Discover Europe’s digital cultural heritage | Europeana
WEBDiscover the stories of famous migrants and the journeys and lives of ordinary people to, from and within Europe. Explore recordings, sheet music, instruments and musical styles, as well as composers and performers. Explore the study of animals and plants through drawings, photographs and texts of specimens and the biologists and botanists who ...
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WEBTo share and enjoy our rich cultural heritage. To use it to create new things. We give you access to millions of items from providing institutions across Europe. Discover artworks, books, music, and videos on art, newspapers, archaeology, fashion, science, sport, and much more. We love to see the creative ways you use what you find here ...
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WEBA pan-European collection of heritage 3D models. Explore 3D models of buildings, sites and objects from across Europe. The Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture campaign, by the European Commission and the Europeana Initiative, invited European Union Member States to select and share at least one emblematic….
Legends - Europeana
WEBPaavo Nurmi was a Finnish athlete who dominated distance running in the early 20th century. He won nine Olympic gold medals, as well as three silver medals. He made history at the 1924 Olympics in Paris by being the first ever athlete to win five gold medals at a single Olympic Games. Across just four days, he won the 1500m, the 5,000m, the 3 ...
The European Library is now in Europeana
WEBThe European Library (TEL) was launched by the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) in 2004 as the union catalogue of European national libraries and then became a web portal and open data hub for national library data in Europe. Its success led to the European Commission asking CENL to set up what later became Europeana.
Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu - Europeana
WEBShe campaigned for disarmament, filing a complaint with the disarmament committee at London’s Lancaster House about the dangers of atomic weapons. Elisa Zamfirescu died aged 86 on 25 November 1973. Her dedication and contribution to engineering have been recognised by her home country and indeed the wider world.
What was the impact of the Great Lisbon Earthquake in 1755?
WEBNov 1, 2023 · The earthquake was one of Europe's worst natural disasters. In the morning of 1 November 1755, an earthquake struck Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, which flattened the city and claimed many thousands of lives. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 8.5 on the Richter scale. It began at around 9:40 in the morning and lasted for ...
Departure and Arrival - Europeana
WEBBetween 10-20% of those who left Europe died on board. From the 1860s, getting to America became shorter and less dangerous when railways enabled an easier trip to the port of departure and steamships sought to attract immigrants as passengers. Conditions in steerage were still harsh, but steamships ran on regular schedules, and the crossing ...
Graveyard symbols: architectural markers of life and death
WEBAug 5, 2020 · The sunburst is a very ancient symbol simultaneously linked with death (sunset) and resurrection (sunrise). It speaks to the passing over from this life into the next. Before the 19th century, most graveyards in the West were designed facing the east in view of the rising sun. The sunburst motif is depicted in numerous ways: as arrows and rays ...
Meet the Fuggers: Jakob ‘the Rich’ and his family | Europeana
WEBJan 30, 2024 · The Fuggerei. In Augsburg, the Fugger family's hometown, Jakob established one of his most renowned philanthropic endeavours: the Fuggerei.. Founded in 1521, the Fuggerei provided affordable housing for the city's poorest citizens at a cost of one florin (equivalent to 0.88 euros) per year, along …