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Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona is a true splendor. It is one of the most famous and most beautiful squares of Rome. Great, full of terraces and artists who paint outdoors, Piazza Navona has no less than three wells. The highest is  the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Each of the four statues that decorate this moment is a river on many different continents: the Nile, Ganges, Danube and Amazon. The other two wells are in the northern market Fontana di Nettuno and Fontana del Moro in the South.
Here, during winter, it is organized one of the greatest Christmas fairs in Europe.
This is definitely one of the most beautiful and popular Baroque sites worldwide. Its aspect results from the ruins of Domitian Stadium. Once, here were held the races.
Today market is full of vendors and street performers and cafes where you can enjoy a cappuccino. It is very fun at night, when artists gather to draw portraits and caricatures.
This market is a marvel of light and sculpture. In the center of the market there is the most spectacular fountain which was also built by Bernini, La Fontana dei Fiumi, in 1651.
Piazza Navona is a lively place with outdoor cafes. At Christmas time, the market is full of stalls sit and making miniature Christmas atmosphere to be a true delight.

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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by admin  |  3 Comments »

Pompidou Center

Georges Pompidou Center is a cultural center and museum in France. Located in the heart of Paris, Georges Pompidou Center was built in the years 1972 – 1977 and he also was the initiator of French President Georges Pompidou. International architectural competition for the proposal was attended by about 700 architects from 50 countries worldwide. Selection procedure eventually won the British, a pair of Italian architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers.

Operating modern glass palace is 166 m long and a height of 42 meters. Georges Pompidou Center has 5 main levels with a total area of 7 500 meters square. Communication and distribution are kept outside the buildings and are different and distinct besides construction, reminiscent of the scaffolding, created in this building very unusual appearance.

Construction Georges Pompidou Center was about 1 billion francs, and raised several discussions with experts and the general public. In the complex there are many exhibition spaces, library, museum of modern art, shops, cafes, cinemas and other areas, with the possibility of different uses. It is remarkable exposure of 5 – floor, where you will find works by artists which lead to the 20 century, such as Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Joan Miró and many others. Georges Pompidou Center is one of the most visited tourist destinations in France.

Built between 1972 – 1976, Georges Pompidou Center is one of the most interesting and original buildings in France, currently hosted in one of the best modern art museums in the world.

Situated right in the heart of town, on the right bank of the Seine and within walking distance of Notre Dame and the Louvre Museum, Pompidou Center is located near Les Halles, the main market price for centuries of Paris.

Massive structure, with a unique and strangely distinctive architecture in an area that keeps a lot of the charm of old Paris, currently hosting not only modern art museum, but a vast library, Industrial Design Center and a dedicated music center. Libraries, administrative offices, restaurants, cinemas, children’s spaces ,make from Georges Pompidou Center a huge space dedicated to creation and art. His interdisciplinary character makes it very popular for French and foreign tourists, because here you can enjoy a theater performance or a good movie, you can visit an art exhibition to discover new themes and trends, you can buy books harder to be found.

Posted on September 10th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

The National Mall

The National Mall is located in the capital of the United States, Washington DC. Designed by L’Enfant in 1791, this building is about 1600 meters high.washington DC
This mall includes the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Capitolium.
This building from Washington DC is considered for many of tourists the center of holiday’s destinations from Washington DC. The area where the National Mall is situated stretches two and a half miles. Besides this, there are many renowned buildings as the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Institution building.
The National Mall has been dating since the capital exists.  Around the Mall there are many types of plants and fountains that enrich the views. The great Mall makes the city the most impressive because once you get there, you will realize it is a destination that is hard to visit. Getting photos from a very visited place in the world seems to be the same idea as in Disneyland .

Posted on April 5th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls is a waterfall situated in the south of Africa betweafricaen Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls are the largest in the world, being unusual in its form.  Near the waterfalls there are no mountains only shallow valleys which are expecting to create some wonderfull falls. The great waterfall was discovered in 1855 by the scottish David Livingstone. Being the greatest waterfall from all around the world, the Victoria Falls has a heigth of 110 meters and its width is aproximately 1100 meters. This waterfall is also known as the “Thundering smoke” and its flow is no more and no less than 170.000 liters per second. Travelling here means to discover the most wonderful landscape that Africa has ever seen. The rays of the sun creates such a beautiful and colorful rainbow that your holiday or flying visit here increase your hopes in being completely satisfied for a long time ahead.
The Victoria Falls is also such an impressive attraction and as we know, there are less destinations which seems to be so pleasant. So, if you think to discover something new, to find some news about the world’s attractions, here you have a great example to follow.

Posted on February 27th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »