Shwedagon

Shwedagon (official name: Shwedagon Zedi Daw), also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a stupa or pagoda as high as 98 meters (321.5 feet) which plated gold and are located in Yangon, Myanmar. Pagoda is located in the western part of Lake Kandawgyi, in Singuttara hill, and dominates the view of the city of Yangon. Buddhist Stupa is the most sacred for the people of Burma for storing relics of previous Buddhas, namely stick Kakusandha, Konagamana water filter, a piece of robe Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama Siddhartha, the historical Buddha.

Mezquita de Cordoba

"Mosque of Córdoba is one example of Spanish Muslim architecture of the earliest and most beautiful" -. Fodor's Spain. The Mezquita (Spanish for "mosque") of Cordoba is a beautiful and fascinating building that symbolizes the many changes in the religious rulers of Cordoba that lasted for centuries. Today, this building serves and named cathedral Mezquita Cordoba (its official name is the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption), but most of the existing art and architecture is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture, built as a mosque in the 8th century.

HISTORY

This site has long been a sacred building, where the establishment of a Roman temple dedicated to Janus and Visigothic cathedral dedicated to St. Vincent of Saragossa before the mosque was built in the 8th century. Finally, the cathedral is added in the mosque by the conquering Christians in the early 13th century

Borobudur

Borobudur is the name of a Buddhist temple located at Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java. The location of the temple is approximately 100 km southwest of Hyderabad and 40 km northwest of Yogyakarta. This temple was founded by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism around the year 800 AD during the reign of the dynasty dynasty.

The name Borobudur

Many theories that attempt to explain the name of this temple. One of them states that the name is probably derived from the word Sambharabhudhara, which means "mountain" (bhudara) where the slopes are located terraces. In addition there are some other folk etymology. Suppose that the word comes from the greeting Borobudur "the Buddha" who because of a shift in sound to Borobudur. Another explanation is that the name comes from two words "coal" and "beduhur". The word bara said to have originated from the word monastery, while there are also other explanations where the coal comes from Sanskrit which means temple or monastery complex and beduhur meaning is "high", or to remind the Balinese language means "above". So the point is a monastery or hostel located on high ground.

Great Wall of China

Great Wall of China or the Great Wall of China is also known in China as the Great Wall Along the 10,000 Li is the longest building ever built by humans, is located in the People's Republic of China. Its length is 6400 kilometers (from the area Sanhai Pass in the east to Lop Nur in the west) and the height of 8 meters in order to prevent the incursion of the Mongols from the north at that time. The width of the top 5 m, while the bottom width of 8 m. Every 180-270 m made ​​a kind of watchtower. High watchtower is 11-12 m.

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is a monument located in Agra, India. Built on the desire of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the son of Jahangir, as a mausoleum for the wife of Persian, Arjumand Banu Begum, also known as Mumtaz-ul-Zamani or Mumtaz Mahal. Its construction took 23 years (1630-1653) and is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture.

In a city named Agra is located in the northern Indian Uttar Pradesh, stands a beautiful building. At first glance this building like a mosque. But, actually this is a tomb. His name, the Taj Mahal. For centuries, this building will inspire many people for its beauty. Arguably, the Taj Mahal is the most beautiful architectural creations in the world.

Ka'bah

Kaaba is a building close to the form of a cube located in the middle of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This building is a monument sacred to the Muslims (Muslims). It is a building used as a benchmark or direction of Qibla direction benchmark for things that are of worship for Muslims around the world like a prayer. In addition, a building that must be visited or diziarahi during Hajj and Umrah seasons.
Historian, narrator and others have different opinions about who has built the Kaaba. Some opinions say that there are angels, Adam and Seth. [1] Dimensional structure of the temple building measuring approximately 13.10 m high with a side of 12.62 m 11.03 m times Also called by the name Baitallah.

Historical development

Kaaba is also called Bayt al `Atiq is a beautifully restored building at the time of Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet Ismail Ismail after the Prophet was in Mecca on the orders of Allah. In the Qur'an, Sura 14:37 implies that the Kaaba was a sacred site there when the Prophet Abraham Hagar and baby Ishmael place at that location.

At the time of Prophet Muhammad SAW was 30 years old (about 600 AD and has not appointed a messenger at the time), this building was renovated again due to flash floods that hit the city of Mecca at that time. Had been a dispute between the head of a tribe or tribes when they wanted to put the stone back to the Black Stone, but thanks to the settlement of disputes Muhammad was successfully resolved without bloodshed and without any aggrieved party.

Cave of Hira

Pilgrims who have completed perform the pilgrimage, some spare time for a pilgrimage to some historical places, such as cave hira, mountain blessing, even those that have arrived in Jeddah can travel to the world's tallest fountain.

Hira Cave is situated on the slopes of Jabal Nur, this hill is one of a row of rocky mountains surrounding the city of Mecca. Located in the Northeast city of Mecca with a distance of about 6 kilometers from the Ka'bah

Story of Unique Shoes Klomp

When we hear or read about the Dutch, usually with our necessarily connect it with the typical symbol of the country such as cheese, windmills, or tulips. Such association is almost identical with the understanding that the Netherlands is synonymous with "cheese country", "land windmill", or "tulip country." There's even a nickname used by typical Dutch people say their country is kikkerland or "frog country" because everywhere there is water. So far, the dominant symbols are apparently obscures our association that the Netherlands turned out to have another icon. Therefore, this feature introduces a distinctive icon for the Dutch who may not yet familiar in our thinking that is associated wooden shoes, Clogs or klompen said the Englishman in the Dutch language.