lithuania places to visit in european countries

Comenius Multilateral School Partnership Project „Imagine my Country! - Cultural Awareness across Europe” for 2011-2013

Places to visit in European CountriesKretinga Adult and Youth Teaching Centre,

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PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT in Bucharest

The Palace of the Parliament is the largest and most expensive building in the world.

• The construction was started in 1984 and it was completed in 1997.

• The building measures 270 m by 240 m, 86 m high, and 92 m underground.

• It has 1,100 rooms and 2 underground parking garages. It is 12 stories tall.

• The floorspace is 340,000 m2.

The Palace of Parliament has the pompous halls and galleries.

There are walls and ceilings decorated with sculptures, golden plaster and heavy carpets.

The Roman Tower of Hercules

Did you know that...

• The city is the site of the Roman Tower of Hercules, a lighthouse which has been in continuous operation since possibly the 2nd century AD. It has been declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is surrounded by a large public park with a golf course and a former Muslim cemetery. The lighthouse features as the main embelem of the city's flag and coat of arms.

Gravina in Puglia was founded by the Greeks in 305 or 306 BCE.

The Saint George's Fair in Gravina has been held each April since 1294.

Kretinga was first mentioned in 1253 as castle Cretyn.

Kretinga museum is the winter garden and the manoral place of the Counts Tiškevičiai.

The museum holds a large collection of such archaeologic findings as silver coins, ancient household, furniture, masks , pictures and paintings.

The Winter Garden is impressive with more than 500 species of plants that were brought from various corners of the Planet.

The Museum of Cloth Factory in Ratingen

The first manufacturing plants opened in 18th century.

The first mechanical spinnery of Europe was opened and it grew into the Textilfabrik Cromford.