Taj
Mahal is located on the Yamuna River in a vast Mughal garden that encompasses
nearly 17 hectares in the Agra District in Uttar Pradesh. Taj Mahal is the
jewel of Muslim art in India and is one of the universally admired masterpieces
of the world’s heritage. This heritage is built with immense mausoleum of white
marble in Agra between 1632 and 1648 while the mosque, the guest house and the
main gateway on the south, the outer courtyard and its cloisters were added
subsequently and complete in year 1653. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shan
Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
The unique of the Taj Mahal is lies in some truly remarkable innovations
carried out by horticulture planners and architects of Shah Jahan. The Taj
Mahal pure white marble shimmers silver in the moonlight, glows softly pink at
dawn, and at close of day reflect the fiery tints of the setting Sun. Shah
Jahan spent his last days as a prisoner of his son and usurper to the empire,
Aurangzeb, gazing at the Taj Mahal from a window.
2. MACHU PICCHU, PERU
Machu Picchu was built more than 500 years ago and located in the middle
of the tropical mountain forest in an extraordinary beautiful setting. It is
one of the world’s most renowned ancient cities with the height of 9060 feet,
2430m above sea-level. The Machu Picchu has its legends and myths which
indicate that Machu Picchu with the meaning “Old Peak’ in the Quechua language
wad revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time. The natural setting,
on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its
rich diversity of flora and fauna.
Machu Picchu appears to lie at the center of a network of related sites and trails; and many landmarks both man-made and mountainous appear to align with astronomical events like the solstice sunset. Machu Picchu is a must see for any tourists to Peru.
The hikers, tourists and the early explorers describe similar emotion as they climb their way through the Inca Trail in the Machu Picchu, Peru. For instances, the tourists can glance out from the Funerary Rock Hut on the temples, fields, and terraces in the Machu Picchu.
This
is the most famous monument in Rome which stared by Emperor Vespasian of the
Flavian family and it was opened by his son Titus in 80 century. The Colosseum
is one of the most imposing ancient structures.
It is structure all complete with white, and covered in splendid travertine stone slabs. It is elliptic in shape in order to hold more spectators. It had four floors; the first three had eighty arches each; the arches on the second and third floors were decorated with huge statues. The three-fifths of the outer surrounding brick wall are missing.
The Colosseum gave spectators efficient protection
from the sun to its ingenious roof covering. The
tiers of seats were inclined in such a way as to enable people to get a perfect
view from wherever they sat. The Coliseum
in Rome has over 80 entrances and can accommodate about 50,000 spectators.
All Ancient
Romans had free entry to the Colosseum for events, and was also fed throughout
the show.
4. GREAT WALL, CHINA
The
Great wall is a must see attraction destination in China. This is one of the
greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in
1987. The Great wall is the longest wall in the world as a “gigantic dragon”
which wind up and down across desserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus,
stretching approximately 5500 miles from Hushan in the east to Jiayuguan pass
in the west of the China.
This
Great wall is built only by the human hands of soldiers, prisoners and local
people in the China. Besides that, this wall is come to function more as a
psychological barrier betwwen Chinese civilization and the world, and remaina a
powerful symbol of the country’s enduring strength. The Great wall enable
tourist to sightseeing of the walls, horse tracks, watch towers, shelters on
the wall and include fortresses and passes along the wall.
5. THE FOUNTAIN, DUBAI
This
fountain is known as “Dubai Fountain” which is the world tallest and amazing fountains.
In Dubai, the tourist can witness the world’s largest dancing fountain. It is designed by California-based WET, the
creators of the Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas. This fountain is at 900 feet long with water jet
that shooting water jets as high as 500 feet in the air which equivalent to the
50 storey building.
The Dubai Fountain
performs daily which enable the tourists to enjoy the stunning choreography of
light and water synced with classical, Arabic and world music. The performance
repertoire including Sama Dubai; an award-winning song in Swahili(Baba Yetu);
the Arab world’s top-selling dance number Shik Shak Shok; and the signature
piece of world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Con te partiro (Time to
Say Goodbye).
This visual spectacle using 6600 lights, 25 coloured projectors and 22000
gallons of airborne water.
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