
Stockholm Royal Palace is the official residence of the monarch of Sweden. It stood completed in 1760...
The statue is The king Gustav II Adolf (died at Lützen in Germany in a battle in 1632). Across the sq...
"Vasabron" bridge inaugurated 1878 is one of Stockholm's most beutiful bridges. Almost a stone's thro...
Mynttorget (Coin square) got its name because of the vicinity to the royal mint located by the square...
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.
