Photos tagged as marino
Travel Photography Photos tagged as marino
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San Marino (Italy)
The Most Serene Republic of San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. It is a landlocked enclave, completely surrounded by Italy. One of the European microstates, San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe.
- Date: 8 December 2007
- Photographer: pelicon: gallery
- Location: San Marino, San Marino
- Tags: san marino (italy)
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San Marino (Italy)
San Marino claims to be the oldest constitutional republic in the world: it was founded on 3 September 301 by Marinus of Rab, a Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian. San Marino's constitution, dating back to 1600, is the world's oldest written constitution still in effect.
- Date: 8 December 2007
- Photographer: pelicon: gallery
- Location: San Marino, San Marino
- Tags: san marino (italy)
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The Guard of the Rock (San Marino, Italy)
The Guard of the Rock is a front-line military unit in the San Marino armed forces, a state border patrol, with responsibility for patrolling borders and defending them. In their role as Fortress Guards they are also responsible for the guarding of the Palazzo Pubblico in San Marino City, which is the seat of national Government. In this role they are the forces most visible to tourists, and known for their colourful ceremony of Changing the Guard. Under the 1987 statute the Guard of the Rock are all enrolled as 'Criminal Police Officers' (in addition to their military role) and act to assist the police in investigating major crime. The uniform of the Guard of the Rock is distinctively red and green in color.
- Date: 8 December 2007
- Photographer: pelicon: gallery
- Location: San Marino, San Marino
- Tags: the of rock guard marino italy) (san
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