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 Tokyo Tower

Country: Japan
City: Tokio
Tokyo Tower In the postwar boom of the 1950s, Japan was looking for a monument to symbolize its ascendancy as a global economic powerhouse - it was also looking to build a television and radio relay tower. Looking to the occident for inspiration, the Tokyo Government decided to erect its own Eiffel Tower. Constructed by Takenaka Corporation, Japan' oldest architecture, engineering and construction firm, and c ...

 Santorini

Country: Greece
City: Vlychadia
Santorini Santorini, named by early Venetians in honor of Saint Irene, forms a circular group of islands belonging to the Cyclades island chain in the southern Aegean Sea, located midway between mainland Greece to the west, Turkey to the east, and the island of Crete to the south. The Cyclades form part of the Aegean island arc system, generated by northward subduction of the African plate along the arcuate ...

 Congresso Nacional

Country: Brazil
City: Brasilia
Congresso Nacional In the new capital of Brazil, Brasília, inaugurated in 1960, the Legislative Power, which has accumulated 180 years of parliamentary work up to now, was bestowed a new siege: the Congresso Nacional Palace. The author of the project, architect Oscar Niemeyer, has thus defined the architectural conception of his work:“Architecture does not constitute a simple matter of engineering, but a manifestati ...

 The Brijuni Islands

Country: Croatia
City: Pula
The Brijuni Islands Geographic position Along the western Istrian coast there are several island groups among which the most interesting, the largest and most indented is the Brijuni island group with its 14 islands and islets covering and area of 7.42km2. The present day boundaries of the National Park were set in 1999 and comprise the land, the surrounding sea with the seabed and cover an area of 33.9km2. The le ...

 Geghard Monastery

Country: Armenia
City: Pula
Geghard Monastery Geghard is another incredible ancient Armenian monastery, partly carved out of a mountain. Though the monastery has been around since before the 4th century, the main cathedral was built in 1215. The monastery is located literally at the end of the road. From here you walk up a path which has a few vendors of souvenirs and snacks. (try the sweet "sujukh", sweet lavash and gata if you have never ta ...

 Dracula's Castle - Myth or truth?

Country: Romania
City: Bran
Dracula's Castle - Myth or truth? CASTLE HISTORY:Deep in the Carpathian Mountains, in the heart of rural Romania is Transylvania, where perched atop a rocky peak, there has been a fortress of some kind for nearly 1,000 years and the fortress that stands here today is now known as 'Dracula's Castle' (the actual Castle Dracula is in ruin on a secluded site near the Arges River). Bran Castle was originally a stronghold built by the K ...

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