By The battle took place in the summer of 1854, during the Åland War, which was part of the Crimean War. The Anglo-French alliance attacked the Russian defense
Alyosha Monument – The gigantic Russian soldier stands in Murmansk
The 35.5 meters monument is the second tallest statue in Russia after The Motherland Calls in Volgograd, and represents the figure of an unknown soldier in a
Trakai Island Castle – The home to all the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Trakai
The Castle was built in the 14th and 15th centuries on one of many islands of Lake Galvė. The construction of the Castle was started by Grand
Vasa Warship – The symbol of the “Swedish Empire” in Stockholm
Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1627. The ship foundered into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. The ship was salvaged with a largely intact hull
Lindholm Høje – The Viking burial site in Aalborg
A total of 680 graves and 150 stone ships have been found on the site. North of the burial site was a village where remains of houses,
Sólheimasandur Crash – The Abandoned plane wreckage in Sólheimasandur
The remains of the aircraft which crashed in 1973 have remained relatively intact, leading to the crash site becoming a tourist destination. The aircraft was flying from
Olavinlinna Castle – The northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing in Savonlinna
The fortress was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 under the name Sankt Olofsborg. The area was chosen from the point of view of defense: steep,
Roskilde Cathedral – Scandinavia’s first Gothic cathedral in Roskilde
Cathedral reflects the changing European architectural history across 800 years and is an early Scandinavian Gothic cathedral built in bricks. Constructed during the 12th and 13th centuries,
The Egtved Girl – The Nordic Bronze Age girl rests in Copenhagen
Her burial has been dated by dendrochronology to 1370 BC. She was buried in an oak coffin that was covered by the barrow Storehøj near Egtved, west
Lego Duck – The first Lego is being exhibited in Billund
The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, a carpenter from Billund, Denmark, who began making wooden toys in 1932. In 1934, his company
Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse – One of the Northernmost Spots on the Mainland of Iceland in Raufarhöfn
The Lighthouse is on the northeast coast of Iceland. It is located about 800 meters south of the Arctic Circle. The light tower is square, 19 meters
Filmstaden – The Sweden’s Hollywood in Råsunda
This marvelous ”Film City” was once one of the most modern film studios in Europe. It was built in 1920 on the basis of designs by Swedish
