Tag: building

  • Exploring Malacca: A State Rich of Historical Background in Malaysia

    written by yokekei on 2013-03-28 #places
    Exploring Malacca: A State Rich of Historical Background in Malaysia

    If you travelling to Malaysia, I most recommend Malacca. This is because it is a great to visit, with its rich historical and cultural background from previous Portuguese, Dutch and British rule. The centre of city was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in year 2008.

  • Travessa da Paixão - The Romantic Lane

    written by syyip22 on 2010-10-12 #places
    Travessa da Paixão - The Romantic Lane

    Travessa da Paixão is a small lane about 50 meters long which located beside one of the most popular tourist spot in Macau, The Ruins of St. Paul. This small little lane looks no different than many other lanes found in Macau island but its specialty lies in its name, Travessa da Paixão.

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  • Tevaitoa

    written by vicuna on 2010-02-21 #places
    Tevaitoa

    There's one very special place on Raiatea I'd like to show you: it's located in the village of Tevaitoa on the west coast. This village has a place that can perfectly symbolize 3 important moments of the history of Raiatea and Polynesia. On the same place you can find a marae, a protestant church and a battlefield of and ultimate fight against the french army in 1897...

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  • Walhalla, The Temple of Heroes

    written by vicuna on 2009-06-24 #places
    Walhalla, The Temple of Heroes

    Come with us, we're going to visit the "Walhalla"! The walala? What's that??? That's the question I asked when I was taken to visit this monument near Regensburg, in Bavaria. And I was really impressed, so I'll share with you what I learned there....

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  • "Deutsches Museum": The Science & Technology Museum of Munich

    written by vicuna on 2009-06-23 #places
    "Deutsches Museum": The Science & Technology Museum of Munich

    If you come to visit Munich and if you have an open and curious mind about science & technology, you must absolutely plan a visit to the "Deutsches Museum", one of the greatest museum of this kind in Germany

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  • La "Bonne Mère" or Basilica "Notre dame de la Garde" of Marseille

    written by vicuna on 2009-06-11 #places
    La "Bonne Mère" or Basilica "Notre dame de la Garde" of Marseille

    If you ask anyone from Marseille what building is the symbol of the town, they will all answer you "La Bonne Mère"! Indeed, the "Good Mother" is the main cathedral of Marseille and is the holy protector of the whole city and people of Marseille

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  • BMW Welt, Munich

    written by vicuna on 2009-06-03 #places
    BMW Welt, Munich

    Munich is the capital city of Bavaria and is well known to be the birthplace of the world famous cars BMW.

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  • "Square Head" Building by Sosno (Nice)

    written by vicuna on 2009-03-12 #places
    "Square Head" Building by Sosno (Nice)

    The "Square Head" is a sculpture by the french artist Sacha Sosno, and it is also the very first giant sculpture to have been transformed in a habitable building.

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  • 7 mosques of Bani

    written by vicuna on 2008-12-04 #places
    7 mosques of Bani

    The 7 mosques of Bani are one of the most important religious and cultural places of Burkina Faso and Sahel area. Bani is a little city (4000 people are living there)in the north part of the country and is famous for this amazing architectural construction of 7 mosques.

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  • The Haunted Brick Building (Central Point US)

    written by strangelilgirl on 2008-10-18 #places
    The Haunted Brick Building (Central Point US)

    This brick building, located in Central Point and built in 1908, was recently placed on the National Historical Society list as a building that cannot be torn down. But there is another side to this building that is just as interesting as it's looks and age...

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