Showing posts with label Rivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rivers. Show all posts
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Khotyn Fortress
The Khotyn Fortress (Ukrainian: Хотинська фортеця, Polish: twierdza w Chocimiu, Turkish: Hotin Kalesi, Romanian: Cetatea Hotinului) is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
Construction on the current Khotyn fortress was started in 1325, while major improvements were made in the 1380s and in the 1460s.
The fortress is a large tourist attraction for the area and Ukraine. In 2007, the fortress was named one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. It is also a National Ukrainian Architectural Preserve as of 2000.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Carpathians 2012 / pt.3...
| Male Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) |
| Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) |
| Spreading Bellflower (Campanula patula) |
| Confluence: tributary Slavka (left) joins Opir river (right) |
| Opir river (Slavske) |
| The Comma (Polygonia c-album butterfly) |
| Rozhanka river |
| Opir river |
| Willow Gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea) |
| Ladybird (Coccinellidae) |
| My wet footprint on matching stone... |
| Rocks' shores of Opir river |
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