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Friday, June 15, 2012

Khafra Pyramid – Egypt

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Khafra's Pyramid – Giza


- This pyramid was built around the year 2500 b.c. as the tomb of the king chephren who ruled egypt for 25 years. This pyramid reaches 137 meters in height , its base measures 210 meters per side . This is the only pyramid which is still covered with lime at the top.

Menkaure's Pyramid – Egypt

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Menkaure's Pyramid – Giza


- Menkaure was the son and successor of king khafra . The hight of his grave is a full 66 meters and each side of the base measures 108 meters . In 1837 the researcher howard vyse discovered a granite coffin inside the pyramid . The pyramid was covered with granite some of which remains and is cleary visible.

Saqqara – Egypt

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Saqqara – Giza 


- Saqqara was the necropolis of memphis (mit rahina) and lies 2.5 km westward.the area extends over about 7 km in lengh a 1.5km breadth. It is named after sokaris , protector of the dead and god of fertility. kings ,princes and viceroy starting from the 1st until the 12th dynasty , had their tombs built here. The tomb of the 1st king of the 3rd dynasty was designed around 2600 b.c. by the famous architect imhotep. It is one of the oldest stone buildings in the world and the oldest pyramid of egypt. the limestone step pyramid lies in the center of a grand complex with a total surface of 544 meters x 277 meters. It is 60 meters high with 6 inclined planes measuring between 8.5 meters and 11.5 meters and has an area of 109 meters by 121 meters . The actual royal tomb was placed in a chamber 28 meters beneath it . The entrance is located on the the northern side but is now closed .

Dendera – Egypt

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The temple of dendera - Egypt


- Dendera is located about 65 km north luxor opposite the modern provincial town of qina or luxor . In the beginning of ancient egypt history Dendera was an important place , it was built by ptolemy XII neos dionysos (Auletes 88-51 b.c.) and has been well preserved hathor , meaning "house of horus" and goddess of music , dance and love was worshipped here.

Dahab – Egypt

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Dahab - sharm el-sheikh 
 
 
- Dahab the arabic word for gold , derives its name from the colour of the sands. It's a bedouin's village located 95km north of sharm el-sheikh. The famous , 70 meter deep , blue hole snokelling and diving site is located in its coastal waters.

Khufu Pyramid – Egypt

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khufu's pyramid – Cairo 


- cheops pyramid in the one of the seven wonders of the world . The pyramids of giza are located on the giza plateau , 18 km south of cairo . The buildders of the pyramids were seeking a safe on high ground in oreder to avoid the annual Nile floods. khufu was the second king of the 4th dynasty ( old kingdom 2500 b.c. ) . He ordered building of the great pyramid which was to be his tomb at the beginning of his 23 year rule.

The Museum of the sun boat – Egypt

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The Museum of the sun boat – Egypt 


- Southeast of the pyramid there is a separate museum, built in the shape of the boat . the boat itself which is exhibited inside measures 43.6 meters in length and 5.9 meters in width. the boat was discovered in 1954 by archaeologist kamal el-mallakh . in 1982 ahmed yousef reconstructed the boat out of 650 different parts with the total of 1224 pieces . The boat was built from cedar planking in up to 13 layers thick .

The Coptic Museum – Egypt

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The Coptic Museum – Cairo


- The museum is situated by southern gate of the fortress of babylon. currently the museum is open to public from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. The building which houses the coptic museum was the former place of morcos smeika , it has been used as a museum since 1908 , though not officially opened until 1910 and became a national museum in 1931. since 1947 when a large new wing was opened the collection has grown to over 15.000 objects .

El Muallaqa ( The Hanging Church ) – Egypt

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El Muallaqa ( The Hanging Church ) – Cairo
 
 
- The hanging church is devoted to the holy virgin mary and was built around 300 a.d. The name is derived from its location atop the southwestern gate of the fortress of babylon in old or coptic ,cairo with its nave suspended above the passage. The church got its present shape in 1775 . The church can be reached by narrow flight of twenty nine steps . Beyond the covered entrance there is an open court with a fountain . The main body of the current church features a central nave and two narrow aisles separated by a row of three old white marble columns spanned by white arches .
 

The Egyption Museum – Egypt

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 The Egyption Museum – Cairo


- The museum is opened daily , from 9.00 a.m. until 7.00 p.m. The museum is located in the center of cairo , in tahrir square , it was built in 1901 during the reign of khedive abbas hilmi II . The french egyptologist auguste mariette who founded the museum in 1858 became the director of antiquities . His remains lie in a sarcophagus in the garden of the museum . There are 120.000 artifacts in the museum . for a visitor to see the entire museum and look at each piece for just one minute , he would need 120.000 minutes . 
 

Monday, June 11, 2012

Katz Castle - Germany

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 Katz Castle
 
 
- Kast Castle ( Kast burg ) is located on the city of San Goarshausen in the state of Rhineland- Palatinate. It has a magnificent view of the river Rhine, Germany 's longest river that winds through vineyards and castles on its way through this beautiful region. The medieval villages along its banks have preserved a rich legacy of the period of time when the Rhine was the main means of communication with the North Sea.

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas - Mexico

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 The Arch of Cabo San Lucas
 
 
- In this famous arch , located in Cabo San Lucas (Cape Saint Luke), it is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, it make different excursions with glass bottom boats to see the colorful fish that live under the arch .  

Rainbow Fountain - South Korea

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 Rainbow Fountain ( Seoul)
 
-It is located in Seoul. The Banpo fountain is in the Banpo land bridge , bridge over the Han River, It was opened in September 2008, The Banpo gained new life and appealing to the thousands of tourists visiting the city. This is a source with 10000 nozzles that run all the way on both sides of the bridge.

Matsumoto Castle - Japan

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 Matsumoto Castle
 

- Matsumoto Castle located in the city of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture.  Its construction dates from the Sengoku era. These buildings represented the power. Matsumoto Castle was regarded as National Treasure of Japan. Also known as Crow Castle because of the color of the walls black.

Chambord Castle - France

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 Chambord Castle
 
 
- The Castle of Chambord located in the Loire Valley , It is the largest castle in this area of ​​France, although it was built only as a hunting lodge for King Frederick I. The first project wass called the castle through a wooden model , Its construction lasted from 1519, when Francis I start work until the death of Henry II in 1559  with a break of two years in 1524 . Interventions after the seventeenth century have not changed the essence of the building .
 

Golden Temple of Amritsar - India

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 Golden Temple
 
 

- The Golden Temple informally known as Golden Temple or Temple of God, It is located in the city of Amritsar in Punjab , northwest India. The temple covered with gold , stands on a lake . it can be reach by a causeway protected by a fortified gat. 

Friday, June 8, 2012

Hermitage Garden - Moscow

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Hermitage Garden 


- You can find Hermitage Garden in the heart of moscow , it's a place of recreation, this small garden offers in the summer various musical activities, people also go there either to lie on the grass or to talk or enjoy a good coffee, listen to music and watch children playing in the fountain . 

Museum of Russian History - Moscow

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 Museum of Russian History


- Museum of Russian History is located between Red Square and Manege Square in Moscow near the Cathedral of San Basil. It is a red building, built between 1875 and 1881 and has priceless works of art .  

Cathedral of San Basil - Moscow

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 Cathedral of San Basil


- The Cathedral of San Basil  is a historic landmark in the city of Moscow, in a famous Red Square . It's construction was ordered by Tsar Ivan the Terrible in the sixteenth century. The Cathedral shouldn't be confused with the Kremlin on Red Square which it is located next to it and that isn't part of it. The Cathedral is famous for its bulbous domes

Subway station - Moscow

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Subway station - Moscow



- The Moscow metro is one of the most luxurious and huge in the world, it was Opened in 1935, used by more than 9 million person in every day and has 165 stations.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur

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 Petronas Twin Towers
- They were the tallest buildings in the world between 1998 and 2003. They have a height of 452 meters. petronas towers located in Kuala Lumpur. Study are the work of Argentinean architect Cesar Pelli.

The magnificent of Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

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Kuala Lumpur 



- Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia, the capital of the federation and legislative capital of Malaysia. Located in the Malay Peninsula , along the rivers Kelang and Gombak. In Kuala Lumpur is carried out the treatment of tin and rubber produced in the vicinity, and manufactured goods such as machinery and other prepared foods. The most interesting buildings are the Parliament , The National Museum , the entrance to the Lake Gardens and the huge stadium Merdeka. In 1957 it became the capital of the Federation of Malaya .

The Great Sphinx of Giza - Giza

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The Great Sphinx of Giza
 
 
- The Great Sphinx of Giza is a monumental statue which located on the west bank of the Nile River, In ancient Egypt , sphinxes were statues representing deities with lion body and the head of another animal or human, often a replica of the king. The most famous of the Egyptian sphinxes is the Great Sphinx of Giza, near the pyramids. It dates from the year 2500 B.C and about 20 m height and about 73 m long .
 

Colossi of Memnon - Luxor

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Colossi of Memnon
 
 
- The Colossi of Memnon are two gigantic stone statues representing the pharaoh Amenhotep III, located on the west bank of the Nile , opposite the city of Luxor.
 

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Wilson Island - Australia

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Wilson Island


 
 
- Wilson Island is a paradise for divers and for all who want to learn this wonderful sport. it isn't necessary to be an expert to enjoy a different adventure. you can enjoy deserted beaches you can swim between 1,500 different species of colorful fish and loggerhead turtles. Wilson Island located in the coast of Australia