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Legende sau basmele românilor. Romanian stamp from 1987 depicting the Greuceanu fairy tale. Romanian stamp from 1965 with Făt-Frumos and Ileana Cosânzeana. Legende sau basmele românilor ("Legends or Romanian Fairy-tales") is a collection, in several volumes, of Romanian folktales, first published in 1872 by Petre Ispirescu .
The Alliance for the Union of Romanians ( Romanian: Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor, AUR, meaning "gold" in Romanian) [22] is a right-wing populist [7] [8] and nationalist [23] [4] [24] political party currently active in Romania and Moldova. It was founded on 19 September 2019 ahead of the 2020 Romanian local and legislative elections.
Sterling silver is an alloy composed by weight of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925. Tiffany & Co. pitcher ( c. 1871) having paneled sides and repoussé design with shells, scrolls and flowers; top edge is repousse arrowhead leaf design.
Silver standards refer to the standards of millesimal fineness for the silver alloy used in the manufacture or crafting of silver objects. This list is organized from highest to lowest millesimal fineness, or purity of the silver. Fine silver has a millesimal fineness of 999. Also called pure silver, or three nines fine, fine silver contains 99 ...
David is a masterpiece [1] [2] of Italian Renaissance sculpture, created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo. With a height of 5.17 metres (17 ft 0 in), the David was the first colossal marble statue made in the early modern period following classical antiquity, a precedent for the 16th century and beyond. David was originally commissioned as one ...
Seeta Aur Geeta ( translation: Seeta And Geeta) [a] is a 1972 Indian Hindi -language comedy drama film written by Salim–Javed ( Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar) and directed by Ramesh Sippy. Released in India on 3 November 1972, the film stars an ensemble cast of Hema Malini (in a double role ), Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Roopesh Kumar, Manorama ...
Gold plating. Gold-plated aluminium cover on Voyager space craft that protects a gold-plated Sounds of Earth record. A gold plated desktop Stirling engine. Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver (to make silver-gilt ), by chemical or electrochemical plating.
Events leading to World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [a] was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.