This house in Paris looks like it’s melting. This is practically a monumental work of local art. The ‘house’ – actually a sculpture – is built on two large stone blocks, combined to form the ceiling and wall of the ‘house’ This hotel in the Dutch capital Amsterdam is designed as a collection of dozens of castles stacked on top of each other. ‘Upside down house’ in the city of Brighton, England is used as a recreation (mirror house) The building in Prague, Czech Republic is designed with a strange shape, true to its ‘slang’ – ‘Dance Building’ This wavy building is a shopping center in the city of Sopot, Poland. This ‘ultra-thin’ building is a small apartment building in London, England. This deformed building is an event center called ‘Keep Memorable Forever’ in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It seems that this building in Israel has all the round, square, triangle, semicircle, hexagonal shapes…

EUSPA headquarters in Prague. (Source: insidegnss.com) The Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Prague quoted the Czech news agency (ČTK) as saying that the European Union’s space program agency ( EUSPA ) officially operated in Prague from May 12. The EUSPA will centralize the operational management of the EU’s space programmes, while remaining responsible for managing the Galileo navigation system and other space programmes. It is the only EU agency based in the Czech Republic. In the announcement, CEO Rodrigo da Costa said: “EUSPA will play an important role in the implementation of the space program and the realization of the EU’s ambitions. This will be achieved primarily by using maximize the synergy between the various components of the program, especially navigation, Earth observation and secure communications, to stimulate innovation across multiple sectors.” In addition, EUSPA will provide European satellite navigation services, and will operate in the commercial use of data and services from Galileo, EGNOS and Copernic. Another objective of this body is to prepare the coordination of the EU satellite communications program within the public administration ( GOVSATCOM ). EUSPA, formerly the European Global Positioning Satellite System Agency, also known as GSA, has been headquartered in Prague since 2012. According to a representative of this agency, GSA has paid the Czech Republic budget nearly 130 million euros in 2020. After the expansion, the financial contribution is forecast to increase. The number of employees will increase from the current 200 to 600 employees, so the Czech Republic is looking for a new space for the agency, replacing the current headquarters on Janovského street in Holešovice of Prague which will not be enough in the future. future./.

A strange curvy house in the city of Jesse, in the state of Indiana in the United States. Lu Ruvo Brain Research Center (Las Vegas, USA) designed by architect Frank Gehry with special distorted shape. Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany. Olympic Pavilion in Barcelona resembles a goldfish. The project is 56m long and 35m high by architect Frank Gehry. Habitat Housing Complex, Canada. With a theme of the sea, Frank Gehry’s Louis Vuitton Fondation building is covered with 12 rolling glass sails. Dance Building is the nickname given to refer to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. Concert Hall, Tenerife, Spain has the highest roof up to 50m. The Guggenheim Bilbao Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. As part of the Rezydent shopping mall, the Krzywy Domek (Crooked House) in Sopot, Poland, is designed with curving curves. Weisman Museum of Art, Minneapolis, USA looks like a fortress of steel. Strange upside-down building in WonderWorks, Tennessee, USA. Marta Herford Museum, Herford, Germany looks like a soft sculpture. Theater The Richard B. Fisher, New York, USA has impressive exterior architecture with silver wavy lines, in harmony with the natural green outside space. Biomuseo, Panama designed by KTSFrank Gehry, built on an area of ​​4000 square meters, the museum includes 8 galleries. “The Great Elephant” is a unique elephant mobile building in Nantes city (France). With its robot-like structure, the building can accommodate up to 50 people.

Mrs. Gerty Theresa Cori is an American Jewish biochemist. She and her husband, Carl Cori, began studying carbohydrate metabolism when they were medical students at the University of Prague. When Gerty was a child, her father had diabetes, he wished his daughter would find a way to cure the disease. Gerty did not disappoint dad. In 1947, after 30 years of hard work, she and her husband were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery of glycogen transformation under the action of catalysts. Glycogen is a derivative of glucose that is dissolved and re-synthesized in the body for use as an energy source and storehouse. She was born in Prague in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now the Czech Republic) into a Jewish family. She is the eldest of three daughters of the grandparents Martha and Otto Radnitz, the manager of a sugar mill. She received tutoring at home and then went to a girls’ high school. Her uncle, a professor of pediatrics, encouraged her to pursue medicine and in 1914 she was admitted to Charles University in Prague. At that time, there were very few female students. While studying here, she met Carl Ferdinand Cori. Both have interests in laboratory research. The couple went home in 1920. That same year they got a Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Prague. Both gave birth to a son. Mrs. Gerty Theresa Cori Carl moves to Vienna where Gerty works in a children’s hospital and Carl works in a university laboratory. As a result of the war, food was scarce for the people of Europe at that time. Gerty was given supplements at the hospital, but she turned it down because she felt the patient needed them more. She contracted xerophthalmia, a disease related to a lack of vitamins. This combined with increased anti-Semitism caused the Cori family to decide to emigrate. Together they moved to the US and worked at the Roswell Park Cancer Research Institute in Buffalo, New York. After a long time together, they naturalized the United States in 1928 and continued their studies to serve mankind. The Cori and his wife published 50 essays together while working at the Roswell Institute. Those who do most of the research should put their names first (those who do less, put their names behind) in that essay. Mrs. Gerty has published 11 separate essays. In 1929, they both proposed a theory called “Cori cycle”, which explains the movement of energy in the body: From tissue, muscle to liver and back to tissue, muscle. The Cori cycle is the explanation for the movement of energy in the body. Glycogen in muscles is converted to sugar (glucose) when energy is needed to provide physical activity, but muscles leave some sugar in the form of lactic acid for later use. Lactic acid is recycled by the liver into glycogen, which is then stored in muscles until needed. Their discovery of this process is particularly useful for the treatment of diabetes but this is also the first time that the cycle of carbohydrates in the human body is fully understood and explained. This theory subsequently earned them the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Integrity, courage and professionalism She and her husband left the Roswell Institute after publishing research on carbohydrate metabolism. They have received numerous awards for their isolation and discovery of the compound glucose-1 phosphate (later known as the Cori ester). Many universities invited Mr. Carl to work but rejected Mrs. Gerty. In 1931 they moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Carl was offered a job as professor of pharmacology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Although he specializes in research, Gerty is only invited to be a research assistant. In 1947, when Carl became Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Gety was promoted to professor, a position she assumed until her death. The Cori couple in the laboratory at the University of Washington In 1952, US President Harry S. Truman appointed her to the National Science Council. Dr. Gerty has received many honors and awards throughout his life, notably the Squibb Prize for Endocrinology in 1947; the National Journalism Prize for Women in 1948; National Academy of Sciences Sugar Research Prize 1950 … She received honorary degrees from the schools: Smith College, Yale University and the University of Rochester. In the summer of 1947, she began to feel symptoms of Myelofibrosis, a rare bone marrow disease. For 10 years, she continued her work, endured pain and refused to stop working in the laboratory. On October 26, 1957, she died of kidney failure. Renowned announcer Edward R. Murrow has praised her dedication, wisdom, integrity, courage and professionalism in the pursuit of medicine and biochemistry. Her image was also honored to appear on US postage stamps in 2008. The Cori Hole on the Moon is named after her. She also shares a “star” with her husband on St. Avenue of Fame. Louis.

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich announced that he would expel a Russian diplomat and said he would “not allow hostile operations in his or her own territory”. Consecutively, many EU countries expelled Russian diplomats Meanwhile, the Estonian Foreign Ministry has also issued a decision to expel a Russian diplomat involved in the explosion of the Czech army’s ammunition in 2014. The Estonian side confirmed, this incident is clear “vi violating international law, undermining the security and stability of Europe and is unacceptable “. New diplomatic tensions with Russia began after the Czech ordered 18 Russian diplomats to leave the country on suspicions they were involved in a 2014 ammunition explosion. Russia responded by expelling 20 Czech diplomats after denying Prague’s accusations. Confrontation between the two countries continued to escalate, with the Czech demanding that 63 Russian diplomats leave the country. Before three countries Baltics, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Poland also announced the deportation of Russian diplomats respectively.

Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus. Photo: TASS “We are punishing one of the great powers in the world … I see this as proof that our country does not have a proper foreign policy,” former Czech President Vaclav Klaus on April 23 told Blesk newspaper. is based in Prague, mentioning Czech-Russian diplomatic tensions, TASS reported. Mr. Vaclav Klaus also said that the fact that Czech diplomats tried to blame Russian intelligence for the Vrbetice explosion in 2014 and used it as an excuse to expel Russian diplomats, is an act of trying to score points with The United States and the NATO military in the hope of receiving support. According to Mr. Klaus, the Czechs were hasty in this case. He argued that Prague “should have waited for true and serious evidence” before making any conclusions regarding the Vrbetice explosion. “It was a mistake to issue an ultimatum to Russia before having the facts,” Klaus warned. The former Czech president also revealed that he had discussions with his successor, current Czech President Milos Zeman, about tensions with Russia and the explosion seven years ago in Vrbetice. Russia-Czech relations became strained after Prague last week expelled 18 Russian diplomats accused of being officers of intelligence services. Prague also questioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency was involved in the ammunition explosion in Vrbetice in October 2014 that caused two deaths. Russia denied all related allegations and asked 20 staff of the Czech Embassy in Moscow to leave Russian territory in response. Moscow’s strong retaliation surprised Czechs. On April 22, the Czech Republic again expelled 63 more Russian diplomats and staff, followed by corresponding action from Russia.

Three Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, have expelled a total of four Russian diplomats to show solidarity with the Czech Republic (Czech) in diplomatic retaliation for alleged Russian secret involvement. ammunition warehouse explosions in Czech, news agency AFP said. On April 17, the Czech Republic accused the Russian Secret Service of being behind a fatal explosion at an arsenal in eastern Czechs in 2014 and thus expelled 18 Russian diplomats. This decision led to a series of “reciprocal” responses between Prague and Moscow. The Czech Republic has called on allies in the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Bloc (NATO) to unite and support the decision of the Prague government. On April 23, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced his decision to expel two staff of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius for “behavior inconsistent with diplomatic status” and ordered them to leave Lithuania within seven days. Russian Embassy in Riga (Latvia). Photo: TASS The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry stressed that “this decision shows our solidarity (ie the Vilnius government) with our ally after an unprecedented and dangerous incident in the Czech Republic”. Lithuania also offered to support the Czech Embassy in Moscow in carrying out its functions after Czech diplomats were expelled by Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that by May 31st, the Russian Embassy in Prague and the Czech Embassy in Moscow will only maintain 7 diplomatic staff, 25 technical and administrative staff, as well as right to hire up to 19 employees who are nationals of the host country. Thus, the number of Czech diplomats in Moscow must be reduced by 16, while the number of Russian diplomats in Prague is only one-sixth of the current number. On the same day 23-4, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics announced the expulsion of a staff member of the Russian Embassy in Riga. The Latvian Foreign Ministry explained that this was a move to show “solidarity with the Czech”, based on “information provided by Latvian authorities” and was made after consulting with allies. EU and NATO. And the Estonian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of a Russian diplomat who the Tallinn government said was behaving inconsistent with diplomatic principles. Estonia emphasized that it was “an expression of solidarity with the Czechs” and criticized the actions of the Russian secret service as the Czech accused it of being “unacceptable”. In response to the decision of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Embassy in Riga said that this “unfriendly action” would “have the most negative impact on the development of Russian-Latvian relations”. The Russian diplomatic delegation also announced that Moscow would soon take measures to respond, according to the news agency TASS . The Russian embassy in Tallinn was also dissatisfied by Estonia’s decision, saying that the decision to expel Russian diplomats could undermine efforts to improve Russia-Estonian relations. The Russian diplomatic delegation to Lithuania does not appear to have commented on the decision of the Vilnius government yet. Before the three Baltic countries, Slovakia expelled three members of the Russian Embassy in Bratislava to show solidarity with its neighbor Czech.

To show solidarity with neighboring Czech Republic (Czech), Slovakia expelled three Russian diplomats, the news agency. TASS reporting. Citing sources from Slovak media on April 22, TASS said Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger had notified Slovakia of the deportation order and asked three Russian diplomats to leave Slovakia “in the next seven days”. Slovakia’s decision came after neighboring Czech country called on European allies to support Prague’s stance in expelling 18 Russian diplomats for accusing Moscow of being involved in a number of ammunition explosions. in the Czech Republic in 2014. Russian Embassy in Bratislava (Slovakia). Photo: AFP Slovakia is an ally in the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Bloc (NATO). The Czech Republic and Slovakia had a period of forming a unified state, known as Czechoslovakia, before a peaceful split in 1993. Prime Minister Heger explained that Slovakia’s decision to target diplomatic missions “did not respect the” principles of international law “, and stressed that the Bratislava government” desperately needed to do everything possible. to ensure security and for diplomatic missions working in Slovakia to comply with the laws (of Slovakia) and international agreements “. Accordingly, the decision to expel Russian diplomats was made by Slovakia “based on information from intelligence agencies (of Slovakia) who cooperated closely with the partner’s intelligence agencies. “and” based on the situation in the geopolitical space and current events in the Czech Republic – a country where Slovakia shows its solidarity and support “. Slovakia Jaroslav Nad noted that Bratislava’s decision was not a “cliché act” but was based on the fact that the activities of three Russian diplomats “went beyond established rules. in the international environment “. Responding to reporters’ questions about Slovakia’s move, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Moscow was “deeply disappointed by Bratislava’s unfriendly actions”. Ms. Zakharova accused Slovakia of “showing false solidarity” with an act Moscow called a “fabrication incident” presented by Prague. Russia has repeatedly denied its involvement in military incidents in the Czech Republic and has taken diplomatic retaliation measures. The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry also said that Moscow will soon take measures to retaliate against the deportation order of Bratislava.

Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek announced that Russia would not be allowed to have more diplomats in Prague than the number of Czech diplomats currently available at their embassy in Moscow. Except for the number of diplomats allowed to be maintained, all remaining staff at the Russian embassy in Prague had to leave by the end of May. Notice comes after Russia expulsion 20 Czech diplomats on April 18 in retaliation for the Czech government’s expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats, identified as spies by Russian intelligence services. Russian Embassy in Prague. Photo: PM. The Czech government objected to what it called Russia’s “inappropriate response”, saying that Russia crippled the Czech Embassy in Moscow. Foreign Minister Kulhanek warned that if Russia does not regulate the expulsion of Czech diplomats at the last minute, he will cut the staffing of the Russian Embassy in Prague to be equal to their remaining staff at the embassy. Checks in Moscow. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the ministry had summoned the Czech ambassador on April 22. “It is unacceptable to speak to Russia,” said Ms. Zakharova.

91-year-old grandmother’s special world tour 91-year-old grandmother Elena Erkhova known as Baba Lena, from Krasnoyarsk city, Siberia is a living proof of an adventure around the world that will have no age limit. The old lady at an extremely rare age ever set foot in many different countries in the world to make a trip with the simple reason that she did not want to be alone. The results were beyond expectation when she became famous and soon became the focus of social networking. Her nephew is the one who helps Baba Lena share pictures on social networks. In 2019, the grandmother passed away from cancer. Even so, her travels have inspired many people. Old lady Elena in Thailand Until now, people can still watch the entire journey on her Facebook page, taken over by her nephew. During the journey, Elena is not only an ordinary tourist, but becomes a true adventurer. Regardless of her age, she is willing to participate in activities with the locals she visits. She used to raft on Yenisey River in Mongolia, ride motorbikes in Germany and camels in Israel or party in Tonsai Bay in Thailand. Ms. Elena attends a local festival The grandmother is completely healthy when she makes a world tour at the age of 90 When she was young, Elena did not have much money to travel, not to mention the difficult circumstances and the war at that time. By the 1970s, when Elena was about 40 years old, many changes enabled her to travel to Prague, Poland or East Germany. By the time she was 83, she realized she needed to explore the world and used her savings to travel. She travels everywhere, but fortunately has the help of many locals, even someone becomes her friend. Photo of old lady Elena in Rome, Italy Elena once said in an interview: “When I travel, I make many friends. Many people wonder that my age still travel by themselves and they want to help me. They show me a lot, help me see the sea, visit restaurants. I can do it, you can do it too.

Narrow street is located in Malá Strana, the oldest quarter of the city. About 5 minutes walk from Malostranská metro station. The street is only 50 cm wide attracting tourists in Europe Because the road is too narrow, to make it convenient for pedestrians, the local government has installed traffic lights at both ends of the road. Most of the people using the road were tourists. With the push of a button, pedestrians can alert anyone waiting on the other end that they are planning to pass. A funny incident happened on this road with a German tourist while trying to pass Vinarna Certovka. The woman was stuck in the middle of the road and was unable to escape despite being helped by everyone trying to push her away. After a while of rescue, finally, one had to use up the slippery of soap before the female tourist could escape the Vinarna Certovka road. Going through Vinarna Certovka is not an easy experience for fat people. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the world’s narrowest road belongs to Spreuerhofstrasse, located in Reutlingen, Germany.

1. Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland This 187 meter high building (including the 270 meter spike roof) was built in the center of the Polish capital Warsaw as a “gift from the people of the Soviet Union”. Participated in the construction of the Palace of Culture and Science with more than 3,000 workers from 1952 to 1955. Initially, architect Lev Rudnev (who previously designed the main building of Moscow State University) planned to build the building. a more modest house, only 120 meters high. However, the Soviet leadership finally decided to build the massive building. At that time, the construction process was regularly reported in the press. Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. Photo: Nagy Gyula / FORTEPAN (CC BY-SA 3.0); Pannini (CC0 1.0). Today, inside this 42-story building, there is an observation area, exhibition galleries, office spaces, 4 theaters, 4 museums, Polish Academy of Sciences, movie theaters and even a swimming pool. Currently, this is still the tallest building in Poland. 2. International Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic Today, this 16-story building cannot be called a skyscraper, but in the mid-1950s it stood out in ancient Prague with its low-rise buildings. However, it is still one of the largest buildings in the capital of the Czech Republic. Inside the building was supposed to be serviced apartments, as well as government buildings, but later it was decided to build hotels. The interiors of the hall are decorated with mosaic paintings of Czech folk art and the Prague landscape. International Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. Photo: Simon Legner (CC BY-SA 4.0). Up to now, the building still preserves a civil defense shelter that can accommodate 600 people. Currently, this basement is converted to a storage room for building staff. 3. Free press supply in Bucharest, Romania Inside this building built in the 1950s, there was the “Skynteya” Newsroom – the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Romania. From 1960 to 1990, on the square in front of the building there was a monument to Lenin. Before 2007, it was the tallest building in Romania – 92 meters excluding the 12-meter high antenna. The building is even pictured on Romania’s largest denomination bill of 100 Leu. Free press supply in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Legion Media 4. The Latvian Academy of Sciences building in Riga The building for scientists was designed by Latvian architects in the style of Moscow buildings. This place is now home to the headquarters of the research institutes of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the research centers of Latvian language and culture, and at an altitude of 65 meters is the observation area. 1960s and present-day buildings. Photo: Naum Granovsky / TASS; Sjaak Kempe (CC BY 2.0) The interior of the building underwent changes in 1991. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, people removed all the “ideological” reliefs of Lenin and Stalin, and on the sharp roof removed the star shape. . 5. The Largo Complex in Sophia, Bulgaria Three “Stalin-style” buildings in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sophia were built in the mid-1950s for the public administration. The center court is the seat of the Communist Party of Bulgaria (today the venue for the meetings of the Bulgarian Parliament). In the next building is the Council of Ministers and Department of General Department, the other is the Presidential Palace, the Ministry of Education and the “Balkany” hotel. The Largo Complex in Sophia, Bulgaria. Photo: Legion Media In 2000, the Lenin monument was replaced with the statue of “Saint Sophia”, and the star on the sharp roof was replaced by the Romanian flag. 6. Buildings in Kharkov, Ukraine An apartment building in the center of the city of Kharkov in Ukraine is a true beauty spot. After World War II, the central Kharkov area suffered heavy losses. In the 1950s, on the site of war-torn houses, this building was built for turbine factory workers. Interestingly, one side of the gable was completely different from the rest of the building. Specifically, the building was built in the 1960s under the first Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev, who opposed cumbersome architectural styles. Buildings in Kharkov, Ukraine. Documentary photos; Vladimir Korsunsky (CC BY 3.0). 7. Exhibition Center Shanghai, China In 1955, in Shanghai, inaugurated the Soviet-China Friendship House. This building was built by Soviet experts, and the decoration was by Chinese architects. Exhibition Center Shanghai, China. Photo: Fayhoo (CC BY-SA 3.0). On the surface, this building is quite similar to the main exhibition hall of the USSR’s National Economic Achievements Exhibition. The author of the project is architect Viktor Andreev, who also designed the Moscow Pavilion. Currently this building is used to organize trade shows.

This impressive cave and chapel is located in Sedlec, about an hour from Prague (Czech Republic) by train. This is a peaceful and beautiful town.

Sedlec caves are located under the All Saints cemetery church.

The cave itself is a Roman Catholic chapel.

In 1870, the Schwarzenberg family of the aristocracy hired a famous carpenter, František Rint, to turn the skeletons in the chapel into works of art.

This is the Schwarzenberg family crest.

The entire chapel is decorated with motifs made of human bones.

Before rearranging, Rint and the workers cleaned up the bones.

Then he turned them into things like ceiling lights.

The huge ceiling lamp is one of the most impressive parts of the chapel, which is said to have every bone in the human body.

Sometimes pieces of bone are used for decoration …

Or form artifacts commonly found in a chapel.

They sometimes tell legends, such as a Turk whose eyes were gouged out by a crow.

Human bones form the framework for the traditional statues.

They can also be combined with other materials.

They always bring an element of obsession for the scene.

Each corner of the chapel has giant skeletons.

They seem mysterious and intimidating when you get up close.

People often leave coins for good luck.

Rint left an impression on his signature – in human bones.