[Panel 1] Mandado Construir em MDCCCXCIX pelo Exmo Senr. Jose Cardoso Ramalho Júnior, Governador do Estado do Amazonas.
[In English: Construction Ordered, 1899, by His Excellency, Mr. Jose Cardoso Ramalho Junior, Governor of the State . . . — — Map (db m26407) HM
Stefan Zweig nasceu em Viena, Áustria, em 1881. Escritor cosmopolita, tornou-se conhecido por suas analises do comlexo psíquico e pela defesa dos ideais humanitarios. Foi o autor mais traduzido do seu tempo. Pacifista, escrevia . . . — — Map (db m31877) HM
Igreja de pergrinação do século XVIII, com arcadas laterais. Local de grade devoção popular, possui internamente coleção de ex-votos.
English: This simple 18th century church with arches on both sides has been the . . . — — Map (db m26089) HM
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Zumbi dos Palmares
“É chegada a hora de tirar nossa nação das trevas da injustica racial.”
Nasceu livre, em 1655, na Serra da Barriga, união dos Palmares, Alagoas. Neto de Aqualtune, não permitiu a submissão de seu . . . — — Map (db m26125) HM
Projeto do arquiteto Oscar Niemeyer foi inaugurado em 12 de setembro de 1981 em homenagem a Juscelino Kubischek de Oliveira, fundador de Brasilia. Abriga biblioteca com trēs mil volumes que pertenceram a JK, atém de objetos . . . — — Map (db m26590) HM
As alturas não me intimidam. —Santos-Dumont, Foz do Iguaçu, 24 Abril 1916.
Posso dizer-ihe, Frederico Engel, que estas maravilhas em torno das cataratas não podem continuar a pertencer a um particular (Santos–Dumont) . . . — — Map (db m26178) HM
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João Cândido Felisberto nasceu em 1880, na Vila Sâo José, Encruzilhada do Sul, Distrito de Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul.
De 22 a 26 de Novembro do 1910 liderou a Revolta Dos Marinheiros contra as péssimas condiçôes de . . . — — Map (db m26028) HM
The Venerable and Archiepiscopal Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmo [sic]was founded on July 19, 1648.
In 1749, the Order decided to have a new chapel built to practice spiritual exercises more comfortably. But it was only in 1752 . . . — — Map (db m31759) HM
Esta região guarda a memória do período colonial Brasileiro. No Século XVII, o núcleo original da cidade desloca-se do morro do Castelo para a várzea e consolida-se ao longo da Rua Direita, hoje Primeiro de Março. Junto à rua, na praia de N.S. do . . . — — Map (db m26313) HM
[The text on the right of the marker is in English]:
The Environmental Protection Area (APA) of Copacabana and Arpoador Promontories was created by Municipal Law No. 2.087/94 to protect its rocky coast and native plant life . . . — — Map (db m25894) HM
Together with the Arpoador Rock and Cape, the Fort is part of an important landscape group located between two highly populated neighbourhoods: Copacabana and Ipanema.
Date: inaugurated in 1914 by President Marechal Hermes da Fonseca. . . . — — Map (db m25962) HM
Uma história de fé
De braços abertos sobre a cidade, abençoando-a, o monumento ao Cristo Redentor, foi inaugurado em 12 outubro de 1931 pelo Presidente Getúlio Vargas e o Cardeal Sebastião Leme.
Construido de concreto . . . — — Map (db m31815) HM
Engenheiro Brasilero
que idealisou e realisou
o Caminho Aéreo
1912 - 1913
English Translation:
The Brazilian Engineer who envisioned and created the aerial tramway. — — Map (db m26350) HM
No dia 27 de Octubro de 2002, a Companhia Camaniho Aéreo Pão de Açúcar - CCAPA - compleou 90 anos de serviços ininteruptos do teleférico. Esta tecnologia de ponta de engemharia transformou o Pão de Açucar em um icone nacional de grande orgulho par . . . — — Map (db m26365) HM
Engeneheiro
Cristovão Leite
de Castro
idealizou e realizou
o teleférico
do Pão de Açucar
Inaugurado em
29 de outubro de 1972
English Translation:
Engineer Cristovão Leite de Castro masterminded and carried out the . . . — — Map (db m26376) HM
The Fort Aguada built in 1612, comprises a lower fort with bastions all around and an upper fort. it skirts the seashore and ascends summit of the bare rocky uplands called Aguada Point. The upper fort was built as a vantage point to serve as a . . . — — Map (db m216887) HM
In 1510, Affonso de Albuquerque conquered the city of Goa (Old Goa) with its natural harbours
and navigable rivers by driving away the forces of Ismall Adilshah [1510-1534] Sultan of Bijapur. After their firm establishment in Goa, the Portuguese . . . — — Map (db m216919) HM
Historical records suggest that this site of the temple of Saptakoteshwar located of Noroa in Diwar existed during the Kadamba period (10th-14th Century C.). This deity was the family deity of the Kadamba rulers. The rock cut tank of this temple was . . . — — Map (db m217002) HM
This forty six mtrs high colossal four
storeyed tower was meant to serve as a belfry and
formed part of the facade of the Church of St. Augustine which was facing west. There were eight
richly adorned chapels and four altars, and a convent with . . . — — Map (db m220739) HM
Jews have been part of India's mercantile heritage for over 2,000 years.
Recently discovered 12th-century documentary evidence from the historical Cairo, Egyptian Synagogue, confirmed the centrality of the Port of Bharuch to Jewish . . . — — Map (db m293360) HM
"Railway Board Building," a unique building of its time, was built in 1896-97 by M/S Richardson and Cruddas, a Bombay based firm, at a very just sum of Rs. 4,08,476/-only. This building replaced the site of old residences known as "Herbert House" . . . — — Map (db m243135) HM
“…A glorious chapter of unbroken love and affection on the one hand, and deep devotion and loyalty on the other, between the Maharajas of Cochin and their Jewish subjects.... The memory of your early association with this country has always been . . . — — Map (db m265817) HM
To the Glory of God and in Memory of Lieut: Col: J.J.P. Quinn, I.R. Maj: A.P. Atal, I.M.S. Maj: J.N. Black, Somerset Light Infantry. Capt: B.V. Falls, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Capt: W.A. Gover Capt: I.F. Mackay, Gordon Highlanders. Capt: E.G . . . — — Map (db m138465) WM
Paradesi Synagogue Stabilisation and Conservation of the Clock Tower
A project of World Monuments Fund Jewish Heritage Program In partnership with the
Jewish Community of Cochin and the National Culture Fund The World Monuments Fund (WMF) . . . — — Map (db m137909) HM
“Dharma is our family Deity."
"We do not have a tradition
of abandoning those who are under our protection,"
Gold Torah crown gifted to the Paradesi Synagogue, Kochi
The Torah is the compilation of the first five books of the . . . — — Map (db m292620) HM
This is one of the finest monasteries (35.7 X 27.6 m) of its
kind and no other monastery at Ajanta has been so handsomely
ornamented. The Mahayana monastery consists of an open
courtyard, verandah, a hypostylar hall, sanctum with an
antechamber . . . — — Map (db m144465) HM
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus building has been
inscribed upon the world heritage list of the convention
concerning the protection of the world culture and natural
heritage inscription on this list conforms the exceptional
universal value . . . — — Map (db m144418) HM
Diwan-i-Khas also known as 'Shah Mahal' was the
Hall of Private Audience used by the Emperor
for receiving selected courtiers and visitors.
It consists of a rectangular central chamber,
surrounded by series of arches rising from piers.
The . . . — — Map (db m144850) HM
The Naubat or Naggar Khana (Drum House)
stands at the entrance to the palatial complex.
In its days of glory, musicians from the Naubat
Khana announced the arrival of the Emperor or
other prominent dignitaries at the court of the
public . . . — — Map (db m144852) HM
In the courtyard of the Quwwat-Ul-Islam mosque this famous iron pillar is situated, which bears a Sanskrit inscription in Gupta Period Brahmi script, palaeographically assignable to the Fourth Century, a date
wnich is also confirmed by the peculiar . . . — — Map (db m144953) HM
One of the attractions of
the Amber Palace is the
Diwan-i-Khas or the Hall of Private
Audience. Constructed during the period
of Mirza Raja Jai Singh (1621-67 A.D.), it
was for this reason also called Jai Mandir and
because of the beautiful . . . — — Map (db m144910) HM
The Rathore kings of Marwar are Rajputs, a term that
denotes their status as the descendants of Kshatriyas,
the traditional Hindu warrior caste. Within Rajputs, the
Rathores are a clan of Suryavanshi Rajputs who claim
descent from the Sun . . . — — Map (db m144911) HM
Swami Shrihariprasad of the Sri Vishnu Mohan Foundation embodies the dedication of his ancestors, the Paliam family of Chendamangalam, to the cause of reconciliation and peace between all communities. He has strengthened the centuries-old friendship . . . — — Map (db m293896) HM
The Taj Mahal a marvel on marble was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
in commemoration of his favourite wife, Empress Mumtaz Mahal. Shah Jahan
married Arjumand Bano Bagum (Mumtaz Mahal), grand daughter of I'timad-Ud-
Daula, the Wazir of . . . — — Map (db m144748) HM
(Northwest face)
In memory of
thousands of Allied prisoners of war (POW)
& Asian labourers
(principally from Malaya, Burma and Thailand)
who gave their lives
or suffered inhuman treatment.
Information panel,
Thailand – . . . — — Map (db m237945) HM WM
Dans cette maison qui etait le Siege du Consulat de France l’explorateur Charles de Foucauld s’est arrete le 28 janvier 1884 venant du Souss Hommage du Syndicat d’Initiative
English translation In this . . . — — Map (db m249405) HM
Français La cité heureuse
« Sachez qu' Al Sawira n'est pas comme les autres cités.
La puissance divine la protège » soulignait le Sultan Sidi
Mohamed ben Abdallah (1757-1790) chaque fois qu'il
venait visiter son port . . . — — Map (db m249857) HM
Cejourd'hui et en grande solennité fut en présence des autorités Françaises,
et des représentants des puissances étrangères, installé, en cette demeure le premier Tribunal Francais, séant à Mogador 23 Avril 1914 . . . — — Map (db m249410) HM
Français Le Petit Riad Cette partie est la plus récente par rapport aux autres composantes. C'est un petit jardin intérieur (1) de forme
carrée sur lequel s'ouvrent des salles (3-4-5), des niches (2)
et des annexes. Il est . . . — — Map (db m249401) HM
Français Bab Nkob Bab Nqob a été créée pendant le
protectorat français pour relier la vieille ville au nouveau quartier de
Guéliz, qui signifie Néguev, afin de trouver la distance la plus proche pour
relier deux points. . . . — — Map (db m249907) HM
English Considered as an architectural masterpiece of the
Almohads, the Koutoubia is one of the five great mosques
built by this dynasty in the main sites and cities of its vast
empire: the great mosque of Taza, the mosque of . . . — — Map (db m249817) HM
English The Minaret of Koutoubia The Minaret:
The minaret of the Koutoubia considered a true jewel of
Islamic architecture, served as a model for the
construction of the minaret of the Giralda in Seville, which
itself . . . — — Map (db m249808) HM
English The stone fortress and the gate of Ali:
The stone fortress built under the reign of the
Almoravid prince Abu Bakr Ben Omar in 1071
AD delimits the first urban core at the origin of
the construction of the city of . . . — — Map (db m249819) HM
Français Place Side Mimoun
La place Sidi Mimoun a pris son nom
parce qu'elle est située près de la tombe
du bon gardien Sidi Mimoun Yassine
Lamtouni Senhaji et elle est situé près
de la tombe de Youssef ben . . . — — Map (db m249837) HM
Français Mausolée de Sidi Abu Mohamed Abdellah El
Ghazouani Moul El Ksour (Propriétaire des palais)
Abou Mohamed Abdellah Ben Ajjal El
Ghazouani est lié à la tribu Ghazouan. Il
est né au milieu du IXe siècle AH / . . . — — Map (db m249899) HM
Français Médersa Ben Youssef
Le Sultan Essaadi Abdellah Al Ghalib acheva
sa construction en 1565 après JC sur une
superficie de 1680 m², dans le quartier Ben
Youssef, près de la mosquée Almoravide
qui porte le même nom. . . . — — Map (db m250130) HM
Français Place Ben Youssef
C'est l'une des places les plus
célèbres et les plus importantes
de Marrakech, étant donné
son emplacement qui a une
grande signification historique,
car elle est entourée par un
certain . . . — — Map (db m250127) HM
Français Place Mosquée Moulay El Yazid
La place Mosquee Moulay Eyazid a été nommée en relation avec la mosquée de la Kasbah almohade, qui porte le nom du sultan alaouite Moulay Al-Yazid à l’époque Alaouite, car elle était . . . — — Map (db m247400) HM
English Room of Lalla Massaouda
This square building was built in two stages: The small
square room topped by an admirable dome at
Muqarnas (stalactites), like the funeral buildings, was
first built by Sultan Abdallah . . . — — Map (db m247682) HM
English Saadian Tombs The Saadian Graves Funeral Complex was discovered in 1917 by the Department of Fine
Arts and Historic Monuments. The Saadian Tombs complex has two architectural
ensembles: The nucleus of the first . . . — — Map (db m247654) HM
English West building
This funeral complex was built by the sa'adian Sultan
Ahmad Al Mansour (1578-1603) to bury his body.
It consists of three interconnecting rooms:
The Mihrab room, the Twelve Columns room and . . . — — Map (db m247680) HM
Français Place Bab Doukkala
La Place Bab Doukkala, constitue une
partie importante de Houmt Bab
Doukkala et abrite également de
nombreuses installations religieuses.
telles que la mosquée de Lalla
Messaouda, la mère du . . . — — Map (db m249900) HM
Français Musée des Confluences Dar El Bacha, Marrakech
Le bâtiment a été construit dans les années
1910 par le Pacha de Marrakech, Thami
El-Glaoui (1878-1956), qui avait voulu en
faire un concurrent des édifices . . . — — Map (db m250297) HM
Français Place Foundouk El Bacha
Elle a été nommée d'après le
Foundouk dans lequel elle est
située, "Foundouk El Bacha»>,
qui se caractérise par ses
boutiques exposant les produits
traditionnels d'artisanat . . . — — Map (db m250248) HM
Français Place Mouassine
Place Mouassine a tire son nom du
quartier de Saadi (Al-Mouassine) et elle
est situé entre la mosquée Al-Ashraf
et l'eau architecturale, Al-Midah et la
fontaine, qui portent le même nom,
et il y . . . — — Map (db m249920) HM
Français Je suis le marché de cuir. Le mot
maroquinerie est tiré de mon activité à Marrakech. Les peaux des moutons et
des chèvres, notamment, sont ici mises en vente. Acheminé depuis les Tanneries
de Bab Debagh, le cuir est . . . — — Map (db m250017) HM
Français Mausolée de Sidi Abou Faris Abdelaziz
Tebbâa
Il a grandi à Marrakech, à Darb Ben Hareb,
à Houmt El Ksour, qui était habitée par
des notables de la ville, au milieu du IXe
siècle de l'hégire. Il était reconnu . . . — — Map (db m250019) HM
FrançaisPalais Bahia Je suis la Magnifique comme mon nom l'indique. J'abrite l'un des plus vastes palais de la médina, près de deux hectares. Je suis l'oeuvre du grand vizir Ahmed Ben Moussa dit Ba Hmad (et son père le . . . — — Map (db m247147) HM
Bahia Palace
The builders of Bahia Palace are descendants of the Echerki Al-Bukhari family, a
family intrinsically linked to "Abid Al Bukhari," an army of slaves formed by Sultan
Moulay Ismail (1672-1727) whose main objective was to . . . — — Map (db m247754) HM
Français Place Qzadriya La place Qzadriya, est située pres du quartier juif (Al-Mallah), du palais Badi, de le tombe et de la mosquée du Wali Side Ahmed Al-Kamel, ou il était consideré comme un marché commerical de la . . . — — Map (db m246970) HM
English The Grand Riad It is the oldest part in the Palace (1866-1867). It
was once built by Ba Ahmed's father, Si Moussa,
and restored at a later stage.
It is a vast indoor garden, with three marble.
basins, and onto . . . — — Map (db m249805) HM
La Petite Cour C'est un patio autour duquel sont symétriquement
disposées quatre pièces dont l'une était autrefois
garnie de glaces offertes en 1898 par le gouvernement
français à Ba Ahmed.
Cet ensemble dont le sol est . . . — — Map (db m249803) HM
Français Palais Badiâ Je suis le Badiâ, l'Incomparable, bâti par le sultan saâdien Ahmed El Mansour tout au long de son règne (1578-1603). Je fus destiné aux festivités et aux audiences solennelles du souverain. Je vis défiler . . . — — Map (db m247398) HM
Estaleiro Naval
Cidade portuária, Angra tinha aqui, num areal mais vasto do que o
atual, o seu estaleiro de construção e reparação naval dispondo de
carpinteiros de ribeira, calafates e demais profissões necessárias.
Numa . . . — — Map (db m285965) HM
Igreja da Misericórdia
Neste lugar, os membros da Confraria do Santo Espírito, entre eles João Vaz
Corte Real, navegador nos mares da Terra-Nova, fundaram, em 15 de março
de 1492, funcionando junto ao cais da cidade, o primeiro . . . — — Map (db m285916) HM
Antiga casa de verão da familia Dabney.
É constituída pela moradia principal e adega (museu).
Old summer house of the Dabney family.
It includes the main house and the cellar (museum). — — Map (db m285678) HM
Igreja da Misericórdia
A Misericórdia da Ribeira Grande foi fundada no final do século XVI (1592). A actual, igreja resulta de uma reconstrução realizada entre 1748 e 1773, patente na sua curva, tardo-barroca, com exuberante . . . — — Map (db m286362) HM
A Ginjinha do largo de São Domingos, propriedade de um galego,
de nome Espinheira, foi o primeiro estabelecimento em Lisboa a
comercializar a bebida que lhe dá o nome e que rapidamente se
transformou num ex libris da cidade. Por . . . — — Map (db m245168) HM
O Arco da Rua Augusta foi desenhado pelo arquitecto Santos de Carvalho para comemorar a reconstrução da
cidade depois do terramoto de 1755, mas apenas foi dado
por concluido em 1873, com um projecto de Veríssimo José
da Costa. É . . . — — Map (db m247004) HM
Fazendo ligação entre o Rossio e a Rua dos Sapateiros, o
Arco do Bandeira foi constexido no final do século XVIII
segundo um projecto de Marmel Reinaldo dos Santos.
Erguido a expensas de Pires Bandeira, de que recebeu
o nome, o arco . . . — — Map (db m246308) HM
Ascensor do Lavra
O antigo ascensor de Lisboa, foi inaugurado em 19 de
Abril de 1884. Estabelecendo ligação entre a Rua Câmara
Pestana e o Largo da Anunciada, funcionava, primitivamente,
pelo sistema de cremalheira e . . . — — Map (db m245631) HM
Entre 1913 e 1915, Fernando Pessoa foi
correspondente estrangeiro no escritório Lavado,
Pinto e Ca Lda. (1° Dto)
Between 1913 and 1915, Fernando Pessoa wrote
letters for the firm Lavado, . . . — — Map (db m245906) HM
O Mosteiro de São Domingos, situado num vasto espaço
onde hoje está presente a Igreja do mesmo nome, foi
o primeiro lugar onde se desenvolveu a devoção à Virgem do
Rosário sob o impulso da Ordem dos Dominicanos, abrindo
as portas aos . . . — — Map (db m246603) HM
Igreja Paroquial de S. José da Anunciada
A sua construção iniciou-se em 1863, ficando concluída em
Agosto de 1883.
O projecto inicial de Tomás da Fonseca foi alterado, em 1868,
por Domingos Parente, que traçou uma igreja sem . . . — — Map (db m246557) HM
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