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Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris, France
The second largest park in Paris has a long history. Marie de Médici, widow of Henry IV and mother of Louis XIII, wanted to build a palace similar to the Pitti Palace in her native Florence. The resulting Luxembourg Palace (constructed in the 1610s) is today the home of the French Senate, though it has undergone substantial renovations since. The garden surrounding the palace was...
Cao Dai Great Temple
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
60 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City is the Great Temple or Holy See of the Cao Dai religious sect, a uniquely Vietnamese religion that combines aspects of Buddihism, Taois, Confucianism and Catholicism and regards Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad, Julius Caesar, Victor Hugo, Joan of Arc and Sun Yat-Sen as some of its saints. The temple was built between 1933 and 1955 and is colorfully and extrav...
University of Jordan
Amman, Jordan
The University of Jordan is one of the best universities in the Middle East. Established in 1962, it was Jordan's first university. Today more than 37,000 students are enrolled here, including 32,000 undergraduates. The campus is lovely and covers 700 acres of northwest Amman. It was once a pine forest, and the campus is still covered in trees. The buildings are a litt...
Museum of King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
This double story museum contains a large collection of the possessions of the King Abdulaziz Address : King Abdulaziz University ...