Tokyo Skytree, Japan
Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) in...
View ArticlePont Neuf, Paris
The Pont Neuf is, despite its name, the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. Its name, which was given to distinguish it from older bridges that were lined on both sides with...
View ArticleVancouver at Night, Canada
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality, and 2nd largest...
View ArticleAmsterdam Light Festival, Netherlands
Amsterdam light festival, Streets and canals decorated with lights, special boat tours, Christmas canal parade. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. With more than one million inhabitants in...
View ArticleCrocus Bloom - Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen is a green city with many big and small parks. King's Garden, the garden of Rosenborg Castle, is the oldest and most visited park in Copenhagen. Its landscaping was commenced by Christian IV...
View ArticleHumayun Tomb - Delhi, India
Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife Bega Begum (Haji Begum) in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect....
View ArticleGlass Bottomed Walkway at Tianmen Mountain, China
One of China’s newest tourist spots is a glass-bottomed walkway around the cliff face of the Tianmen Mountain, 4,700 ft above sea level, at Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province.The 200ft long bridge joins the...
View ArticleLeeds Castle - Kent, England
Leeds Castle is in Kent, England, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Maidstone. A castle has been on the site since 1119. In the 13th century it came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a...
View ArticleResurrection Bay - Seward, Alaska
Resurrection Bay is a bay on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. Its main settlement is Seward, located at the head of the bay. It received its name from Alexandr Baranov, who was forced to...
View ArticleGlacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park is located in the U.S. state of Montana, south from the Canadian borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts...
View ArticleParthenon - Athens, Greece
The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the maiden goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron deity. Its construction began in 447 BC when the...
View ArticleAjanta Caves - Arangabad, India
The Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. The caves include paintings and...
View ArticleFour Seasons Resort, Bora Bora
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora is a luxury resort located at Motu Tehotu on the island of Bora Bora, in the Society Islands of French Polynesia. The Resort is a part of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,...
View ArticleLake Malawi, Malawi
Lake Malawi is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The third largest and second deepest lake in Africa, it...
View ArticleLucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a...
View ArticleLion's Head, South Africa
Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres (2,195 ft) above sea level. The peak forms part of a dramatic backdrop to...
View ArticleLisbon, Portugal
Photo by Hugo Augustohttp://hugoaugusto.500px.com/Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 547,631 within its administrative limits on a land area of 84.8 km2 (33 sq...
View ArticlePalace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
The Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, is a monumental structure originally constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition in order to exhibit works of art...
View ArticleLake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. The other four Great Lakes are shared by the U.S. and Canada. It is the second...
View ArticleNachi Falls - Wakayama, Japan
Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 m, it is often erroneously thought to be the country's tallest. In fact, the...
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