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      braille1 germany
  author3 christine lox

information
  louis braille1 born on #d
january #ahji in coupvray
close to paris1 became blind
because of a childhood
accident4 in #ahbe he
invented the tactile script
for blind people consisting
of six dots1 now called
braille4

description
  a portrait of louis
braille4 he has a
rectangular face with a
defined1 angular chin and a
prominent forehead framed by
short1 curly hair4 his
eyebrows are fairly
straight1 and his eyes are
closed4 his lips are thin
and closed4
































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          january
  bicycle1 belgium
  author3 cbb

information
  the bicycle is strongly
associated with belgium
because of its long cycling
tradition4 cycling is
particularly important in
flanders1 which has produced
famous cyclists such as eddy
merckx1 and hosts major
races such as the tour of
flanders4 cycling is also
closely connected with the
flemish landscape1 where
flat countryside1 rural
roads1 canals1 and historic
cycling routes make it a
natural part of everyday
life and local culture4





description
  the handlebars are at the
top-left corner of the
drawing4 from there1 a
double line leads downwards
to the horizontal top tube
and continues to the fork
and the hub1 which is
surrounded by a circle - the
front tyre4 following the
top tube to the right1 the
diagonal down tube leads
towards the pedal and
upwards is the seat4 where
the seat tube meets the top
tube1 a short double line
leads up to the saddle1
while a single line extends
horizontally to the right to
form the rack4 finally1 the
seat stay runs diagonally
down to the rear hub1
surrounded by the rear tyre1
while the horizontal chain
stay connects the pedal to
the rear hub4

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          february
  harp1 ireland
  author3 james bowden

information
  the irish harp symbolises
ireland's national identity1
heritage1 and cultural
resilience1 standing out as
the only national symbol in
the world that is a musical
instrument4 in ancient
gaelic society1 professional
harpists held an elite
status1 representing poetry1
wisdom1 and high culture4
the irish brewery guinness
registered the harp as a
trademark in the #ahgjs4
when the irish free state
adopted the harp as its
national emblem in #aibb1
guinness already owned the
right-facing design4 to
avoid legal conflict1 the
official irish harp was made
to face left with the
soundbox on the right4

description
  start at the bottom of the
drawing1 at the base of the
harp4 the diagonal line
rising to the right
represents the soundbox1
which ends at the upper-
right curve1 called the
knee4 from there1 follow the
harp's contour to the left
to find the neck1 or
harmonic curve4 continue
left to the crown1 and from
there1 the vertical double
line represents the pillar1
back to the base4 the single
vertical lines in the middle
of the harp represent the
strings4







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           march
  freedom monument1 latvia
  author3 gunta bite

information
  the freedom monument
stands in the centre of
riga1 latvia4 it was
unveiled in #aice and
symbolises latvia's freedom1
independence and national
unity4
  at the top of the monument
is the figure of liberty1
known as milda4 she holds
three stars high above her
head4 the stars represent
the three historical regions
of latvia3 kurzeme1 vidzeme
and latgale4
  the three stars are one of
the most recognisable
symbols of latvia and its
independence4



description
  the tactile image shows
the freedom monument from
the front4
  it has a wide1 stepped
base4 the monument becomes
narrower as it rises4 a
tall1 straight column forms
its central part4
  at the top is the figure
of liberty4 her arms are
raised4 above her hands are
three stars4
  the stars form a triangle3
one star is at the top and
two stars are below it4
  the three stars are the
highest and most important
detail of the image4








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           april
  windmill1 netherlands
  author3 cbb

information
  traditional dutch
windmills are known for
their four large sails and
tall1 often wooden or stone
structures4 they played a
major role in shaping the
country's landscape and
history4 since nearly a
third of the netherlands is
below sea level1 windmills
helped drain wetlands and
create fertile farmland4
without these mills1 a large
part of the country would
still be underwater4 the
flat dutch landscape made it
easy to use the wind to
power the mills4 they were
also used for grinding
grain1 sawing wood1 and
other industrial work4

description
  the two horizontal lines
at the bottom of the drawing
represent the base of the
windmill4 from each end of
the base1 a thin vertical
line extends upward and ends
in a diagonal line4 these
two lines outline the
millhouse4 in the centre of
the millhouse1 there is a
rounded triangular shape
representing one of the
windmill's sails4 the sail
ends at the top in a filled
square1 the hub1 from which
the three remaining sails
extend3 one upward1 one to
the right1 and one to the
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            may
  luncheon on the grass
#bjbg1 czech republic
  author3 ji@r@i moj@z@i@sek

information
  the picture represents
fine arts of the #bast
century2 it shows in a vivid
and clear style the
potential of braille as a
tool of artistic expression4

description
  there is a table standing
on the grass4 it has two
long vertical legs4 the
table is covered with a
tablecloth2 the tablecloth
can be easily recognised by
its lace hanging over the
edge of the table itself4
there are two tea cups or
rather coffee mugs placed on
the table with prominent
handles on both sides of the
picture4


































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            june
  portuguese guitar1
portugal

information
  the portuguese guitar is
the defining1 soul-stirring
musical voice of fado1 the
traditional urban music
genre recognised as unesco
intangible cultural heritage
since #bjaa4 its unique
timbre perfectly captures
8saudade0 - a distinctively
portuguese concept of
profound longing and
nostalgia linked to the
country's maritime history4
the guitar developed from
european string instruments
during the #ahth and #aith
centuries and acquired its
characteristic pear- or
teardrop-shaped body4



description
  the strings are
represented by a series of
full braille characters4 on
the left1 they are framed by
a circular soundbox and on
the right by the guitar
neck4 to the left of the
strings1 the soundhole is
indicated by a small circle4

















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            july
  wooden altar of master
pavol in levo@ca1 slovakia
  author3 ingrid semanov@a

information
  the historical centre of
levo@ca is affiliated in a
single entry in the unesco
world cultural and natural
heritage list4
  st jacob church in levo@ca
is one of the most important
sacred buildings in
slovakia4 it contains #ad
gothic and renaissance
altars1 which is the world
record4

description
  the late gothic main altar
at a height of #ah m and #fb
cm is the tallest of its
kind in the world4 made
purely of lime wood in
#aejg-#aeag in the workshop
of master pavol of levo@ca4
the carving1 by the master
himself1 is of extraordinary
high artistic value4 it is a
triptych3 a three-part
altar4 the retable consists
of a cabinet - altar ark -
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           august
  klopotec1 slovenia
  author3 marko bezjak

information
  klopotec is a traditional
wooden device mainly found
in the wine-growing regions
of northeastern slovenia1
although it is also known in
austrian styria and croatia4
klopotec could be described
as a wooden wind rattle4
  it is placed in vineyards
during the grape ripening
season1 where its
characteristic loud rattling
sound is used to scare birds
away4 it is usually mounted
high above the vines1 on top
of a wooden post in an open
location where it can catch
the wind4 the wind turns its
blades and the wooden axle
connected to them4 a
mechanism on the axle lifts
small wooden hammers1 which
strike a wooden board and
create the rhythmic rattling
sound4 traditionally1
different types of wood are
used for its various parts4
over time1 klopotec has also
become a recognisable symbol
of vineyards and the wine-
growing tradition4

description
  on the left side of the
image is a large four-bladed
wheel driven by the wind4
from the centre of the
wheel1 move right to find
the mechanism that creates
the rhythmic rattling sound4
the mechanism consists of
four pairs of hammers4
beneath them is a wooden
board which they strike4 the
entire structure stands on a
single wooden post4



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         september
  ferris wheel - riesenrad1
austria
  authors3 kristijan
ciganovic1 eva cambeiro
andrade1 reiner delgado

information
  the wiener riesenrad was
built in #ahig in vienna's
prater to celebrate the
#ejth anniversary of emperor
franz joseph i's reign4 at
around #fe metres high1 it
was one of the tallest
structures of its time and
remains the world's oldest
giant ferris wheel still in
operation4 it originally had
#cj gondolas1 but only #ae
remain today1 after many
were destroyed by fire
during world war ii4 the
wheel weighs approximately
#dcj tons and was famously
featured in the #aidi film
the third man4
description
  the bottom of the drawing
shows the base of the
riesenrad4 above it1 two
thick columns rise
diagonally and meet in the
middle4 these are the steel
columns that support the
entire structure4 on top of
the supports is the main
axle1 around which the wheel
rotates4 several thin
diagonal lines extend from
the main axle in different
directions1 representing the
spokes4 the double circle
surrounding the spokes forms
the wheel rim4 along the
outer rim1 small squares
hang at regular intervals1
representing the gondolas4









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          october
  oncelio with shape of
spain1 spain
  author3 francisco javier
baeza garc@ia

information
  the oncelio is a symbolic
figure for once representing
mainly blind members using a
white cane4

description
  on the left side of the
drawing is the oncelio
figure4 a filled circle on
the top represents the head4
below this is a diagonal
thick line from left to
right1 becoming thin4 this
represents one arm with the
cane4 below the arm is an
upside down print v-shape
representing the two legs4
on the right side there is
the shape of spain with a
nearly straight border line
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          november
  elizabeth tower1 united
kingdom
  author3 james bowden

information
  the elizabeth tower in
london1 formerly called the
clock tower1 stands #if m
tall and houses the famous
great bell known as big ben4
it was completed in #ahei
and renamed in #bjab to
honour queen elizabeth ii's
diamond jubilee4 the tower
has #cii steps to reach the
very top and four clock
faces1 each #g metres in
diameter4 its clock is
remarkably accurate1 with
old victorian pennies used
to fine-tune the pendulum4
at the top of the tower1
there is a small lantern
called the ayrton light1
which shines when parliament
is in session after dark4
description
  the small roof at the top
of the drawing represents
the belfry1 which contains
big ben4 below the belfry1
there is a large square with
a circle in the middle4 this
is one of the four clock
faces4 two hands in the
centre of the clock show the
time3 three o'clock4 below
the large square1 there is a
tall rectangular structure1
the tower1 with its narrow
gothic-style windows4 at
about the middle height of
the tower1 a horizontal
double line extends to the
right1 marking the roof of
the adjacent palace of
westminster4 three vertical
lines rising from the roof
represent small ornamental
towers4



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          december
  santa and rudolph1 finland
  author3 anne-laure janssen

information
  santa claus1 reindeer and
the northern lights are
three of the images most
closely associated with a
finnish winter4 every
finnish child knows that
santa claus lives on
korvatunturi1 a fell in
lapland4 finland is also
home to around #bjj"jjj
semi-domesticated reindeer1
while the northern lights
can light up the dark
northern sky with glowing
curtains and waves of
colour4 together1 they have
become an important part of
how people in finland and
visitors from around the
world imagine the magic of
winter in the north4

description
  at the bottom left1 there
is santa claus in his
sleigh4 he is raising both
hands in greeting4 in front
of the sleigh is rudolph1
his faithful red-nosed
reindeer4 you can feel his
big nose and his long1
curving antlers4 the top of
the image represents the
northern lights1 a veil of
light that sometimes appears
in the winter sky in
northern regions4 there is
also a star in the middle of
the sky4