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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to give the U.S. space development effort a distinct civilian orientation, emphasizing peaceful applications in space science. It has since led most of America's space exploration programs, including Project Mercury, Project Gemini, the 1968–1972 Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle. Currently, NASA supports the International Space Station (ISS) along with the Commercial Crew Program, and oversees the development of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System for the lunar Artemis program.
Did you know that if you take the path that leads right behind Hard Rock Cafe, Orlando or walk through the back of the restaurant and out into the small courtyard area around the restaurant you’ll be met with a piece of history in the form of the Berlin Wall?
The wall stood as a harsh reminder of the chasm between the non-communist west and communist east. On November 9, 1989, the wall was symbolically brought down. Only a few parts of the wall remain. The Hard Rock Cafe Orlando displays this piece of history that symbolizes the fall of oppression.
Hard Rock Cafe Orlando established on 7 June 1990 is located at Universal Studios Orlando in the CityWalk entertainment complex, Hard Rock Cafe Orlando is the biggest HRC in the world. With large, statuesque pillars, it stands majestically as a Roman Coliseum of rock, and boasts more pieces of music memorabilia than any other location. The site includes not only a vast, multi-level cafe, but also Hard Rock Live Orlando, a 3,000-person concert/party venue.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among contemporary monuments. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones. Inside these are free-standing trilithons, two bulkier vertical sarsens joined by one lintel. The whole monument, now ruinous, is aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli (burial mounds).
Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077. Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site. Its formal title is the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury.
The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposited during the Late Cretaceous. The cliffs, on both sides of the town of Dover in Kent, stretch for eight miles (13 km). The White Cliffs of Dover form part of the North Downs. A section of coastline encompassing the cliffs was purchased by the National Trust in 2016.
Švihov is a town in the Klatovy district, ten kilometres north of Klatovy. It is situated in the valley of the Úhlava River in the rugged landscape of the Pošumava region on the main road from Pilsen to Klatovy and Železná Ruda. It has approximately 1 700 inhabitants. The first written mention of Švihov dates back to 1245. In the 14th century the local nobleman Vilém of Švihov built a large fortress surrounded by a large moat on the site of the present castle. At the same time, a small town with a parish church was built near this fortress. During the Hussite wars the fortress was captured and destroyed. In its place, Půta Švihovský had a large stone castle built in 1480, the masonry of the original fortress was also used for its construction. After its completion, the castle became an important administrative centre of the area and its lord was one of the richest grandees of the kingdom at that time.
Rabí is a castle ruin located in the town of the same name in the Klatovy district. It stands on an elevated promontory above the Otava River at an altitude of 529 metres about eight kilometres northeast of Sušice. The castle was probably founded in the first half of the thirteenth century by the Wittelsbach family. After 1273 it was acquired by the Lords of Budětice and after them by the Švihovskis of Rýzmberk. It remained in the possession of their family until 1549. Originally a small Romanesque castle, it was enlarged several times over the centuries. The most significant was the late Gothic reconstruction, during which it acquired extensive but unfinished fortifications. In the second half of the sixteenth century the castle ceased to be maintained and gradually began to decay, which was greatly contributed to by its sacking by soldiers during the Thirty Years' War.
Klatovy is a town in the district of Klatovy in the Pilsen Region, 40 km south of Pilsen. The Drnový brook flows through it, which flows into the Úhlava river behind the town. The town in the Šumava region was founded by King Přemysl Otakar II around 1260. Approximately 23 thousand inhabitants live here, making it the second largest town in the region. The town is sometimes also called the "gateway to Šumava".
Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, established in the early 19th century around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. The square is named after the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, southwest Spain, although it was not named as such until 1835.
The Tower of London was founded toward the end of 1066 and has played a prominent role in English history. It was besieged several times, and controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England.
Tower Bridge was built between 1886 and 1894, is a combined suspension and drawbridge in London over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London and connects the City of London with Tower Hamlets, which borders Southwark.
The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) long, including abutments, and consists of two bridge towers 213 feet (65 m) high, which are connected on the upper level by two horizontal walkways and a central pair of bascules that can be opened to allow boat traffic.
Hard Rock Cafe Prague, one of Europe's largest Hard Rock Cafes, is situated in the four-story V. J. Rott building, which features a beautifully decorated neo-Renaissance façade with colourful frescos. The 1,900-square-meter cafe is spread across three levels and a basement, and includes three vibrant bars, a Rock Shop, and a unique compilation of memorabilia from Hard Rock’s world-famous collection. Our Prague cafe stands out amongst other Hard Rock Cafes thanks to the stunning, guitar-shaped chandelier that hangs in the centre of the atrium, which was custom made just for this Hard Rock Cafe Prague and is 5 meters wide.
The National Theatre in Prague is one of the most famous theatres in the Czech Republic. The neo-Renaissance theatre building designed by Josef Zítek on the corner of Národní Avenue and Masaryk Embankment in Nové Město, a national cultural monument, is one of the most important buildings in the country, both in terms of general national cultural and historical significance and in terms of purely architectural significance.
The National Theatre continued the activities of the Provisional Theatre and opened in 1881, or again in 1883 after a fire. Today, in addition to the stage in the main building, the National Theatre also includes the neighbouring New Stage, the Estates Theatre and the State Opera House. The companies of the National Theatre are divided into Drama, Opera, Ballet and Laterna magika.
Charles Bridge is the oldest standing bridge over the Vltava River in Prague and the second oldest preserved bridge in the Czech Republic. The Charles Bridge replaced the previous Judith Bridge, torn down in 1342 during the spring melting of the ice. The construction of the new bridge began in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV and was completed in 1402. From the end of the 17th century, 30 mostly Baroque statues and sculptures were gradually placed on the bridge. The Charles Bridge connects the Old Town with the Lesser Town. It is 515 m long and 9.50 m wide; the road is 13 m above the normal level.
The Strahov Library is the historical monastery library of the Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov. It is located in the courtyard of the Strahov Monastery in Prague, Hradčany. The historical part of the library contains over 200,000 volumes (of which over 3,000 manuscripts and 1,500 incunabula) are stored in a special depository.
The Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Prague is a monastery church attached to the Strahov Monastery of the Premonstratensian Order of Canons. The Baroque basilica is located in the immediate vicinity of the Strahov Library. Originally a Romanesque-Gothic canonical church, it was founded in 1140 by members of the order.
Queen Anne's Summer Palace is a Renaissance building in the Prague Castle in the Royal Garden. It was built between 1538 and 1565 by Ferdinand I. It had a "recreational" function, as an integral part of the royal garden, it could be used by the monarch for daily rest or for informal performance of some of the monarch's "work" duties, it could be used by other members of the royal family or by some important members of the royal court, and at the same time it had a representative function, either as a place for individual visits and tours of the noble visitors to the Castle or as a venue for royal balls and festivities.
Prague Castle includes St. Vitus Cathedral, the traditional place of coronation of Czech kings and their final resting place. In addition to many Czech monarchs (including four Roman-German emperors), Prague bishops and archbishops, clergy, nobles and other people connected with the Prague court, some saints are buried in the cathedral - a large number of Czech provincial patrons (St. Wenceslas, St. Vitus, St. Vojtěch, St. Sigismund and St. John of Nepomuk). The Czech crown jewels are also kept here.
Prague Castle is the most important Czech castle standing on a rocky promontory above the Vltava River in the centre of Prague. The castle was probably founded around 880 by Prince Bořivoj of the Přemyslid family. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Prague Castle is the largest continuous castle complex in the world. Since the 9th century it was the seat of Czech princes, later kings and since 1918 it has been the seat of the President of the Republic. The President's House is located in the southwestern part of the Royal Garden of Prague Castle.
The Dancing House or Ginger and Fred (after the dancers Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire – the house resembles a pair of dancers), is the nickname given to the building on the Rašín Embankment in Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić in cooperation with Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry on a vacant riverfront plot. The building was designed in 1992.