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Deoksu-gung Palace
Seoul, South Korea
It is located in downtown Seoul cross the street from City Hall. This palace was built in the mid-fifteenth century and the architecture of the insides of the buildings show heavy traces of Western designs. This palace is famous for its elegant stone wall road. The buildings itself are of natural sugi, painted wood and stucco. The east wing was the king's while the queen's quarters were located in...
Brunei Museum
Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Located on a hill at Kota Batu road, this museum has an excellent display in the Islamic Art Gallery and a large and impressive collection of Korans filled with beautiful calligraphy and clever craftsmanship. Other galleries have bronze and natural history exhibitions. Not far away from the museum are the tombs of Sharif Ali, the third sultan of Brunei, and Sultan Bolkiah, the fifth sultan of Brun...
'Kiswa' (The Drape Of The Kaabah) Factory
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Located in Makkah, this is where the famous black silk cover of the Ka'aba is hand stitched with real gold thread. If your taxi fellow is a true local, he will know how to take you there. You can see how the cover is prepared. If you are lucky, they might even cut you out a piece of the cover to take home (find a worker from your part of the world there and convince him). ...
Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
If you’ve ever wanted to anything and everything about Islam then this museum is the place to go. A new establishment in a converted souq on the waterfront, the ground floor galleries shows different aspects of Islamic faith such as the Five Pillars of Islam and the rituals of hajj. Other parts of floor plan show the scientific achievements in the Arab world, especially in the areas of mathematics...