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Masjid Qiblatain
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Masjid Al Qiblatain has a very historical significance in Islam. In the early years of Islam the Muslims of Madinah used to pray with their faces towards the Masjid Al Aqsa (the mosque in Jerusalem). It is at this masjid that Allah revealed to the Prophet (PBUH) the Ayats of the Quran that commanded the Muslims to now face the Holy Ka’abah. The Prophet (PBUH) then tilted his face towards the Ka’ab...
PIA Planetarium
Karachi, Pakistan
This is a one-of-a-kind museum in Pakistan. It is a kind of virtual observatory which regularly puts on shows about the solar system and cosmic phenomenon, with a large dome as the screen on which the slide shows/movies are presented. The hall inside is pretty comfortable, and the seats are just like real aeroplane seats. The shows are interesting and captivating for a first-time viewer, but, unfo...
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
New York, United States
Today the Manhattan skyline consists mostly of luxury apartments and condominiums. It’s nigh impossible to find cheap housing, especially if it is not subsidized by the city; but 150 years ago Manhattan was home to some of the world’s worst slums. Poor workers and immigrants were packed like sardines into unsanitary mid-rise buildings, which became known as tenements. In 1865, as many as 50...
Millennium Bridge
London, United Kingdom
This pedestrian bridge has become a landmark of twenty-first century London. The 330m long bridge connects the City of London with Bankside, and crosses from St. Paul’s Cathedral to the Tate Modern art gallery. Completed in 2000, it was the first pedestrian crossing of the Thames built in more than a century. Unfortunately, engineers failed to account for the lateral oscillatio...