Beihai is Chinese for “northern sea” and the park is named for the manmade lake that covers most of its 170 acres. It is more than a thousand years old, dating back to the Liao Dynasty in the tenth century. Successive dynasties modified and renovated it into the park we see today. It was part of the Forbidden City until 1925, when the last emperor abdicated. The park has been open to the publi...
Adhari Park When: Daily Where: Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Highway Cost: Entrance 0.5 BD; Park card 0.25 BD; Rides 0.30-1 BD Phone:+973 1740 7300 Adhari Park in Bahrain is a treasure trove for parents wondering what to do with overactive children. It is 165,000 square metres of indoor and outdoor rides, food and shopping. Quickly becoming the biggest family attraction in the region, the pa...
Address: Central Mosque, Medeu District, Almaty The large turquoise-blue dome visible from quite a distance beckons the faithful to prayer five times a day. As you get closer, you will begin to notice how refreshingly different the white marble mosque looks from all the grey Soviet-style architecture around the city. The 5 tall, blue-topped minarets, the calligraphy on the exterior facades, ...
The Fine Arts Building, also known as the Studebaker Building, was built in 1885 for the Studebaker company by architect Solon S. Beman. It is a striking example of Romanesque architecture. Studebaker soon vacated the building, and it was renovated into a hub of fine arts. As the name would suggest, it is filled with offices, art galleries, lofts, recording studios, and shops, ne...