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West Lake
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Tay, or West Lake, is the largest lake in Hanoi and is popularly known as the Lake of Mists. During medieval times, kings as well as warlords had their palaces built on its banks while in more recent times the lakeside has seen the sprouting of villas, hotels and restaurants; and is now a trendy locale which many expatriates and young Hanoians call home. The lake is also steeped in legend and i...
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago, United States
Chicago's architecture is unparalleled. As the grand avenues of Paris are exemplary of the nineteenth century, and the canals of Venice of the Renaissance, so do the skyscrapers and neoclassical monuments represent modernity. The Chicago Architecture Foundation works to advance knowledge and public interest in architecture and design. A small museum is located in the Santa Fe Buil...
Helsinki Zoo
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki Zoo is famous for its exotic collection of European and Asian animals and birds that are kept in spacious natural environments so that they can be nurtured properly. The Zoo is located on Korkeasaari Island and is reachable by Water transport easily. The zoo also houses a green house with rare species of plants and flowers and a café nearby serves good snacks to refresh the tourists. It i...
Campanile di San Marco (Bell Tower)
Venice, Italy
The 1000 years old brick bell tower is 325 feet tall, excluding the angel. It suddenly collapsed in 1902, crushing with it Jacopo Sansovino's 16th century marble loggia at the foundation. The loggia was immediately restored, and the tower was rebuilt according to the old plan and was opened for public in 1912. In the 15th century this tower was used to punish clerics found guilty of immoral behavi...