This Is What Peaceful Borderlines In Europe Look Like
Border between Germany and Poland. Image Source: Bored Panda
On June 14, 1985, West Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed the Schengen Agreement, which created a single European territory devoid of internal borders, thus allowing citizens to travel across those borders without passports. Today, there are 26 countries under this agreement, covering most of mainland Europe.
Netherlands-based photographer Valerio Vincenzo’s photo series “Borderline, the Frontiers of Peace” reveals the results of this historical change, especially as the European Union tackles the Syrian refugee crisis.
In Vincenzo’s own words, “Even if sometimes these pictures have been taken thousands of km away from each other, they all provide images that are far from the stereotype that we tend to associate with the notion of border. What is a border anyway?” See more at Bored Panda.
A tripoint between Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Image Source: Bored Panda
Border between Bulgaria and Romania. Image Source: Bored Panda
The Most Famous Betrayals In History
Conspirators of the failed Gunpowder Plot. Image Source: All That Is Interesting
From Julius Caesar to Julius Rosenberg, many of history’s most important moments were shaped by betrayal. War, conquest, and revolution often tend to involve more than a little backstabbing, both literal and figurative. See the faces and hear the stories of history’s most notorious backstabbers in this rundown of famous betrayals.
The assassination of Julius Caesar as painted by Vincenzo Camuccini. Image Source: All That Is Interesting
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, accused of spying on the U.S. for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Image Source: All That Is Interesting
