Show Us Your Country

This was such a great topic in the old forum so I thought I'd bring it back!

Glasgow, Scotland!


Kelvingrove Art Gallery


The Glasgow Arc Bridge


Glasgow Museum of Modern Art


Glasgow University (Where I studied)


One of my personal photographs of the university, shot from the Kelvingrove Art Gallery


Another of my photos, I love that building

Part 2


Glasgow Cathedral


Glasgow Science Centre


Glasgow City Chambers


The River Clyde


St. Mitchell Library

It's no wonder why Glasgow won European City of Architecture a few years ago!

Gio, is a great idea and the pics of your country are really amazing.
What architecture, is really fantastic.

Mafalda wrote:

Gio, is a great idea and the pics of your country are really amazing.
What architecture, is really fantastic.

Thanks Mafa! Can't wait to see everyone else's.

ahhh...Glasgow memories...

amazing city! very nice buildings!

Bravo GiO Very nice topic. Well I'm from Macedonia. How to start my journey so you will understand Macedonia's full history, cultural and spiritual heritage.
- Well first I want to tell you something about my country before posting any pics. First My country probably is most famous of Philip second and Alexander the Macedonian (the great). Maybe one of the oldest country's in the world. Macedonia is also a biblical country because is mention in the bible three times. "Paul was summoned by the vision of the "man of Macedonia" to preach the gospel there (Acts 16:9)" and the first Christian inhabitant in Europe was Lydia women from Macedonia "The first convert made by Paul in Europe was (Acts 16:13-15) Lydia (q.v.), a "seller of purple," residing in Philippi, the chief city of the eastern division of Macedonia." So if there was not Macedonians maybe Paul will never spread Christianity in Europe.
- The oldest artifact found in Macedonia - Adam of Macedonia, sometimes referred to as Adam of Govrlevo, is a Neolithic sculpture more than 6.000 years old, it is the oldest artefact found in the Republic of Macedonia and among the oldest in the world. At the world archaeological symposium in Croatia in 2002, archaeologists declared the sculpture one of the world's ten most important archaeological finds.
- Kokino is an important archaeological site and a megalithic observatory discovered in 2001. The site is more than 3800 years old. The importance of the site was confirmed by the U.S. space agency NASA, which placed it on its list of ancient observatories on 4th place.
- Some of the famous people born in Macedonia: Justinian 1, Mother Teresa, Mustafa Kamal Ataturk...etc.
I strongly advise you to try to search many more things about my country. A man from Poland was sent here from European commission, he like it so much that inspired him to make a web site with Macedonian beauties http://macedonialovesyou.com/. I also use pics from this site
http://www.pbase.com/alangrant/macedonia.


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First pic - Varoš, near Prilep Macedonia , Second pic - Lake Matka
Archangel Michael Monastery is in the background


Ohrid Lake, Sv Jovan Kaneo Second pic Sv. Clement and Pantelejmon, Plaosnik



An example of 19th century domestic architecture in the Ohrid style , second pic house in the city Bitola


Stone dolls in Kratovo Macedonia (stones standing with more then 4 meters high) and Kokino opservatory


Mother Teresa monument Skopje and Adam of Macedonia


That's it for now. Very very small part of my lovely country Macedonia

Great topic Gio.

This is Edmonton (Canada).

Start with Alberta Legislative Building.



Government House



Fairmont Hotel Macdonald



Arts Building (built in 1912) – University of Alberta



Pembina Hall (built in 1914) – University of Alberta



West Edmonton Mall (fifth largest shopping mall in the world)



Muttart Conservatory



Edmonton Panorama

great night pics you got there, gio

Maybe it would be nicer if you showed us some more landscape, you know nature, ppl, sights, not all those buildings which are nice don't get me wrong but still

Awesome pics guys!

Just for you Sile


Ben Nevis


Highland Sheep


Highland Cow


Eileen Donan Castle


William Wallace Monument


Loch Duich

And last but not least....


LOCH NESS MONSTER!!!!!!!!!

If you're thinking "goddamn,thats a huge BEER" ,then yes. It is a 26 meter tall beer just north of Copenhagen. And we're proud.

Here is Ireland/Northern Ireland.

The island is quite simple to explain geographically. As with all practically built countries, all cities are located along the coastline. However, it is these coastal areas that also provide the picturesque Ireland. The inland area is just a bunch of hills separated by small towns and greenery.

I'm from County Donegal, the most northern part of Ireland. Because of this, many people believe Donegal to be part of Northern Ireland (even some southerners have this perception). This is not the case.

The east side of Donegal is just many towns and villages within the countryside. The nearest city to me is Derry/Londonderry/The Walled City. The city itself is in Northern Ireland and officially it has three names due to political and religious differences. The city is quite unique as it is partially surrounded by walls and is one of few cities in Europe to never have its walls breached. Truly is a wonderful city, vibrant, cultured, enigmatic, friendly but horrible Irish accents. This is what it looks like:




The west side of Donegal is altogether different. Donegal is a massive district geographically and people don't realise how different it can be from a few miles to the next. The west coast has some sexy beaches such as that in the town of Portsalon:



To the south west of Donegal is Sligo which has been voted the prettiest part in Ireland. It's not, but it is on the west coast which is widely associated with being beautiful and its scenery is representative of Ireland as a whole:



More examples of the lovely west coast. Killarney (a tourist hotspot):



Also on the west coast, The Cliffs of Moher:



Ireland/Northern Ireland has two attractions people should see. One is the Giant's Causeway, just outside Belfast. It is a natural marvel but one should only visit it when in Ireland and should not go to Ireland specifically to see it unless you have an interest in geology. Once you realise its beauty it becomes just plain boring lumps of rock:



The real and somewhat forgotten work of art is Newgrange. It was built over 5,000 years ago and was probably used as some kind of tomb although nobody actually knows. What's so special about it? Well it basically puts the pyramids of Egypt to shame. On the 21st December (winter solstice), sunlight shines through into a small chamber within Newgrange. This shows that the people who built this tomb had a complex and accurate notion of time. One can visit Newgrange all year round but on Dec 21st, you have little chance. I have heard the waiting list can span decades and I've also heard that they have a big lottery each year to decide who visits:



Then there's Dublin. Tourists love Dublin (mainly for drinking) but in Irish terms, it is remarkably dull and few Irish people find Dubliners sociable (except the dubs themselves). Quintessentially Irish it may be, but a poor, perhaps even bad representation of my country:



The fact they have the most ridiculous monument in history (The Spire) says enough:



The sad thing is, even if you take just a 30 minute drive out of Dublin, you will find something as beautiful as my university, The National University of Ireland Maynooth. Basically it's an arts and science college but its architectural origins stretch back to the 1700's. Maynooth has always been the training ground of Irish priests and even now, within the university structure, part of the campus is set aside especially for the training of priests. The picture below shows were the clergymen hang out:



That's all folks!

Great pics Caxi and great info! I loved Dublin but like you said I didn't find it very authentic. I have a picture of that crazy pole thing, it is quite weird!
Temple Bar for obvious reasons was great!

Giolazio wrote:

Great pics Caxi and great info! I loved Dublin but like you said I didn't find it very authentic. I have a picture of that crazy pole thing, it is quite weird!
Temple Bar for obvious reasons was great!

Dublin has embraced so many cultures over the years that it has kind of lost its magic. Amongst the globalisation, Dublin has forgotten how to welcome people and it can really come across being a cold, unfriendly place. I can see why anyone would love Temple Bar...Dublin still has a little glimmer of romance.

I haven't travelled round Ireland much but if I were to do so, I would either go to all the scenic spots with a loved one or get a few mates, head to the backass of nowhere and sit drinking in pubs with the locals.

I didn't find much pictures on my computer right now but this is my city, called Salvador
Located on Bahia state - Brazil



and this is what is called "All Saints' Bay". It recieved that name because the Portuguese discovered it at All Saints' Day :)
You can also notice an elevator on the left of the picture, it's called Lacerda Elevator; one of the ways to connect the low part to the high part of the city

Wow Thiago, you live in Salvador .... Bahia is one of the brazilian states i wanna know, in fact many chilean visit Bahia every year

I want to stress on the Nature beauty . This is Bulgaria



































And many more at : http://photo-forum.net/joro/enbulgaria.htm

Oh my this topic makes me want to travel so bad!!

Belgio wrote:

Oh my this topic makes me want to travel so bad!!

hahaha...just what I was thinking. Gio is probably a travel agent

Cash wrote:

Belgio wrote:

Oh my this topic makes me want to travel so bad!!

hahaha...just what I was thinking. Gio is probably a travel agent

Man of many mysteries, send me a cheque for £10,000 and I'll give you a tour of Europe in my yellow Fiat Punto!

Love the Bulgaria pics!

All Impressive!

I wish to see in the most famous and recognizable places or monuments you with a Lazio Flag!

Edi and me will soon post some pictures from Slovenia, it's capital and probably a Lazio scarf involved.

All look like awesome places and countries....

I like the Bulgaria pictures posted by Usampa obviouslly but why no photos of Sofia?

C'mon guys get ur pics up!

Here's some photos from my trip to Stirlingshire