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City of a Hundred Spires

nobody@flickr.com (EverySingleDay) — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:51:42 -0700

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague (pronounced "Praha" in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City.

Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. The city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million.

The city flourished during the 14th century reign of the king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV of the new Luxembourg dynasty. He ordered the building of the New Town (Nové Město) adjacent to the Old Town. The Charles Bridge was erected to connect the new district to Malá Strana. Monuments by Charles include the Saint Vitus Cathedral, the oldest gothic cathedral in central Europe, which is actually inside the Castle, and the Charles University. The latter is the oldest university in central Europe. Prague was then the third-largest city in Europe.
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Rapunzel, let down your hair

nobody@flickr.com (EverySingleDay) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:12:12 -0800

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Blarney Castle, as viewed today, is the third to have been erected on this site. The first building in the 10th century was a wooden structure. Around 1210 A.D. this was replaced by a stone structure which had the entrance some twenty feet above the ground on the north face. This building was demolished for foundations. In 1446 the third castle was built by Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster of which the keep still remains standing.

The lower walls are fifteen feet, built with an angle tower by the McCarthys of Muskerry. It was subsequently occupied at one time by Cormac McCarthy, King of Munster, who is said to have supplied four thousand men from Munster to supplement the forces of Robert the Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Legend has it that the latter king gave half of the Stone of Scone to McCarthy in gratitude. This, now known as the Blarney Stone, was incorporated in the battlements where it can now be kissed for good luck.
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Prague Castle at Night

nobody@flickr.com (EverySingleDay) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:23:12 -0700

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Charles Bridge leading up to Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral

Prague, Czech Republic

Morning Light

nobody@flickr.com (EverySingleDay) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:06:35 -0800

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Charles Bridge, Prague

Glencoe

nobody@flickr.com (EverySingleDay) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:25:12 -0700

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Highlands, Scotland

Glencoe (Gleann Comhann in Gaelic ) is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the southern part of the Lochaber committee area of Highland Council, and was formerly part of the county of Argyll. It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glencoe. The narrow glen shows a dramatically grim grandeur, shut in on both sides by wild and precipitous mountains.
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