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James Morley, an employee of the British Library and a participant in the Europeana European Digital Library project, collects old photographs in his spare time, buying them at auctions and flea markets. Some have been identified and catalogued thanks...

In the second half of the XIX century, the Italian artist Antonio Beato, who became a British citizen, created together with his brother, Felice Beato, a series of photographs of Egypt and various places on the Mediterranean, capturing ancient ruins on...

In Germany, Loreley Rock is located on one of the banks of the Rhine, which inspired the German writer and poet Clemens Brentano to create a ballad called "On the Rhine in Bacharach" in 1801. Later, this work was included in the famous collection of...

In the 1950s and 1980s, in Czechoslovakia, as in other countries of the socialist bloc, new areas with affordable housing began to appear on the outskirts of large cities. A major expansion affected, first of all, Prague: featureless and monotonous...

The first female photographer of the XIX century, who became famous throughout Europe thanks to her photography, was the British aristocrat Clementine Gavarden. One of her first achievements was the creation of stereo images in the Irish village of...

In Germany, on the banks of the Neckar River, is the city of Heidelberg. The first settlements in this area appeared in the Stone Age, and the earliest mention of the city itself can be found in the records of 1196, which were made in the Abbey of...

Swedish photographer Henri Goodwin was a representative of pictorialism, a trend in photography close to impressionism and symbolism. From a young age, he loved English culture and wanted to settle in the UK for a long time. He received his education at...

The 1960s were another period of experimentation when people dreamed of the future: literary science fiction was developing, the original Star Trek series was released on television screens. The corresponding aesthetics were reflected in fashion, and...

Les Halles is one of the oldest food markets in Paris, demolished in 1971. In its place was built a modern shopping center Westfield Forum des Halles, which is connected to the metro interchange of the Châtelet–Les Halles. Today, 150 thousand visitors...

In the northeastern part of Australia is the state of Queensland, named after Queen Victoria. The first Europeans appeared here in 1606, when the Dutch traveler Willem Janszon landed on the coast. In the same year, the Spaniard Luis de Torres passed the...