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Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Places. Show all posts
The World’s Largest Ice Cave In Salzburg, Austria
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The Eisriesenwelt (German for "World of the Ice Giants") is a natural limestone ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. It is extending more than 42km and though only the first kilometer is covered in ice, it is still the largest of its kind .
Tanjung Simpang Mengayau
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Tanjung Simpang Mengayau or also known as Tips of Borneo is located in the district of Kudat, in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. Tourist can reach here about three and a half hours (or 215 kilometres) drive from Kota Kinabalu, and about 30 minutes from a the Town of Kudat. The tip is the meeting point of Sulu and South China Sea which called Tanjung Sampang Magazo in the Rungus dialect meaning a junction where a battle took place.
Tanjung = Foreland; Headland
Sampang = Junction
Magazo = Engage in Battle
Story state that Tips of Borneo is a historical place where the local warriors made a stand against invading pirates who always attack their village during 18th and 19th centuries.
According to historians, at once Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish Maritime Explorer) also stopped here for 42 days to repairs his ships on his way voyaging the globe.
10 World Most Fascinating Castles and Palaces
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Trough-out the past centuries, people around the globe constructing a very ecstatic and fascinating castles and palaces which some of them still can be seen until today and well maintain. These so call historic heritage was a perfect memento from the previous generation so that we can walk trough it and value their legacy.
1. The Potala Palace: Tibet's greatest monumental structure
Originally built by King Songtsen Gampo in the seventh century, Potala Palace is located on the Red Hill of Lhasa, Tibet. Destroyed by lightning and war, Potala Palace had been rebuilt by the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1645. Since then, Potala Palace has become the seat of Dalai Lamas and also the political center of Tibet. The thirteenth Dalai Lama extended it to the present size, 117 meters (384 ft) in height and 360 meters (1,180 ft) in width, covering an area of more than 130, 000 sq meters (about 32 acres). Mainly comprised by the White Palace (administerial building) and the Red Palace (religious building), Potala Palace is famous for its grand buildings, complicated constructions, devotional atmosphere and splendid artworks.
10 Most Unique Churches In The World
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1) Harajuku: Japanese Futuristic Church
This futuristic church is located in Tokyo and it was first unveiled by the design firm of Ciel Rouge Creation in 2005. The ceiling is specially made to reverberate natural sound for 2 seconds to provide a unique listening experience for worshipers and tourists.
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