10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent

Palace Palaci vo da Pena (Portugal) is the vast green or Predjamski Castle (Slovenia) is protruding out of a cave ...  are marvels that man has created.

1.  Lowenburg Castle (Germany)
Construction period: 15th Century
Although built in the 15th century and the bombs were destroyed during the First World War 2 but the castle remained Lowenburg beautiful romantic surroundings.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
2.Palace Palaci vo da Pena (Portugal)
Construction period: 15th Century
Palacio da Pena is built on a hill in Sintra, Portugal. Magnificent palaces in the middle of vast greenery.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
3. Castles Mont Saint Michel (France)
The palace lies on the Bay of Mont Saint Michel Saint-Malo, northwest France. X. Around the castle are many monasteries built in the 13th century. Today many local and foreign tourists choose to Mont Saint Michel to visit.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
4.Potala Palace (China)
Construction time: 6 Century
Potala Palace is the ancient palace, the world's highest (3768 m).To complete this work needs to 7,000 workers and 1,500 architects and craftsmen.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
5. Predjamski Castle (Slovenia)
Construction period: 12th Century
Each castle has its own characteristics. Tourist attractions of the castle Predjamski is it in a cave.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
6. Matsumoto Castle (Tokyo, Japan)
Construction period: 15th Century
Matsumoto is considered one of the most beautiful castles in Japan.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
7. Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany)
Construction period: 19th Century
This is considered the most beautiful palaces of 3 palaces built for Louis II.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
8. Hunyad Castle (Romania)
Construction period: 13th Century
The castle consists of many tower-side.  Every year the castle to welcome so many visitors both at home and abroad to visit.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
9. Prague Castle (Czech Republic)
Construction period: 19th Century
Prague is considered the largest ancient castle (570 m long and 130 m wide). Many precious jewelry stored here.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent
10. Malbork Castle (Poland)
Construction period: 12th Century
Malbork Castle is considered to be brick-built Gothic architecture in the world's largest.
10 castles, palaces, ancient world's most magnificent

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Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales

Turkey's capital, squeezed through two national continental Asia - Europe carrying the beauty of the old Ottoman Empire, began to receive the wind of the new architecture.

Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Sultan Ahmed Mosque - the most famous of Istanbul, the capital of Turkey. It also has the name "Blue Mosque" because of the wall inside the church is paved with blue stone, creating shimmering beauty.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
            Courtyard of the "Blue Mosque".
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Hagia Sophia cathedral is now the museum and is being repaired.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Sakirin, the first mosque in Istanbul, designed by a woman - Zeynep Fadillioglu architect.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Zeynep Fadillioglu, Sakirin designers.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
  Kanyon Trade Center, a modern architecture in Istanbul.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Photographer Stefan Ruiz struggling to convince the authorities to capture him from the roof of the Topkapi palace, the residence of the emperors of Turkey from 1465 to 1856. This is a rare photo of Istanbul panoramic shots from this angle.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Palace Ciragan Palace Hotel Kempinski is today.
Istanbul - where to reconcile modern tales
Great Cathedral and Imperial Bosporus bridge.

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Top 10 destinations of New York

With its skyscrapers, the largest library of modern and monumental stage in Broadway, New York is the city has many firsts in the U.S. and the world.

In numerous tourist destinations, top 10 iconic of New York for foreign visitors gathered in Manhattan.
Top 10 destinations of New York
Empire State Building at night
1. Empire State Building
Built in 1930-1931, this skyscraper is one of the most famous symbols of New York, is the context of every star of countless Hollywood films.
The building was inaugurated on 1-5-1931, 381m high (including the antenna as high as 448.7 m columns) with 102 floors. Top of the building is illuminated with different colors depending on the individual events, from National Day holidays to sporting events.
This observatory annual catch of about 3.5 million visitors.86 from the floor, visitors will launch sweeping views both bustling city all day and night.
 
2. Fifth Avenue (Highway No. 5)
Top 10 destinations of New York
Line shoppers do not always rest at Avenue 5
5th Avenue is the perfect blend of luxury shops and ambitious architecture.It is also an important road of downtown Manhattan and is one of the symbols of the wealth of New York.
According to many tourists, which is also known as Fashion Avenue attracts many famous fashion world has brought endless passion as they sunk into the world of high fashion one, though sometimes can not buy any item due to higher prices ...
3. Rockefeller Center
Top 10 destinations of New York
Skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza
As a definition dotted middle of the city, commercial complexes by the billionaire Rockefeller family built this building includes 19 magnificent gardens with romantic, luxury restaurants, an underground trade corridor , the magazine of the same theater offices and more than 100 works of art (wall paintings and statues) were displayed.
Rockfeller Center's program is always in the travel company through numerous seasonal events are held here, and especially, a restaurant and bar at Rockefeller Plaza in the summer will be "call processing" as a skating rink in the fall and winter.
Since 1936 to date, Rockfeller Center is one of the busiest of New York as a weekly average of 200,000 visitors to find. Number of visitors also increased sharply when the giant tree is lit ...
4. Statue of Liberty
Top 10 destinations of New York
  Statue of Liberty
French statue was awarded the U.S. in the late 19th century, located in the Hudson River overlooking New York Harbor, is one of the most famous symbols of America and is one of the first images of immigrants in the U.S. seen from the east.
The statue weighs 229 tons, 10.6 m wide back, 91cm wide mouth, hand held torch flame length 12.8 m, only one finger is 2.4 meters long  46m high statue of the whole body, if one includes the base has a total height of 93m.Statue intestinal spiral staircase, a similar high 12-storey house, to help visitors climb the statue area.
Part of the crown opening to admire the panoramic view of the city from September 7-2009, after temporarily closed since the terrorist attacks on the twin towers two 11-9-2001.
 
5.Ellis Island Immigration Museum (Museum of Immigration)
Top 10 destinations of New York
Migration Museum
The museum is located on the island of Ellis Island - where immigrants from Europe first steps to put the U.S. in 1892 to make "American Dream", and also from New York is becoming a multiethnic city today. Museums open to visitors starting from July 9-1990, after the restoration of the building to welcome immigrants previously completed
6. Theater District Times Square (Times Square) 
Top 10 destinations of New York
Times Square Times Square
  Is a neighborhood in Manhattan and was nicknamed "Intersection of the world", Times Square is one of the most famous and busiest lines like the world never stops flowing in a forest of twinkling lights.There are about 365,000 shoppers daily.
Also, Broadway town world famous as the stage gathered over 40 often spectacular performances of the musical quality ...
Every year, the majority of people in New York has a habit of pouring on the Times Square countdown to New Year period. Dated 31-12-1999, about two million people come to Times Square ceremony to celebrate the new millennium.
 
7.  Central Park (Central Park)
Top 10 destinations of New York
A corner of Central Park
The park is larger artificial 340 ha, is a green oasis in the heart of the city with a forest of concrete skyscrapers, is the largest green space in New York.  Almost any visitor to New York are once come to the park is located in this magnificent Manhattan.
In summer, the orchestra's New York performances held outdoors. From June to August every year, Summerstage festival held here have attracted many artists in the world to participate in outdoor concerts ...
  According to estimates by local authorities, every year about 25 million tourists sightseeing at Central Park. To ensure security for visitors, the park management has set the security department, including hundreds of police and volunteers regularly patrol.
8. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Top 10 destinations of New York
  Metropolitan Museum of Art is always busy travelers
Often referred to as The Met Museum, located in Manhattan, next to Central Park. Open to visitors starting from July 2-1872, this is one of the largest art museums in the world.  Visitors will take up every week to watch more than two million diverse art objects from around the world on display here.
This art museum owns the most beautiful collections in the Western world, next to the galleries of the ancient civilization of Greece and Rome, to the works of European masters .Visitors also find a treasure of art from Egypt, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Middle East, Islam ...
 
9.Guggenheim Museum
Top 10 destinations of New York
Spiral structure of the Guggenheim Museum
This is the address not to be missed for those who love contemporary art with full name Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Guggenheim Museum.Location map of the museum are quite favorable when situated on Highway No. 5, of the Upper East Side.  Guggenheim Museum was originally called "Museum paintings three dimensional" and where exhibitions of contemporary artists and pioneers such as Kandinsky Piet Mondrian.
 
With spiral structure, the first step of visiting the museum at the top, then go down to the ground through a slightly inclined ramp.After the art show prize, visitors can stop in the restaurants, cafes or street view goods in three shops and bookstores on the campus museum.
10. American Museum of Natural History
Top 10 destinations of New York
Museum of the American Museum of Natural History
Famous for its fossil skeletons of dinosaurs, this museum is entering the era of the space center specializing Rose Earth and Space is extremely impressive. Museum of Natural History is the world's largest located opposite Central Park.
Open to guests since 1877, has 32 million museum artifacts and fossils on display in 45 galleries often open with over 1,200 service personnel.Besides the 47 rooms preserve the artifacts and work of 200 researchers.

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Scotland's outstanding natural

Stunning images of photographer Jim Richardson on a wild scene on the Hebrides Islands of Scotland.
Hebrides is a large island off the coast of western Scotland.  It is stunning from the perfect combination of rivers, lakes, mountains, the sea cliffs and vast grasslands stretching.
 Large islands are often surrounded by fog makes the scenery becomes more attractive. Each year, the Hebrides attract many professional photographers, and enthusiasts to explore, here firsthand the beauty of wild nature here.
Scotland's outstanding natural
A corner of the landscape wonders Hebrides Islands.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Beautiful that many people think it's just a picture of illusion.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Water as a strip of silk.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Where the sea is beautiful enchanting.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Grasslands for peace feels like paradise.
Scotland's outstanding natural
A strange cave on the coast.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
The birds flying above a mountain top fogging.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Dawn ...
Scotland's outstanding natural
And sunset ...
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
People on the island to get burned grass farmland.
Scotland's outstanding natural
The roof of a peaceful morning frost crystals.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Vast grasslands with wild flowers.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Night light shimmering through the fireflies.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
  A rainy day ...
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
A view from high above the farm.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
On the island there are many romantic lake.
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
Scotland's outstanding natural
 

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