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Gustaf Adolf's square is a located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It was named Stortorget (the Big square) until 1854 when a statue was raised over the founding father of Gothenburg, king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (Gustav Adolf). Surrounding the square you can find Gothenburg City Hall (the former stock exchange building), the law court (by Gunnar Asplund), and the main canal of Gothenburg.
Liseberg wheel (formerly Gothenburg Wheel) is a Ferris wheel in Gothenburg, which opened the first time May 22, 2010. The wheel was originally called Gothenburg Wheel and stood first at Kanaltorget between the Opera House and the shopping center "Nordstan", at the northern end of Kungsportsavenyn / Östra hamngatan (the position you see in this panorama), but was moved in spring 2012 to Liseberg and will then have the new name Liseberg wheel. The wheel is 60 feet in diameter and has 42 gondolas. Total wheel weighs 275 tons.
Kungsträdgården in blom at First of May, which is a public holiday in Sweden. Traditionally there have been big labour demonstration at this day but nowadays people mostly come out to the parks just to enjoy a day out under the sun, here at Kungsträdgården park in central Stockholm.
Stockholm View from the City Hall Tower 106 meters above the edifice. This panorama is extra large, which allows extended zooming capability when viewed in Fullscreen mode. A full tour of Stockholm City Hall can be seen Here.
The 1830 Room was the finishing touch on Louis-Philippe's galleries at Versailles when it was inaugurated in June 1837.
The decor commemorates the accession to power of Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, following the July 1830 Revolution, the "Three Glorious Days": first as lieutenant-general of the kingdom and, a few days later, as king "elected" by the French under the name Louis-Philippe I.
The Duc d'Orléans Arriving at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris" and "The Reading of the Proclamation of Deputies and the Proclamation of the Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom", "Louis-Philippe Taking the Oath before the Chambers to Uphold the Charter of 1830" and "The Flags of the National Guard Being Given to Paris" hang beneath the ceiling depicting "Truth Accompanying Justice and Wisdom, Protecting France from Hypocrisy, Fanaticism and Discord".
The Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of Battles) is a 120 metre long and 13 metre wide gallery occupying the first floor of the aile du midi of the Palace of Versailles, joining onto the grand and petit 'appartements de la reine'. It is an epigone of the Grande galerie of the Louvre and was intended to glorify French military history from the Battle of Tolbiac (traditionally dated 495) to the Battle of Wagram (5–6 July 1809).
The Peace Room (Salon de la Paix) features the same decoration of marble panel and trophies of gilded bronze and carved weapons as in the War Room, to which is symmetrical. However, Le Brun decorated the cupola and the ceiling panels with the benefits of the peace given to Europe by France.
The Hall of Mirrors (French:Grande Galerie or Galerie des Glaces) is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is renowned as being one of the most famous rooms in the world.
The principal feature of this famous hall is the seventeen mirror-clad arches that reflect the seventeen arcaded windows that overlook the gardens. Each arch contains twenty-one mirrors with a total complement of 357 used in the decoration of the galerie des glaces.
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