Mi-26 Scorpion fire fighting helicopter

Friday, 17 August 2007

Mi-26 (Russian Миль Ми-26) Scorpion fire fighting helicopter on a forest fire at Mount Penteli (Pentelikon) on the northern outskirts of Athens, Greece.

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Ionic Capital

Ionic capitals – Archeological Museum of Eretria, Greece.

There were two main styles (or “orders”) of Greek architecture, the Doric and the Ionic. The Ionic order originated in the mid-6th century BC in Ionia, the southwestern coastland and islands of Asia Minor settled by Ionian Greeks, where an Ionian dialect was spoken. The Ionic order was being practised in mainland Greece in the 5th century BC. It became dominant in the Hellenistic period, since its more decorative style suited the aesthetic of the period better than the more restrained Doric. The Corinthian style was a later development of the Ionic. Most of our knowledge of Greek architecture comes from the few surviving buildings of the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods (since Roman architecture heavily copied Greek).
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Firefighting in Evia, Greece

Dozens of villages have burned down while hundreds of thousands of acres of forest have been destroyed in the fires that broke out across central and southern Greece in August 2007. After Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency, many European Union and Mediterranean countries such as Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Israel began sending firefighting aircraft to Greece. Greek firefighters and Army aided by foreign volunteers, fought blazes on the island of Evia and on the Peloponnesian prefectures of Ileia, Arcadia and Messinia. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people have been affected by the wildfires while 67 people have lost their lives. The fires are also responsible for the destruction of a large number of homes, damage to communications, electric, and water infrastructure.

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Eretria – Greece

Eretria is located on the western coast of the island of Euboea (Evia), facing the coast of Attica across the narrow Euboian Gulf. The earliest surviving mention of Eretria was by Homer in the Iliad, who listed Eretria as one of the Greek cities which sent ships to the Trojan War. The modern town of Eretria was established in 1824, after the Greek independence, and is now a popular beachside resort.

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