Places to visit tag - Best Tourism best destinations pag 9

  If your holiday destination is Washington really need to visit the Kogod Courtyard. "Robert and Arlene Kogod" courtyard, with the elegant glass roof, designed by world renowned architect, Norman Foster, is situated in a historical building called the Patent Office, which houses the Art Museum and National Gallery of Portraits Smithson. Foster has worked with the Institute Smithson at the center of the gym building. The roof is not on the original structure of the building, which was built in several stages between 1836 ...

   The Guggenheim Museum is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Bilbao, Spain and it is one of the five museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. It is by far the most recognizable building in Bilbao. Built at the initiative of the Basque government and managed by Guggenheim Foundation, it is a modern and impressive edifice, in relative terms, with 16,000 square meters of exhibition space, being just one of the stages of the ambitious project to transform Bilbao into a metropolis and cultural cent...

   Burj al-Arab is the most luxurious hotel in the world. Burj al-Arab is 322 m high, being the second largest building, which is used exclusively as a hotel. Ryugyong Hotel in North Korea holds the record though. Burj al-Arab, or 'Arab Tower "is a symbol of Dubai. It is built on an artificial island and its foundations are moored 45 m below the seabed. It has 60 floors and 18 elevators. Burj al-Arab hotel has 202 suites. The 202 suites, all with two levels, feature bay windows offering breathtaking views of the Persian G...

   Egypt is probably the only country in the world that everyone should see at least once in a lifetime. That's at least for two reasons: the pyramids, specifically the pyramids of Giza, the only survivor of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Nile, the place where one of the first civilizations of the world has developed.    In 430Ihr Herodotus was overwhelmed with fear and awe seeing the magnificent monuments in Egypt, the majority of them being more than 2500 years old. Most of the...

    A large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization, Chichen Itza is located in the north-center of the Yucatan peninsula, in Yucatan State, Mexico.    At the end of the nineteenth century archaeologist Edward Herbert Thompson discovered in northern Mexican Yucatan Peninsula, a ruined town covered with vegetation. Chichen Itza is the name of pre-Columbian settlement, meaning "wells in Itza 'Maya language. The ruins found in Yucatan were exposed stepped pyramid built by ...

The most famous of all the ruins, seems to be suspended between two mountains and is often lost in the fog. It can be seen below the Urubamba Valley and is an enchanting place, especially since the Incas had not heard of the "wheel" when they built it. Machu Picchu was built in the mid-fifteenth century, but since its existence was not recorded by the Spanish conquerors, who occupied the place in 1530, nobody knows really what was the purpose of its construction. Many of the ruins include ceremonial features, so it could possibly h...

  It is generally accepted by everyone that skyscrapers were discovered in Chicago, the third largest city in the U.S. For the construction of Sears Tower, 2400 workers worked for three years, the building was completed in 1973. Skeleton tower consists of new pipes that cross section of rectangular shape, forming the basis of a huge square of side 69 meters. Everything was made of concrete, sits on pillars filled with chunks of rock, they are set by the layer of earth rocks. The huge new pipes welded together exceed ...

  Chicago Art Institute exhibition offers an impressive art collection for connoisseurs and amateurs, as well as those who just want to enjoy the artistry. Here there are exhibited, among others, works by Monet, Renoir, Degas, Van Gogh, Seurat, Dali. Admission on Tuesday is free, however it is very crowded!...

  Millennium Park is an award-winning project for his combining art, music, architecture and design into one center located outdoors. The most famous and attractive park objectives are: Jay Pritzker Pavilion is an outdoor space arranged to support concerts, winning a National Gold Medals and is unique in the U.S., Crown Fountain is a modern replica of wells with human faces It consists of two rectangular walls that are designed ostensibly a thousand inhabitants, building feeling like water gushing from their mouths, Cloud Gate is a...

    Although the largest city in the Scandinavian countries, Copenhagen maintains a provincial air, very appreciated by tourists. Houses with gables, narrow streets and skyline dominated by church steeples - these are elements that characterize the town.       Copenhagen is also the most green capital of Europe - most of the center is busy pedestrian areas and the number of bikes is often higher than the car. Green spaces - including the famous Tivoli Park - prevails in Copenhagen.&nbs...

  Aarhus is the second largest city and capital of Jutland. Has a very well preserved historic center, some interesting museums and especially old churches, where sermons are yet. Within walking distance of town there are many quality beaches and if you want you can ride the bicycle around the city or region can make excursions. The main attraction is the old town, Den Gamle By, a real open air museum, where there are 75 restored buildings representing several regions Danish styles, built in the XVII - XVIII. Surely you will need s...

  Dedicated to St. Frederick, this beautiful baroque church, built of very expensive Norwegian marble, began to be built in 1749. The works were stopped between 1770 and 1874 because of budgetary restrictions, the sanctuary was completed only in 1894. Around the church are statues representing more than 16 religious leaders from Moses to Luther, and a series of sculptures depicting major Danish pastors and bishops....

  Located in the southeast metropolitan area La Boca is one of the most popular in town. Here come the tourists to stroll along the pedestrian streets and street performances to attend. Support artists representations and here you find the famous tango Stada. The main street Caminito (little path) is the tourist center of La Boca. It is valued for its colorful houses, many suvenituri and art objects which are sold here....

  Plaza de Mayo is the main city square, where over time there were numerous protests and demonstrations, but also a promenade space, a meeting place and a starting point for discovering the city. Around this square you will see several important goals, such as Cabildo, Casa Rosada, Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires National Bank. Market is the historic center of town and there are many shops, parks, statues, fountains. Origins market reach by the end of XVI century, and the revolution of 1810, is known as an important politic...

  Casa Rosada is an interesting building, dating from 1873, built on the foundations of other structures, which over time was post and fort. Casa Rosada is Argentina's government headquarters today and is known as the Palacio Presidencial or Gioberno House. Besides the massive architecture specific to the nineteenth century, the building is interesting for its pink color, making her look at least strange....

   Giant construction of the ancient world, the Great Wall measuring 6400 kilometers long, is provided from place to place with forts looking tall rectangular towers of defense, has a height of 8 meters and a width of 6.5 meters, and meritandu status of the longest wall of the Earth. To protect the state, China's first emperor, Qin (221-210 BC) commands to be linked together fortifications built by his predecessors. It will submit both east and west, a total length of about 5000 km, making the longest wall that will become subseque...

   Gugong, or Forbidden City, is located in central Beijing, north of the famous Tiananmen Square. Tourists, excited wonders Imperial Palace, usually enter through the south gate and go through the north, after a complete tour by former administrative and cultural center of the former Chinese empire. Flights are regular bus and links to tourist attractions celelelte Beijing are excellent.       Separated from the rest of the world through a very tall wall red as fire and smoking all or...

  Tiananmen Square is the biggest central square in the world, and not just a symbol of Beijing, but even the whole country. This huge space, comparable to - and much more impressed - the Kremlin is surrounded by many important buildings and institutions: the Museum of Chinese Revolution, Mao Mausoleum, Tiananmen Tower, Qianmen. Every day at sunrise and sunset, this place demanding and complicated ceremony of raising the Chinese flag, an unforgettable show for the first time you discover....

  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...