“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free….” Thus reads ‘The New Colossus’, a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus to commemorate the famous landmark. Though not its initial intent, the Statue of Liberty quickly became a symbol of immigration and the American Dream as new Americans passed by on their way to Ellis Island. The Statue of Lib...
Erected for the 1891 Jubilee Exhibition this wrought iron building which has a kitsch musical dancing fountain, the Krizikova Fountain (price is 200 Kč performances are hourly from 8-11pm in March through to October). The nearby Lapidarium stands 10 of the Charles Bridges original statues (adult/child 20/10 Kč noon – 6pm Tue to Fri, 10am to 6pm Sat & Sun). In February through to Easter the park be...
The museum houses vast collections of prehistoric, ethnographic and archaeological artifacts, including one of the world's largest collections of Southeast Asian ceramics and Hindu Javanese art. The museum was opened in 1868. http://www.museumnasional.org/ Address: Jl Merdeka Barat 12 New Jakarta Jakarta, Java Indonesia Tel: 021 381 2346 ...
Next door to the Aquarium, this museum opened in mid-2009. Here you’ll find wooden dhows, fishing tools including devices used in pearl diving and photographs that acknowledge Sharjah’s sea heritage. Phone: 522 2002 Location: Off Al-Meena St Opening Times: Sat-Thu 8am-8pm, Fri 4-8pm Admission: Adult AED8, child AED4, family AED20 ...