Hanazono Shrine was originally founded before the start of the Edo period, about 250 meters south of its present-day location. In the Kan'ei era, the shrine was relocated to the gardens of the Owari-Tokugawa family, in an area that had until then been a prolific flower garden, to make space for the villa of a shogun’s vassal. Before the Meiji period, a branch temple of a Shingon Buddhism sect was enshrined with Hanazono’s Shinto shrine, and the Buddhist chief priest served as the manager of both. During the Meiji Restoration that began in March of 1868, the Buddhist object of worship was abolished from Hanazono, and the religious space returned to only a Shinto shrine. At the time, it was named simply “town Inari shrine” because of a mistake in the submission to the official list of names. It was officially named "Hanazono Shrine" in 1965.

"The Giralda is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral and a symbol of the city. Measuring over 100m in height, it is by far the tallest structure in the Seville’s old town. In addition, its mixture of Moorish and Renaissance architecture is a visual representation of the city’s long and fascinating history." - https://www.espanaguide.com/seville/cathedral/giralda/ https://www.historyhit.com/locations/la-giralda/

MARIA-THERESIEN-STRASSE (German: Maria-Theresien-Straße) is an outdoor medieval street in the City of Inssbruck, Tirol, Austria, and it was built in honor of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, who reigned in the late eighteenth century. However, the street was founded approximately 700 years ago, when it was only inhabited by a few farm houses and it was outside of the Old Town's great medieval walls. This Urban Placemaking project is a fantastic opportunity to visit a modernized medieval site, enjoy the local gastronomy of the Tirol region, and meet other people. References: - Information #1: https://www.innsbruck.info/en/sightseeing/sightseeing/historical-buildings/detail/infrastruktur/maria-theresien-strasse-innsbruck.html - Information #2 in German: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria-Theresien-Straße_(Innsbruck) - Images #1-3: https://www.christkindlmarkt.cc/en/markets/maria-theresien-strasse/37-0.html - Image #4: https://www.wiredforadventure.com/innsbruck-guide-city-adventure/maria-theresien-strasse-innsbruck_innsbruck-tourismus_christof-lackner/ - Image #5: https://innsbruck-erinnert.at/die-strassen-von-innsbruck-die-maria-theresien-strasse/

The Blue City Project in Switzerland is a multi-faceted initiative focused on improving urban planning and management through a "blue" lens, emphasizing water resources, interconnected flows, and digital twins for smart city solutions. This project aims to create a resilient, sustainable, and ecologically sound urban environment.