Selasa, 05 November 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time Leptis Magna (Libya)

23. Leptis Magna (Libya)


Leptis Magna prominent city of the Roman Empire and This ruins located in Al Khums, Libya. This site is one of the most spectacular Roman ruins in the Mediterranean. This city seems to have been founded by Phoenician colonists sometime around 1100 BC.

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Egypt)

22. Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Egypt)


Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

Designed by architect Senemut, mortuary temple dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is located next to the temple of Mentuhotep II body and a mine. It is considered one of the "monuments of ancient Egypt that is unmatched."

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XXI

21. Karnak (Egypt)


Karnak consists of a large conglomeration of temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amen and the large structures initiated by Pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca. 1391-1351 BC).
It is located near Luxor, some 500 km south of Cairo, in Egypt. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian IPET-isut and the main place of worship Theban Triad with the god Amun as the leader.

Jumat, 20 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XX

20. Abu Simbel (Egypt)


The two large stone temples in Nubia located southern Egypt on the western bank of Nasser Lake and it about 290 km southwest Aswan. This is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Twin temples were originally carved out of the mountain during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate the victory at the Battle of Kades.

Kamis, 19 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XIX

19. Pyramid (Egypt)


The pyramid was built as a tomb for fourth group Pharaoh Egypt Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed completely a period of 20 years. Great Pyramid consists of more than 2.3 million blocks of limestone and clay.

Rabu, 18 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XVIII

18. Stonehenge (England)


Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometers (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury.

Selasa, 17 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XVII

17. Chillon Castle (Swiss)


Chillon Located on the shores of Lake of Geneva in Veytaux, at the corner eastern of the lake, 3 km from Montreux, Switzerland. The castle consists of 100 independent buildings that are connected gradually become a large building.

Senin, 16 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XVI

16. Alhambra (Spain)


A palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus.

Minggu, 15 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XV

15. Hieronymites Monastery (Portugal)


Located in Belem district of Lisbon, Portugal and this magnificent monastery can be considered one of the most prominent monuments in Lisbon and is certainly one of the most successful achievements Manueline style (Portuguese-Gothic).

Sabtu, 14 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XIV

14. Piazza del Campo (Italy)


Piazza del Campo is the main public area of ​​the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is one of the largest government places of medieval Europe.

Jumat, 13 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XIII

13. Pompeii (Italy)


A ruin at Pompeii is a modern Naples in the Italian region Campania, in the territory of Comune di Pompeii. Along with Herculaneum, the neighboring city, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Kamis, 12 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XII

12. Grand Canal Of Venice (Italy)


Grand Canal is a canal in Venice, Italy. Form one of the major water traffic corridors in the city.

Rabu, 11 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART XI

11. Colosseum (Italy)


Initially, is an elliptical amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Romans Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. Able to accommodate 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and events public. In addition to the gladiatorial games, other public events held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunting, executions, and dramas based on classical mythology.

Selasa, 10 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART X

10. Epidaurus Theater (Yunani)


The biggest theater in Greece at that time can accommodate more than 15 thousand people. This very historic building and this includes all buildings must be visited.

Senin, 09 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART IX

9. Archaeological Site of Delphi (Yunani)


An archaeological building and a modern town in Greece on the south-west of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. Delphi was initially the building of the Delphic oracle, the most important predictor in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo.

Minggu, 08 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART VIII

8. Acropolis of Athens (Yunani)


Best known acropolis in the world. Even though there are a numbers of other acropolis in Greece. Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which is at an altitude of 150 m above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface location of around 3 hectares.

Sabtu, 07 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART VII

7. Pont du Gard (Perancis)


Pont du Gard aqueduct was built in the South of France by the Roman Empire, and located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard near Remoulins, in the Gard département.

Jumat, 06 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART VI

6. Chartres Cathedral (Perancis)


A Latin Rite Catholic cathedral placed in Chartres, regarding 80 kilometers (50 miles) western side of Paris, is regarded as one of the excellent examples in all France with Gothic architectural model.

Kamis, 05 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART V

5.       Château de Chambord (France)


Châteaux is one of the most recognizable in the world because it is very different from the architecture French Renaissance forms that blends traditional French medieval with classical Italian structures.

Rabu, 04 September 2013

40 Wonderful Places of the Mandatory Visited of All Time PART IV

4. Palenque (Meksiko)



Palenque was a city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the seventh century AD.