Pe Drumul Matasii in Uzbekistan 17. Mausoleul lui Pakhlavan Mahmoud, Khiva

In orasele din Asia Centrala, patru sunt tipurile de cladiri prin care s-a manifestat cultura, religia, arta si estetica acelor popoare: medresa, moscheea, minaretul si mausoleul. Mausoleul a fost construit pentru a cinsti memoria cuiva si avea, de obicei, forma … Continue reading

Arigato, Japonia! 53. Castelul din Osaka / Arigato, Japan! 53. Osaka Castle

At the beginning, on the place where the Osaka Castle can be seen today, it was a temple constructed on 1496. After 14 years of fightings, the shogun Hideyoshi Toyotami took the territory and begun to build a mighty fortress. … Continue reading

Itinerar albanez 12. Gjirokaster – orasul muzeu / Albanian Itinerary 12. Museum-Town, Gjirokaster

In 2005, Gjirokaster became an objective in the UNESCO world treasury, and in 1961 the Albanian government granted the title of “museum-town”. Known as Argyropolis (Silver City) sau Argyrokastron (Silver Castle), the settlement appeared in the Vth. century BC, but … Continue reading

Momente din Seul 25. Zona COEX / Seoul Moments 25. COEX Zone

COEX is the biggest underground mall in Asia but I entered there only to change some money at a bank and to eat at the  O’Kim’s Brauhaus (I told about it here: http://travelinghawk.blogspot.com/2011/05/momente-din-seul-4-mancarea-seoul.html). In this post I intend to show … Continue reading