The Grand Mosque is one of the largest in the UAE and is situated near the Ruler’s Court on the Bur Dubai side of the Creek. Its capacity is up to 1200 worshipers. Though it was rebuilt in 1998, the mosque blends in perfectly with old Dubai, with its sand colored walls, wooden shutters, and stained glass windows. It also has the tallest minaret in Dubai at 70m. Non-Muslims a...
The Xa Loi Pagoda is the largest in Ho Chi Minh City. It was built in 1956 and was said to contain ‘Xa Loi’ – sacred bones or rather fragments of them from The Buddha. The pagoda was the center of political protest in the 1960s, when monks and nuns inside were attacked, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Buddhists. Location: 89 Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Street, District 3 ...
This museum is loacted to the south of the palace buildings and has state coaches, sleighs and riding equipment used by the Bavarian rulers on display. The coaches with their fine upholestry, sculpture, gilt ornamentation and paintings are real works of art. Among the main highlights are the magnificent vehicles that belonged to King Ludwig II. On the first floor is the exquisite Bauml ...
To see Romanian architecture at its best, visit the Athenaeum concert hall one evening. The domed white building is ornate in its style and glamour and is host to various events and mega concerts in Bucharest. It was inaugurated in 1988 and today houses around 800 people at a time. In the park outside there is also a statue of a Romanian poet to depict the history that is attached to the building....