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Eiffel tower

Posted by Hellas in Thursday, November 6th 2008   
Topics: Buildings    Tags: Building, Eiffel tower, France, Monument, Paris
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Eiffel tower is maybe one of the most attractive travel locations on the world. Wonder of design and architecture, the Eiffel Tower, is located in City of light – Paris. The world most famous tower is built by Gustave Eiffel in now far year of 1889. The Eiffel tower was for a many years the tallest building in the world until 1930 when Chrysler building overpassed it. More then 200 million people visited it since construction ended and over 6 million people visit it only in 2006. These visits made Eiffel tower the most visited monument in the world. Eiffel tower is 325 m tall. Metal structure of Eiffel tower is 7300 tonnes weight and if you count non metal components then weight is almost 10000 tonnes. Two first levels are accesible by stairways and lifts. Every few years is needed more then 50 tonnes of paint to protect the tower from rust. On Eiffel tower Gustav engraved 72 names of French engineers and scientists. There is two restaurants on tower… Here are as usual few pictures :D …click here to read more

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Posted by Hellas in Thursday, October 30th 2008   
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Venice

Posted by Hellas in Thursday, October 30th 2008   
Topics: Cities - Towns    Tags: Adriatic Queen, Italy, Sinking, Travel, Venice
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Grande Canale

Grande Canale

Venice is a city in northern Italy with about 271000 inhabitants. City is also known under nicknames of “Serenissima,  City of Water, The City Of light, City Of Bridges and Adriatic Queen. It is the one of the most beautifull cities in the world. Venice is located on more then 118 islands in a Venetian laggon on shorelines of rivers Po and Piave. Venice is most famous because of its canals. Those 118 islands are connected with more then 500 bridges and in old town those canals serve as roads. It is Europe largest car free area…
As Venice have a rich history there is plenty of museum to see also.  Venetian Republic was a great power in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important economy center (trade center especially for silk, spice trade and grain) and art center from the 13th century to the end of 17th century.
For example: Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Museo Correr, Scuola Grande di San Marco (you can see complete list on wikipedia article about Venice). There is also many palaces and churches to see and most known are Doge’s Palace and Basilica di San Marco.
Venice is sinking city. It sink because of many Artessian wells builded for industry needs. However wells are banned in 1960 and some researches suggest that city is maybe no longer sinking. Great site for find information how to travel to Venice http://wikitravel.org/en/Venice and to find hotel and comapare prices not only for Venice is Hotel Combined link: http://www.hotelscombined.com/. Usualy  access  to Venice is over railroad or a boat but Venice also have newly rebuilt airport named Marco Polo International Airport. it is built on mainland away from coastline but water taxy is only five minutes walk away. …click here to read more

Đavolja Varoš – Devils Town

Posted by Hellas in Monday, October 13th 2008   
Topics: Nature    Tags: Devils Town, Rock Formations, Serbia, Đavolja Varoš
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djavolja varos1 Đavolja Varoš   Devils Town
Đavolja Varoš (Devils Town) is atractive nature phenomenon in South Serbia maybe 90 km soutwest from Niš, near Kuršumlija. It is in fact 202 rock formations maded by erosion and rain. This phenomenon is very rare in the world and similar appearences can be found in Alpes and USA but are much smaller. This location is under state protection from 1959 and from 1995 is natural good of outstanding importance and enjoy first category of state protection. …click here to read more

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