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Taj Mahal is the most sparkling jewel of the crown of India. It is an epitome of architectural beauty and a symbol of love. It is a must-see attraction of India which attracts millions of tourists every year. This architectural marvel is a mausoleum located in the enchanting city of Agra. This city is an important part of the famous Golden Triangle Tour of India. The other two are Delhi and Jaipur. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, TajMahal is the pride of India
 From calligraphic work to floral designs and intricate carvings, there is so much to notice in this majestic structure. Semi-predacious and precious gems were used to add royal look to Taj Mahal. It is set amidst lush green sprawling gardens fitted with fountains where you can sit and enjoy its beauty.

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Nordic-Baltic Concert Season 2010/2011

The Nordic-Baltic Concert Season is organised jointly by eight countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The aim of the Nordic-Baltic Concert Season is to introduce the contemporary music and musicians of the participating countries to a wider audience at home and abroad, via the medium of radio.

The 2010-2011 season, which is the 16th, will feature the music of legendary classics, such as Sibelius and Leifs, alongside the premiers of recent works by several young composers: Jon Øyvind Ness (Norway), Mirjam Tally (Estonia), Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmbreen (Denmark), and Uljas Pulkkis (Finland). One more name will be added to this list in due time – the name of the winner of the Latvian National Orchestra’s composition contest.

As always, the Nordic-Baltic Concert Season presents the national orchestras and leading performers of the participating countries. The concerts are conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Thomas Dausgaard, Juha Kangas, Osmo Vänska et al. Among the featured soloists one will hear young talents and well-established artists alike: trumpet player Tine Ting Helseth, the pianists Peter Friis-Johansson, Vestars Shimkus, Elisso Bolkvadze, Kari Kriikku and Kalle Randalu, and the percussion ensemble Kroumata.

In addition to the Nordic-Baltic Concert Season, the eight countries collaborate on a number of other projects: a separate series of summer concerts, a special project devoted to the music of female composers, the jazz and choir music series, the annual meetings of music program directors and the workshops for radio presenters.

Full Program of Nordic-Baltic Concert Season 2010-2011:

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Riga - Old Town Christmas Fair: until January 9

Christmas is approaching, and one of the signs testifying to this is the Old Town Christmas Fair with sweet-smelling mulled wine, roasted almonds, glittering glazed gingerbread and local handcraft. This year’s fair will be open on Dome Square until Orthodox Christmas January 9.

Visitors will have a chance to find their Christmas miracle here every day. Various concerts and workshops are on the program, with Santa Claus entertaining kids and adults alike.

This year, the annual Old Town Christmas Fair celebrates its 10th anniversary. All those loving delicious food will be delighted at the traditional treats – mulled wine, gingerbread, roasted almonds, Christmas tea and coffee, as well as delicious smoked meats and meat products. The fair will also offer a wide range of Latvian handcraft for Christmas gifts - patterned mittens, skillfully turned wooden candlesticks, jarred sunny-smelling Latvian honey, sweet-smelling wax candles, handmade warm socks, hats and scarfs, amber and silver jewellery, ecological wooden toys and rag bears...

Along with food and handcraft, you will have an opportunity to learn more about various Latvian traditions, for example, log dragging and traditional Christmas cooking. Latvian Christmas songs and world-known melodies will be performed by pop music bands and traditional ensembles. Creative workshops will be open to let you learn more about some stitch craft, and a special Christmas post office will be accessible to send postcards. Rabbits and a pony will wait for children here; and, of course, Santa Claus will entertain you to make the Christmas celebration memorable.

Check our offers for the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Riga and in the Baltics:

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Vilnius Tourist Route for People with Movement Disabilites

Vilnius Tourist Information Centre & Convention Bureau together with Lithuanian Association of People with Disabilities has launched new publication Route for People with Movement Disabilites.

This route is the first tourist route of Vilnius city intended for the individuals with limited movement abilities. This route was worked out in April-June 2010 in the presence of the individuals with movement disabilities and taking into consideration their remarks and propositions.

The physical and social environment in Vilnius is not sufficiently well adapted to the needs of the disabled. Due to one reason or another no “universal environment” has been created that is adapted to every individual (both healthy or moving in a wheelchair, or an individual of an elderly age with movement disabilities). Objects of the cultural heritage located in the Old Town and the centre of the city are adapted to being visited, and some of the objects are adapted only in part (for example, only the ground floor can be visited, there is no toilet for the disabled visitors, etc.).

Despite the existing problems, we invite you to try the route from Aušros Vartai (the Gate of Dawn) to the Arsenal, which is an interesting historical and cultural site. Next to every object on the route there are warnings about the possible obstacles (for example, a steep hillside, a step, etc.).

Download (English):

http://www.vilnius-tourism.lt/mediabank/MarsrutasMaketas_EN_12-02B.pdf

Presentation of the Route online:

http://www.vilnius-tourism.lt/topic.php?tid=258&sid=316

Vilnius Tourist Information Centre (Vilniaus street 22) has been adapted to the needs of the individuals with movement disabilites.

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Tallinn reveals full schedule of Culture Capital 2011 events and projects

The city of Tallinn presented on Monday a program book of the European Culture Capital 2011 year, which includes nearly 250 projects and around 7,000 events.

Foundation Tallinn 2011 program manager Jaanus Rohumaa said that 70% of the events are things not done in Tallinn before and almost all Estonian culture top players have been included. He stressed especially the big share of theatre and music projects.

There are 8-10 events that should bring together more than 50,000 people, the youth song and dance festival, Sea Festival, Freedom Song being some of them.

“The peak of the program arrives understandably sometime at the beginning of summer, but in April things will get already very busy,” Rohumaa said.

Foundation Tallinn 2011 board member Jaanus Mutli invited everyone to the party at the Theatre Square in Tallinn in the evening of December 31 when the Culture Capital year is being furtively inaugurated.

http://www.tallinn2011.ee

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“European Christmas” is here!

December 3-30, it’s the “European Christmas” Festival in Riga featuring the Riga Dome Boys’ Choir, Latvian Radio Choir, "Sinfonietta Rīga", the Italian Early music ensemble "La Venexiana", Estonian bell-ringers "Arsis", piano quartet "RIX", vocal group "Shola Cantorum Riga", Baroque orchestra "Collegium Musicum Rīga", flute virtuoso Dita Krenberga, counter tenor Sergejs Jēgers, double bass maestro Gunārs Upatnieks, sopranos Sonora Vaice and Olga Pasichnik from Ukraine.

Upcoming concerts on the bill are "Bach and Botessini" (Dec. 17 at 19.30 in Spīķeri Concert Hall), starring the award-winning double bass player Gunārs Upatnieks, accompanied by pianist Agnese Egliņa, “Boys’ Choir Christmas” (Dec. 18 at 19.30 in St. John’s (Sv.Jāņa) Church) starring the seasoned Riga Dome Boys’ Choir and the Baroque orchestra "Collegium musicum Rīga". The program includes J.S. Bach’s Mass in F major, rarely heard in Latvian churches, and Georg Phillip Telemann’s "Veni sancto spiritus". The soloists will be soprano Sonora Vaice, counter tenor Sergejs Jēgers and the England-based bass Pauls Putniņš. Māris Kupčs is the conductor. The bell-ringing ensemble "Arsis" from Estonia is sure to bring Yuletide joy with its concert December 21 at 19.30 in St. John's Church.

http://www.eiropasziemassvetki.lv/about.php

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Events in Vilnius 2011

Vilnius Tourist Information Centre & Convention Bureau has launched new Events in Vilnius and Environs 2011 (Calendar) where brief information on main cultural and sports events is presented.

Colourful Calendar is very easy to use as events are listed by months. Being small pocket calendar it has a hanging on the wall option.

For more information:

http://www.vilnius-tourism.lt/mediabank/Calendar%20of%20Events%20in%20Vilnius_2011_%20ENG.pdf

Contact us to to get more information on our tours or book your weekend in Vilnius:

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Festive Vilnius Tours (on foot)

In 1994, the Old Town of Vilnius was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The largest Old Town in Eastern Europe is architecturally the richest part of Vilnius. Almost every style of architecture can be found: from Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism to Post-Modernism. Take part in the walking tour, feel the unique atmosphere of the historic Old Town and discover the places to which you would like to come back again.

During the tour you will visit: the Cathedral square, a monument to Grand Duke Gediminas, Royal Palace, Presidential Palace, Vilnius University, St. Anne‘s Church and Bernardines, Town Hall and Town Hall square, St. Casimir‘s Church, Basilian Gates, Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, St. Theresa‘s Church, The Gate of Dawn.

27 December 14:00 Tour in English;

29 December 14:00 Tour in English;

16:00 Tour in Russian;

30 December 14:00 Tour in English;

16:00 Tour in Russian;

2 January 14:00 Tours in English, Russian;

4 January 16:00 Tour in Russian;

6 January 16:00 Tour in Russian;

7 January 16:00 Tour in Russian;

8 January 14:00 Tour in Russian.

Beginning - from Cathedral Belfry.

Duration – 2 hours.

Price – 35 Lt per person ( around 10 Euro).

Tickets can be bought in Vilnius Tourist Information Centres:

Vilniaus St. 22 (Main Office),

Didžioji St. 31 (Town Hall),

Geležinkelio St. 16 (Railway Station)

or at the Cathedral Square before the Tour.

For more information:

http://www.vilnius-tourism.lt

Oldest Christmas Tree Decoration at Riga Museum from November 18

Five hundred years ago some members of the Blackheads’ Society chose the tallest fir tree in the forest to publicly burn it and bring cheer to Rigaens. While they were looking for the best place for a huge campfire, local children found the tree and decorated it. Suprrised at the magnificent transformation, the Blackheads decided to lift the tree up on Town Hall Square. Now the memorial plaque is set up here and a new Christmas tree decorated every year.

Seven years ago a greyish glass ball with a metal hook, which Rigans used to decorate Christmas trees with 250 years ago, was found during archeological excavations in Old Town Rīga.

Along with the Christmas tree decoration, many other items, used for daily needs, were found at the archaeological site, for instance, leather footwear, knife sheaths, bags, harnesses, pieces of pipes, pieces of clothing, stained glass, etc.

From November 18, they will be on display at the Museum of the History of Rīga and Navigation:

http://www.rigamuz.lv

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Traditional Laima chocolate and Riga Black Balsam - two in one

The most famous Latvian food brands are now available in a new product - chocolate sweets with Riga Black Balsam filling. Those who love sweets and top-quality food will love the specific and strong "Laima" taste supplemented by aromatic Riga Black Balsam.

Riga Black Balsam is a 110-year-old unique Latvian beverage which was granted the title of "Latvia's Most Unique Brand" this year. The "Laima" chocolate company was also created 140 years ago.

The dark chocolate sweets with Balsam creme filling and milk chocolate sweets with Balsam creme liquer were placed on Latvian, as well as Russian and EU markets in end-November. In total, the "Laima" company exports its production to 25 countries.

The sweets contain 2.7% of Riga Black Balsam so they are marked "Not for Children". The new type of chocolate is available either boxed or as separate weighable units.

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Une invitation à Tallinn

En 2011, le programme culturel de Tallinn, capitale culturelle de l’Europe comprend 251 projets et des milliers d’interventions. Les évènements les plus importants en sont le festival international du jazz « Jazzkaar » en avril, les « Journées de la Vieille Ville » en juin, la « Fête du chant et de la danse de la jeunesse » et les journées maritimes en juillet, le festival d’opéra « Birgitta Festival » en août et le festival de films « Les Nuits Noires » (PÖFF) en novembre.

Le programme a pour but de mettre en valeur les communes, de soutenir les enfants, les jeunes, les nouvelles initiatives culturelles, d’ouvrir également la ville sur la mer, d’occuper de nouveaux territoires urbains, d’améliorer les conditions de la création et de favoriser des rencontres entre artistes locaux et internationaux.

Outre son programme culturel, Tallinn 2011 a relancé nombre de projets à long terme avec des volontaires et des jeunes afin d’éveiller la conscience environnementale de la population.

L’année de la Capitale culturelle prend son élan avec deux évènements majeurs : la cérémonie de l'Académie Européenne du Cinéma en décembre 2010 et la cérémonie d’ouverture de la Capitale culturelle le 31 décembre 2010.

Pour plus d’Information et le programme, veuillez consulter le site : www.tallinn2011.ee

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President Grybauskaitė awarded as a woman world leader of the year

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė was honored as the Woman of the Year 2010 in the election of women world leaders organized by the U.S. Glamour magazine.

The President of Lithuania is one of 19 women heads of states of governments nominated for the award, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Tarja Halonen of Finland, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina, also leaders of Brazil, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Costa Rica and other states. The award was presented to the President of Lithuania, along with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Prime Minister Iveta Radičová of Slovakia, and Prime Minister Kamla Persad–Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago.

"In the past two decades, the number of women world leaders grew from eight to nineteen. Women on the highest–level of politics is not just a matter of fashion anymore but a reality of the daily life. More and more women run for election in their own countries and win because they are not afraid to take challenges and assume responsibility and because they see politics as an instrument to make their countries a better place to live," the President of Lithuania said.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė and other awardees received personal congratulations from U.S. President Barrack Obama. The awards were presented by the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice.

Source: http://www.baltic-course.com/

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Les États baltes au festival Les Boréales à Caen

11.11.2010 - 27.11.2010

Les Boréales, plate-forme de création nordique proposée par le Centre Régional des Lettres de Basse-Normandie, reviennent en 2010, du 11 au 27 novembre, avec un programme riche en événements. Les invités d’honneur du festival sont cette année les États baltes ; aux côtés de l’Estonie, la Lettonie et la Lituanie, la Norvège, sera également mise à l’honneur, à travers le comté du Hordaland, en cette dix-neuvième édition du festival.

Les États baltes ouvriront le bal, la première semaine du festival (du 11 au 19) leur étant consacrée. Le public sera invité à (re)découvrir les pôles d’excellence de chaque pays, à commencer par la musique avec l’Estonie. Les concerts de musique classique et contemporaine, autour du grand compositeur Arvo Pärt ou du célèbre chef d’orchestre Paavo Järvi, constitueront l’un des temps fort de ces Boréales.

Le festival Les Boréales est proposé et organisé par le Centre régional des Lettres de Basse-Normandie.

Pour plus d'informations sur le programme :

http://www.crlbn.fr/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Boreales-2010-44mo.pdf

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Era of payphones ends in Estonia on December 1

The era of payphones ends in Estonia on December 1, 2010. AS Elion, who owns the payphones that haven’t been dismantled yet, withdraws payphone cards from sale on October 15. The last call from a payphone can be made on November 30.

“We will start dismantling payphones on December 1. We are ready to give them for example to artists if they want to make installations of payphones, for example,” said Elion’s PR head Lilian Nõlvak.

“The payphone business is loss-making and unpopular among clients. The number of calls fell from 2004 by nearly 30 times,” she added.

In 1997 when the installation of modern payphones using chip cards was completed, there were 3,000 of them in Estonia. By now there are just about 550, most of them in Tallinn.

While in 2004 still 6 million minutes worth of calls were made from payphones, now it is 30 times smaller due to the wide spread of cell phones. The annual sales volume of payphone call cards has fallen by 20 time since 2004.

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The Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas) (also known as the Petronas Towers or just Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are twin towers and were the world's tallest buildings before being surpassed by Taipei 101. However, the towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world. They were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from 1969 (three additional height categories were introduced as the tower neared completion in 1996).

Comparison with other towers

In accordance to CTBUH, the pinnacles contributed to the overall height of the towers, thus surpassing the Willis Tower.

The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004, as measured to the top of their structural components (spires, but not antennas).Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences. The Petronas Twin Towers remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.

The Willis Tower and the World Trade Center towers were each constructed with 110 occupied floors – 22 more than the Petronas Twin Towers’ 88 floors. The Willis Tower and the World Trade Center’s roofs and highest occupied floors substantially exceeded the height of the roof and highest floors of the Petronas Twin Towers. The Willis Tower’s tallest antenna is 75 m (246 ft) taller than the Petronas Twin Towers’ spires. However, in accordance to CTBUH regulations and guidelines, the antennas of the Willis Tower were not counted as part of its architectural features. The spires on the Petronas Towers are included in the height since they are not antenna masts. Therefore, the Petronas Twin Towers exceed the official height of the Willis Tower by 10 m, but the Willis Tower has more floors and much higher square footage.

History

Designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli, the Petronas Towers were completed in 1998 after a seven year build and became the tallest buildings in the world on the date of completion They were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur's race track.Because of the depth of the bedrock, the buildings were built on the world's deepest foundations. The 120-meter foundations were built within 12 months by Bachy Soletanche, and required massive amounts of concrete.

The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion.[10] Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb (albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements).

Due to a lack of steel and the huge cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete.[12] High-strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors and twice as effective as steel in sway reduction; however, it makes the building twice as heavy on its foundation than a comparable steel building. Supported by 23-by-23 meter concrete cores[13] and an outer ring of widely spaced super columns, the towers use a sophisticated structural system that accommodates its slender profile and provides 560,000 square metres of column-free office space.[14] Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Other buildings have used spires to increase their height but have always been taller overall to the pinnacle when trying to claim the title. In the aftermath of the controversy, the rules governing official titles were partially overhauled, and a number of buildings re-classified structural antenna as architectural details to boost their height rating (even though nothing was actually done to the building).

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Petra (Greek "πέτρα" (petra), meaning rock; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ) is a historic and archaeological city in the Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that has rock cut architecture and water conduits system. Established sometime around the 6th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataeans [1], it is a symbol of Jordan as well as its most visited tourism attraction[2]. It lies on the slope of Mount Hor[3] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007 and a World Heritage Site since 1985. Petra was chosen by the BBC as one of "the 10 places you have to see before you die".

The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was introduced to the West by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate Prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage."

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