Sunday 7 September 2014
Friday 5 September 2014
Thursday 4 September 2014
KERALA
God's own country , kerala regionally referred to as keralam, is a state in the south west region of India on the Malabar coast .its also called gods own country. It was forme.
CHRIST THE REDEEMER
THIS IS THE CHRIST REDEEMER IN BRAZIL, I'LL GO THERE TO BE ICONIC OF THE COUNTRY. THE STUNNING VIEWS , HISTORY , ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE .I GO TO THIS PLACE AS A RESULT OF THE WORLD CUP THIS YEAR WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THIS COUNTRY OF SAMBA AND SOCCER.
CHRIST THE REDEEMERS
Christ the redeemers a statue of jesus Christ in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, considered the largest art deco statue in the world.
1. The Christ in Rio De Janeiro was named in 2007 part of the new seven wonders of the world.
2. This colossal Christ is 38 meters high and 1145 tons.
3. ln 2011 the statue turned exactly 80 years.
4. The brazilians have it as a symbol of love and brother hood .perhaps this is the position taken well by having Christ with open arms , like a big hug.
5. The monument has been visited by very famous people such as Pope pius Xll , Pope John Paul I I , Albert Einstein, Princess Diana, king Albert I I Of Belgium and Michael Jackson.
6.statue height:30m.
7. In 2000 an attempt was made to change it's greenish gray one blue, but in those days there were multiple showers , questions supesticion eventually I leave the same color.
8. The world cup 2014 which will be held in this country of samba and soccer.
9. He began construction in 1922 but in 1951 was as the master piece was finished.
10. The statue was planned using schemes engineer heitor da Silva costa, and was supported by All brazilians.
Friday 29 August 2014
CHICHEN ITZA
Chichen ITZA is one of Mexico most popular tourist destination, and rightfully so . The Yucatans grandest archaeological site is chichen ITZA , a UNESCO world heritage area of immense cultural significance.
Chichen ITZA is perhaps the largest , most famous and most accessible mayan site , about 125 kilometers West of cancun and cozumel .This ancient mayan ruin , a major tourist stop in Mexico Yucatan peninsula , is a rugged place of soaring pyramids, massive temples, startling carved columns and do-or- die sports fields.
The focal point of the region , an amalgam of an older mayan city and newer Toltec settlement , is the towering Castillo pyramid , which is fraught with cosmological symbolism .its four sides contain 365 steps ,52 panels and 18 terraces .inside, the Castillo is an interesting up a narrow stair way
Mayan sports included a game with a soccer sized ball that had it's own intricate rules and provided exciting competition for huge crowds of spectators .
The enormous chichen ITZA court where this game was played is the largest ever found and is the largest ever found and is lined with fascinating carvings that display the rules and details of the sacred game. One carving even shows the captain of the losing game being beheaded.
The site also contains a sacred well , the astronomical observatory , the imposing temple of warriors , the reclining chac mool figure , a form of classic maya Sculpture believed to have served as an altar for sacrifice , and the nunnery.
During the fall and spring equinoxes, the suns shadow forms an enormous snakes body , which lines up with the carved stone snake head at the bottom of the Castillo pyramid.
At chichen itza , the sacred cenote is a natural well 60 metres in diameter with sheer, escape proof walls plunging 22 metres , winsome maidens aside, excavations in 1882 and 1968 discovered that stripping six foot warriors old scores settled ? And infant were also tossed into the pit.
Across from El Castillo , the temple of the warrior is also known as the temple of the thousands column .on top of it there is a stone on which steaming human hearts were offered to the gods.
Paintings on the outdoor pillars have all but disappeared , but inside an older temple beneath this one, colors are as bright as when they were freshly mixed from vegetable juice and mashed insects.
Several smaller building hold interest mostly for their relief sculptures depicting dire events of the time. But one that really makes you sit up and pay attention is a huge ball park.
Each of two 27-foot high walls running its 480 foot length has a small stone ring near the top, through which a hard rubber ball had to be shot.
When you cross the highway bisecting the archeological zone, you leave behind unpleasant murals and evidence of human sacrifice, for these are buildings from pre Toltec time's .Unfortunately the spaniards destroyed all religious records.
In consequence, nobody knows for certain that the ornate structure ,70 yards long and 18 yards high , was actually a nunnery.
However , built in 60 addition. Besides a church , it has many little rooms reminiscent of the contents in Spain so they named it the nunnery.
In chichen itza you can also find the caracol , so called for its spiral staircase. The substructure is believed to have been completed around 700ad , and the 48-foot circular tower added later. This is the all important observatory.
Tuesday 26 August 2014
SEVEN NEW WONDERS OF THE WORLD
CHICHEN ITZA-MEXICO
CHRIST THE REDEEMER -BRAZIL
COLOSSEUM- ITALY
GREAT WALL OF CHINA- CHINA
MACHU PICCHU - PERU
PETRA - JORDAN
TAJ MAHAL - INDIA
HISTORY OF SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
In order to receive the seven wonders of the ancient world concept with a list of modern wonders, a popularity poll to decide the new seven wonders of the world organized by the Swiss based, government controlled new seven wonders foundation.the winners were announced on July 7,2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, based on more than 100 votes cast through the Internet or by telephone .
The origin of the idea of seven wonders of the world dates back to herodotus and callimachus , who made lits which include the great pyramid of giza , hanging gardens of Babylon statue of Zeus at olympia, temple of artemis at Ephesus , muscoleum of maussollous at halicarnassus , colossus of Rhodes and lighthouse of alexandria. Only the great pyramid of giza is still standing .The other six were destroyed by earthquake , fire, or other issues.
To be included on the new list , the wonders had to be man made, completed before 2000, and in an acceptable state of preservation .out of the i77 monument which were up for consideration , the list was narrowed down to 21 sites on January 1 ,2006, by a panel of six of world leading architects from five contents, such as Zaha Hadid, Cesar pelli , tadao ando , Harry seidler , aziz tayob , yung ho chang and its president , Prof. Federio mayor , etc.....
Monday 25 August 2014
THE 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Chichen ltza,
Christ the redeemer, colosseum, great Wall of China, machu picchu,petra, tajmahal
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