Impressive Architecture of Petra-The City of Stone Walls

June 12, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Petra today has become one of the most exotic destinations in Jordan. Looking back at history, the name ‘Petra’ comes from Greek, which can be described as ‘stone’. The fact is, Petra is undeniably accessories with wonderful buildings and houses which made of stones. Petra is located in Wadi Araba, a stone dale in Jordan territory. It was mouth-to-mouth said that to build this town, it needed digging and carving the hard stones for as high as 40 meters.

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Eights Facts About The Great Ghiza Pyramid

June 11, 2011 by · 2 Comments
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  • Great pyramid of Giza is the oldest pyramid in the world, approximately last around 2560 BC and was built in between more than 20 years long, located in Necropolis of Ancient Memphis, and now as a part of Greater Cairo, Egypt.
  • Giza pyramid is said to be made as Firaun/ pharaoh’s cemetery, the forth Dynasty of Egypt named Khufu. While the Greek called the term ‘ Khufu’ with ‘Cheops’.
  • The Great pyramid of Giza is titled  ‘Khufu belongs to the Horizon’. This pyramid is also called Khufu Pyramid.
  • Great Pyramid of Giza shaped in 230 meters square, and estimated as built wih 2,3 million blocks of stone, with approximately 4 thousands skilled stone masons involved. It is made of limestone which were ferried across the Nile from East Bank, the burial chamber and inner passages inside the pyramid is made granite.

Bali Bird Park Exotic Birds Conservation

June 10, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Bali Bird Park is one among so many visitation and tourism object in Bali. Located in Batubulan, the district of Gianyar, Bali, Bali Bird Park offers the visitors with naturally exotic arrays, adventure, education, conservation, and fun in all matters.

Bali Bird Park lies within two hectares botanical landscape, and has become the sanctuary of almost 1000 birds from 250 different species from Indonesia and other exotic birds from Africa and South America.

Including Javanese Hawks & Serpent Eagles, endemic birds of Sumatra, Scarlet Macaw and Toucan of South Africa, Grey Parrot of Congo, and other different species from African Savannah.

In Bali Bird Park, visitors may get in touch with the birds at close range, by experiencing a hands-on communing free flight bird shows featuring majestic Eagles, Owls, Macaws, etc.

Bird nursery and observation station in Bali Bird Park is designed as an intensive captive breeding program , and has been dedicated to the conservation of rare and endangered species.

In order to support the board, some facilities like Toraja House of Bali, Papua Tropical Rainforest, deep jungle of Sumatra, Lake Kalimutu, Laku Nakuru, Rainforest café, and Jalak Bali stores are provided.

Pictures courtesy : balispot.info ; Wikipedia-Jimmy Wales ; pretty-parrots.com

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