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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás - Brazil

Goiás testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries. 
The urban layout is an example of the organic development of a mining town, adapted to the conditions of the site. 
Although modest, both public and private architecture form a harmonious whole, thanks to the coherent use of local materials and vernacular techniques.








Vodka

Vodka or vodka is a clear, colorless and almost odorless strong drink that is best known from Russia, Poland and Finland and is believed to have originated in Poland. 
An average bottle of Vodka consists of 23 to 24 standard glasses of alcoholic beverage.

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Thursday, December 29, 2022

Historic Centre of Guimarães - Portugal

The historic town of Guimarães is associated with the emergence of the Portuguese national identity in the 12th century. 
An exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town, its rich building typology exemplifies the specific development of Portuguese architecture from the 15th to 19th century through the consistent use of traditional building materials and techniques.








Vinh Phuc

Vĩnh Phúc is a province of Vietnam. 
Vĩnh Phúc has 1,091,973 inhabitants on an area of 1371 km².








Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Fertö/Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape - Austria

The Fertö/Neusiedler Lake area has been the meeting place of different cultures for eight millennia. 
This is graphically demonstrated by its varied landscape, the result of an evolutionary symbiosis between human activity and the physical environment. 
The remarkable rural architecture of the villages surrounding the lake and several 18th- and 19th-century palaces adds to the area’s considerable cultural interest.








Wyoming

Wyoming is one of the states of the United States. 
The default abbreviation is WY. 
The capital is Cheyenne. 
The state is nicknamed the Equality State because of the equal rights that women received early on. 
Women's suffrage was introduced in 1869 and women were allowed to serve on juries and public office.








Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Dorset and East Devon Coast - UK

The cliff exposures along the Dorset and East Devon coast provide an almost continuous sequence of rock formations spanning the Mesozoic Era, or some 185 million years of the earth's history. 
The area's important fossil sites and classic coastal geomorphologic features have contributed to the study of earth sciences for over 300 years.








Wirral

Wirral is an English district in the metropolitan county of Merseyside. 
Its surface is 157 km². 18.1% of the population is older than 65 years. 
Unemployment is 4.3% of the working population.








Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Derwent Valley Mills - England

The Derwent Valley in central England contains a series of 18th- and 19th- century cotton mills and an industrial landscape of high historical and technological interest. 
The modern factory owes its origins to the mills at Cromford, where Richard Arkwright's inventions were first put into industrial-scale production. 
The workers' housing associated with this and the other mills remains intact and illustrate the socio-economic development of the area.







Yozgat

Yozgat is a province in Turkey. 
The province is 14,123 km² in size and has 421,200 inhabitants. 
The capital is the eponymous Yozgat.