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 The Great Sphinx of Egypt

Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
The Great Sphinx of Egypt In a depression to the south of Chephren's pyramid sits a creature with a human head and a lion's body. The name 'sphinx' which means 'strangler' was first given by the Greeks to a fabulous creature which had the head of a woman and the body of a lion and the wings of a bird. The sphinx appears to have started in Egypt in the form of a sun god. The Egyptian sphinx is usually a head of a king weari ...

 Stephansdom - St. Stephen's Cathedral

Country: Austria
City: Vienna
Stephansdom - St. Stephen's Cathedral Visit St. Stephen's Cathedral - Stephansdom, one of Vienna’s most famous sights. St. Stephen's Cathedral defines the city centre and has been the heart of Vienna for centuries. It is one of the most famous Viennese sights and was built in 1147 AD. For a long time it was uncontested as highest building in Europe measuring almost 137 m. Duke Rudolf IV of Habsburg ordered the complete restructuring ...

 Church of Our Lady (Fraumunster)

Country: Switzerland
City: Zurich
Church of Our Lady (Fraumunster) Of all the church spires that pierce Zürich’s skyline, the slender, blue spire of Fraumünster (Minster of Our Lady) is the most graceful. And it is best known for housing magnificent stained glass windows by Marc Chagall. A Benedictine convent was founded on this site in 853 by Emperor Ludwig (Louis the German), the grandson of Charlemagne. There was already a convent on the site, for how long w ...

 Asakusa Shrine

Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
Asakusa Shrine Asakusa Shrine was founded in 628 when two brother, Hamanari and Takenari fished a Buddhist statue out of the Sumida River while fishing. The local chieftain took this as a sign, began to practice Buddhism in earnest, and founded the Sensoji Temple on the spot. The Asakusa shrine complex grew from these simple beginnings, and now the site houses numerous temples.  The Kaminari-mon gate leads ...

 Magic Fountain of Montjuic

Country: Spain
City: Barcelona
Magic Fountain of Montjuic Walking from the "Placa d'Espanya" with the Venetian towers up the "Avinguda de la Reina Maria Christina", to the "Placa de Carles Buigas" is magnificent. Especially on evenings when the big fountain will launch huge amounts of water, in perfect rhytm with the loud but nice music. When darkness falls it becomes nicer and nicer. Enjoy the photo's via the presented link at the "Tourist Guide Barcelo ...

 Vondelpark

Country: Netherlands
City: Amsterdam
Vondelpark Vondelpark is the largest city park in Amsterdam, and certainly the most famous park in the Netherlands, which welcomes about 10 million visitors every year. The Vondelpark is located south of Leidseplein and quite near of the Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum and Van Gogh Museum. The Vondelpark is loved by Amsterdammers as well as by tourists, and is full of people - enjoying a sunny day, dog-walkin ...

 Pantheon

Country: Italy
City: Rome
Pantheon The first building was erected in 27 B. C. by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, the faithful advisor of Augustus. In Trajan's time, the temple was completely rebuilt by Hadrian between 118 and 128, in thè form we still see today. The inscription on the frieze of the porch, M(arcus) Agrippa L(uci) f(ilius) co(n)s(ul) tertrium fecit, was therefore placed there by Hadrian who never put his own name on any ...

 Colosseum

Country: Italy
City: Rome
Colosseum The Colosseum is the most famous monument of Ancient Rome. Its original name is Flavian Amphitheatre. It was started by the Emperor Vespasian between 70 and 76 AD, and completed by his son Titus in 80 AD. The Colosseum was dedicated the year after Vespasian's death by Titus. They celebrated the opening by holding 100 days worth of games there. It was built on the site where Nero had had a huge vil ...

 Musee du Louvre

Country: France
City: Paris
Musee du Louvre Located in Paris, the Louvre is one of the largest palaces in the world and, as a former residence of the kings of France, one of the most illustrious. It exemplifies traditional French architecture since the Renaissance, and it houses a magnificent collection of ancient and Western art. The Palace The first Louvre was a fortress built at the beginning of the 13th century by Philip II Augustus t ...

 Alcatraz Island

Country: United States
City: San Francisco
Alcatraz Island Sitting like a beacon in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, between San Francisco and Oakland, California, is Alcatraz Island.  Though most prominently known for the years it served as a maximum security prison, the “Rock’s” history stretches far beyond those infamous days, and its legends and stories continue to find their way into American lore, complete with a number of ghosts who are sa ...

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