The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States and is a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886, designated as a National Monument in 1924 and restored for h... |
Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world. The statue is 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the ... |
The Merlion was designed as an emblem for the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in 1964. The designer was Mr Fraser Brunner, a member of the souvenir committee and a curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium. The Merlion has a lion head and a fish body resting on a crest of waves. The lion head symbolises the l... |
At the entrance foyer in the open courtyard of The Palace of the Lost City, is a bronze, life sized statue of Shawu the elephant. Shawu is one of the magnificent 7 elephants of South Africa Kruger National Park. Shawu had the longest tusks of the 7 elephants and the longest recorded in all of southe... |
Located at about 2400 meters above sea level the Bamiyan Valley offers a tranquil atmosphere to its visitors with snow caped range of Kohe-e-Baba in the South and by steep sandstone cliffs in the North, in which massive statues of Buddha were carved. The area of Bamiyan flourished under the reigns o... |
Viharamahadevi Park, located at Cinnamon Gardens, is a lovely patch of greenery in the middle of Colombo. It is the biggest park in Colombo. It is on the opposite site of the road from the Colombo Town Hall. Originally named Victoria Park after Queen Victoria, it was renamed in 1958 in honour of a d... |
In spring 1974, a number of farmers near Xi’an (a famous Chinese cultural city) discovered some ancient bronze weapons and pieces of broken terra-cotta armoured warriors while sinking a well. This turned out to be one of the most amazing archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century. Excavat... |
Hussain Sagar popularly known as Tank Bund, is a lake in Hyderabad built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah. It is one of the largest man made lakes. It is a lake of 24 kilometres built on a tributary of the River Musi to meet the water and irrigation need... |
Dona Paula beach Goa is one of the most popular beaches in India. It was named after the Dona Paula de Menezes, the daughter of a viceroy, who committed suicide when her father refused to marry her to a local fisherman, Gaspar Dias, whom she loved. The myth says that Dona Paula is entombed in the Ca... |
Hammering Man is a series of monumental kinetic sculptures designed by Jonathan Borofsky which have been installed in various cities around the world. The first Hammering Man is 21 metres tall, metal statue and was commissioned in 1990 for the new Messeturm (exhibition tower) building at the Frankfu... |
Chompon Cave has a nice area with a large opening and two smaller cave openings that allow light to pass through into its innermost sanctum. In the area of Khao Chong Phran, a beautiful cave named “Tham Phra Non” is situated with more than 100 Buddha images and a massive reclining Buddha image w... |
Khao Ngu Park, Ratchaburi has the "Snake Mountain", lake and the famous Hermit Cave. There are no snakes here but hundreds of monkeys. The Buddha at the entrance of the park is an old but beautiful Dvaravati style Buddha in the seated posture reflecting the influence of Indian Buddhist art... |
The Gandhi Statue was given to the city in 1988 by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, "a controversial non-profit organization run by Yogesh K. Gandhi," who Gandhi family members claim was a "scam artist" and the White House called "clearly disreputable" when... |
Kumartuli grew out of three little villages — Gobindapore, Kalikutta and Sutanooti — way back in 1690. The neighbourhood of Kumartuli is well known for its traditional image-makers and potters (kumors).The potters, who are traditionally skilled at making earthenware and clay images, are commissi... |
