P335 - Germany - Sellin, Isle of Rügen

Sellin pier, Isle of Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Rügen or Rugia is Germany's largest island. It is located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Rügen makes up the principal part of the Rügen District, which also includes the neighboring islands Hiddensee and Ummanz, as well as several small islands.

Rügen is one of the most requested holiday destinations in Germany. The first bathing facility on Rügen opened 1794 at a mineral-rich spring in Sagard. In 1818, Putbus' suburb Lauterbach became Rügen's first seaside ressort. Since the 1860s, Sassnitz became a seaside resort, followed by Binz in the 1880s. During World War II, Prora was constructed as a mass tourist ressort, but not finished. Today, the most popular seaside resorts are the Schaabe beaches between Altenkirchen and Juliusruh, including Drewoldke, Glowe and Breege, and the eastern beaches between Sassnitz and Göhren, including Neu Mukran, Prora, Binz, Sellin, and Baabe. The latter are accessible via a historic narrow gauge railway employing steam locomotives, called Rügensche Bäderbahn. Tourist destinations apart from seaside resorts are Cape Arkona, the wood covered Stubbenkammer hills on Jasmund with interesting chalk cliff formations, the wood covered Granitz hills with the Jagdschloß palace, and the inland places of Bergen auf Rügen, Ralswiek and Gingst.
The island also offers a huge variety of different beach and shore areas. Rügen is often visited by Wind- and Kitesurfers and offers more than fifteen different locations for surfing. The most popular locations are Dranske, Rosengarten, Wiek, Suhrendorf and Neu Mukran.

Sellin is a municipality on the Isle of Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

呂根島（Rügen）是德國最大的島嶼，位於德國東北部的波羅的海，屬於梅克倫堡-前波莫瑞州。呂根島南北最長處為52千米，東西最寬處為41千米，總面積926平方千米，海岸線總長達574千米，有不計其數的海灣和半島。呂根島通過大橋與陸地上的漢薩同盟城市施特拉爾松德相連。
呂根島和希登湖島（Hiddensee）及其他一些小島一同構成了呂根縣，首府位於呂根島上的貝爾根（Bergen auf Rügen）。呂根島由於它多樣的海濱風貌和綿長的沙灘，成為旅遊和度假的勝地。

呂根島是德國的旅遊勝地之一，佔據了梅克倫堡-前波莫瑞州旅遊業的約四分之一，大部分遊客選擇在4月和10月之間前往呂根島，旅遊旺季是6月至8月，冬季也不乏度假遊客。呂根島上最重要的海濱浴場和療養度假地包括賓茨（Binz）、塞林（Sellin）和格倫（Göhren），薩斯尼茨（Sassnitz）是德國國家級的療養地。呂根島獨特的自然和文化風光也吸引著遊客，騎自行車、步行或駕駛帆船尋訪整個島嶼，除了阿爾科納（Arkona）海岬、白堊岩、普洛拉（Prora）海濱浴場、格蘭尼茨（Granitz）狩獵宮等經典景點和普特布斯市（Putbus）的經典建築外，拉爾斯維克鎮（Ralswiek）的施特特貝克節日慶典（Störtebeker-Festspiele）每年6月底至9月初在雅斯蒙德大淺海灣舉行，是德國最成功的露天劇院之一。

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P334 - Germany - Town Hall in Heppenheim

Marketplace with Town Hall, timber-frame houses and Marienbrunnen (fountain), Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany

Heppenheim (Bergstraße) is the seat of Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Bergstraße on the edge of the Odenwald. Heppenheim has (as at 30 April 2008) 408 cultural monuments that are under monumental protection.

黑彭海姆（德語：Heppenheim）位於德國黑森州南部，是貝格施特拉瑟縣的縣治。

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P333 - Holland -Windmills of Zaanse Schans

Windmills of Zaanse Schans, Holland

Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage. Approximately 900 000 visitors in every year.
The windmills were built after 1574.

贊斯安斯（Zaanse Schans），是荷蘭西北的北荷蘭省贊代克市附近的一個小村。贊斯安斯有「荷蘭風車博物館」之稱，收羅保存完好的荷蘭古式風車和房屋，荷蘭一個著名的旅遊景點。

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P332 - Italy - Piazza San Marco in Venezia

Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Maggiore, Venezia, Italy ( UNESCO WHS )

Piazza San Marco (often known in English as St Mark's Square), is the principal square of Venice, Italy.
A remark often attributed to Napoleon (but perhaps more correctly to Alfred de Musset) calls the Piazza San Marco "The drawing room of Europe". It is one of the few great urban spaces in a Europe where human voices prevail over the sounds of motorized traffic, which is confined to Venice's waterways. It is the only urban space called a piazza in Venice; the others, regardless of size, are called campi.
As the central landmark and gathering place for Venice, Piazza San Marco is extremely popular with tourists, photographers, and Venetian pigeons.
The Piazza originated in the 9th century as a small area in front of the original St Mark's Basilica. It was enlarged to its present size and shape in 1177, when the Rio Batario, which had bounded it to the west, and a dock, which had isolated the Doge's Palace from the square, were filled in. The rearrangement was for the meeting of Pope Alexander III and the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
The Piazza has always been seen as the centre of Venice. It was the location of all the important offices of the Venetian state, and has been the seat of the archbishopric since the 19th century. It was also the focus for many of Venice's festivals. It is a greatly popular place in Italy even today.

聖馬可廣場（義大利語：Piazza San Marco）是意大利威尼斯的中心廣場。在威尼斯，聖馬可廣場是唯一被稱為「Piazza」的廣場，其他的廣場無論大小皆被稱為「Campi」。聖馬可廣場在歐洲城市的廣場中是獨一無二的，它座落在市中心，卻不像其他廣場那樣受到交通的喧鬧，這歸功於威尼斯寧靜的水路交通。作為威尼斯的地標，聖馬可廣場受到遊客、攝影師和鴿子的格外青睞。19世紀法國皇帝拿破崙曾稱讚其為「歐洲最美的客廳」。

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P331 - Germany - Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

The Brandenburg Gate is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city center at the intersection of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which one formerly entered Berlin. One block to the north stands the Reichstag. The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees which formerly led directly to the city palace of the Prussian monarchs. It was commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791. The Brandenburg Gate was restored from 2000 to 2002 by the Stiftung Denkmalschutz Berlin (Berlin Monument Conservation Foundation). Today, it is considered one of Europe's most famous landmarks.

布蘭登堡門（德文：Brandenburger Tor）是位於德国首都柏林的新古典主義風格建筑，由普魯士國王腓特烈·威廉二世下令於1788年至1791年間建造，以紀念普魯士在七年战争取得的勝利。

布蘭登堡門是柏林的象徵，也是德国的國家象徵標誌，它見證了柏林、德國、欧洲乃至世界的許多重要歷史事件。。

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P330 - Italy - Trevi Fountain in Roma

Trevi Fountain , Roma, Italy (UNESCO WHS)

The Trevi Fountain is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome, Italy. Standing 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city.

A traditional legend holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. Among those who are unaware that the "three coins" of Three Coins in the Fountain were thrown by three different individuals, a reported current interpretation is that two coins will lead to a new romance and three will ensure either a marriage or divorce. A reported current version of this legend is that it is lucky to throw three coins with one's right hand over one's left shoulder into the Trevi Fountain.

Approximately 3,000 euros are thrown into the fountain each day. The money has been used to subsidize a supermarket for Rome's needy. However, there are regular attempts to steal coins from the fountain.

特莱维喷泉（意大利语：Fontana di Trevi）是一座位于意大利罗马的喷泉，也是罗马最大的巴洛克风格喷泉，高25.9米，宽19.8米。特莱维喷泉也是罗马市著名的景点，游客通常会在此地许愿。

传说旅人如果投掷一枚钱币在特莱维喷泉，他们以后将会再度返回到罗马。根据电影《罗马之恋》（Three Coins In The Fountain） 的剧情，据说如果人们投掷两枚钱币在特莱维喷泉的话，将会遇到新的爱情故事；如果投掷三枚钱币的话，则至少会结婚或离婚。

人们每天大约会投掷3,000欧元的钱币进入特莱维喷泉，这些通常会被用来补贴罗马超级市场的开支。不过在特莱维喷泉也会有规律的偷窃行为发生。

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P329 - Spain - Templo de la Sagrada Familia

Templo de la Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain ( UNESCO WHS )

The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (official Catalan name; Spanish: Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia; "Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family"), often simply called the Sagrada Família, is a massive, privately-funded Roman Catholic church that has been under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain since 1882 and is expected to continue until at least 2026. Considered the master-work of renowned Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), the project's vast scale and idiosyncratic design have made it one of Barcelona's (and Spain's) top tourist attractions for many years. A portion of the building's interior is scheduled to open for public worship and tours by September of 2010.

神聖家族教堂（簡稱聖家堂，全名神聖家族贖罪教堂 - Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia）是西班牙巴塞羅那的一個教堂，從1882年修建，因為是贖罪教堂，資金的來源主要靠捐款，捐款的多少直接影響到工程進度的快慢，所以至今還未完工，是世界上唯一一個，還未完工就被列為世界遺產的建築物。這個教堂不是大主教做弥撒的地方，所以不是大教堂，只是個設計別的教堂而已，而且，雖然已建了126年還未完工，但和德國耗時 600 年才建好的科隆大教堂比起來，根本算不上「世界上耗時最長的工程」。

神聖家族教堂的建築屬於西班牙「加泰隆現代主義Catalan Modernisme」（屬於新藝術運動，與二十世紀初的現代主義Modernism並不相同）建築，1882年動工時，由 Josep Maria Bocabella 領導的 Asociación Josefina y del Templo 宗教團體出錢，由建築師 Francesc de Paula del Villar 開始興建，一年後，建築師 Francesc de Paula del Villar 因設計的教堂成本太高，和宗教團體意見不合，辭職而去，才由年僅 31 歲的安東尼·高第接手。高第接手後，聖壇地下室已在建造中，無法修改設計圖，所以他按照第一任建築師 Francesc de Paula del Villar 的設計圖建完聖壇地下室，然後把整個教堂重新設計，把 Francesc de Paula del Villar 原先設計的新哥德式教堂改為加泰隆現代主義建築。高第一生 43 年的心血都花在這個教堂的設計上，1925年後還乾脆搬到教堂的工地去住，全心全意設計教堂，直到 1926 年他遇車禍死亡為止，一直不斷的研究教堂的結構設計，去世時留下了許多寶貴的資料、設計稿和模型，但是在西班牙內戰時被毀壞，而工程也停頓到1954年才再次動工。

這個教堂的設計帶有強烈的自然色彩，高第以很多動植物的形態為藍本來設計教堂，更以《聖經》中的各個場景在整個建築中如同圖畫一樣逐幅展現，使這個教堂成為每個來訪者都可以讀到的一本教義問答書。

這個教堂有東、西、南三個門面：「誕生門面」、「受難門面」和「榮耀門面」。每個門面都會建有四座鐘塔，共計十二座，分別代表耶穌的十二個門徒。除此之外，建築的中央另有六座高塔，其中四座代表聖經四福音作者，馬太、馬可、路加以及約翰，一座代表聖母瑪利亞，一座代表耶穌基督。所以整個聖家堂的設計當中總共將建造十八座高塔 。代表門徒的十二座高塔的高度介於 98.4 米 和 117 米，代表福音作者的四座高塔高達 120 米，代表聖母瑪利亞的高塔高達 120 米，代表耶穌基督的高塔高達 170 米。

大部分的設計都未在高第生前真正建成。聖壇地下室建於 1889 - 1892 年，「誕生門面」建於 1892 - 1930 年，高第去世於 1926 年，「受難門面」建於 1954 - 1977 年，偏殿和中殿建於 1978 - 2000 年，「榮耀門面」還在建造當中，教堂中間的六座高塔還沒開始建造。

現在已建好、可以參觀的是「誕生門面」和「受難門面」。「誕生門面」以基督的誕生為題，牆上的雕塑展現了由童貞瑪利亞懷胎到基督長成的故事，因是歡迎慶祝基督誕生，以歡喜愉悅的雕塑為主。「受難門面」以基督的死亡為題，高第為了表現受難的痛苦，設計了有棱有角的現代線條，雕刻家 Josep M. Subirachs 按照高第留下的圖稿刻出了由最後的晚餐到基督被釘十架，到基督升天的故事

從高第以後，現在的建築師 Jordi Bonet 已是第四代了，目前，三個門面已建好「誕生門面」和「受難門面」，十八座高塔已建好「誕生門面」的四座鐘塔和「受難門面」的四座鐘塔，還差十座高塔，整個建築完成了將近50%，預計還要二、三十年才會完工。

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P328 - France- Alsatian girl in traditional coustumes

Alsatian girl in traditional coustumes, Alsace, France

Alsatian girl dressed in Traditional Costumes.

Alsace is the fourth-smallest of the 26 regions of France in land area (8,280 km²), and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the sixth-most densely populated region in France (third most densely populated region in metropolitan France), with 222 inhabitants per km² (total population in January 2008: 1,836,000). Alsace is located on France's eastern border and on the west bank of the upper Rhine adjacent to Germany and Switzerland. The political, economic and cultural capital as well as largest city of Alsace is Strasbourg. That town being the seat of dozens of international organizations and bodies, Alsace is politically one of the most important regions in the European Union.

The name "Alsace" derives from the Germanic Ell-sass, meaning "Seated on the Ill", a river in Alsace. The region was historically part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century under kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV and made one of the provinces of France. Alsace is frequently mentioned in conjunction with Lorraine, because German possession of parts of these two régions (as the province Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen, 1871–1918) was contested in the 19th and 20th centuries, during which Alsace changed hands four times between France and Germany in 75 years.

Although Alsace has been a German dialect speaking region, today Alsatians speak French, the official language of the country they have been a part of for most of the past three centuries. About 39% of the local adult population but probably less than 10% of the children are still fluent in the Alsatian language. The place names used in this article are in French. See this list for the original German place names.

阿尔萨斯小孩穿着传统民族服裝。

阿尔萨斯（亚尔萨斯，法语：Région Alsace，德语：Elsass）是法国东部一个地区的名称，它被莱茵河南北分开成两个部份：北部的下莱茵省和南部的上莱茵省。在17世纪以前属于神圣罗马帝国的领土，以说德语的居民为主，后成为哈布斯堡家族统治的领地，三十年战争后根据威斯特法伦和约割让给法国（首府斯特拉斯堡到路易十四时代才被法国吞并）。长时期里当地居民不断抵制法国统治者强加于他们的语言与习俗。它和洛林都在普法战争后割让给普鲁士，一战结束后属法国领土，二战初期重归纳粹德国，至二战结束再次被法国夺回。阿尔萨斯和洛琳一样都是德国白酒的著名产地，当地生产的白酒都以德国命名方式命名。

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