Modern architecture was most important during the 1970s and 1980s. Brutalist architecture was common. Some older commercial buildings, such as the OCBC Centre by I. M. Pei, and many government office buildings are examples of this style.
Berat County
The County of Berat is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Berat, Kuçovë, and Skrapar. Its capital is Berat. It is 123 km south of Tirana, the capital of Albania.
Dibër County
The County of Dibër is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The districts are Bulqizë, Dibër, and Mat. Its capital is Peshkopi.
Durrës County
The County of Durrës is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Durrës and Krujë. Its capital is Durrës.
Elbasan County
The County of Elbasan is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has districts Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd and Peqin. Its capital is Elbasan.
Diarchy
Diarchy (or dyarchy) is a form of government where two people are usually the heads of state. The word comes from the Greek "δι-" "two elements" and "ἀρχή", "rule" (from ἄρχω; -αρχία is a derived suffix). The term duumvirate is a hyponym (from Latin duumvirātus, "male diarchy") but some people use it erroneously for women. Most commonly, the leaders of these diarchys, called diarchs, have the job for life with the position being hereditary. This means the position is given to children or family after the death of the diarch.
Modern examples of Diarchys are Andorra, the Republic of San Marino and the Kingdom of Eswatini.
Historical examples Diarchys are Sparta, The Roman Republic and at one point India
Not all Diarchys have the diarchs as the head of state nor do they necessarily rule for their life. In Andorra for example, the Diarchs are the President of France, an elected, temporary position not passed down to children, as well as the Catholic Bishop of Urgell who is appointed to the position by the Catholic Church. Ancient Sparta had Diarchs who were given the hereditary job for life, but only had roles in the military and religion, not politics. There are numbers of countries in world claiming democratic country / states but in reality are under diarchs.
List of heads of government of Andorra
The Head of Government is the main person in charge of the government of the Principality of Andorra.
The current "Cap de Govern" is Antoni Martí.
Co-Princes of Andorra
The Co-Princes of Andorra are the two rulers of the Principality of Andorra. Andorra is a tiny landlocked nation in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain. Currently, the Bishop of Urgell and the President of France are Andorra's co-princes.
Juan Luis Vives
Juan Luis Vives (), also Joan Lluís Vives i March () (6 March 1493 – 6 May 1540), was a Valencian Spanish scholar and humanist. He lived during the reign of Charles I of Spain (technically under Philip II of Spain, as Charles was more preoccupied with the Holy Roman Empire). He caused great upset during this period of time, as the Church wanted religious unity and his beliefs caused more religious contradications to what the Inquisition and Philip wanted.
He descended from "conversos" (converts)- his parents had practiced the Jewish faith. He was offered a position at Alcala University but after the burning of his father, he could not take up this post. Vives had to leave Spain.
Alexey Arhipovsky
Alexey Arhipovsky (; May 15, 1967) – is a Russian balalaika virtuoso player.
He was born in the town of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, Russia on May 15, 1967. His father played the garmon and accordion. At the age of 9, Arhipovsky started at musical school to study the balalaika. Later he entered Gnessin State Musical College, the department of folk instruments, class – balalaika. Upon graduation, he entered the Smolensk folk orchestra as a soloist-balalaika.
In 1985 he became a laureate of the Contest of Folk Instrument Performers in Russia. Since 1998 he toured around Russia and abroad with the State Academic Folk Ensemble "Rossiya" Russia directed by Lyudmila Zykina.
Since 2002 he cooperated with Stas Namin, the musician, composer, and record producer. Arhipovsky took part in festivals of Russian culture in the United States, China, South Korea, Germany, France, Spain and Bulgaria. He participated in jazz festivals in Russia and abroad, in radio and TV programmes.
During his tours, fans compared his performance with Paganini and Jimi Hendrix.
Critics have dubbed him the “Paganini of the Russian balalaika”.
He recorded a DVD album "Alexey Arhipovsky" in 2009.
In 2009, he was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the second semi-final of the Eurovision song contest in Moscow.
Kate
The name Kate is a girl's name. It's a variant of the name Katherine. There are many famous people who have the name Kate (e.g. Kate Hudson, Kate Winslet).
Fier County
The County of Fier is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts of Fier, Lushnjë and Mallakastër. The capital is Fier. Fier's western edge is the shoreline of the Adriatic Sea.
Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Gjirokastër, Përmet, and Tepelenë. The capital is Gjirokastër. There are some Greek people who live here. To the southeast, Gjirokastër shares a border with Greece.
Korçë County
The County of Korçë is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It is in the eastern part of the country. It is the largest county of Albania. The districts are Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë and Pogradec. The capital is Korçë.
The county borders North Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the southeast.
Kukës County
The County of Kukës is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The districts are Has, Kukës and Tropojë. The capital is Kukës. To the east, Kukës borders Kosovo. The northwest borders Montenegro. The southeast borders North Macedonia.
Lezhë County
Lezhë County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë. The capital is Lezhë.
Lezhë has a small western shoreline on the Adriatic Sea.
Shkodër County
Shkodër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Malësi e Madhe, Pukë and Shkodër. The capital is the city of Shkodër.
In its southwest, Shkodër County has a small shoreline on the Adriatic Sea. The northern border is Montenegro.
Tirana County
The County of Tirana is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Kavajë and Tirana. The capital is Tirana. There are 800,347 people. It has the most people of the Counties of Albania.
Ishëm River and the Tiranë River both flow through the city.
Dajti National Park is 26 km east of the capital of Tirana.
Vlorë County
The County of Vlorë is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It has the districts Delvinë, Sarandë and Vlorë. The capital is Vlorë. There are about 211,773 people who live here.
Vlorë's western and southern edges are the shorelines of the Strait of Otranto. It also has a small border with Greece. There are some Greek people who live here.
Berat
Berat is a town in south-central Albania. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat. About 71,000 people live here. Berat is on the right bank of the river Osum.
Peshkopi
Peshkopi is a city in Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania. It is the capital of both.
It is away from Tirana, the capital of Albania, and from North Macedonia. About 14,100 people live here.
Peshkopi is east of the Black Drin river.
There is a branch of Aleksandër Moisiu University.
List of World Heritage Sites in Japan
The List of World Heritage Sites in Japan is a group of places chosen by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
UNESCO was created for the "conservation and protection of the world’s inheritance of books, works of art and monuments of history and science". The constitution of UNESCO was ratified in 1946 by 26 countries.
Japan agreed to take part in the World Heritage Convention on 30 June 1992.