Malysz's testimonial in the Tatra Mountains resort of Zakopane in southern Poland had drawn the big names of his sport, and 60,000 fans from across the nation including Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and first lady Anna Komorowska.
“This is a big party, but it's also a farewell. Thanks for being here for me for the last time,” Malysz told the huge crowd at a ceremony which was also broadcast live on Polish television, despite the fact the jumps were called off.
Malysz, who has retired aged 33, is considered one of ski jumping's all-time greats and enjoys a huge following among Poles that spreads beyond diehard fans of winter sports.
Over a 16-year career, he has notched up a total of 92 podium finishes, 39 of them victories.
His haul includes four World Championship titles, plus four World Cup titles, three of them in a row in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
He also took silver and bronze at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002 — when a record 13.8 million Poles, or almost one in three…
Sunny Beach in Bulgaria, the largest and most popular Black Sea holiday resort, with around 600 hotels and 400 restaurants. Known as the Las Vegas of the Eastern Europe. Discoteques, nightclubs, restaurants, amusement parks and hotels light-up the coastline at night. This sea resort attracts the rich and famous, mafia members, politicians and international tourists. It is a different world within one of the poorest nations in the European Union.
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Last year, on april 10 April, 96 most important person in the state including President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, were killed in a plane crash near Smolensk in Russia. On the first anniversary of the tragedy at the Presidential Palace thousands of people gathered, not in order to express his grief and sorrow, but because it would energize their dissatisfaction with the current government, Moscow, and causes of tragedy. The main demonstration was initiated by Jaroslaw Kaczynski (the brother of killed president), leader of PiS ( right fraction )
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The statue Christ the King, built in Swiebodzin, Poland, is the largest statue of Jesus in the world. It is situated on a small hill several miles east of the German-Polish border. The statue measures 52 meters (171 ft), total with the mound and the 3 meters (9.8 ft) tall crown. The statue alone is 33 metres (108 ft) tall. It weighs 440 tonnes. The project was conceived and led by Sylwester Zawadzki, a retired Polish priest. It was placed on a 16 metre embankment of stones and rubble. Christ the King has the height of 33 metres, symbolising the belief that Jesus died at the age of 33. It is 3 meters taller than the well known statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.The photographs were taken between October 2008 and 21st November 2010.
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