As some of you have learnt this week Pluckley, a picturesque Kentish village, not far from London, is the most haunted village in England according to the Guiness Book of Records.
We've got a new postcard! The 6th postcard we've received comes from OOSTERHOUT and Yesenia has done some research on this city in the southern Netherlands.
Walking in this square re we can find the unfinished basilica of St. John .A Romanesque church existed in 1277, but from around 1473 it was rebuilt in the current Gothic style, being finished in 1493. The tower was constructed from 1519 to 1552. It was restored several times in the following centuries.
Panketal is a municipality in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northeast of Berlin. Panketal emerged in 2003 by merging the municipalities Zepernick and Schwanebeck.
PANKETAL IS FAMOUS FOR...
... its parks. There are 8 parks! These are some of the most visited.
Panketal is in the state of Branderburg, where we can visit many places. It holds plenty of surprises and worthwhile experiences. Many of the State’s towns provide an interesting combination of culture and nature: palaces, churches and castles.
Albert Einstein’s House and Caputh Castle
This place, in the centre of which are located Caputh Castle and Park, was already appreciated by the citizens of Berlin and Potsdam a hundred years ago. Built in 1662 and extended in 1671, it is the only castle of the Great Elector that has been preserved in the Potsdam cultural landscape.
The Stahnsdorf southwest cemetery was opened in 1909. Here, the horticulturist Louis Meyer succeeded in creating a dignified combination of horticultural and cemetery architecture. There are 120,000 graves on the extensive site, including those of many prominent figures, such as the industrialist Werner von Siemens, the artist Heinrich Zille or the director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau. In addition, 1,172 soldiers from Great Britain and other Commonwealth countries, who died in prisoner of war camps after World War I, were buried in Stahnsdorf.
The seven year’s war was won in 1770. A triumphal arch was to express the joy over this: the Brandenburg Gate was erected in the centre of Potsdam and is today the crowning start of the axis from Luisenplatz (a square in close proximity to Sanssouci Park) to Brandenburger Straße, Potsdam’s pedestrian precinct and up to St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Church. The baroque houses of Brandenburger Straße date back to the 18th century.
LIFESTYLE
Watch this video to learn more about Pankental, the state of Branderburg and life there:
We have already sent our 10th postcard! Its destination is Panketal, a town near Berlin, 1967 kilometres away!
This time, an ESO 2 student, Adrián Gil, has written a postcard that features Ourense's Cathedral. Hope Michaela likes it!
If you want to read about Ourense's Cathedral, go to DISCOVER OUR HOMETOWN. You can also find interesting information about Panketal in our section EXPLORING PLACES. Thank you, Adrián!
The Christ's Chapel (Capilla del Cristo Crucificado) was added in 1567 by Bishop San Francisco Triccio. It contains an image of Christ, which was brought in 1330 from a small church on Cape Finisterre.Christ's Chapel originally presented the figure of Christ rather than today's altar bearing Our Lady of the Pillar. The chapel owes its origin to Bishop Vasco Pérez Mariño who wished to be buried as close as possible to the figure of Christ. The chapel is decorated in flamboyant Baroque style with a Renaissance screen by Juan Bautista Celma and a canopy by Domingo de Andrade while other decorations are the work of Francisco de Castro Canseco.
The Portal of Paradise is sculptured and enriched with figures of angels and saints, while the antique cloisters were erected in 1204 by Bishop Ederonio. The 13th-century Portico of Paradise (Pórtico del Paraíso) was built by students of Master Mateo who is best known for his Pórtico de la Gloria in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Its three arches are supported by slender columns with a central mullion. The apostle St James or Santiago holds a sword reminiscent of his alleged miraculous participation in the legendary Battle of Clavijo. The original 13th-century figure was replaced in the 19th century.
As you may remember, we are taking part in a creative
writing project “Palabras da man ao corazón”, which will take us to various
countries in the world. How? By means of a Travelling Notebook!!
What is a travelling notebook?
Well, it's a notebook which travels. There are six schools
taking part in this chain:
Every time we receive a notebook, we will write on it
and send it to Russia. From Russia it will travel Malaysia. From Malaysia it
will fly to China and from China to Spain, to the Canary Islands, before coming
back to us after being travelling for 8 months.
2º ESO A have been working hard and with enthusiasm on
their travelling notebook for this year. They did some research on
Ourense, the festivals we celebrate in our province and our school too.
The notebook is already on its way to Russia! But, if
you feel curious, you can have a look at it below!
Istanbul is the biggest city of Turkey with 15 millions of persons. It is located in the northwest of the country on the banks of BOSFORO, strait that separates Europe and Asia. It is one of the most fascinating places of the planet.
Istanbul is a city with a lot of contrast, sounds, colors, flavors, smells… It is magic and wonderfully chaotic and there went the capital of three empires: Roma, Byzantine and Ottoman. Istanbul is a famous for being a too oriental city to be an European an excessively western to be an Asian.
This wonderful landmark is a former Christianbasilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi). From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453, it served as a Greek Orthodoxcathedral and seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire.
The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops, which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.In 2014, it is listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors!
Topkapi Palace was one of the major residency of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years (1465–1856) of their 624-year reign.It is among the monuments contained within the "Historic Areas of Istanbul", which became a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site in 1985.
The city of Istanbul is at a geographic crossroads, straddling Europe and Asia Minor and is divided by a sea lane called the Bosphorus Strait, which joins the Black Sea in the northeast and the Mediterranean Sea in the southwest. Cruises in the Bosphorus stand as one of the major tourist attractions in Istambul.
If you want to know more about Istanbul, watch the video below:
We've received a postcard from one of the most spectacular cities in the world: Istanbul, 3037 kilometres away!
The postcard depicts an illustration of one of Istanbul's landmarks, Topkapi Palace, which used to be the major residency of the Ottoman sultans for almost 400 years (1465–1856)!
Thank you, Eray, for this beautiful postcard, we love it! And thanks as well for having chosen a stamp that features a monastery in Spain, it was very nice of you!
If you want to know more about Topkapi Palace and the city of Istanbul, read what an ESO student, Adrián Gándara, has published on our section EXPLORING PLACES. Thanks, Adrián!
The City of Mounds View is located in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It has a population of 12,155 and over 150 businesses. It is located at the juncture of Interstate 35W and State Hwy 10, just ten miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Mounds View is known for its large, wooded residential lots and life-cycle housing.
Minnesota offers an endless array of things to do on vacation. Outdoor pursuits include fishing and boating, great golf, and some of the country’s best bike trails. There are excellent museums of all types, and options for live theater abound. In Mounds View, we can visit:
