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The oldest Hindu temple in Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Kailasanathar Swami Devasthanam with shrines dedicated to Shiva and Ganesh, is the oldest Hindu temple in Colombo. Located behind the Fort Railway Station, this Kovil (Hindu Temple) is devoted to the war god Skanda. It is the starting point for the annual Hindu Vel Festival. Vel is a procession where Vel (trident) chariot is dragged by devotees to the kovils on Galle Rd in Bambalapitiya. ...
Lesedi Cultural Village
Johannesburg, South Africa
Lesedi in a local language means 'light'. This word was made popular by the famous King and is the nickname for Moshoeshoe , the founder of the Basotho nation. In this picturesque cultural village,set amongst pristine bushveld and rocky hills, a visitor can experience the vibrant and colorful traditional dances of the natives of the Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho, Xhosa and Pedi villages. One a...
Ponte dei Sospiri or the Bridge of Sighs
Venice, Italy
One of the most known bridges of Venice is the Bridge of Sighs. Made of white limestone, this enclosed bridge has windows with stone bars. It runs over the Rio di Palazzo and links the old prisons with the Doge's Palace. The bridge was built in 1602 and was designed by Antoni Contino. It was through this bridge that prisoners were taken to their cells and the view from here was the last sight of V...
Jewish Museum and Old Jewish Cemetery
Prague, Czech Republic
The cemetery is like no other on earth: over 100,000 bodies are packed into this space the size of five suburban gardens with 12,000 gravestones crookedly lining the narrow paths. To enter you must buy a ticket to the museum which comprises of six establishments: the Pinkas, Maisel and Spanish Synagogues, the Klaus Synagogue and Ceremonial Hall and of course the cemetery. Opening Times: ...