Travel Destinations: Greece

I have always had a desire to travel to this country for purposes of all kinds, including the capturing of spherical panoramas. A very distinguished national ensign is the Greek or Greece flag. Also referred to as the blue-white, the design shows 9 horizontal stripes or bands, each equally sized. The colors are alternating blue and white. In the canton portion a blue field with a white cross is displayed, which symbolizes the main-stream religion of this beautiful country, Greek Orthodoxy.

A series of different flags are used for purposes of identification in Greece. One such flag is the so called “presidential flag,” which is used to show that the President is present. It displays a blue colored field and a silvered colored cross and various other interesting elements. Greece’s history has a wonderfully “rich” history of all kinds of flags that hung from and attached to different objects, including smaller and taller flagpoles.

Greece is considered one very popular holiday or vacation destination by Europeans as well as those living in countries in other parts of the world. Its respective culture has evolved over a period counting thousands of years, which include Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period, as well as the influences of the Roman Empire. Also considered a popular destination to photographers, I have yet to create an opportunity to fly down to Greece to capture a 360 degree spherical panorama.

Those especially interested in historical ensigns of Europe, will notice that there is an interesting comparison between the national flag of Greece and other flags that were flown during different periods of time in European or world history, including the one used by the British East India Company and Old Glory!

Some 200 years ago, a so called Provisional Government, determined by law the exact pattern of the Greek flag with its respective variations (land, navy and merchant variations), which includes the white cross on a blue background, the alternating colored bands, etc. Today, this beautiful flag has been displayed for nearly 200 years and is considered one of the more popular designs in comparison to other national flags.

Greece is one of many countries that offers an incredible cultural experience. I am looking forward to that day when I will stand among well-known ruins and other famous Greek objects, capturing a three-hundred and sixty degree panorama.

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