With more than 4,000 animals representing more than 650 species, the Bronx Zoo is the largest urban zoo in the United States. It opened on November 8, 1899 on 250 acres of land donated by Fordham University. Initially it featured 843 animals displayed in 22 exhibit, but has grown quite a bit since. In addition to the animals, the zoo has some interesting architecture, including t...
This is a world famous museum and a storehouse of significant archeological finds from different locations within Greece. A number of collections are worth seeing and give a deep understanding of Greek history. The Mycenaean Antiquities collection is stunning and the most famous piece within it is the supposed mask of Agamemnon and excavated royal tombs along with intricately carved miniatures. Th...
You would swear this bridge is almost a dead ringer for San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge – in fact it was constructed by the same company in 1966 and is almost as long, stretching at 2.27km. Concerning the unusual name, the bridge was called Salazar after the dictator until the 1974 Revolution of Carnations when a demonstrator separated the ‘Salazar’ and wrote ‘’25 de Abril’ – the new name was a...
Flora Fountain is located in the Fort business district of South Mumbai. Its name originates from Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers. This stone fountain was built of imported Portland stone in the year 1864. The square where the fountain stands was named in 1960 as Hutatma Chowk or Martyr’s Square. Today, this well-preserved fountain has been declared as a heritage structure ...