today (March 17th) Italy is marking the 150th anniversary of its unification...Although Italy's language and culture go back many hundreds of years, the country only became a nation state in 1861.
beautiful images for me/us here on BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12772099
1861-2011 happy birthday ITALY!
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Re: 1861-2011 happy birthday ITALY!
yes!!Orion wrote:Great festivities!
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Re: 1861-2011 happy birthday ITALY!
cool photos thanks davide
like many kiwis at the moment ya look at old buildings like those and think "wonder they that would go in a earthquake"??
like many kiwis at the moment ya look at old buildings like those and think "wonder they that would go in a earthquake"??
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yes, some of them are 2000 years old...they have withstood the weather, the earthquakes (not so strong fortunately) for so many years...romans built them very wellRichard wrote:cool photos thanks davide
like many kiwis at the moment ya look at old buildings like those and think "wonder they that would go in a earthquake"??
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