A Glimpse at Australia’s Landmark

The Sydney Opera House, considered to be Australia’s landmark was finished in 1973 and is one of the most wonderful buildings ever made. It is also considered as one of the most unique buildings of the 20th century because it is not your typical opera house. It is the fruit of the artistic minds and experimental interpretation of reality of painters. It is located on Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia.

The Sydney Opera House is a good venue to hold different musical, theater and ballet productions. It covers 4.5 acres of land that is 605 feet long and 388 feet wide. This opera house is made of the finest construction materials in the world. Its roof is made of shiny white and matte cream self-cleaning Swedish tiles. Its interiors on the other hand are made from pink granite mined in Tarana and the finest plywoods from Wauchope in NSW.

Its facilities include the Concert Hall, the Opera Theatre, Drama Theatre, Playhouse, The Studio, the Uzton Rool and the Forecourt. Conferences and social functions are also held right here in the Sydney Opera House. In fact, this was where the UNESCO World Heritage was held in June 2007.

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The Roman Colosseum – From 1st to the 21st century

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World is the Colosseum or Coliseum in Italy which is originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre. The Coloseum is considered as one of the greatest creation that is a fruit of the Roman architecture and engineering. This elliptical coliseum is the largest ever built during the Roman Empire and is located in the center of Rome, Italy. This historical place is where cruel fights and games of thousands of spectators took place several years ago.

Between 70 and 72 AD, the time of Emperor Vespasian, was when the construction of Colosseum started. This famous historical place was then completed under Titus in 80AD while modifications were still made during the era of Domitan in 81 to 96 AD.

This amphitheater was originally capable of accommodating 50,000 spectators and was used as the venue for gladiatorial contests and public exhibitions. It was only used for almost half a millennium with the last games held here was in the late 6th century.

After more than a thousand of years of standing on the land of Italy, the Colosseum had already suffered from several earthquakes and stone robbers. But still, this amphitheater remains to be one of the most popular tourist spots in Rome.

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A Wonderful Place Because of Love

Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor ordered to build a gigantic tomb in the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal and was called Taj Mahal, India’s pride and is now one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Taj Mahal which is located in a wonderful walled garden in Agra, India, is made of domed white marble and tiled to perfection and is considered as the finest Mughal Architecture. It was designed by Ahmad Lahauri and was completed in 1648. Shah Jahan was accordingly jailed and was said that could only see the mausoleum our of his small cell window.

Over 200,000 overseas tourists and a total of 2 to 4 million visitors from India and all over the world visit Taj Mahal every year. The number of tourists is at its peak during the cooler months of October, November and February.

To conserve the beauty of this famous architecture, polluting traffic is prohibited and people who visit this wonderful grave still have to walk from carparks or ride an electric bus to actually see Taj Mahal. Strict rules were also implemented regarding the only things allowed inside the spectacular architectural symbol and these are transparent water bottles, still cams and small video cameras, cellular phones and small ladies’ purses.

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