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Caen Memorial, France
December 2, 2009 / 0 Comments


Caen Memorial, France

Caen memorial is been founded in the year 1988 and devoted to the peace, the Caen Memorial also known as Le Mémorial de Caen and un musée pour la paix is supposed to the best World War II museum located in France. “Peace is not a gift from God to man, but a gift from man to himself” is the statement quotes by Elie Wiesel which is very well observed in the museum. Caen Memorial is situated on the outskirts of Caen in the north side in Normandy. Also the Caen Memorial does include the various guided tours that will show you the D-Day beaches and exhibition. Such tours are organized on the days of failures as well as the triumphs of peace for example on September 11th as well as on the fall of the Berlin Wall. Caen Memorial is constructed on the location of an old bunker, and was inaugurated by the by President François Mitterrand  [...] 

Château De Chillon, Veytaux
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Château De Chillon, Veytaux

The Château de Chillon is commonly known as Chillon Castle. Château de Chillon is located on Lake Geneva’s shore and is a part of the municipality of Veytaux. It is situated at the eastern side end of the lake and about 3 km from the Montreux located in Switzerland. The entire castle has around 100 different independent buildings that are more or less connected with each other. And thus now they together outline a single whole. The definite dates of the old parts of the huge castle are not known. The first written record regarding the castle is around 1160 or 1005. The castle acted as the house to the Counts of Savoy in the mid of the twelve century. Pietro II expanded the castle in the 13th century. The castle was hold by many treaties but it was never blockade. The castle gained huge popularity when Lord Byron wrote the poem The Prisoner  [...] 

Tuareg, Africa
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Tuareg, Africa

The Tuareg is commonly known as Twareg and also Touareg. Tuareg are a Berber roaming pastoralist people. They are the major population of the Saharan center of North Africa. They call themselves by various names such as the Kel Tamasheq and also Kel Tamajaq which mean “Speakers of Tamasheq”, also Imuhagh, mashaghen, which means “the free people” and also Kel Tagelmust that means the “People of the Veil”. The name Tuareg was given to them by early historians as well as the explorers those belongs to Leo Africanus. The meaning and the origin of the name Twareg has been long discussed with numerous etymologies superior, although it would come into view that Twārəg is derivative of the “broken plural” of Tārgi, a name whose previous sense was “inhabitant of Targa” . Also the Tuareg  [...] 

Forbidden City, Beijing
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Forbidden City, Beijing

The Forbidden City did acted as the Chinese Imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty and continued to be the same till the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the central Beijing in China. These days it is known for being the palace museum. It did serve as the royal palace of the king for nearly five centuries. It has been a political as well as ceremonial centre of the Chinese Government. The construction of the palace started from 1406 and was completed on 1420. This complex has in all 980 buildings and near about 8707 rooms. The total area covered by the imperial palace is about 720000 square meters. The buildings of the palace epitomize the traditional Chinese palatial architecture. Also it has played a major role in the architectural as well as the cultural developments in East Asia. In the year 1987 the Forbidden City was announced  [...] 

Babylon, Iraq
December 1, 2009 / 0 Comments


Babylon, Iraq

Babylon in present day is a Al Hillah, a province in Iraq. It was a city-state during the olden Mesopotamia. Iraq is located at a distance of nearly 85 kilometers in the southern direction of the Baghdad city. The ruins of Babylon have the mud-brick buildings, a mound etc in the debris of the city. This area is situated on the fertile plain of Mesopotamia in between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River in Iraq. The city of Babylon is constructed again. The historical sources informed that Babylon was a small town which was developed in the very start of the third century BC. The town had flourished soon. It got all the required importance as well as political reputation. The city of Babylon had acquired the title of being the holy city by 2300 BC. The Neo-Babylonia Empire started from 612 BC. The Hanging garden of Babylon had acquired  [...] 

The Palancer Reef- A Diving Refuge In A Mexican Island
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The Palancer Reef- A Diving Refuge In A Mexican Island

The Palancer Reef is a popular diving spot in the Mexican Island of Cozumel. The Island, in fact is a diving destination with a number of excellent diving spots that it is home to, thanks to its reefs and the current that assures clear visibility. The Island is a flat terrain. Dense green scrub, stretches of calm beaches with the crystal clear water, and the reef formations beneath the water is what you should look forward to on your trip to this Island. The Island, a paradise for diving, has been open to tourism since the late 1950s. Location Palancer Reef, about 80 meters deep to the south west end of the Cozumel Island, is one of the world- known diving spots of the Island.  A bronze figure of Christ that has been erected under water, about 17 meters down, makes diving and snorkeling here all the more enchanting. Best Time to Visit The  [...] 

Isola Del Garda- A Newly Found Beauty
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Isola Del Garda- A Newly Found Beauty

Introduction Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Venice and Milan. This alpine region was formed glaciers at the end of the last ice age. Verona (to the southeast), Brescia (southwest), and Trento (north) surround the lake and its shoreline. This lake has become a famous tourist attraction due to its natural beauty as well as to its easy accessibility from the north via the Brenner pass. There are a number of exclusive hotels and resorts which have come up along the shore in the recent years. The Island of Garda is full of magic and mystery. Since this is a popular tourist attraction, there are several shops, pubs, restaurants and hotels around Lake Garda to keep you fully entertained on tour Lake Garda holidays. The lake has five islands, the largest of which is Isola del Garda.  [...] 

The Palm House At Kew Garden
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The Palm House At Kew Garden

Introduction The Palm House at Kew Gardens is an astounding architectural wonder which is the brain child of well- renowned architects Decimus Burton and Richard Turner. It is a world-famous Grade 1 listed building. This building was constructed between the years 1844 to 1848, and it stands at an impressive 363 feet long. It is 100 feet wide & 66 feet high. The greenhouse type building is made with iron and glass. With its curvaceous exteriors and steamy interiors, Kew’s Palm House has since long, been recognized as an icon of the Gardens. Founder Turner and architect Burton worked in unison to create this magical botanical landmark. Burton desired that the construction should closely resemble the lake of George III so that he could catch its reflection in the lake. Turner came up with the brainwave of using a wrought iron “deck  [...] 

Vimanmek Palace, Bangkok
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Vimanmek Palace, Bangkok

The Vimanmek Palace was used as royal palace in early days. It is located in Bangkok in Thailand. It is popularly known as the Vimanmek Mansion Vimanmek Teak Mansion. It is situated in the Dusit Palace compound, close by Dusit Zoo in Dusit district. Built in 1900, Vimanmek Palace was earlier owned by His Majesty King Rama V. He was also having the Munthatu Rattanaroj Residence in Chuthathuj Rachathan which was located at Ko Sichang, Chonburi. He had dismantled the former residence and reassembled it in Dusit Garden. Huge celebrations were held to mark the completion of Vimanmek Palace. The celebrations took place on March 27, 1901. King Rama V used Vimanmek place as his royal residence for nearly five years, awaiting the finishing point of Amphorn Satharn Villa which was in year 1906. From the 1932, Vimanmek Palace was being used only as the  [...] 

Valley Of The Kings, Egypt
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Valley Of The Kings, Egypt

The Valley of the Kings is commonly known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings is a huge deep valley located in Egypt. Hear for nearly a period of 500 years starting from the 16th BC to 11th century BC, various tombs were constructed which were devoted to the kings and powerful upper class of the New Kingdom. New Kingdom consisted of the Eighteenth as well as the Twentieth Dynasties which belonged to the Ancient Egypt. The valley of the kings is located on the western bank of the river Nile directly opposite to the Thebes, the modern day Luxor. It is located at the center of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi has two different valleys to classify the East Valley and the West Valley. In the east you will come across maximum of the royal tombs. In the 2006 a new chamber named KV63 was discovered, and in the year 2008 2 different tomb entrance  [...]