20 March 2020 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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Frankfurter Judengasse in 1868
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The Jewish Museum Frankfurt am Main is the oldest independent Jewish Museum in
Germany . It was opened by Federal Chancellor
Helmut Kohl on 9 November 1988, the 50th anniversary of
Kristallnacht .
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19 December 2018 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks
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Waddesdon Manor is a
country house in the village of
Waddesdon , in
Buckinghamshire , England. It is located in the
Aylesbury Vale , 6.6 miles (10.6 km) west of
Aylesbury . The Grade I listed house was built in the
Neo-Renaissance style of a French
château between 1874 and 1889 for
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for grand entertaining and as a setting for his collection. The last member of the
Rothschild family to own Waddesdon was
James de Rothschild (1878–1957). He bequeathed the house and its contents to the
National Trust . It is now managed by the Rothschild Foundation chaired by
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild . It is one of the National Trust’s most visited properties, with over 467,000 visitors annually. Waddesdon Manor won
Visit England ‘s Large Visitor Attraction of the Year category in 2017.
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