Through our eyes

1. YOUR CITY THROUGH OYR EYES
MULTICULTURAL MONUMENTS OF
OUR CITY
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2. Primary School of Anatoliko
Thessaloniki
Greece

3. Buzău

4. The city of Buzău, formerly spelled Buzeu or Buzĕu is the county seat of Buzău
County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. It lies near the right bank of
the Buzău River, between the south-eastern curvature of the Carpathian
Mountains and the lowlands of Bărăgan Plain.
During the Middle Ages, Buzău was as an important Wallachian market
town and Eastern Orthodox episcopal see. It faced a period of repeated destruction
during the 17th and 18th centuries, nowadays symbolized on the city seal by
the Phoenix bird. Those destructions are the main reason for which no building older
than the 18th century exists in the city. After that, Buzău slowly recovered to become
now an important modern city in south-eastern Romania.
The city's landmark building is the Communal Palace, located in the central Dacia
Square. The Nicolae Bălcescu Boulevard links it to the Crâng park, Buzău's main
recreational area.
Buzău is a railway hub in south-eastern Romania, where railways that link Bucharest to
Moldavia and Transylvania to the Black Sea coast meet. Buzău's proximity to trade
routes helped it develop its role as a commerce hub in older days, and as an industrial
centre during the 20th century. Most of the city's industry was developed during
Romania's communist period and was refactored through the 1990s to a capitalist
economical framework.

5. Oradea

6. Oradea is the capital city of Bihor County and Crișana region, is one of the important
centers of economic, social and cultural development in the western part of Romania,
retaining these characteristics throughout history. The city is nestled between the hills
that separate and unify in a harmonious way with plain Crișana. Located on the banks
of Crișul Repede River, that divides the city into almost equal halves, it is the gateway to
Central and Western Europe. The city is located in the north-west of Romania.
The main part of the settlement is situated on the floodplain and on the terraces
situated down the river Crișul Repede. Oradea is famous for its thermal springs. The
river Crişul Repede crosses the city right through the center, providing it with a
picturesque beauty.
In 1925, the status of municipality was given to Oradea dissolving its former civic
autonomy. Under the same ordinance, its name was changed from Oradea
Mare ("Great" Oradea) to simply Oradea. Different ethnic groups now generally live
together in harmony, thriving on each other's contributions to modern culture.
After December 1989, Oradea aims to achieve greater prosperity along with other
towns in Central Europe. Oradea is one of the most important economic and cultural
centers of Western Romania and of the country in general, and one of the great
academic centers, with a unique bilingual dynamic.

7. Küçükçekmece Istanbul

8. Küçükçekmece is a large, crowded suburb on the European side
of Istanbul,Turkey 23 km west of the city, on the European shore of the sea of Marmara,
beyond Atatürk Airport. The population of the area, which covers 118 km², reaches
600,000.
Küçükçekmece lies on the European shore of the Sea of Marmara, on a lagoon
named Lake Küçükçekmece. Across the inlet is the district of Avcılar and the campus of
Istanbul University. The inlet is connected to the Sea of Marmara by a very narrow
channel so the water is not salty.
Until the 1950s Küçükçekmece was a popular weekend excursion, people would come
by train from Istanbul to swim, fish for eels or just sit by the water, while children
played in the woods.
At sunset after walking by the lakeside, young people will find somewhere to sit, and
they will drink Turkish tea, that is one of the bests Küçükçekmece offers.
A historic bridge, built by Ottoman architect Sinan, crosses the mouth of the lagoon.
The bridge has been restored and is well maintained.

9. Büyükçekmece Istanbul

10. Büyükçekmece is a district and municipality (belediye) in
the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west
of the city. It is largely anindustrial area with a population of 380,000.
In the early years of the Turkish Republic, it was still very rural, with village cottages,
farmland behind, and by the sea the odd weekend home for people of Istanbul. The
area was a very popular day or weekend trip from the city, there is a sandy shoreline, a
long seafront and until the 1970s families would come out to Büyükçekmece for fishing,
crabbing or for a day on the beach.
The area administered by Büyükçekmece includes a large hinterland behind the
Marmara shore, some of it still rural.
There are no holiday-makers now, they have moved further out from the city as since
the 1950s the area has become industrialised.
Lake Büyükçekmece was connected to the sea until it was separated by a dam to supply
fresh water to Istanbul. The Mimar Sinan Bridge is located in this area.

11. Tuzla Istanbul

12. Tuzla is a small town, a suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the city beyond
Kartal and Pendik. Tuzla is on a headland on the coast of the Marmara Sea, at the eastern
limit of the city.
Until the 1980s fishing was the main source of economy. Nowadays, fishing has been
overtaken by industry, particularly shipbuilding; the shipyards of Tuzla are still active
today. There is still some farming going on inland from the town of Tuzla, although there
is also industrial development.
Tuzla is a small town famous for its sea front and its many fish restaurants. It is also a
popular location for wealthy Istanbul residents or the retired to buy homes as it is far
from the city, less crowded and still retains a 'small town feel' to it.

13. La Canyada Spain
Canyada is a small village located in Alicante province. It is close to the Sierra de Mariola
and it is surrounded by small towns with a huge historical heritage, Villena, Biar,
Banyeres and Bocairent.

14. BAÑERES BIAR

15. BOCAIRENT VILLENA

16. Ioannina

17. Ioannina, often called Yannena) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of Epirus,
an administrative region in north-western Greece, with a population of 112,486 (in
2011). It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 metres (1,640 feet) above sea level,
on the western shore of lake Pamvotis. It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and
is the capital of Ioannina regional unit and the region of Epirus. Ioannina is located 450
km (280 mi) northwest of Athens, 290 kilometres (180 miles) southwest of Thessaloniki
and 80 km (50 miles) east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea.
Ioannina was founded by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century AD. The
city's emblem consists of the portrait of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian crowned by a
stylized depiction of the nearby ancient theater of Dodona.
The city has both a General and a University Hospital, and is the seat of the University of
Ioannina (situated 5 km (3 mi) south of the city, with 17 departments and 20,000
students) as well as several departments of the Τechnological Educational Institute of
Epirus, the headquarters of which are located in Arta.

18. The Zosimaia was the first significant educational foundation established after the outbreak
of the Greek War of Independence (1828). It was financed by a benefaction from the
Zosimas brothers and began operating in 1828 and fully probably from 1833. It was a School
of Liberal Arts (Greek, Philosophy and Foreign Languages).
Ioannina has a wealth of attractions and museums and only some of them, are numerous
existing caves, many museums and archaeological sights, the castle of the city of Ioannina,
the “Island” in “Pamvotis Lake”,the ancient theater of Dodoni, which is the largest in Greece
and for which, consecutive efforts take place in order to be integrated in the UNESCO’s
World heritage monuments-, the museum of the “Pavlos Vrellis” with the famous wax
statues, and many more historical sights that constitute its history.