The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1974 by Rumboll.
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Saturday, September 4, 2021
Patagonian Grebe - Podiceps gallardoi
The Patagonian grebe is a water bird in the family Podicipedidae.
Friday, September 3, 2021
Monastery of Horezu - Romania
Founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brancovan, the monastery of Horezu, in Walachia, is a masterpiece of the 'Brancovan' style.
It is known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculptural detail, the treatment of its religious compositions, its votive portraits and its painted decorative works.
The school of mural and icon painting established at the monastery in the 18th century was famous throughout the Balkan region.
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Liege - Belgium
Liège is the capital of the province of Liège in Belgium.
The city is located on the Maas, about 30 km upstream from Maastricht.
The city's nickname is La Cité Ardente.
This name is first mentioned in Henri Carton de Wiart's 1904 historical novel of the same name.
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Thursday, September 2, 2021
Maulbronn Monastery Complex - Germany
Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps.
Surrounded by fortified walls, the main buildings were constructed between the 12th and 16th centuries. The monastery's church, mainly in Transitional Gothic style, had a major influence in the spread of Gothic architecture over much of northern and central Europe.
The water-management system at Maulbronn, with its elaborate network of drains, irrigation canals and reservoirs, is of exceptional interest.
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Innsbruck - Austria
Innsbruck is a medieval city in the SW of Austria.
It is the capital of the state of Tyrol, lies on the river Inn and receives many tourists in the winter sports season as well as in the summer holidays.
Innsbruck has the status of a statutory city.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Levoča and Spišský Hrad - Slovakia
Spišský Hrad has one of the largest ensembles of 13th and 14th century military, political and religious buildings in eastern Europe, and its Romanesque and Gothic architecture has remained remarkably intact.
The extended site features the addition of the historic town-centre of Levoča founded in the 13th and 14th centuries within fortifications.
Most of the site has been preserved and it includes the 14th century church of St James with its ten alters of the 15th and 16th centuries, a remarkable collection of polychrome works in the Late Gothic style, including an 18.6 metre high alterpiece by completed around 1510 by Master Paul.
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