Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Saturday, August 30, 2008

WORLD LARGEST FOUNTAIN IN DUBAI

The fountains, which has yet to be named, will be capable of shooting water over 150 meters into the air - the height of a 50-storey building - and stretch over 275 meters - the length of two football fields.

The $218 million project will be 25 percent larger than the iconic fountains at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas. Like the Fountains of Bellagio, Emaar's fountains will include an integral light and sound show and is expected to become one of Dubai's major tourist attractions, drawing over 10 million visitors per year.

The fountains will shoot 22,000 gallons of water in the air at any given moment and feature over 6,600 lights and 50 color projectors. The fountains have yet to be named and a cash prize of $27,225 has been assigned to the winner of a competition to name the water feature. The structure is scheduled to be operational by 2009.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Friday, June 27, 2008

Erzurum - Turkey












The city of Erzurum is the largest of Eastern Anatolia. Its name originates from Ars-er-Rum (the land of the Romans) as the Seljuks called after they conquered the Byzantines. The severe climate and sparse landscape make some visitors say that in Erzurum, one has the impression that winter has never gone. Erzurum has really two faces. On the one hand there is the city of the God-fearing conservative muslims, and on the other hand there is the modern open and airy city, with wide tree lined boulevards and university buildings, lying in the midst of the vast surrounding steppe. Ancient Erzurum offers some interesting examples of Seljuk architecture. Most important are the Yakutiye Medresesi, which houses now the ethnographical museum, the Çifte Minareli Medrese (Twin Minaret Seminary), and Üç Kümbetler (Three Tombs). Erzurum is also a good starting point for discovering the valleys of Georgian Turkey.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Stonehenge united kingdom














Construction of Stonehenge took place between ca. 3000 and 1600 B.C. With each stone weighing around 50 tons, it is regarded as a truly amazing feat of engineering. Although it is not clear who built the monument, nor for what purpose, it has been speculated that it was either a temple dedicated to the worship of ancient earth deities, an astronomical observatory or a sacred burial site.