Landmarks of the world

The beautiful Phanom Rung Historical Park is located in the Thai province of Buriram. In 2005, the Thai authorities applied for the temple to be included in the World Heritage List. The temple stands at a height of 402 meters on top of an ancient volcano. Hence the name of the temple, which transla...

Mauna Kea is an ancient volcano in Hawaii, which is the highest point of the islands with a height of 4,205 meters. But this is only the surface part, together with the underwater part, its height is approximately 10,203 meters. This makes the volcano even higher than Mount Everest, if measured from...

In Crimea, on Cape Plaka, there is an amazing landmark of the peninsula - the Palace of Princess Gagarina. With its appearance, it resembles a castle from romantic fairy tales. In the 19th century, Cape Plaka was the estate of the Taurian governor A.M. Borozdin, where A. S. Pushkin, V. A. Zhukovsky...

The Tree of Friendship is an unusual museum in the city of Sochi, which is a vivid example of friendship among the peoples of the world. To date, representatives of 167 countries have been vaccinated in the tree, and the number of vaccinations has exceeded 630. The history of the Friendship tree be...

Sochi Marine Station is the main sea gateway to the resort capital of Russia. This station is known to many for the scene of the main character's departure on a cruise ship trip abroad in the film "The Diamond Hand". A monument to the heroes of the film, installed nearby, reminds of this. The Sochi...

The Olympic Park in Sochi was built for the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and was designed so that all facilities were within walking distance of each other. One of the main attractions that attract the attention of tourists is the "Singing Fountain", which raises the water above 50 mete...

Bukovel is one of the largest ski resorts in Ukraine, located at the foot of the mountain of the same name in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. The ski season in Bukovel starts in November and lasts until April. The history of the resort began in 2000 when an agreement was signed on the construction of a...

The Katun is the largest Altai river with a length of 688 km and a basin area of 60900 km2. In terms of the number of tributaries, and there are 254 of them with a total length of 708 km, any river can envy Katun. The name of the river originated from the Altaic word "kadyn", which translates as "m...

In Greece, on the island of Kefalonia, there is an amazingly beautiful cave lake Melissani. The rays falling from above, refracted in the water, illuminate the cave with an azure color, which together with the transparent water gives it a mythical appearance. Melissani Cave was formed about 20,000 ...

Jutunheimen is a national park in Norway, established in 1980 on an area of 1,151 km2. The name of the park translates as "house of giants" and refers to Scandinavian mythology. The park is located in the mountainous region of the same name, there are over 250 mountains with a height of more than 2...