Thursday, March 25, 2010

Eiffel Tower

French is one of the many tourist destinations targeted by the tourists. France is one country that has many features, whether it is from food, culture, buildings and many others. One of the interesting tourist destinations in french is the Eiffel Tower.

Eiffel Tower or the French language "Tour Eiffel" is the buildings located in the Champ de Mars beside the river Seine in Paris and has a height of about 325 m (1063 ft). The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and has been visited by hundreds of millions of tourists since it was first inaugurated in the year in 1889.

The tower has two restaurants: Altitude 95, on the first level (95 m, 311 feet above sea level), and Jules Verne, an expensive gastronomical restaurant on the second level, with a special elevator. This restaurant has one star in the Michelin Red Guide. In January 2007, a chef with many Michelin star Alain Ducasse was brought to the Tower to run Jules Verne.

Top observation deck, with a height of 275 meters, is the highest area of architectural structures in the European Union, which was opened to the public. Passenger elevator from ground level to the first level and operated by the towing cable which is run by a big piston-powered water. When he climbed the arch, ride the elevator cabin a bit, but with a surprise up every few seconds, to maintain equal levels. Development elevator shown and opened to the public in a museum in one of the four pillars of the tower.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Italy is a country that has many historic buildings. One of them is the leaning tower of Pisa. Leaning tower of Pisa (in Italian: Torre pendente in Pisa) or commonly called the Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is a bell tower of a cathedral in the city of Pisa, Italy. The tower is located behind the cathedral and is the third structure in the Campo dei Miracoli (miracle) of Pisa.

Although the original plan is built vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after construction in the year 1173, due to imperfect foundation. The height of the tower is 55.86 km from the surface of the ground at the lowest side and 56.70 m at the highest side. The width of the building's base is 4.09 m and the peak width is 2.48 m. Weight of the tower is estimated to 14.500 tons and has 294 steps.

Construction of the Tower of Pisa was built in three stages, which take about 200 years. Construction of white marble on the first floor began on August 9, 1173, in the heyday of the military and the prosperity of Italy. The first floor is surrounded by a few pillars and although tilted position, but still stand for centuries.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Machu Pichu

In this world there are many fascinating buildings. Not only moderrn buildings constructed at this time, but also the buildings built by our ancestors. One of the amazing place is Machu Picchu.


Machu Picchu is the Inca ruins of ancient kingdoms. This place is situated in the mountainous region at an altitude of about 2350 m above sea level. Machu Picchu is above the Urubamba valley in Peru, about 70 km northwest of Cusco. Machu Picchu was built around the year 1450 and became a symbol of the Inca empire. Machu Picchu was built in the style of the ancient Incan walls with polished stones. The main building is Intihuatana, Temple of the Sun, and Three Window Room. This places referred to as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu.Situs this could be forgotten by the international world, but not by the local community. This site re-discovered by archaeologists from Yale University Hiram Bingham III discovered it back in tahun1911. Since then, Machu Picchu became an attractive tourist objects for local and foreign tourists.
This place is now one of the 7 new wonders of the world and a UNESCO world heritage site. This place is one of tourist objects that may be the choice of many tourists that also required treatment for this site is not damaged and lost its beauty.

Great Wall Of China

China is a contry that have a very wide area. Many cultural and interesting things that we encounter in this country. One very interesting thing for us is to watch and visit the Great Wall of China. Great Wall is the longest structure ever built by humans. Great Wall of China has approximately 6400 kilometers long (from Sanhai Pass area on the east to Lop Nur in the west) and 8 meters high in order to prevent the invasion of North Mongoldari nation at that time. The width of the top 5 m, while the bottom width of 8 m. 180-270 m every kind of watchtower built. High watchtower was 11-12 m. however, the government mapping study for two years found that the wall is 8850 km in length. In fact, the length of the wall is usually referred to around 5,000 km. Previous estimates, based on the length of historical record.

To make this giant wall takes hundreds of years. To make this giant wall, it could take hundreds of years at the time of the emperor. Initially, it is estimated Qin Shi-huang who started building the wall, but according to the research literature, history and records, the wall has been built up before the Qin Dynasty, built exactly the first time in the Age of Warring States.Emperor Qin Shi-huang continue development and strengthening the walls that had been built earlier.

After the death of Qin Shi-huang, making this wall had stopped and only resumed in the Sui Dynasty, the last resumed again at the time of the Ming Dynasty. Great Wall forms we now see is the result of development of the Sun earlier era. The inside walls of soil mixed with bricks and rocks. The top is made the main road for China cavalry.

Great wall of China is a site that should be on guard its sustainability. Not only because it has the beauty and splendor, but also because it is a relic that reminds that human beings are able to make something amazing if you have a strong will.