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Comenius Multilateral School Partnership Project „Imagine my Country! - Cultural Awareness across Europe” for 2011-2013 Places to visit in European Countries Kretinga Adult and Youth Teaching Centre, 2013

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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,

2013

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PALACE OF THE PARLIAMENT in Bucharest

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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.

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The Palace of Parliament has the pompous halls and galleries.

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

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The Roman Tower of Hercules

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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.

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

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

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Kretinga was first mentioned in 1253 as castle Cretyn.

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

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

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

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The Museum of Cloth Factory in Ratingen

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The first manufacturing plants opened in 18th century.

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