63 Building - Seoul, South Korea

At 250 meters (819 ft) high, it was the tallest building outside North America when it opened in July 1985, and remains the tallest gold-clad structure in the world. 

The 63 Building was built as a landmark for the 1988 Summer Olympics. 63 is something of a misnomer since only 60 floors are above ground level. Floors 61-63 are restricted areas. The skyscraper is the headquarters of Korea Life Insurance, Industrial Bank of Korea Securities, and other major financial companies.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Anchorage, Alaska

Nicknames: The Last Frontier

Mottos: North to the Future

After World War II, a radar system to detect and prevent a nuclear attack through the polar regions was built in Alaska. In 1867, Tsar Alexander II sold Alaska to the United States for $ 7 million. Thirty years later, the value of the gold mined there by the Americans exceeded 100 times that amount.

 

Hot air balloon Happy Birthday - Suquian, China

Suqian possesses the majority of Luoma Lake, which is a major lake in the Huai River basin. Suqian was said to be the site of a military grain store built when the Emperor Yuan of Jin reigned.

 

#34 GF - Limerick, Ireland

Limerick - the third-largest city in the Republic of Ireland in terms of population. There are many agricultural businesses here and the city is known for producing ham and bacon. The most important monuments are the cathedrals: St. Mary's, and St. John's, and King John's Castle from the 12th century.

 

View of Auckland - Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland's Sky Tower, 328 meters high, is the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere. In the language of the local inhabitants, the Maori people, the city is called Tamaki Macau Rau, which in free translation means "the bride of a thousand lovers". Nicknames: City of Sails, Capital of the South Pacific.

 

#35 FOTW - Jangsak, Brunei Darussalam

It is said to be one of the richest countries in the world, and legends circulate about the wealth of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah. He has been on the throne since 1967 and is not going to be relinquished yet.

The origin of the name Brunei is unknown. According to legend, after the discovery of Brunei, its later first Sultan Muhammad Shah was to call Baru nah ("this is it" or "there") and the name Brunei is supposed to derive from this exclamation.

 

University of Bonn - Verl, Germany

It was founded on October 18, 1818, as the University of the Rhine by Prussian King Frederick William III. Currently, the University of Bonn is one of the largest German universities, employing over 4,500 research and teaching staff and educating 35,000 students.

There were six Nobel laureates among the graduates and employees of the university: Reinhard Selten, Wolfgang Paul, Luigi Pirandello, Otto Wallach, Paul Heyse, and Philipp Lenard.

 

Lantern Press 73449 - Tacoma, Washington

By 1969, Ocean Shores was declared the "richest little city" per capita in the country, with an assessed valuation of $35 million and 900 permanent residents. The city's first school opened in 1971 and road paving began in earnest.

 

Greetings from - San Francisco, USA

"The coldest winter I have ever spent was warmer than a summer in San Francisco" - Mark Twain

During the gold rush, the first jeans were made here. They were made for miners and considered very comfortable. The original Spanish name for San Francisco is Yerba Buena, meaning "good herb" or "good grass".

 

Beers - Midelburg, The Netherlands

Middelburg is the capital of Zealand, the westernmost province of the Netherlands (peninsulas and finger-shaped islands on the border with Belgium). The admiral and explorer Jacob Roggeven, the discoverer of Easter Island, was born in Middelburg.

 

#33 GF - Jakarta, Indonesia

There are over 500 volcanoes here, and as many as 160 of them are considered active. That is why Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the "ring of fire". Indonesia is home to many unique animal species. One of them is the famous Komodo dragon, which looks like the last living dinosaur on Earth. 

 

Mount Fuji - Tsukuba, Japan

In 2013, Mount Fuji was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site - a sacred place and a source of artistic inspiration. 

Mount Fuji is also a sacred mountain for Shinto followers - as the female deity of Konohana-no-sakuyahime-no-mikoto. Three torii gates and two shrines were built on it. Until 1868, women were not allowed to climb the mountain.

 

#34 FOTW - London, England

About 20 million tourists visit England each year. The first telephone book was established in England in 1880. There were 25 names in it. England has been nicknamed 'Albion' since the Roman invaders saw the white cliffs of Dover.

 

Large Letter Reprint - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nicknames: Land of Enchantment

Mottos: Crescit eundo - It grows as it goes

The city of Cimarron was in the past considered the cowboy capital of the world - it is here that people lived here, among others Kit Carson trappers or "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The atmosphere of this city is evidenced by a newspaper clipping from those times: “There is peace in Cimarron. Nobody has been killed for 3 days. "

 

A pint of beer - Pisek, Czech Republic

Currently, the inhabitants of the Czech Republic drink as much as 160 liters of the golden drink per year per person. There are 48 breweries in the country, as well as 36 mini-breweries, thanks to which the Czechs produce as much as 20 million hl of beer per year.