The Tesvikiye Mosque is a Neo-Baroque building located in Istanbul, Turkey.It was built in 1794 by order of Sultan Selim III, but most of the current mosque was completed already in 1854 during the reign of Sultan Abdulmechit I. It was designed by Krikor Balyan, of the famed family of Armenian architects. during this time…
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Halong is a bay of the Gulf of Tonkin of the South China Sea, juts out into the east coast of Vietnam, a unique natural monument. The bay is a very popular tourist destination and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Halong Bay, also called Halong Bay, is a bay in the Gulf…
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The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, or Washington Cathedral, is the main cathedral of the Anglican Episcopal Church in the United States. The building of the cathedral is made in the Neo-Gothic style, modeled on the English Gothic of the late fourteenth century. It is the fifth largest cathedral in the world, and the…
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Wat Samphran, or Dragon Temple, is a Buddhist temple in Nakhon Pathom province, about 40 km west of Bangkok. The temple is notable for its 17-story pink cylindrical building with a giant red and green dragon sculpture snaking its entire height.The inside of the dragon is hollow and contains a spiral staircase, which is dilapidated…
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Stave Church in Borgunn, or Stave Church in Borgund, the “Borgund Wooden Church” is one of the oldest surviving frame churches.Located in the village of Borgund in the province of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. In total, more than 1,500 stave churches were built in Norway, only 28 have survived to this day in varying degrees…
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Segovia Cathedral (Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and Holy Fruit) is a Catholic cathedral located in the city of Segovia, in the province of the same name in central Spain. The cathedral is considered the last Gothic cathedral built in Spain in the style of the late, so-called flaming Gothic. According to a…
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Rainier is a stratovolcano in the state of Washington with an altitude of 4392 meters, is the most glaciated peak in the United States.Subalpine wildflower meadows surround the icy volcano, and ancient forests cover the lower slopes of the mountain, which gives rise to five major rivers. This is the highest peak of the Cascades,…
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City carved in the rock Matera is a city in the Italian region of Basilicata, the capital of the province of Matera. The old part of the city is carved into the rock and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is one of the most unusual and interesting places in the country, as well…
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Glencoe is a picturesque valley in the southwest of the Highlands in Scotland. There is also a remnant of an ancient volcano that is part of the National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. It is often referred to as the most beautiful and breathtaking place in Scotland! No description can recreate the…
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Hallstatt is a small but very amazing town in Austria, located along the shore of the lake with the same name and closed by rocks from the outside world. More recently, Hallstatt was difficult to reach for tourists due to its location, but today guests can come here both by public transport and by car.…
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