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Three Children

The Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

Snow on Troodos Mountains

Seaview, Limassol

By 1897 her popularity was ensured and the ceremonial role of the British Monarchy firmly established. By the time of her death she had become the single most obvious link holding together the world's largest empire where one person in four was a…

By 1897 her popularity was ensured and the ceremonial role of the British Monarchy firmly established. By the time of her death she had become the single most obvious link holding together the world's largest empire where one person in four was a…

After the death of Prince Albert, unsubstantiated rumours about her relationship with her Scottish attendant, John Brown, led to increasing criticisms.
Date of withdrawal 1892 - 1896.

The Cypriot male costume is of the type native to the Aegean islands, and is characterized by the "vraka" or baggy breeches. It is a loose pleated garment of black cotton, which differs in cut according to locality. It is worn with a white shirt or a…

Since its establishment the Department of Maritime Shipping has been strengthened by a pool of highly educated professionals and other personnel thus enabling it to open offices in Piraeus, Rotterdam, Hamburg, London and New York for more efficient…

This Cross, one of the oldest preserved in the Orthodox Church, has a story to tell. Carved in 1476 by a wood-carver named Georgios Laskaris, it stands on a high base carved with 32 images from the Old Testament. The Cross itself has 12 illustrations…