Introduction : The Palace of Versailles is located in the Versailles City in the Ile de France region in France. It is a residence for the royal family of France and was the political centre in France since 1682 to 1789. The Palace of Versailles was a symbol of absolute monarchy in France during the …
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Introduction : The Stonehenge is located in the English county of Wiltshire in South West England region of England. Stonehenge is one of the most important pre historic monuments of the country built in the middle of the dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in UK. The Stonehenge is a circular ring of …
Introduction : Luxor is a city located in Egypt under the Luxor governate and measures a total of 416 square km. It has often be characterized as the greatest open air museum in the world for the ancient monuments and history within the city which is known as Thebes in the ancient days. The city …
Introduction : The Abu Simbel temples are located at the Nubia region of Aswan governate in Egypt and are two large rock temples built on the western bank of Lake Nasser more than 3200 years ago. The remarkable feature of the temple was the positioning by the ancient architects who built them in a way …
Introduction : The Yasuni National Park is located in the Napo province of Ecuador and 250 km from the capital city of Quito. The national park measures 9823 square km and is one of the more biologically diverse places on Earth. Located in the Amazonia region of Ecuador, the Yasuni National Park contains a vasty …
Introduction : The Potala Palace is located in the capital city of Lhasa in the Tibet province of China. The Potala Palace home to generations of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the Tibetan uprising in 1959. For centuries, the Potala Palace plays a central role in the governing …
Introduction : The HuangLong which means Yellow Dragon in Chinese, is a scenic and historic area in the northwestern part of Sichuan and lies 150 km from the capital city of Chengdu. It is an extremely scenic place in the region and is famous for its snow capped moutain peaks and mineral pools together with …
Introduction : The Leshan Giant Buddha is located near Leshan City in the province of Sichuan in China and is the largest stone Buddha ever created in the world as well as the biggest and tallest existing statue from the ancient times. It has been listed a a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 and …
Introduction : Hua Shan or Mount Hua as known in western world is a mountain located in the city of Huayin in the China province of shaanxi and is one of the Five Great Mountains of China. It consist of five peaks in total with the south peak highest at 2155 metres. It is one …
Introduction : The Qinghai Lake is located in the Qinghai province of China and 100 km west of the provincial capital Xining. It is the largest lake in all of China measuring around 4500 square km in area and stands 3205 m above sea level fed by waters from 23 rivrers and streams around the …