CNN Site Map for Section Europe (Galleries) for December - 2011
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- 2011-12-31Revelers around the world celebrated the end of 2011 and the start of 2012.
- 2011-12-30Visitors in front of a Catholic church built entirely of ice and snow in Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany, after its inauguration Wednesday night. The church's opening marks the 100th anniversary of another snow church in the town, which Der Spiegel repor
- 2011-12-24Protesters hold banners mocking Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
- 2011-12-23March 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev, pictured here a month later with Poland's General Wojciech Jaruzelski, becomes Soviet leader, ushering in a new era of reform and openness.
- 2011-12-22The coffin of President Vaclav Havel lies draped under a Czech flag during his state funeral Friday at St Vitus Cathederal, Prague.
- 2011-12-21Based on a 25-hectare site in east London, the London Sustainable Industries Park -- as depicted in this CGI image -- hopes to lay the foundations for a cleaner and profitable future for businesses and residents of Dagenham.
- 2011-12-20An exhibition at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge commemorates Captain RF Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.
- 2011-12-15Charlotte Bronte's autograph manuscript, "The Young Men's Magazine, Number 2," has sold at auction in London for $1.07m.
- 2011-12-12A huge collection of manuscripts and notes by pioneering scientist Sir Isaac Newton are being made available online by Cambridge University Library.
- 2011-12-09The Eiffel Tower as it would look over time with 600,000 plants growing on it.
- 2011-12-08German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the countries of Europe to put their "national egotisms" aside to find a solution to the continent's ongoing debt crisis.
- 2011-12-07Russian President Vladimir Putin is a popular but polarizing figure who has dominated Russian politics for more than a decade. Click through to see images of his life and career.
- 2011-12-07Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee share this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
- 2011-12-01Built entirely from recycled shipping containers, the "Boxpark" retail hub in London claims to be the first pop-up shopping mall in the world.
- 2011-12-01The tomb of Oscar Wilde at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris has been renovated and surrounded by a protective glass screen after it was damaged by fans' lipstick kisses.
