Hadrian’s Wall, England
December 1, 2009 / 0 Comments


Hadrian’s Wall, England

Hadrian’s Wall is a turf or stone and timber reinforcement built during the Roman Empire across the whole city which in today’s date is known as the northern England. The construction of this wall started in the year in 122, during Emperor Hadrian regime. It was the first among the two ramparts which were built across Great Britain; the second rampart was the Antonine Wall which is located toady in Scotland. Hadrian’s Wall is the superior recognized among the two because its corporal relics are more apparent even today. There are many different opinions regarding the wall but the growing harmony stated that the Wall was constructed as a voluntarily protected defense which visibly defined the northern boundary (limes) of the Roman Empire in Britain (Britannia). It was one of the reasons of the improvement of the economic steadiness  [...] 


New Guinea, Australia
December 1, 2009 / 0 Comments


New Guinea, Australia

New Guinea has a pride of being the world’s second largest island. It is located in the north of Australia. During the last glacial period floods took place in the Torres Strait, thus was the reason of the separation of New Guinea from Australian mainland area. The name Papua has a long association with New Guinea. The Indonesian provinces of West Papua and Papua come together and make the western half of the New Guinea. The mainland of the country Papua New Guinea is formed by the area which is located in the eastern half region of the islands. New Guinea has a huge biodiversity, it has huge ecological value. Around 786,000 sq.km area of the island is a tropical land. The island has about 5-10% of the total species present in the globe. The same percentage is found in Australia as well as United States. A very high percentage of the species  [...] 


Thebes, Egypt
December 1, 2009 / 0 Comments


Thebes, Egypt

The Greek name for the ancient city of Egypt is Thebes. Thebes is located in the southern direction of the Mediterranean Sea at a distance of about 800 km. It is situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River. The human habitation had started making the city their home place since 3200 BC. Thebes was the capital city of the Waset, who was the IV Upper Egyptian nome. Waset was declared as the capital of Egypt during the 11th and the 18th dynasties which were commonly known as the middle and the new kingdom respectively. Trade was increased when a red sea fleet was built by Hatsheput. The Thebes seaport covered the trade between the other ports of Elat, moder Quasir as well as Elim. The traders with them brought copper amulets, frankincense, juniper oil, natron, fine woven linen, bitumen and myrrh The government seats were moved to the Delta  [...] 


Prague Castle, Czechoslovakia
November 30, 2009 / 0 Comments


Prague Castle, Czechoslovakia

Prague Castle is a castle that is located in Prague. The Czechoslovakia kings and the presidents and the holy roman emperors and also the Czech Republic have their offices located at the Prague Castle. The jewels of the Czech crown are also kepy in the castle. According to the records of the Guinness book, Prague castle is the biggest castle in the world. It is placed on the top of the ancient castles category in the book.. The length of the castle is about 570 meters where as the width is about 130 meters. The history of the castles has its start from the 9th century almost 870. The church of Our Lady was the first walled building. In the first half of the 10th century the Basilica of Saint George and St Vitus was been found. Near the church of St. George the first convent in Bohemia was found inside the castle.In the later 12th century a  [...] 


Persepolis, Iran
November 30, 2009 / 0 Comments


Persepolis, Iran

Persepolis also known as Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar was the ceremonial capital of Persian Empire during Achaemenid regime. Persepolis is located at a distance of 70 km towards the northeast direction of the modern city of Shiraz which is located in the Fars Province of modern Iran. In present-day Persian, the site is also known as Takht-e Jamshid and also Throne of Jamshid as well as Parseh. The early remnants of Persepolis belong to nearly 515 BC. To the prehistoric Persians, the city was called Pārsa, it means “The City of Persians”.  Persepolis is the Greek word for the word “Persian city”. The citadel of Persepolis is been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1979. Archeological proofs have shown that the olden remnants belong to 515 BC. French archeologists, Andre Godard was the first  [...] 


Leptis Magna, Tripoli
November 27, 2009 / 0 Comments


Leptis Magna, Tripoli

Leptis Magna is commonly known as Lectis Magna or many times spelled as Lepcis Magna, it is also popular as Lpqy as well as the Neapolis, was an important city during the Roman Empire. The ruins of Leptis Magna city are located in Libya in the Al Khums which is located at a distance of nearly 130 km to the east of Tripoli. It is located on the coastal region of Wadi Lebda and its interjection with the sea. The site is also popular as one of the most impressive and untouched Roman ruins in the Mediterranean region. The city was been found around 1100 BC and is supposed to be found by the Phoenician colonists. The city gained the importance during the rule of Carthage in the Mediterranean Sea. Carthage ruled the region in the fourth century BC. Till the third Punic war which took place in 146 BC, Leptis Magna was the part of the Carthage’s  [...] 


Delphi, Greek
November 27, 2009 / 0 Comments


Delphi, Greek

Delphi has an honor of being a modern town in Greece as well as one of the most important as well as archeological site in Greece. Delphi is located in the valley of Phocis on the south-western slope of the Mount Parnassus. Delphi played the role of being the site of the Delpic oracle which is supposed to be the most important among the various oracles of the Greek world. It was supposed to be a major site for the worship of the god Apollo. He protected the navel of the Earth by slewing a python that lived there. Krisa was the ancient name of the site. The most scared place of god Apolla was a Panhellenic Sanctuary. Every four year Pythian Games take place here. For the Pythian Games athletes from various part of the Greek world come here to participate in the games. Pythian Games are the ancient look of the modern day Olympic Games. Throughout  [...] 


The San Of The Kalahari
November 27, 2009 / 0 Comments


The San Of The Kalahari

The San or the Basarwa locals of the Kalahari are mostly known as the Bushmen. The Kalahari is a huge desert that covers the various regions of Botswana, South Africa, and Namibia. The San lived on one of the most unreceptive land in the world, and they survived themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering tubers and the roots. Many people came to known about the life of the people living here and their click language through a very famous South African movie named “The Gods must be Crazy”. It is believed that the San has the oldest culture in the world. It dates back up till around a hundred thousand years ago. In southern Africa where the San lived excellent rock art is been witnessed. In South Africa the San’s lived as the hunter-gatherers. After 2000 years the San’s started living in the arid sand region. The San’s  [...] 


The Egyptian Museum, Egypt
November 27, 2009 / 0 Comments


The Egyptian Museum, Egypt

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is popularly known as the Egyptian Museum is located in the Cairo city in Egypt. The museum has a huge collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. There are around 120,000 items in the museum, a huge number of articles are kept on the display and the remaining articles are kept in the storerooms. Around 27 royal mummies are stored in the museum’s Royal mummy Room. The mummies belong to the paranoiac times. In the year 1981 the museum’s Royal mummy Room was been closed down on the orders of the then President Anwar Sadat. The display was opened again in 1985 but the number of mummies was reduced. Today there are nearly 9 mummies that are kept in the display. The mummy of Queen Hatsheput which was newly discovered is also a part of this exhibition. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities has a collection of  [...] 


Neuschwanstein Castle Germany
November 27, 2009 / 0 Comments


Neuschwanstein Castle Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle is a Bavarian palace which belongs to the 19th century. It is located on a strong hill near Füssen and Hohenschwangau in southwest Bavaria in Germany. As homage to the King’s inspiring muse Richard Wagner, the place was specially made by Ludwig II of Bavaria. The public photography was never allowed inside the palace but since it is the most popular tourist attraction in Germany it is also the most-photographed locations in Germany. Neue Hohenschwangau was the name given by Ludwig himself later after his death the place was named as Neuschwanstein Castle Germany. Ludwig was a really isolated personality also he didn’t allow any of the visitors to come inside the castle. The castle was opened to the public visit in 1886 after Ludwig died. The money was required to repay the debits that Ludwig had acquired while financing  [...]