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  This temple is regarded as the most famous and photographed temple in Bangkok. Has a 79 meter high tower decorated with small pieces of colored glass and Chinese porcelain. Wat Arun is one of the most important tourist attractions in Bangkok and was built in honor of the Indian god of the sunset, Aruna. Central tower, very tall, is called Phra Prang and glitters in the sunlight because of its carvings. The temple has four towers representing an embodiment of the 33 heavens on earth....

  The best known tourist attraction is the Grand Palace in Bangkok, who is also the official residence of King of Thailand. The famous Royal Palace complex in Bangkok was built in 1782 and includes several impressive buildings including Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of Emerald Buddha). This temple houses a statue of Emerald Buddha, which dates from the XIV century. Many say that this house is far more impressive than the Grand Palace itself. The complex palate is very high, so you should book him enough time to visit.   ...

  Located adjacent to the Grand Royal Palace, Wat Pho is the oldest, largest and most famous temple in Bangkok. The temple area there are over 1,000 statues of Buddha and the temple hosts one of the most spectacular religious sculptures from Thailand, Sleeping Buddha statue - a statue of 48 meters in length and 15 m in height, gold plated. In the 19th century, King Rama III turned Wat Pho temple into a center of education and today visitors can get a massage and learn about the art of Thai medicine....

   Legend to the year 628, two brothers have brought a statue of Kannon, the god of mercy, the Sumida River. Even if the brothers put the statue back into the river, she was returning to her always. The temple was complete in 645, making it the oldest temple in Tokyo. When approaching the temple, visitors first pass through Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) outside the temple gate and the symbol Sensoji Asakusei.      A shopping street of over 200 meters, called Nakamise, keep the outer gate ...

 Ginza, district and a street with the same name, a consumer paradise for luxury shops, the most famous brands, the most outstanding restaurants and modern nightclubs. Here you will find the most expensive stores in the world, artistically decorated windows using the latest technologies. Ginza is considered a museum of economic progress in Japan. Saturdays and Sundays and during festivals, the street is closed and became a great pedestrian traffic....

  Odaiba is the city of the future. Fuji TV building is one of the most representative buildings in the area, the 25th floor observation Haiti, a gigantic globe of glass where sedeschide a unique view where you can see Tokyo as of any other party. Venus Fort - "a city within a city" created especially for women. Outside is not attractive at all, seems more like a warehouse for military aircraft, but inside you will find a modern shopping center, exclusively decorated in Italian style: fountains, cobbled streets, arched ga...

  Royal Palace of Brussels is an official royal residence located in the center of the capital of Belgium. Although in the past was used as residence by many kings, today is rarely used by the Belgian royal family who lives in the Royal Castle of Laeken located on the outskirts of Brussels. Royal Palace is located in front of the beautiful Parc Brussels and a market very long even called the Place des Palais or Palace Paleizenplein that separates the park. Nation Palace, which houses the Belgian Federal Parliament is located across...

  On the street called Rue de l'oven / Stoofstraat the Rue du Chene / Eikstraat in the old heart is found one of the strangest sights in Brussels. It is a statue of a naked boy to pee in a fountain, known as the Manneken Pis.      Nobody knows exactly when and why this all too impressive statue became so famous. There are thousands of similar fountains and statues scattered throughout Europe, yet thousands of tourists are rushing to make a picture of it and not others.  &nb...

  Horta Museum in Brussels is not a traditional museum, in the true sense - a building where objects exposed to attract attention. Horta Museum is a little backwards: it is the museum building itself. Horta Museum was actually the house that Victor Horta built it for himself in late 1890. It is an excellent example of architectural style that made Horta one of Belgium's most respected architects.      Art Nouveau style was very popular in Europe, and especially in Brussels between 1893 and ...

    Los Cabos, the place where the desert meets the sea, get fascinated over two million visitors each year. The two twin cities located in top Baja California peninsula, Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, along with Los Cabos corridor formed between them. United through travel corridor of 37 km sprinkled with golf courses, beaches and modern resorts of dramatic beauty, the two cities are very different: while Cabo San Lucas has a small port and an intense nightlife, San José Typical Mexican air....

  The fourth largest city in Guerrero State, Mexico, Zihuatanejo and Zihuatanejo to Azueta, as it is called, is located on the Pacific Coast, 240 km northwest of Acapulco, Ixtapa and modern tourist resort is located 5 km him.     A very old Mexican fishing village is situated around a small bay with some very beautiful beaches, residents of Zihuatanejo hopes huge waves do not deter tourists in choosing Zihuatanejo - Ixtapa vacation as a tourist destination.    &...

  Acapulco, a tropical paradise, is recognized worldwide for its natural beauty. Here is a beautiful bay and mountains are covered with rich vegetation and fresh, but ultimately, golden beaches and fine.       Also, Acapulco is one of the most popular destinations in Mexico - come here every year visitors from around the world in search of beautiful beaches and crystalline waters. There are many recreational activities, from fishing and diving to depths up to tens and bay, Acapulco is ...

  Hohensalzburg Fortress is the largest fortress in central Europe, a castle that emanated power, located in a favorable position and the most important attractions of Salzburg. Hohensalzburg Fortress Salzburg tourism is the objective necessarily be visited if you are on vacation here.      The first documentary attestation of a fortress on the southern slope of Mount Mönchsberg dating from Roman times. Although not very clear, the existence of a fortification here would have very much...

  Domplatz - Cathedral Square - is located right in front of Salzburg Cathedral and Residenz Castle is fenced and the Monastery of St. Peter. Just above the main window of St. Peter can see a girl who has drawn a grimace to the Residenz Castle Prince Archbishop. This was done to show people that the great abbot of the monastery of St Peter's can afford to be the law of Prince Archbishop of Salzburg.     Passing the cathedral arches Giovanni Antonio Dari, is reached in Residenzplatz Kapitelplatz ...

  Mirabell Palace, the baroque masterpiece, was originally built as the castle Altenau under Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau in the year 1606. It was conceived as a gift for his concubine Salome Alt and is especially known for its splendid gardens.      His successor, Archbishop Markus Sittikus Prince changed his name to the Mirabell Palace (nice view). Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Harrach castle rebuilt from scratch, more or less, by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt plans between...

  Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, shortly Milan Cathedral or Duomo di Milan, is situated in Piazza del Duomo and it is the third largest church of Christianity (surpassed only by St. Peter in Rome and the Cathedral of Seville). The Duomo is no doubt a delight for the eyes of every tourist. Although most of the key elements of the Duomo were complete by 1391, the construction lasted almost 500 years to be carried out. Some maintenance and reconstruction work is currently taking place, but the unsettling beauty is now complete and...

  There are several famous stadiums in the world when it comes to Italy and none compares to San Siro Stadium in Milan. It is the biggest stadium in Italy with a capacity of 80,000 seats, or distinctive design makes it easily recognizable. Because the San Siro stadium that is playing two of the biggest teams in Italy are major football matches every weekend. Stadium in Milan is known by many names and reasons for this are more complicated than you might think.      It was originally called ...

  Right in the heart of Milan, right between Duomo and La Scala Theatre, there is the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II built between 1860 and 1870. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is another monument for King who unified Italy, as Rome Vittorio Emmanuele monument is enormous. May be called the shopping mall, but is very stylish. Found very high ceiling is made of iron and glass domes.     Gallery was designed by Giuseppe Megnoni who unfortunately died just before the building ends, after a fall ...

  Plaza Mayor, a large square in downtown Madrid is very popular among tourists and locals alike. Rectangular market has a uniform architecture, very similar to market Vosges in Paris.      In the Middle Ages it was just a market place of consumer goods outside the city walls. In 1560 King Philip II asked Juan de Herrera, architect of the Escorial to transform the church fair in a real small square. Only in the year 1617, during the reign of King Philip III, Plaza Mayor began construction o...

   Almudena Cathedral in Madrid took over 100 years to be built. It was finally consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993. Shortly after King Philip II assigned Madrid the capital of Spain in the year of 1561, he wanted to build a cathedral for the new capital. Because of political turmoil and strong opposition from the Archdiocese of Toledo City, which was then a much larger city, the construction of the building was constantly delayed. Finally, in 1868 a congregation devoted to the Virgin Almudena, the saint that patronizes Madr...

  Plaza Puerta del Sol is the perfect starting point to explore the city of Madrid. This bustling market, is centrally located one of the most lively places in town.     Puerta del Sol is now the historic heart of Madrid, but last place was at the eastern edge of town. Market name comes from the east gate of the city that existed here in the 15th century. Gate was probably named after the sun painted on it - Puerta del Sol or the Sun Gate. Present semi-oval small square was created in the 19th c...

  Bairro Alto, Lisbon is a picturesque neighborhood, dating back centuries. Sixteenth and famous for a kind of Montmarte the Portuguese capital - the best place Bohemian city, a privileged destination for artists and writers.     Network of streets is pretty quiet during the day but at night is transformed into a most active area of the city. Behind the colorful facades and full of graffiti is an excellent variety of traditional and international restaurants, fado houses, bars and shops of shopp...

    Lisbon Jeronimo Monastery is listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list and is the resting place of Vasco da Gama. Jeronimo Monastery is the most impressive symbol of Portugal's power and wealth in the great geographical discoveries.    King Manuel I built it in 1502 on the site of a hermitage founded by Prince Henry the Navigator, where Vasco da Gama and his crew spent their last night in Portugal, praying before going to India. Was built to commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition to thank M...

   Lisbon Oceanarium is a museum of marine biology located at Nations Park in Lisbon, Portugal, built as part of Expo 98.     This flag, designed by the American architect Peter Chermayeff, resembling a carrier and is installed on a pier surrounded by water. It is the second largest oceanarium in the world and contains an impressive collection of species - birds, mammals, fish and other marine life. The habitats chosen for its natural wealth in terms of fauna and flora, were as follows: Antarctic ocean...