Landmarks of the world

The Temple of Pura Tanah Lot is located on the territory of the Indonesian island of Bali on an elevating rock, washed by the sea from all sides. Translated, it means so: « a temple standing in the sea ». The temple was built in the form of a pagoda, as a symbol of the sacred abode of the gods. Pura...

France in miniature is a magnificent park located near Paris. It is here that tourists can enjoy a wonderful walking tour, where in just three hours you can travel around the whole of France. Here, on five hectares of territory, are located the most famous sights of a wonderful European country, onl...

Suomenlinna – is a Finnish fortress, or as it is still known Sveaborg ( from the Swedish name ). Bastion fortifications are located on the islands not far from Helsinki, which is the capital of Finland. Suomenlinna spread over the seven rocky islands that make up « Wolf Schermen ». Fortress in Finl...

Salinas Grandes – is a salt marsh located in northwestern Argentina. Its location is a tectonic cavity at an altitude of 170 m in the middle of ridges. The area of this territory is 6000 km2. Salinas Grandes is represented as a dried lake bottom, the white surface of which has been published resemb...

Both children and adults have long been revealed a secret where the fabulous Santa Claus lives and where he comes from New Year to leave a long-awaited gift under the Christmas tree. The village of Santa Claus is located in Finland, where letters from little children who believe in New Year's miracl...

Corcovado National Park is located in southern Costa Rica off the Pacific. It is a humid tropical alpine forest with an area of 54,500 hectares and 2,400 hectares of the ocean. In order to preserve flora and fauna, in 1975 a decision was made by the Central American authorities to assign the status ...

Masada's ancient fortress rises above the coast of the Dead Sea. It is located in Israel on the desert, on the top of a separately standing rock. The end of the rock is a wide plateau, on which the buildings of the fortress are erected. Masadu is surrounded on three sides of the rock, and from the ...

In the west of Munich is the magnificent attraction of the whole country, which is known as the Nymphenburg Palace. This building has been decorating this area since 1664. Nymphenburg, without a doubt, is the most important and majestic palace ensemble of the entire European part. The local palaces,...

Vaux-le-Vicomte – is 50 km away. from Paris and is a palace-estate, which dates back to the XVII century. This building is considered the predecessor of Versailles and enjoys great success among tourists. The history of the V-le-Viscount Palace dates back to 1641, when Fouquet takes over a small es...

The Ryōan-ji Garden is located in Japan on the northwestern side of Kyoto. On a site measuring 23 by 9 meters, covered with white gravel, stones of various sizes and shapes are placed. Fifteen stones are collected in five groups, each of which is framed by moss. Gravel is divided by stripes of rake ...