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Tag Archives: Europos Parkas
For the mass graves, turn right in 300 meters
Just a regular marker in Central and Eastern Europe: I stumbled across this one as I was walking to Europos Parkas from Vilnius, while looking for the geographical center of Europe. But more about that in a separate report, hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Holocaust, Lithuania, Photography, Travel, World War II
Tagged cemetery, Europos Parkas, Vilnius
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Where is the center of Europe?
Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. Reading the book Black Earth, I became aware of a village in Ukraine that was calculated and named as the geographical center of Europe in 1887: Dilove. “Really?“ I wondered, not because I would begrudge Dilove the … Continue reading
Posted in Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Europe, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Photography, Poland, Slovakia, Travel, Ukraine
Tagged Europos Parkas, geography, Maps
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Berlin Wall in Lithuania
Visitors who come to Berlin often wonder: “What happened to the Berlin Wall?” I found a chunk of it in Lithuania, at Europos Parkas, an outdoor art museum. To address any suspicions about larceny: it was a gift by the Federal … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, History, Lithuania, Photography, Travel
Tagged Berlin Wall, Europos Parkas
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I am on the cover of a book.
Well, not me personally, but one of my photos. No, not a photo of myself, a photo I took. Maybe you remember this photo from my report on Europos Parkas, an outdoor museum hidden deep in a forest in Lithuania? … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lithuania, Philosophy, Photography
Tagged Europos Parkas, Media, Steven Shaviro
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