The British Museum, in London, is widely considered to be one of the world’s greatest museums of human history and culture. Its permanent collection, numbering some eight million works, is amongst the finest, most comprehensive, and largest in existence and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings … Read more
Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel in French), originally named tower 330 meters (330 meters tour) is a puddling iron structure designed by French engineer Gustave Eiffel and his staff for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris. Located in the Campo de Marte by the river Seine, this Parisian monument, symbol of France and its capital, was … Read more
Empire State Building is a skyscraper in New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street, its name derives from the nickname of the state of New York. It was the world’s tallest building for over forty years since its completion in 1931 until 1972, when it completed the construction of … Read more
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India, it was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage.”Taj Mahal is … Read more
Taipei 101 is a 106-floor building (5 floors underground and 101 above the ground) located in Taipei (Taiwan), the height of 509 meters makes it the second highest skyscraper in the world. 56 meters higher than the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). On July 21, 2007 was surpassed in height by Burj Dubai, which … Read more
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936, and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of … Read more
Hangzhou Bay Bridge is the largest bridge ever built in China, the bridge links Shanghai to Ningbo in Zhejiang Province, cutting the traveling distance between the two port cities by 120 km and driving time from 4 to 2 hours. The 10 billion yuan, S-shaped bridge will shorten the ground distance between Ningbo and Shanghai. … Read more