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Guida turistica Vienna (Integrale) Audiobook

Guida turistica Vienna: Vienna in tedesco Wien, in austro-bavarese Wean, in ungherese Bécs, in sloveno Dunaj) è la capitale e allo stesso tempo uno dei nove stati federali dell'Austria, completamente circondato dalla Bassa Austria. È nota per avere ospitato molti tra i maggiori compositori del XVIII e del XIX secolo: Antonio Vivaldi, Niccolò Paganini, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Antonio Salieri, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gioachino Rossini, Franz Schubert, gli Strauss, Johannes Brahms, Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler, Arnold Schönberg e altri ancora. Per quattro anni consecutivi (2009-2012) la rivista Mercer ha classificato Vienna al primo posto nella sua classifica delle 100 città con la miglior qualità della vita. Nel 2014, dopo essere stata superata da Melbourne, Vienna è ritornata al primo posto. La città, che ha vari esempi d'architettura barocca e può essere indicata come culla dello stile Jugendstil, è rappresentata per oltre la metà da spazi verdi tra parchi, giardini e boschi, che diventano luoghi di svago e di aggregazione sociale. Dopo le gravissime distruzioni subite durante la seconda guerra mondiale, il suo patrimonio edilizio e monumentale è stato degnamente ricostruito e potenziato.

Siegfried Kampe, Tonja Wagner (Author), Sara Bondi (Narrator)

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Guidebook Vienna (Ungekürzt)

Let this guide take you to the most beautiful places and landmarks of Vienna and learn historical backgrounds that are not commonplace. Your walk through the Inner City can take around 4-6 hours. 01. Start: Maria Theresa Square - U2 Museums' Quarter, Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Natural History 02. Hofburg Palace: New Castle Wing, Ring Road-crossing - direction Hofburg, Outer Castle Gate, Hofburg - start, Heroes' Square, Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Leopoldine Wing, Office of the Federal President, Inner Castle Square, Patissiers' Staircase, Eagle's Staircase, Amalie Wing, Imperial Chancellory Wing, Empress Elisabeth, St. Michael's Wing 03. Swiss wing - Imperial Treasury, Swiss Gate, Swiss Court, Joseph Square 04. St. Michael's Square, Spanish Riding School, St. Michael's Square, St. Michael's Gate, Loos House, Roman archaeological excavation, St. Michael's Church, Lipizzan horses, Spanish Riding School, Imperial mews 05. Joseph Square - National Library, Joseph Square, Emperor Joseph II, National Library, Redoute Halls 06. Augustinian Church, Lobkowitz Palace, Albertina Museum, Augustinian Church, Hearts Crypt, Lobkowitz Palace, Albertina Museum, Holocaust Memorial, Alfred Hrdlicka 07. Hotel Sacher 08. State Opera House, Interior of the State Opera 09. Carinthian Street, Esterhazy Palace, Maltese Church 10. New Market Square, Imperial Capuchin Crypt 11. Staff-in-iron Square, St. Stephen's Square, Staff-in-iron Square, Haas House, St. Stephen's Square, Teutonic Order House, Mozart's residence, Figaro House 12. St. Stephen's Cathedral, St. Stephen's Cathedral outside, Legend of the North Tower, St. Stephen's Cathedral inside, Church bell 'Pummerin', Catacombs, High Altar, Legend of the Servants' Madonna, South Tower, Mariapocs Icon, Organ Triforium 13. Plague Column 14. Way home

Siegfried Kampe, Tonja Wagner (Author), Lise Lacasse (Narrator)

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Gullible’s Travels: The Adventures of a Bad Taste Tourist

For years, British journalist Cash Peters trekked around Europe and America visiting some of the tackiest attractions in the world for his hugely popular public radio series, The Bad Taste Tours. But a guy can only take so much. Now, as Peters prepares to leave his travel-reporting days behind forever, he takes us along on some of the more ridiculous journeys and adventures of his career. Good-bye, Kansas Barbed Wire Museum; au revoir, Paris sewer system tour; auf wiedersehen, Sound of Music locations tour. Join Peters on this outrageous behind-the-scenes look at the frustrations of a travel reporter on the road. Marvel at his ongoing battle with PR people and at his fights with men dressed in foam costumes, and gloat because you don't have to visit the Museum of Bad Art, the Precious Moments Theme Park, or the Museum of Dirt-and he does.

Cash Peters (Author), Cash Peters (Narrator)

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Hacia rutas salvajes

¿Por qué un joven que acababa de graduarse decide cortar todos los lazos con su familia y perderse en una región inhóspita? Descúbrelo en este audiolibro En abril de 1992, Chris McCandless, de 24 años, se internó solo y apenas equipado en tierras de Alaska. Había regalado todo su dinero y abandonado su coche, y soñaba con una vida en estado salvaje. Cuatro meses más tarde, unos cazadores encontraron su cuerpo sin vida. Su historia, difundida en un reportaje de Jon Krakauer, suscitó una agitada polémica, para unos, era un intrépido idealista; para otros, un loco y un ingenuo sin el menor conocimiento de la naturaleza. Antes de desaparecer, Chris McCandless escribió a un amigo: 'No eches raíces, no te establezcas. Cambia a menudo de lugar, lleva una vida nómada... No necesitas tener a alguien contigo para traer una nueva luz a tu vida. Está ahí fuera, sencillamente.' El 18 de enero de 2008 se estrenó en España la película basada en este libro, dirigida por Sean Penn. Ahora puedes escuchar la historia en audiolibro

Jon Krakauer (Author), Alberto Santillán (Narrator)

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Hagia Sopfia. Istanbul. Turkey

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the basilica of Santa Sofia, Divina Sapienza, the largest Byzantine monument. For 916 years, the basilica was Christian, while for the last 481 it was Muslim. In 1934, it became a museum. For 900 years, until the construction of the famous Duomo of Florence, in 1436, it had no equal in terms of the height of its interior. On the right side of the exonartece there is a sarcophagus, in the green marble of Thessaloniki, the last resting place of the Empress Irene, wife of John II. On his right, hanging from the wall, is a copy of the religious edifice emanated by Manuele Comneno, in 1166. Initially, there were 4 rectangular marble slabs measuring 4.12 x 4.62 m. This is the greatest Byzantine inscription we know. The main character of the composition is Christ sitting on the throne and holding the Gospel in his hand, open on the words: "Peace to you. I am the light of the world". Under his figure, Emperor Leo VI, is prostrated in front of the throne of Christ, also known as the Sage. At the base of the 16 columns, to the right and left of the entrance, alternate the monograms "Justinian Emperor" and "Teodora augusta". The image of the Madonna in the basin and the figure of the Archangel Gabriel, located on the southern side of the bema arch (the second angel on the northern side is almost lost), are the oldest figurative mosaics that have been preserved in Santa Sofia. You can examine the 3D model of the church and observe its interior through the MuByz App. The audioguide has been made by professionals in the field of history and art.

Sergey Ivanov (Author), Karolina Starin (Narrator)

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Haitian Migrants

This book will address the background and legal framework for U.S. interdiction policy and the protection screenings applied to interdicted Haitian migrants. It will also explore the protection screenings applied to other migrants on the high seas and analyze whether the screening policy should be changed to a universal standard by which all nationalities are screened consistently.

Berlin Julien Theodore (Author), Coby Allen (Narrator)

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Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg

[I]n a larger sense, we can not dedicate we can not consecrate we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add or detract. President Abraham LincolnJames M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom , and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans. The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. More than any other place in the United States, Gettysburg is indeed hallowed ground. It's no surprise that it is one of the nation's most visited sites (nearly two million annual visitors), attracting tourists, military buffs, and students of American history. McPherson, who has led countless tours of Gettysburg over the years, makes stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top, among other key locations. He reflects on the meaning of the battle, describes the events of those terrible three days in July 1863, and places the struggle in the greater context of American and world history. Along the way, he intersperses stories of his own encounters with the place over several decades, as well as debunking several popular myths about the battle itself.What brought those 165,000 soldiers 75,000 Confederate, 90,000 Union to Gettysburg? Why did they lock themselves in such a death grip across these once bucolic fields until 11,000 of them were killed or mortally wounded, another 29,000 were wounded and survived, and about 10,000 were missing mostly captured? What was accomplished by all of this carnage? Join James M. McPherson on a walk across this hallowed ground as he be encompasses the depth of meaning and historical impact of a place that helped define the nation's character.From the Hardcover edition.

James M. McPherson (Author), James M. McPherson (Narrator)

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