Borobudur Temple, located 42 miles northwest from the Javanese province, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It is built in the shape of pyramid with a square base of 118 m long. Borobudur was considered a "kumagara" (covered structure) and agreed to be dwelling on when Sakyamuni Buddha is in the womb. Temple builders wanted Buddha's teachings to be represented visually. At the same time we wanted to suggest this Sakyamuni's power through...
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Angkor is the name conventionally applied to a region of Cambodia serving as the headquarters of the Khmer empire that flourished (approximately) from the ninth century until the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor are located amid a forest and some farmland near Siem Reap and is a UNESCO site minunantiile included.
Angkor Wat was declared the biggest religious monument in the world. In 2007, an international team of researchers concl...
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam), situated 6 km north of the city Triky is one of the most complex temples in India, with a series of shrines dedicated to Shiva. Surrounded by a plantation of palm trees, the temple is built on an island Kaveri and covers an area of 2.5 km 2. Surrounded by 6 rectangular wall outside the temple built in 13 century, has 21 gopurams, most of them measuring 73 meters high and is connected to town by a bridge....
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Gurdwara Sahib-Akali Thakat is also known as the Golden Temple. Built in the place called Amritsar in Punjab, India, this temple is the core of religion Sikhism. Based on a belief in God and 10 Guru, Sikh Bible, the religion was founded by Guru Nanak, in the early 16th century and was taken over by others who have mastered perceptele 9 GURU them in a form that strict and fundamnetalista is found today in the practice of monks Sikh Golden Temple. The temple is built mostly of whit...
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Chione-in Temple was built in 1234 in Kyoto, in honor of the founder Jodo Buddhism (Earth righteous), a priest named Honen Shonin, who fasted to death in this very place. Maruyama Park is located in the north, which is also one of the biggest attractions of the city....
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In the south of the historic center of Beijing and the Temple of Heaven Park is - Tientan - oases of peace in the heart of uproar. Main Temple - Hall of prayer for a plentiful harvest - is known world wide since the '80s, when many Chinese products they had on the package: a red cone with three rows of roof (cone symbolizes the sky), climb on a square marble terrace (symbol of the Earth). Two other pieces accomplish all that the Son of Heaven and pray for forgiveness of sins harv...
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On top of a hill north of the city Rangoon, Burma's capital, is Shwedagon Pagoda. Covering an area of 6.07 ha is a Pagoda complex structures or familiar bright and strange creatures: griffins, sfincsi, dragons, lions, elephants glow red and gold and slender palm rest are the only elements that look natural in this atmosphere loaded. Shwedagon is one of the places sacred to the Buddhist religion. Enshrined in the heart of the massive hive of gold is, according to tradition, the re...
In a hundred years after the Dutch discovered the body of the Prambanan in Indonesia, the British stepped aside ashes on him and saw that it is not just a pile of stones, as believed. Today, surrounded by a stone wall four feet high, was restored only nucleus of this ensemble. It is composed of three main temples, three secondary, plus eight, with four of them formed some gates in the middle of each side wall and the other four are located at the corners. Though not the biggest t...
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Wat Rong Khun in Chinang Mai, Thailand, is different from any other Buddhist temple in the world. Completely white and adorned extraordinary, this structure is actually still under construction. May Charlermchai artist is expected to last another 90 years until it be ready, making the equivalent of the Sagrada Familia temple in Barcelona....
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Taktshang is the most famous monastery in Bhutan. It is sat on a rock situated at an altitude of 3120 meters or 700 meters above Paro Valley. Taktshang means "nest of tigers' names following the legend that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) there came flying on the back of a tiger. Monastery includes 7 temples can be visited. Up there you can reach on foot or on a mule....
Hamilton pool, as it is called, is located in Austin, Texas. It was created naturally when a dome of underground caves collapsed making this wonderful pool. Today visitors come here on a daily basis....
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The Latin origins seems to have mingled with the Slavic ones, resulted in beautiful, open-minded and intelligent Moldovan women, which aboud the country. ...
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In the big cities and especially in Copenhagen, beautiful women are countless. Northern beauty and white skin of the scandinavian women can not leave you indifferent. In addition, Danish is said that they would be very nice and very open-minded. ...
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Estonia is a small country, about which we hear on the news a lot. Perhaps people tend to be within normal limits, but the beauty of women in Estonia, no.
Connoisseurs say the sexier and more attractive women in the world can be seen in nightclubs in Tallinn, on any night of the week....
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It is said that on the Ukrainian Black Sea coast can only be seen and only beautiful women in swimsuits. It seems that this region not only impress with sexy ladies number, but the entire country, from Odessa to Kiev....
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Maybe it is a boring country, gloomy and uninteresting, but women seem to be inhabiting opposite. They manage to transform the monotony of Belarus in a place that you did not want to leave....
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About Lithuania is not much to say. Is a Baltic country with a small area, is the capital Vilnius and women of your heart remains there when you see them. Also, it seems that they are very talkative and sociable....
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About Sweden it is said that women are so beautiful that you sometimes find it hard to breathe in their presence. Their hair, eyes and skin are light, as they pertain to Nordic and their way to be is even more beautiful than the face....
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The long history of the hotel can be felt in every room, where modern comfort is ideally combined with the charm of the Habsburg monarchy. The hotel has the philosophy that the highest expectations of luxury-accustomed guests are met and even exceeded. Exclusive ambience, comfort and the latest first-class service guarantee that every wish is anticipated.
All 152 rooms and suites are newly renovated, newly arranged and equipped with latest technology, offering all amenities of a lux...
Gaberoun is an oasis shaped around a huge lake Sabha area in the Sahara desert. Many years ago, the oasis was a Bedouin settlement but was abandoned in the meantime. Lake is very salty and swimming can be very pleasant. Nearby tourist camp was arranged, the most favorable time for tours is from October to May....
It is different from other oasis with its rich vegetation that rises in the middle of a landscape so hostile as the desert. Oranges and pomegranates hung from tree branches and can be picked and eaten on the spot. Tours are grateful for this little fresh resting and refreshing after the heat Sahara....
Chebika belongs to a collection of special oasis in northern Tunisian mountain chain. Less famous than the rest of the oasis, Chebika offers perhaps the most stunning visual experience. Where mountains come out, Chebika dies. In most of the year, oasis sun exposed, hence the middle name oasis: Qasr el-Shams - Castle of the Sun....
En Gedi is the largest oasis on the west coast of the Dead Sea. The area was attributed to the tribe of Judah and was very famous during the reign of Solomon....
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Somewhere in the middle of the Peruvian desert lies a small settlement complete with a lagoon, palm forests, and a population of 100 people. Huacachina for hundreds of years, known as the "oasis of America, was a hidden green corner in the arid desert. Today Huacachina is resort where family come from the city of Ica, but also for tourists attracted by a new sport, Sandboarding on huge sand dunes surrounding the oasis....
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Ubari is a town in southwestern Libya, in particular in the Targa valley. Lies between the shelf and the sand dunes Messak Sattafat Idhan Ubari. Surrounding villages include Germa, and In Garran. Oasis water is salty as the Dead Sea and swimming is not really recommended due to sewage....
Comprised of over 300 volcanic islands, the Fiji archipelago is at the crossroads of South Pacific.
Tropical climate, palm-lined beaches and coral reefs, and location on the Pacific routes, Fiji made a top destination for tourists. ...
A great romantic destination with various opportunities, as it features 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays, the Caribbean islands are a perfect getaway. The beaches are exotic yet clean, the water is crystal, the resorts are spendid and the dining is excellent....
For most people, Venice is synonymous with romance. Of course there are detractors, but most people love this city, imagining it as a symbol of love, inspired by stories of love sheltered by the walls of buildings shriveled.
But nobody can deny there is something with this place, something that continues to fascinate generations of tourists, lured by fame and the history of the city that floats on water.
A small town occupied by water, a lo...
Greece is a paradise for lovers of art, culture and literature. Far from crowded beaches, is a wonderful country for lovers of classical art.
Greece is surrounded by a myriad of tiny islands, of which more than 200 of them are inhabited. Greece lies on a mountainous region and the highest peak measuring 1500 m
Greece is probably one of the countries with the oldest history in Europe. Ancie...
The Nautilus house is located in Mexico. This charming house was designed by Senosiain Arquitectos, being inspired by a seashell. The house is owned by a couple with two children and has won the “House of The Year 2007” award. ...
The Maldives is an island country situated in the Indian Ocean, which includes 26 atolls and 1.195 islets. Crystal waters, wonderful sandy and clean beaches, refreshing palm trees and great holiday resorts… Everything here reminds of absolute beauty and serenity.
Maldives reminds of paradise with its white sand beaches, turquoise lagoons, coral reserves and spectacular sunsets that simply take your breath away. The island is small but bo...
Prague Castle is the castle where the Czech kings, emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, the presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, serve or have served. The crown jewels of Bohemia are kept. Perhaps the biggest castle in its area, and extends into effect on 570 meters long and 130 large.
Located on the hill overlooking the Hradcany Prague Old Town and Malá Strana, this monumental complex is emerging from a crown of gardens and roofs and dep...
Perched atop one of the hills of the Serra da Sintra, Palacio da Pena dominates the valley of his incredible versatility and its flamboyant colors.
In 1839, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, regent of the kingdom, says the completion of his summer palace in the Prussian Baron von Eschwege Ludwig, on the ruins of the monastery of Our Lady Hieronymite de la Pena. The prince died the year of the completion of his palace in 1885. Ludwig von Eschwege amused to mix styles: Moor...
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