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
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Plecand de la hotel spre Piata Independentei, prima fantana apare chiar in parcul din jurul monumentului lui Amir Timur. … Continue reading
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
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
The best preserved Ottoman bridge is in a village called Mes, at 6 km north of Shkoder. The road is not so good, so not many foreigners are coming here. Actually it was none when we were there. The bridge … Continue reading
From the museum I moved to the Anapji Pond. This is an artificial lake, constructed on 674, by King Munmu of Silla. The purpose was to plant rare plants and flowers, and to bring rare birds and animals, near the … Continue reading
Of course that my main objectives have been those related with the TV series. So I started by visiting the tomb of the General Kin Yushin. It is situated in a forest, in a national park and it is proper … Continue reading
On a radius of 40 km, around Gyeongbok Palace, there are 40 tombs of kings and queens of the Joseon dynasty. They all have been entered into the UNESCO heritage on 2009. The royal tombs are under the etiquette of … Continue reading
As symbol of power, in front of the most important palace of Seoul, Gwanghwamun Square witnessed over 600 years of history right in the heart of the city. The square is marked by two important monuments and ends in the … Continue reading
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