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Ljubičevo Stable
Ljubičevo () stable is the oldest equestrian facility in central Serbia, established in 1858 by the order of Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia, Miloš Obrenović. It is located on the right bank of the river Velika Morava, near Požarevac. History Predecessor of the modern stable was an agricultural society named “Morava", after the nearby river. It was founded by Prince Miloš, on the land which he took from the local Turks in 1860, from downtown Požarevac. The prince donated the land to the state for the benefit of the people. The stable was founded with the purpose of introducing the best horse breeds to Serbia. After Prince Mihailo Obrenović succeeded his father that same year, he took over the stable, too. The area of the complex was enlarged to and in 1866 Prince Mihailo renamed it to Ljubičevo, after his mother, Ljubica Vukomanović, Princess Ljubica. A residence of ''Ljubičin konak (residence), konak'' was built so as the several stables next to it, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konak (residence)
Konak (, , , , ) is a name for a house in Turkey and on the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, especially one used as an official residence for the elite members of the Ottoman society. Characteristics The konak, a transnational Ottoman architectural style, was commonly referred to as a “''Turkish house''” in Europe, though it was not inherently tied to any single nation or religion in the Ottoman Empire. In the Ottoman Empire, konaks were prominent urban mansions, especially in Istanbul, which was considered home to the finest examples. After the empire’s fall, various nations rebranded konaks as part of their national heritage, often erasing their Ottoman roots. In Turkey, konaks were integrated into the national identity, while in places like Greece, their Ottoman elements were reinterpreted as Byzantine or Hellenic. Architect Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , ; ), was a Swiss-French architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trim Trail
A fitness trail, trim trail or parcourse consists of a path or course with outdoor exercise equipment or obstacles installed along its length for exercising the human body to promote good health. The course is designed to promote physical fitness training in the style attributed to Georges Hébert. In general, fitness trails can be natural or man-made, located in areas such as forest, transportation rights-of-way, parks, or urban settings. Equipment exists to provide specific forms of physiological exercise, and can consist of natural features including climbable rocks, trees, and river embankments, or manufactured products (stepping posts, chin-up and climbing bars) designed to provide similar physical challenges. The degree of difficulty of a course is determined by terrain slope, trail surface (dirt, grass, gravel, etc.), obstacle height (walls) or length (crawls) and other features. Urban parcourses tend to be flat, to permit participation by the elderly, and to accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Park
An adventure park is a place which can contain a wide variety of elements, including but not limited to, rope climbing exercises, obstacle courses, bouldering, rock climbing, target oriented activities, and zip-lines. They are usually intended for recreation. Related outdoor activities A ropes course can be considered a challenging outdoor personal development and team-building activity. Some parks offer both - a recreational section and a team building section. A canopy tour is a specific type of ziplining where a person is harnessed to a steel cable and propelled by gravity from platform to platform high up in the trees of a thick forest canopy. Although these have previously been used for civil and even scientific uses, it has since become a popular activity for the recreation and tourism industries. Safety systems The safety equipment for each participant consists of a harness, a lanyard and a belay device. Helmets or gloves can also be used. Gallery Image:Leonhard-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippodrome
Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types. A modern example is the Hippodrome which opened in London in 1900 "combining circus, hippodrome, and stage performances". The term hippodroming refers to fraudulent sporting competitions, such as in racing or baseball. Etymology The word "hippodrome" is derived from Ancient Greek ''hippódromos'' (), a stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name itself is a compound of the words ''híppos'' (), meaning "horse", and ''drómos'' (), meaning "course". The ancient Roman counterpart was the circus. Description One end of the ''hippodromos'' of the Ancient Greeks was semicircular, while the other was a quadrilateral with an extensive portico. At the front thereof, at a lower level, were the stalls for the horses and chariots. On either end of the ''hippodromos'' were posts (Greek ''termata'') around which the chariots turned. This was the most dangerous part of the track and the Greeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wars
A world war is an international conflict that involves most or all of the world's major powers. Conventionally, the term is reserved for two major international conflicts that occurred during the first half of the 20th century, World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), although some historians have also characterized other global conflicts as world wars, such as the Nine Years' War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the Seven Years' War, the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the Cold War, and the War on terror. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' had cited the first known usage in the English language to a Scottish newspaper, ''The People's Journal'', in 1848: "A war among the great powers is now necessarily a world-war." The term "world war" is used by Karl Marx and his associate, Friedrich Engels, in a series of articles published around 1850 called ''The Class Struggles in France''. Rasmus B. Anderson in 1889 described an episode in Teuto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubica Vukomanović
Ljubica Vukomanović ( sr-cyr, Љубица Вукомановић; September 1788 – 26 May 1843) was Princess consort of the Principality of Serbia as the wife of Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia, and the founder of the Obrenović dynasty, which ruled Serbia in an almost unbroken line from the time of his election as Prince to the May Overthrow in 1903. Ljubica married Miloš in 1805 and became Princess of Serbia on 6 November 1817 until her husband's abdication on 25 June 1839. She had at least seven surviving children. Life She was born in September 1788 in Srezojevci, Serbia, the daughter of wealthy farm owner (of the '' vlasteličići'' class) Radoslav Vukomanović and first wife Marija Damjanović; however, the exact date is unknown. In 1805 she married Miloš Obrenović, who on 6 November 1817 was elected the Prince of Serbia, making her Princess consort. Ljubica was active and influential in Serbian politics. Her marriage, however, was volatile, she often disag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihailo Obrenović
Mihailo ( sr-cyr, Михаило) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is a variant of the Hebrew name ''Michael'', and its cognates include Mihajlo and Mijailo. Common as a given name among Serbs, it is an uncommon surname. Notable people with the name include: * Mihailo Vojislavljević (–d. 1081)), King of Duklja * Mihailo Ovčarević (), Habsburg Serb commander * Mihailo Đurić (1925–2011), Serbian philosopher, retired professor, and academic * Mihailo Janković (d. 1976), Serbian architect * Mihailo Jovanović (b. 1975), Serbian footballer * Mihailo Lalić (1914–1992), Montenegrin and Serbian novelist * Mihailo Marković (1927-2010), Serbian philosopher * Mihailo Merćep (1864–1937), Serb flight pioneer * Mihailo Obrenović (1823–1868), Prince of Serbia * Mihailo Petrović Alas (1868–1943), Serbian mathematician and inventor * Mihailo Petrović (Chetnik) (1871-1941), Serbian archpriest and freedom fighter * Mihailo Vukdragović (1900–1967), Serbian compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
