Buildings

AZ Tower

The AZ Tower is a skyscraper in the city of Brno, Czech Republic. The tower is 111 m (364 ft) high and it has 30 floors. It is currently the tallest building in the Czech Republic. The construction of the building was started in 2011 and it was completed in April 2013. The building has floor area of over 17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft). It is used as office, retail and residential spaces.

From Martina, Brno Czech Republic

Distance: 1,534 km

Travel time: 7 days 

Little Rock Central High School
President Clinton speaks at the 40th anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School

A very  historic high school in Little Rock.  Almost 60 years ago there was a major integration conflict. On the morning of September 23, 1957, nine African-American teenagers held the line against an angry mob protesting integration in front of Little Rock's Central High School. As the students met their new classmates for the first time inside the school, outside violence escalated and the Little Rock police removed the Nine from the school for their safety. The next day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division into Little Rock to escort the nine students into the school. 

 From Susannah, Little Rock, Arkansas

Distance: 7,742 km

Travel time: 9 days

Luce Memorial Chapel, Tunghai University, Taiwan

This Christian Chapel on the beautiful campus of the Tunghai University in Taichung was designed by the artist Chen Chi-Kwan together with I. M. Pei, the most famous Chinese-born architect of the 20th century. It is one the most impressive sacred spaces in Taiwan. The chapel is named after the American Rev. Henry Luce, a missionary who was active in China in the late 19thcentury and father of publisher Henry Luce Junior. 

From Penny, Taiwan

Distance: 7,995 km

Travel time: 9 days

Brno, Czech Republic,

  Spilberk Castle and  Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul

Recieved on: 31 Dec, 2012

Distance: 1,537 km ( 955 miles )

Travel time: 24 days

" This is a typical view, which sees every foreigner

who comes to the city for the first time our. "

Thank you Jana!

This is what I learned this time:

Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul is a national cultural monument

and the most important architectural monument in Brno.

Traditionally, the bells of the Cathedral toll midday at 11 o'clock in the morning instead of at 12 o'clock. According to the legend, during theThirty Years' War, the invading Swedes laid siege to the city of Brno but had promised that the attack would be halted if they had not succeed in taking the city by midday on August the 15th. When the battle was underway some shrewd citizens decided to ring the bells an hour early, fooling the Swedes who broke off the siege and left empty-handed. Brno was the only city to repel the Swedes during this war.



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