Dubai Roads

Getting to Dubai by car, train or ship. ... United Arab Emirates has an impressive network of first class roads to the towns and cities ...

Beautiful Place In China — Shanxi

Shanxi province is a beautiful place in China. It looks fantastic and truly amazing on these photos. Shanxi Province got its name due to its location to the west of Taihang Mountain. Shanxi neighbored on Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia & Autonomous Region. It is located to the east of the Yellow River, and is also known as Hedong. Shanxi belonged to Jin State in Spring and Autumn Period, so it is abbreviated in Jin. Shanxi occupies an area of 156,000 square kilometers and has a population of over 32 million, including its minority ethnic population. Its capital is Taiyuan City. More images after the break...

Being at a high altitude, Shanxi Province has a cold and dry climate and has an annual rainfall of between 400-600 millimeters. The province is also frequently plagued by sandstorms, especially in the spring, so it is often useful to bring along both sunglasses and a hat when visiting. Generally speaking, the province’s climate is the best between May and October. Shanxi is one of the birth places of Chinese civilizations with a long history and traditional culture. As early as one hundred million years ago, the ancestors of the Chinese lived and propagated in this region. Legend tells us that the Yellow Emperor, founder of the Chinese nation, once lived in Shanxi for a certain period. Today, many Neolithic sites from that period can still be seen dotted across the vast expanse of the province.

Shaanxi is also abundant in natural beauty beyond its rich historical legacy. As one of the five best-known mountains in China, Mt. Huashan, 120 kilometers east of Xian, is famous for its breath-taking cliffs and awe-inspiring landscape. The Hukou Waterfall on Yellow River, the second biggest one in China, is very overbearing and magnificent. And Moutain Lishan and the nearby Huaqing Hot Springs  are very attractive. Their beautiful legends will bring you into a moving love story between emperor Xuanzong and a beauty named Yang Yuhuan. Shaanxi is both a base area of Chinese new-democratic revolution and a place with unique folk customs. The loud resounding Shaanxi opera, the joyous clattering of gongs and drums, the exquisite cut – paper art and the peasants’ paintings full of a rich flavor of life attract more and more tourists’ attention from home and abroad.

 

Nicholas church in Kiev

Church building was erected in the years 1899-1909 for the Roman Catholic community of Kiev. Design and construction of buildings produced under the guidance of the famous Kyiv architect Vladimir Gorodetsky. Church built in stylized Gothic forms with the long, gothic towers and steeples, differs slender proportions, ease and clarity of compositional structure. Difficult conditions for the construction and architectural solutions prompted the architects to use innovative at the time engineering technology. More after the break...

In 1933 the church was looted and closed, and in 1943 was badly damaged by shelling, was set on fire, and only by 1980 it was restored and partially reconstructed. Since 1980, Nicholas church was to function as a concert hall of the House of Organ and Chamber Music. Body Kiev House of organ music has been specially created by masters of firm «Rieger-Kloss» in city Krnov in Czechoslovakia. 

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America’s 24 Best Adventure Towns

01. Los Angeles, California

Here are top 24 adventure towns of the United States according to National Geographic. These  adventure towns offer something for everyone, whether you love hiking, skiing, biking, kayaking, climbing, snowboarding, or a little bit of everything. Stay for a long weekend or the rest of your life, after the the break...



02. Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

03. Hood River, Oregon

04. Smyrna, Delaware

05. Marietta, Ohio

06. Saranac Lake, New York

07. Spearfish, South Dakota

08. Avalon, New Jersey

09. Santa Fe, New Mexico

10. Knoxville, Tennessee

11. Flagstaff, Arizona

12. Red Lodge, Montana

13. Newport, Rhode Island

14. New Paltz, New York

15. Point Reyes Station, California

16. Mountain View, Arkansas

17. Nashville, Tennessee

18. Mobile, Alabama

19. Madison, Wisconsin

20. Tulsa, Oklahoma

21. Hermann, Missouri

22. Idaho Falls, Idaho

23. Arcata, California

24. Eastsound, Washington

Mosque of Sheikh Zayd

Mosque of Sheikh Zayd - one of the six largest mosques in the world, is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates. Named in honor of Sheikh Zaid ibn Sultan al-Nahyan - the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates. Next he is buried. The mosque was officially opened in the month of Ramadan in 2007. Like all of the Emirates, this mosque is also very-very - it is the largest carpet and the world's largest chandelier. This is one of the most beautiful mosques in which I visited. 53 More images after the break...

The four corners of the mosque are four minarets that rise approximately 115 meters. Outer row of the main building covers 57 domes. Dome decorated with white marble, their interior decoration is also made of marble.

The construction has been spent over 600 million euros.

A courtyard paved with colored marble and a population of about seventeen thousand square meters.

It is worth noting that the huge floral pattern - a mosaic of different sorts of marble.

Between the plates of a small gap for water drainage.

80 domes, 1096 columns 1996 columns inside the main prayer hall.

Carpet spread out on such a large space, is the world's largest carpet was manufactured by "Carpets of Iran" on the image of Iranian artist Ali Khaliq. Area "rug" - 5,627 square feet, and above it worked about 1200 weavers, 20 technicians and 30 working groups. The weight of this carpet is 47 tons - 35 tons of wool and 12 tons of cotton. The structure of the carpet 2,268,000 units.

The mosque is the largest chandelier hanging. Seven copper gilt chandeliers were imported from Germany. The largest chandelier has a 10-meter diameter and 15-meter height. Front is also visible Qibla wall. It has a height 23 and width 50 meters and elaborately decorated in such a way as not to distract the worshipers. 99 names (attributes) of Allah are on the wall Qibla using traditional calligraphy Kufi.

For interior decoration used white Italian marble, a 24-karat gold, semiprecious stones - lapis lazuli, red agate, amethyst, shell clams, rock crystal, natural pearl.

Inside the mosque, let all comers, but because the mosque is an active place of prayer and a Muslim shrine, women should cover their heads. Not allowed to go to the mosque wearing shorts. At the time of prayers tourists kicked out.

Rules of conduct in the mosque:

"We urge all visitors to respect our religion and place of prayer, following these simple rules: Visitors must have an appropriate dress code, otherwise you will not be allowed inside.

• Decency, conservative, neoblegayuschaya clothing with long sleeves, long skirts and trousers;
• Shorts for men are forbidden.
• Shorts and skirts should not be above the knees.
• Do not fitting clothing, bathing suits and beachwear.
• Shoes must be removed before entering the mosque, so we recommend flip-flops.
• Women should have a scarf to cover their heads (available at check-in)
• Intimate behavior, ie, holding hands or kissing is not allowed in Muslim places of worship. "

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