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Ruby FallsRuby Falls is considered to be a unique underground waterfall. Before the discovery of America, Europeans discovered the unknown and wonderful world. Countries in the New World fraught many interesting and mysterious places that are still to be seen. And one of them is the waterfall Ruby Falls. The amazing miracle of the nature , the underground Ruby Falls is located in the town of Chattanooga. The wa...
Ruby Falls - The Best Places to Visit in Tennessee, U.S.A.
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Alisher Navoi Metro Station , Tashkent, UzbekistanExit the subway and discover Corsu markets, famous for pomegranates and red giant Chapan . The Metro Tashkent owes its grandeur and size,its elegant style of the local Muslim population. Completed in 1977, while Uzbekistan was still part of the Soviet Union, was built in the middle of a construction a site after an earthquake which ruined the town in 1966. Alisher Navoi, one of three main sets, is a very important work, the hallmark being a small group of hi...
Alisher Navoi Metro Station , Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Pecherska Metro Station,Kiev, UkraineSlightly sinister air, the foreign world is not entirely a coincidence: it is a consequence of the Cold War. Russian architects have created subways so that descend to 100 feet deep to serve as shelters against bombs. Pecherska station’s brilliance mixed films of Cold War espionage with a considerable dose of futurism: modern chandelier in the center and large shady arcades make you think that might even stop next month....
Pecherska Metro Station,Kiev, Ukraine - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Arts et Métiers Station, Paris, FranceIt is situated in the Beaubourg quarter, the intersection of rue de Turbigo and rue Reaumur on the surface and lines 3 and 11 below the surface. The name of the station got its name from the Museum of Arts and Crafts , located above it. This is one of the few metro stations, the French, which is worthy of careful study. So, do not miss the Museum of Arts and Trades above the station is full of inventions and oddities of the eighteenth and nineteenth centurie...
Arts et Métiers Station, Paris, France - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Center Metro Station , Washington DCWhen a train approaches, the lights on the platform stick strong to announce its upcoming arrival. Washington Metro is a rarity among utilities of America, according to Zachary M. Schrag, professor of history at George Mason University . "Kennedy was president during its design," says Schrag "and was convinced that architecture is the dignity of the federal government, not the cheapest solution possible.". The result, designed by architects ...
Center Metro Station , Washington DC - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Mall of the Emirates Metro Station, DubaiVisit Ski Dubai, one of the largest indoor ski slopes ! Situated in the Emirates Mall, opened in November 2005, a year after the United Arabian Emirates registered the first natural snowfall in its history. In a city where the maximum temperature in August reaches up 37 degrees C, a s torrid subway platform is the last place you want to be ... this only if it is not underground in Dubai, designed by international company Aedas architecture. Air conditioning an...
Mall of the Emirates Metro Station, Dubai - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Kiev Station, Moscow, RussiaThe rough mosaics depict images of abundant harvests and the Russian-Ukrainian Union, despite the fact that in 1932 the Holodomor (Stalin's starvation policy) killed 10 million Ukrainians. The marble pillars and the mosaics from the Kiev station rooms have a huge opulence. The station was built in 1954 at the height of what Dr. Peter Haiko, the University of Vienna called "baroque Stalinist" style....
Kiev Station, Moscow, Russia - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Moyua Station, Bilbao, SpainThese glass structures that pay tribute to Parisian subways became known as Fosteritos: during daytime they are fountains of light, and at night become guiding light signals for people to travel home. In Metro Bilbao (Spain) 33% of the train braking energy is converted into electricity. Foster + Partners is one of the few contemporary architecture firms that made large public underground spaces. The Metro Bilbao scale was conducted in two stages, between 1...
Moyua Station, Bilbao, Spain - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Avtovo Station, Saint Petersburg, RussiaThis is an artwork in the memory of more than 1 million people who died in the siege of 872 days of the city by Nazi troops during the Second World War. Ironically, Avtovo Station, Petersburg, built in 1955, is more alike than superficially with another famous symbol: the American Capitol. The Neoclassical domed roof rises above the station of grand marble columns and mosaics. The authors of the architectural design are Eugene Levinson and Andrew Gruska. Th...
Avtovo Station, Saint Petersburg, Russia - Best Subway Stations in the World
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T-Centralen Station , Sweden, StockholmThe Northern line leads to Sergels Torg, a large central square where is the House of Culture, which hosts exhibitions and concerts. In the fifth decade of the last century, the artists Vera Nilsson and Siri Derkert were the first to suggest that art must be integrated in the new subway system in Sweden. Today, more than 140 artists are represented in 90 stations in permanent and temporary exhibitions. Architecturally speaking, each station is a masterpiece, b...
T-Centralen Station , Sweden, Stockholm - Best Subway Stations in the World
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Karlsplatz Station, Vienna, AustriaThe station operates as a museum of architectural works, with plans and details of the old station. In 1898, in Vienna took birth new ideas of geniuses such as Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud and Otto Wagner. The Viennese Secession and the "young style" by Wagner, presented in plants, steel and marble was in vogue. The Court of Hietzing was made to serve as a personal subway line of the royal family, with appropriate design (today, is a popular destina...
Karlsplatz Station, Vienna, Austria - Best Subway Stations in the World
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The cave of Lascaux, FranceThe cave of Lascaux is a cave complex in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. The original caves are located near the village of Montignac, the department of Dordogne. They contain some of the most famous of the Early Paleolithic art. These paintings are estimated to scientists, 16 000 years. They primarily consist of realistic images of large animals, most of which are known from fossil evid...
The cave of Lascaux, France - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Batu Caves, MalaysiaBatu Caves are limestone caves which have a number of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name of the cave comes from Sungai Batu or the Batu River, which flows near the hill where the cave is located. Batu Caves is also the name of a nearby village. The Cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to the god M...
Batu Caves, Malaysia - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Huashan Caves, ChinaAt the end of the last century in the Chinese province of Anhui, the Huangshan Caves were discovered. Many people immediately dubbed this unique nature as the eighth wonder of the world. In addition, the location of the famous caves is at 30 degrees North latitude (the same as the Egyptian pyramids and the Bermuda Triangle) right to the image of Chinese mining caves. This is something mystical and supernat...
Huashan Caves, China - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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The Snake Cave, CrimeaThe Snake Cave got its name not from the fact that there snakes live and its main inhabitants are bats. But all the moves in a cave are so long and convoluted, that it gave it such name. The Snake cave is located just 10 kilometers from Simferopol, river valleys and Salgir Alma. The road to it has its roots in the clean village. The ascent to the cave is not very complicated, but it is still better to enli...
The Snake Cave, Crimea - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Big Bone Cave, USAThe Cave of Bones is a cave, located in the County of Van Baren, in Tennessee, which is known in the course of its history, and during the current recreational use. This cave is ranked among the National Register of Historic Places. The cave got its name due to the discovery of a giant sloth bones in 1811. The cave was managed as a mine saltpeter, especially during the War of 1812...
Big Bone Cave, USA - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Sof Omar Caves, EthiopiaIf you look at caves in terms of geology, they represent only a cavity in the earth's crust, but the caves have played an important role in the development of humanity, and through fear of the unknown the man hasn’t studied thoroughly many of the caves of the planet. Many caves have survived the so-called "rock" pictures of the first people that make it possible to understand the life and culture of the ancient inhabitants of the earth. Many cav...
Sof Omar Caves, Ethiopia - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Waitomo Cave, New ZealandFireflies Waitomo Cave in the North Island of New Zealand is known for its populations of fireflies - Arachnocampa luminosa. These fireflies were found only in New Zealand and have the size of the average mosquito. The cave is part of the Waitomo Cave, which includes the Cave and Aranui Ruakuri Cave. Fireflies Cave offers visitors three different levels and starts at the top level caves and catacombs. Th...
Waitomo Cave, New Zealand - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Ali-Sadr Cave, IranThe Cave of Ali Sadr in Hamadan was opened in 1962 by a group of geologists. The cave has about 150-170 million years, much of it filled with water depths ranging from a half to fourteen feet. If you look at the stalactites of Ali-Sadr they are really wonderful and attract tourists from all over Iran. There are also frequent foreign visitors. A tourist and an entertainment complex that includes a hotel, a restaurant, an outdoor the...
Ali-Sadr Cave, Iran - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Reed Flute Cave, ChinaAll hand-made creations of mankind sometimes cause admiration, wonder or respect. From the fact that sometimes nature creates simply breathtaking views: it can be both an artist and a sculptor, a musician and a poet. "The Cave of reed flutes” is a magical chaos of forms and colors. Guilin is an ancient picturesque city located in southern China. Guilin has long been p...
Reed Flute Cave, China - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Lechuguilla Cave,U.S.A.Lechuguilla Cave at National Park Carlsbad Caverns is one of the longest caves in the world (210 km and the deepest cave of the continental U.S. (-489 m ). The cave is unique in its origin and diversity of crystalline mineral deposits. The name matches the name of the canyon cave, which houses the entrance, and, in turn, it is called by the Latin name of common local species of agave ( Agave lechuguilla )...
Lechuguilla Cave,U.S.A. - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Škocjan Caves, SloveniaThe Škocjan Caves are a unique natural phenomenon, the creation of River River. The river originates below the plateau and flows in Sneznik fifty-five kilometers from the surface. After reaching the karst limestone surface that is, the river is not only deepening its bed by erosion, but also by corrosion and dissolves the limestone. In the first part of its course on the limestone, the river flows...
Škocjan Caves, Slovenia - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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The Crystal Cave of the Giants, MexicoDeep in a mine in southern Mexico, in Chihuahua, there is a group of mineral crystals that are hidden from the human eyes. They have a height of several meters, generally of rectangular shape, but they are cylindrical, and the color changes from silver to gold. Most likely, the surrounding space was filled with crystals of the rock, which is gradually washed out by underground water flows, leaving such an unusual education. ...
The Crystal Cave of the Giants, Mexico - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Jeita Grotto, LebanonJeita Grotto is one of the most famous natural attractions in Lebanon. It is a complex consisting of two karst caves - the Upper and the Lower Caves formed by a river of limestone rock. The length of the lower cave is about 6900 m and the top is about 2200 m. The Lower cave was inhabited in prehistoric times, then it was re-opened by an American missionary in 1836. It was opened t...
Jeita Grotto, Lebanon - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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Mammoth Cave National Park, U.S.A.The Mammoth Cave is the longest underground system of labyrinths in the world. The Mammoth Cave is a place of beauty, mystery and paradox. It is now the realm of underground lakes and canyons, waterfalls and streams, narrow passages covered with a dome of large halls. Located 80 km from the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky cave contains one of the world's largest underground tunnels, so that is included in ...
Mammoth Cave National Park, U.S.A. - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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The Marble Cave, CrimeaOne of the most beautiful karst caves in the world, located in the bowels of the mountain massif Chatyrdag south-east of Simferopol, Crimea, the Ukraine. According to the legend, the cave was discovered in 1987 by a shepherd who was looking for some lost sheep. The Marble Cave is undoubtedly one of the most famous caves of the world which has great beautiful halls. Visible from v...
The Marble Cave, Crimea - The Most Beautiful Caves and Grottos of the World
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TorontoAbout Toronto Toronto is Canada's largest city and the administrative center of Ontario. The city received its present name in 1834. Toronto is Canada's most cosmopolitan city. Approximately 49% of its residents are immigrants. Toronto has the longest street in the world, the Young Street, which is in the Guinness Book of Records, having a lengt...
Toronto - Top 10 Best Cities in the World to Live in
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New DelhiDescription New Delhi is not only the capital of India, but in conjunction with the old district of Delhi it is one of the largest cities in the world with a wide variety of attractions. The city is rich in temples of different religion. The temples are located very close to each other, creating sometimes a unique contrast. This city is compared to the mausoleum, ...
New Delhi - The best capital cities in the world
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Velvet UndergroundWhen you enter the Velvet Underground, a concept inspired by pop art bar, you feel like in a movie from the '50s, because the owner is a fan of Andy Warhol. Music today is of all kinds, from electro to hip hop / funk, to oldies and goldies but again electro / techno. Parties organized small group make the lounge bar with one club claims. Address: Stefan Mihaileanu street; Telephone: 004 0727.08.96.09...
Velvet Underground - The best clubs in Bucharest, Romania
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Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, ChinaReed Flute Cave is located in Guilin, China. It was discovered during the Tang Dynasty, about 1300 years ago....
Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China - The most amazing underground lakes and rivers in the world
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Cheddar Gorge in BritainCheddar Gorge is the largest canyon in England. Here there has been found the oldest complete human skeleton from UK in 1903. Known as "Cheddar Man" skeleton was estimated to be 9,000 years old....
Cheddar Gorge in Britain - The most amazing underground lakes and rivers in the world
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Hamilton Pool Preserve in Austin, TexasHamilton 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....
Hamilton Pool Preserve in Austin, Texas - The most amazing underground lakes and rivers in the world
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Luray Caverns in VirginiaStalactites decorate the ceilings of Luray, water reflection making the picture seem perfect....
Luray Caverns in Virginia - The most amazing underground lakes and rivers in the world
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Wookey Caves in Somerset EnglandLegend says that many years ago the cave was inhabited by a tribe. It is located in England....
Wookey Caves in Somerset England - The most amazing underground lakes and rivers in the world
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Underground Lake in Mellisani, KefaloniaThis underground lake is located in Mellisani, close to Kefalonia. It was discovered when a cave roof collapsed as a result of an earthquake in 1953. The cave is full of blue water surging underground miraculously....
Underground Lake in Mellisani, Kefalonia - The most amazing underground lakes and rivers in the world
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