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Friday, May 29, 2009

Trendy Handbags Became A Fashion Statement

Trendy handbags now have a new designer in their midst, Jazzd Bags and Accessories. Since 2002, Jazzd has been in the spotlight, featuring t...

How Muchdangerous"A wrong Guess can Be"

In the days when one couldn't count on a public toilet facility, an English woman was planning a trip to India. She was registered to st...

How to get Fair Complexion : Herbal Beauty Tips

Following herbal tips will help lighten skin over time. Mix 1 table spoon of milk powder, 1 table spoon of honey, 1 table spoon of lemon jui...

Health benefits of Lime - Aurvedic Herbal Treatment

Lime has several health benefits. Here’s how a dash of it can help improve your health. One 1 cup of raw lime juice is mostly water, however...

An Ecofriendly 100 cc Motorbike That Runs On Air-Pressure

" The idea of an air bike was conceived as our energy resources are being depleted day-by-day and pollution level is rising " Kee...

How to save your skin from sunrays in summer

Skin care in summer more vital than other months, You may be surprised that your summer skin, which looked radiant throughout winter, sudden...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

IBM Great Mind Challenge 2009

"IBM Great Mind Challenge 2009", IBM, Great, Mind, Challenge, 2009, IBM, Great Mind, Challenge 2009 What is "The Great Mind C...

"The Science of Concentration" - Rapt a Guide to Paying attention

“Multitasking is a myth You cannot do two things at once. The mechanism of attention is selection: it’s either this or it’s that.You can dr...

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Mike Tyson’s daughter Exodus Tyson died

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

La Grande Arche or Grande Arche de la Défense Paris, France

Grande Arche also known as Grande Arche de la Fraternite, Arche de la Défense or simply as La Grande Arche is one of the famous monument and...

Mont-Saint Michel Normandy, France A World Heritage Site

Mont-Saint Michel is one of the most spectacular sights in the world which holds a village and a large monastery. Topping this monastry is t...

Monday, May 25, 2009

Louvre Pyramid, France Largest glass and metal pyramid

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France is a masterpeice of Renaissance architecture. I.M. Pei's design consists of unusual arrangements of g...

Scientists discovered Caffeine-free coffee trees

A Brazilian team has discovered a naturally caffeine-free coffee plant growing wild in Ethiopia, The team says they discovered three arabica...

Europe Widest Tree: Yew tree of London's Royal Albert Hall

According to Woodland Trust's ancient tree hunt 350-year-old Yew tree of London's Royal Albert Hall has been recorded as the widest ...

Famous Forts on hIl

You will found many forts in each part of the world but can found some forts which will amazed you because some of inside big caves, some of...

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Trendy Handbags Became A Fashion Statement

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Trendy handbags now have a new designer in their midst, Jazzd Bags and Accessories. Since 2002, Jazzd has been in the spotlight, featuring trendy handbags, purses, and accessories. Their motto, affordable fashion and trendy handbags for everyone, makes sure to get the message out. Fashion and trendy handbags have come and gone, most bags that are trendy usually fade in history when the next hot trend comes along. But classics such as Chanel are still around, proving that even tried and true designers follow newer trends closely. Jazzd is a one of kind designer that keeps a close eye on new trends and timeless styles, that''s part of their success. Often featured in fashion and trendy magazines such as InStyle, Teen People, Accessories, and Modern Bride, Jazzd has a loyal following already in many generations, not just the young. Distinguished but modern women also are attracted to Jazzd. Women who care about fashion and trendy handbags who drool at hard to reach designers can now find comfort in Jazzd. The company''s combined materials, fabrics and embellishments go further than your imagination, offering current trends with vivid colors and cutting edge styles. Newer fashion and trendy handbags from their fall 2007 line feature "Big", a bag that demands attention, ready for any paparazzi that may come your way. The bag is vegan friendly with imitation leather, many pockets, and cool features such as detailed handles. Lightweight handbags are still a focus at Jazzd, offering customers to use their own imaginations to store. The Big bag comes in gold, grey, and pink, keeping femininity in focus is key to Jazzd. Another fall beauty is the "Caravan" a marvel of bronze, with imitation leather, intricate details, including gold coin like materials that trail up the sides. This is one of their fashion trendy handbags that''s a favorite! The soft bag is easy to hold, and hard to let go. "Bittersweet" has imitation fur and leather, in a double strap. This cutie comes in blue, brown, and orange, and fits perfect under your shoulder. Enjoy the soft and furry feel while battling the cold winter months. The great colors are make matching your wardrobe painless! Smart and trendy, with strong signature straps and zippers, this bag will make you realize that you made the right stylish choice. And since this bag is animal friendly, there is no guilt trip! Besides fashion and trendy handbags, Jazzd is also features other accessories such as coin purses, cosmetic bags, and more. The main sellers are the trendy handbags of course, covering more appeal. So the next time you are surfing through fashion magazines and come across trendy handbags that you are drooling for, check out Jazzd and see if there are similar styles to it. You may find their selections better, more affordable, and more fashionable. If you are shopping for affordable trendy handbags are ready for something new and exciting, try Jazzd Bags and Accessories. Most bags are under a eighty dollars, unbelievable prices for such luxury!

Trendy Handbags Became A Fashion Statement

Trendy handbags now have a new designer in their midst, Jazzd Bags and Accessories. Since 2002, Jazzd has been in the spotlight, featuring t...

How Muchdangerous"A wrong Guess can Be"

siteowner 0 Email, Funny, Story 1:30 PM

In the days when one couldn't count on a public toilet facility, an English woman was planning a trip to India. She was registered to stay in a small guesthouse owned by the local schoolmaster. She was concerned as to whether the guesthouse contained a WC. In England, a bathroom is commonly called a WC, which stands for "Water Closet". She wrote to the schoolmaster inquiring of the facilities about the WC. The schoolmaster, not fluent in English, asked the local priest if he knew the meaning of WC. Together they pondered possible meanings of the letters and concluded that the lady wanted to know if there was a "Wayside Chapel" near the house. So the schoolmaster wrote the following letter in reply Dear Madam, <div style="text-align: justify;">I take great pleasure in informing you that the WC is located 9 miles from the house. It is located in the middle of a grove of pine trees, surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable of holding 229 people and is open on Sundays and Thursdays. As there are many people expected in the summer months, I suggest that you arrive early. There is, however, plenty of standing room. This is an unfortunate situation especially if you are in the habit of going regularly. It may be of some interest to you that my daughter was married in the WC as it was there that she met her husband. It was a wonderful event. There are normally 10 people in every seat. It was wonderful to see the expressions on their faces. My wife, sadly, has been ill and unable to go recently. It has been almost a year since she went last, which pains her greatly. You will be pleased to know that many people bring their lunch and make a day of it. Others prefer to wait till the last minute and arrive just in time! The acoustics are excellent and even the most delicate sounds can be heard everywhere. The newest addition is a bell which rings every time a person enters. We are holding a bazaar toprovide plush seats for all since many feel it is long needed. I look forward to escorting you there myself and seating you in a place where you can be seen by all as our special guest of honour. </div> With deepest regards, The Schoolmaster WARNING: Do not guess the meaning of a word that you do not know. Ask others or refer to Dictionary. I received this one as a forward....

How Muchdangerous"A wrong Guess can Be"

In the days when one couldn't count on a public toilet facility, an English woman was planning a trip to India. She was registered to st...

How to get Fair Complexion : Herbal Beauty Tips

siteowner 0 Beauty Tips, Healthcare, Herbal Treatment, How To Do 5:18 AM

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguCRkneCHbe4gke8TmQNycLZqLpkQyI723-RLWVG7kRsyUzfCLTp9a_ISUCkPt7BliLwJ3nSBjn7wAvmOF8LWPPIcX2B2n2HRc-lYmKE04za9C3Zf7JrvYkZiEGs0DioGjc4Lg2OqznUl/s1600-h/fair+complexion+naturally.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365366135120804610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguCRkneCHbe4gke8TmQNycLZqLpkQyI723-RLWVG7kRsyUzfCLTp9a_ISUCkPt7BliLwJ3nSBjn7wAvmOF8LWPPIcX2B2n2HRc-lYmKE04za9C3Zf7JrvYkZiEGs0DioGjc4Lg2OqznUl/s320/fair+complexion+naturally.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 260px;" /></a>Following herbal tips will help lighten skin over time. <ul><li>Mix 1 table spoon of milk powder, 1 table spoon of honey, 1 table spoon of lemon juice, and ½ table spoon of almond oil. Apply on face and wash off after 10-15 minutes. This pack helps bring shine to the skin and also removes tan.</li><li>For 15 days, apply a paste of gram flour (besan), milk (2 teaspoon) and lime juice(3-4 drops) on face and neck for 15 minutes and wash with water. Your complexion should improve. Repeat every 2 weeks.</li></ul><ul><li>Mix oatmeal with yogurt and tomato juice and apply on the face. Wash it with cold water after 15 minutes.</li><li>Apply a mixture of 3-4 drops of lime juice and a grated tomato on face and neck for 15 minutes for 15 days. Wash with cold water.</li><li>Mash the cucumber with the skin still on to get the juice. You may then need to squeeze the juice out with your hands. You can use lime juice with Turmeric (haldi) and Gram Flour (besan), and scrub your face with this to try and remove the tan. However. simply applying lime juice and cucumber</li><li>You can do a fairness massage easily at the privacy of your home. Soak four almonds overnight. In the morning remove their skin and grind them fine. Make a paste by adding one teaspoon of gram flour, one teaspoon of milk and four drops of limejuice. A regular massage with this paste will assure along lasting fairness to you.</li></ul>

How to get Fair Complexion : Herbal Beauty Tips

Following herbal tips will help lighten skin over time. Mix 1 table spoon of milk powder, 1 table spoon of honey, 1 table spoon of lemon jui...

Health benefits of Lime - Aurvedic Herbal Treatment

siteowner 1 Aurvedaic Treatment, Healthcare, Herbal Treatment, Tips 5:16 AM

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MXQOXeVT8VXcts5T8DJ8Xje9I8fNF_d_NxrsOAjZx9jimDB8Xwlg1XLp1e71N3GwOV_lCL3NOYBz-t2fwKfg4FjgZTgfdKRbjrMTNLkK0g6xU3W-TBSUiVK54f9bCD5RCAK4CwBe2B_q/s1600-h/Lemon+lemon+juice+pictures+pics+photos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365326100400236434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MXQOXeVT8VXcts5T8DJ8Xje9I8fNF_d_NxrsOAjZx9jimDB8Xwlg1XLp1e71N3GwOV_lCL3NOYBz-t2fwKfg4FjgZTgfdKRbjrMTNLkK0g6xU3W-TBSUiVK54f9bCD5RCAK4CwBe2B_q/s320/Lemon+lemon+juice+pictures+pics+photos.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 279px;" /></a>Lime has several health benefits. Here’s how a dash of it can help improve your health. One 1 cup of raw lime juice is mostly water, however it contains some fiber, sugars, calcium, potassium, Vitamin C, folate, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. Since citrus fruits are some of the most highly sprayed crops, I would strongly recommend organic limes to minimize toxic exposures. In Ayrveda lemon is used for treatment in following:- </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Digestion: Lime has an irresistible scent which causes the mouth to water. So, it aids primary digestion (the digestive saliva floods your mouth even before you taste it). The acids in it do the rest. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Constipation: Primarily, ample acids present in lime help clear the excretory system by washing and cleaning the tracts. The roughage in the lime also helps ease constipation. An overdose of lime juice with salt also acts as an excellent purgative without any side effects, thereby giving relief from constipation. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Peptic Ulcer: In addition to vitamin-C, lime contains special compounds called flavonoids (limonoids such as limonin glucoside) which have antioxidant, anti carcinogenic, antibiotic and detoxifying properties to help heal peptic and oral ulcers. Respiratory disorders: The oil containing flavonoids and certain oils extracted from lime are extensively used in anti congestive medicines such as balms, vaporizers and inhalers. Retain lip color: Scrubbing your lips gently with lemon daily should help remove the discoloration, but this may be harsh on your lips, so make sure you apply glycerin to your lips first. Leave the lemon and glycerin on for at least ten minutes before washing off. You could also do the same at night, and sleep with lemon on your lips. Use of lime juice : Limes contain high levels of citric acid, so there is a slight chance of acidity, but since you dilute the lime juice with water, this is improbable. None of these are present in quantities sufficient to cause any imbalance or excess, except Vitamin C, which is harmless even in large quantities. However, you should make sure that the lime juice you are drinking does not contain added sugar or preservatives. Some people have food sensitivities toward citrus fruits --so for them, eating citrus is not a good idea. Because you combine lime juice and berries, you are getting a good combination of vitamins and antioxidants. Sounds yummy, as long as you don't add too much sugar!. Chemicals that are used as preservatives or other common additives in bottled fruit juices can be harmful in large quantities, while excessive consumption of sugar is the cause of a number of health problems.</div>

Health benefits of Lime - Aurvedic Herbal Treatment

Lime has several health benefits. Here’s how a dash of it can help improve your health. One 1 cup of raw lime juice is mostly water, however...

An Ecofriendly 100 cc Motorbike That Runs On Air-Pressure

siteowner 0 Amazing, Bikes, Eco Friendly, Innovation, Intresting, Science, Tech News, Technology 4:48 AM

<div style="text-align: justify;">"The idea of an air bike was conceived as our energy resources are being depleted day-by-day and pollution level is rising" Keeping all this in mind A group of students from the Auto Engineering Department at the Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic College in Ludhiana have invented an eco-friendly motorbike which runs on air-pressure and doesn't require fuel. have designed a 100cc bike which runs on air pressure technique. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Meet Akshdeep Singh, Balbir Singh, Bhoninder Bir Singh and Arshdeep Singh, final-year automobile engineering students of Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic College (GNDPC),<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAOcwSVsbwC-R7QSstCelb8pFa_kpCKVdTLqdd85Di73uGygK-XzalulIbNwvT92rmMsLm1YSlyyx-si3lUvnb21O44W4Gch-TaA3j9pIkuWmO6jRCjTCgqM1Y5wAsTwfv6FX61v6b2TP/s1600-h/Akashdeep+Singh,+Balbir+Singh,+Bhoninder+Bir+Singh,+Arshdeep+Singh,+Guru+Nanak+Dev+Polytechnic+College,+GNDPC,+air+pressure,+fuel,+100cc+bike,+compressed+air+cylinders,.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341216840790815378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAOcwSVsbwC-R7QSstCelb8pFa_kpCKVdTLqdd85Di73uGygK-XzalulIbNwvT92rmMsLm1YSlyyx-si3lUvnb21O44W4Gch-TaA3j9pIkuWmO6jRCjTCgqM1Y5wAsTwfv6FX61v6b2TP/s400/Akashdeep+Singh,+Balbir+Singh,+Bhoninder+Bir+Singh,+Arshdeep+Singh,+Guru+Nanak+Dev+Polytechnic+College,+GNDPC,+air+pressure,+fuel,+100cc+bike,+compressed+air+cylinders,.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" /></a> who came up with the unique endeavour as part of a project of their curriculum. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">The 100 cc bike, which the students claim to be the world's first 100cc motorcycle powered by air and can help eliminate pollution to a great extent, is equipped with two compressed air cylinders, gives a mileage of 11 miles per hour, which the students have plans to increase with some changes in near future. The 100cc bike currently runs at a speed of 18km per hour, but the students hope to make it faster. The main advantage of Air Bike: • It is pollution-free as its exhaust is cold air. •The Defense personnel can also use the bike, as thermal radiation cameras cannot detect it. • The engine of this bike can work underwater and breathes air from its storage tank, which in turn sucks it from the atmosphere. Akshdeep said they completed the project in nearly three months at a cost of about Rs 40,000. “All through its making, we never enjoyed Sundays or any other holiday. We used to work for more than six to seven hours a day after college,” he added. Ecstatic over their achievement, Balbir Singh, another student, said, “The entire world is crying over fuel crisis and pollution, so we decided to invent something which could be run without using fuel. We wanted to make something eco-friendly.”Arshdeep Singh, said, “We used an engine of 100CC in the bike. When we provide air pressure, the bike’s piston moves downward and it works.” Likewise, Bhoninder Bir Singh, said, “We have set an example but many new features can be added to our machine. We were looking for some sponsors but nobody came forward.” Many of us might question what is so special in these bikes. There are other eco-friendly bikes, which run on batteries. The answer is that a lot of time is spent in charging them. In an air bike, you just need to fill air through a compressor. We have proved that air pressure can be used to run a vehicle and now if any company approaches us, we would definitely like to share the idea. They said the sole aim of his life was to give a new definition to automobile industry.</div>

An Ecofriendly 100 cc Motorbike That Runs On Air-Pressure

" The idea of an air bike was conceived as our energy resources are being depleted day-by-day and pollution level is rising " Kee...

How to save your skin from sunrays in summer

siteowner 0 Beauty Tips, Fashion Tips, Healthcare 3:19 AM

<div style="text-align: justify;">Skin care in summer more vital than other months, You may be surprised that your summer skin, which looked radiant throughout winter, suddenly looks dull, blemished and oily. Because The sun's long- and short-wave ultraviolet rays, or UVA and UVB, penetrate the deepest layers of skin, damaging the collagen -- the spongy protein that gives skin it's structure, firmness, and elasticity and in summer skin's natural oils flows freely whereas it solidifies in winter, and . In the summer there are certain things that you need to take care of, like the body skin care, the feet care, the body odour control, and some other supplementary tips to keep one self hygienic and free from any sort of adverse effects in the hot summer season.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Some tips are also given to you for taking care of your skin in this scorching heat of summer and they can be stated as follows: Stay out of the sun: It's estimated that 90 percent of wrinkles cause due to sun exposure. So stay out of the sun as much as possible especially between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when it's almost directly overhead and UV radiation is strongest. Stay in the shade as much as possible. When ever you plan to go our of the home , make sure that you do not forget to include a portable umbrella with you. Use Sunscreen Lotion: Strive to apply sunscreen 15 to 30 minutes before stepping outside. There are different kinds of sunscreens. You should use a sunscreen with a very good sun-protection factor, which is sweat and water-resistant. Skin Cancer Foundation recommends using an SPF 15 or higher anytime you'll be outdoors. If you have very oily skin, you should not use an oily sunscreen. It's better to use an oil free sunscreen for those who have acne prone skin. If your skin is dry, then you can use any normal sunscreen.Sunscreen should always be reapplied after contact with water or after sweating and reapply every two hours. Sunscreen also should be worn year round--every time you leave the house. Shop for sunscreen that blocks against UVB and UVA rays both believed to induce skin cancer. Tips for applying sunscreen * Apply the recommended amount evenly to all uncovered skin, especially your lips, nose, ears, neck, hands, and feet. * Check the label for the correct amount of time to apply it before you go out. * If the label doesn't give a time, allow about 15 to 30 minutes. * If you don't have much hair, apply sunscreen to the top of your head, or wear a hat. * Reapply at least every two hours. Read the label to see how often. * Give babies and children extra care in the sun. Ask a doctor before applying sunscreen to children under 6 months old. * Apply sunscreen to children older than 6 months every time they go out. Use moisturizers and lotions: Moisturisation is the most important part of daily skin care. Your skin needs more water than anything else and moisturisers are more needed in summer when you lose most of your body salts by sweating. Buy a water-based moisturizer and use it without fail. Smooth on a moisturizer that contains sunscreen in proper concentration. Put it on before you leave the house and reapply every two hours. Hydrate your Body with a Summer-Scented Lotion buy a water-based moisturizer, work out your skin’s needs. Find a summery lotion that you won't forget to put on. It's time to pack away your thick winter body butters for more light summery lotions. You don't have time to wait for your lotion to sink in, so look for something light fast absorbing. Nothing spells summer more than a light refreshing fruity lotion. The different lotions meant to make you fair and beautiful have chemicals that can clog the pores and simultaneously hasten the ageing process.Gels and Purees are perfect fast absorbers. I personally love to break out the coconut or mango scented lotion for summer. Make sure you apply right after you dry off from your shower. You need to seal in the moisture your body just soaked in. Herbal beautician Shahnaz Husain says that flower-based lotions like rose water can be sprayed on the face to tone and refresh it. "A rose-based skin tonic or cucumber water (made by diluting cucumber juice with water) can be used to spray the face," she says. "Keep them cool in the fridge before use. Honey water helps dry skins more, because honey is a humecant. It dehydrates the skin. Dress with care: Wear clothes that protect your body. People wear tight synthetic clothes and this leads to rashes. It is important to wear lose fitting clothes, preferably made of cotton. Stick to natural fabrics like cotton, linen and mul. Cover as much of your body as possible if you plan to be outside on a sunny day. Wear a wide-brimmed hat, long sleeves and long pants. Sun-protective clothing is now available in stores. However, FDA does not regulate such products unless the manufacturer intends to make a medical claim.Consider using an umbrella for shade. Shave the Right Way: I won't ask for a show of hands; you know who you are. In the winter, what is the point of keeping your legs religiously shaved daily when you know your legs will never see the light of day? Those lazy days of winter are over. Find a good razor that won't cause razor burn. I'm a fan of Gilette's Mach III. When picking out a shaving cream, don't choose the $1.00 mens cream; a shaving lotion is much better for your skin as it will hydrate and help ward off nicks and cuts. In a pinch? Use your conditioner for a moisturizing shaving cream. Exfoliate (Scrub) Your Body: Your body sheds skin cells at an amazing rate every minute of every day. If you don't get rid of them, they'll just sitting on your skin making you look dull and dry. No matter how much lotion you use, you're never going to have glowing skin if you don't exfoliate. Grab a body scrub and hit the shower. Gently rub your exfoliator in circular movements on your entire body from the shoulders down (you'll want a facial exfoliator for your face and neck) and rinse clean. Continue to do this 2-3 times a week for year-round beautiful skin. Add more water to your life: You have to be a water baby in summer. The most important tip: drink lots and lots of water. Drink at least 15 glasses of water. Make a habit of splashing your face gently with water for instant freshness (try and use mineral water). You can splash as many as 20 times as long as you don't use very hot or cold water on your skin (which can cause fine vein to appear on your face). Steam face regularly to release dirt (five minutes for dry skin and 10 minutes if it is oily). Pat dry with tissue and moisturize. Moisturizers should be used damp on the skin. This seals in the water and helps skin to hold the moisture better. * You know you should, but do you do it? Drink at least 15 glasses of water a day * Mix the fruit juice of your choice with mineral water for a healthy soda. * Is there a waterfall you can get under, or a brook to swim in? Don’t pass up the opportunity. Great for blood circulation. * Sinking into a bathtub has a tranquilizing effect on the mind. Throw in mineral salts if you can. * Use water as mouth freshener along with a sprig of mint, honey and lime. * Make a compress for dry, flaky, irritated skin using water. Use gauze dipped in tolerably cold water. Apply on affected area and leave on for 10 minutes. Instant relief. * Sebastian Keipp, who wrote My Water Cure, recommends using water as a healing power to cure disease. "Walk barefoot on grass or immerse your legs in cold water up to the knees. This increases resistance to illness." * With water, remember, more is always better. Change Your Eating Habbits: First of all avoid tea and coffee in summers. Eat lot of fruits, vegetables and herbs, which supply the skin with essential nutrients and come with free-radical fighting antioxidant properties while they help keep your skin cool. Carrots, lettuce, summer squash such as zucchini, celery, asparagus and leafy greens are good vegetable choices. Sweet juicy fruits such as pears, grapes, watermelon and mangoes both nourish our skin faces a constant barrage of chemicals everyday from pollution to harsh chemically formulated products that strip the skin of its natural balance. Milk is a cooling beverage that also supplies nutrients to your skin and helps to keep it from drying out. Drink a cup of milk every day, and also combine milk with ingredients like almond meal and rose water to make a balancing skin cleanser. Wear Hats and Sunglasses:The most fabulous, current sunglass styles are those with extra-large frames that help protect the delicate skin around the eyes from skin cancer and aging. Sunglasses also should have broad ultraviolet (UV) protection that absorbs at least 99 percent of UV rays for maximum cancer prevention benefits. Modern, wide-brimmed sun hats shield the face, neck, ears and chest from the sun. The trend this season on the runway-the bigger the brim, the better! Sun hats also should be tightly woven.</div>

How to save your skin from sunrays in summer

Skin care in summer more vital than other months, You may be surprised that your summer skin, which looked radiant throughout winter, sudden...

IBM Great Mind Challenge 2009

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"IBM Great Mind Challenge 2009", IBM, Great, Mind, Challenge, 2009, IBM, Great Mind, Challenge 2009 What is "The Great Mind Challenge" contest? <div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AesG-BDiptv4f1HxeUEuj-Q7VPB1ThI_hkjZ1rQGdW0TOeY1CrOVBKa4JnR0zyM67jrNbmcTWI2BXXun-gpMBCWaI3qYTViB4J9cIPo9EeJM3nUAWLlYbULMMAYUr3RoNniId7rSiaau/s1600-h/IBM+Great+Mind+Challenge+2009.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340852096742610482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AesG-BDiptv4f1HxeUEuj-Q7VPB1ThI_hkjZ1rQGdW0TOeY1CrOVBKa4JnR0zyM67jrNbmcTWI2BXXun-gpMBCWaI3qYTViB4J9cIPo9EeJM3nUAWLlYbULMMAYUr3RoNniId7rSiaau/s400/IBM+Great+Mind+Challenge+2009.JPG" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 70px;" /></a>The Great Mind Challenge (TGMC) is a Nation-wide Software Development contest conducted by the IBM Academic Initiative Team. This contest focuses on enabling Technical institutes to nurture students. Grooming them to become part of a competitive workforce by arming them with market ready skills. It also aims to provide student programmers with a unique opportunity to develop innovative solutions using open standards-based IT tools from IBM in complex real time situations. </div> Idea Behind "The Great Mind Challenge" contest? "The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.".Every day, you are faced with choices with decisions that in all probability will affect the way your life will pan out. While the opportunities or the Doors that are presented are not in your hands, the choice to walk through them is yours and yours alone. The Great Mind Challenge is one such door. The possibilities that open up once you walk through this door are endless and the potential you can realize, limitless. We have taken every care in trying to ensure that the Contest and the offerings are relevant and useful to you and we hope that you will rise to the Challenge, take the Initiative and Walk Through this Door.to BRIDGE THE GAP. Winners for TGMC 2008: K.L.N. College Of Engineering, Tamil Nadu, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai recognized as the winner of TGMC 2008. IBM also declared the KLN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu as the winners, JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida as the first runners up and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamil Nadu as the second runners up for the 2008 challenge. TGMC 2008 had nearly 50,000 students from 1400 colleges participating from across India. There were close to 1050 project submissions out of emerged 20 winners. A total of 400 plus workshops were conducted on the software products around the country in 2008 The winning team from K.L.N. College of Engineering worked on tools such as DB2, Rational Application Developer, Websphere application server, Struts, Ajax, XML and J2EE to develop a project named City without Crime. The team developed an online comprehensive crime reporting system to engage public, NGOs, police and government agencies to be more quick, proactive and responsive to fight with crime and criminals. The Great Mind Challenge 2009 has been planned to be more extensive than previous years. The registrations for the challenge will commence in May and the challenge will conclude by December 2009. TGMC 2009 wills see a revamped website and activities on social networking websites and college campuses. The top five project teams will get the opportunity to present their project to key executives from the IBM India Software Lab. Depending on the commercial viability of the projects; IBM will help the students find sponsors for taking these projects live. “This year the top 20 projects will be put on the internet to be used without charge by end users and IBM Business Partners. These are also made available to the government agencies, solution providers and academia for feedback, which helps further develop the solutions designed by the participating students.” Mr. Goyal added. For More InforMation Visit The Links Below !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/tgmc_2009.html">TGMC 2009</a> !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/tgmc_archives.html">Archives</a> !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/tgmc_archives.html">TGMC 2007 - Photo Felicitaiton</a> !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/press_coverage.html">TGMC 2008 - In News</a> !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/tgmc_platform.html">TGMC 2008 - Tech Details</a>- !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/tgmc_t5p.html">TGMC 2008 - Top 5 Projects</a> !! <a href="http://www-07.ibm.com/in/university/greatmind/top_5_team.html">TGMC 2007 - Top 5 Winner Team Profiles</a> !!

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"The Science of Concentration" - Rapt a Guide to Paying attention

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<div style="text-align: justify;">“Multitasking is a myth You cannot do two things at once. The mechanism of attention is selection: it’s either this or it’s that.You can drive yourself crazy trying to multitask, Or you can recognize your brain’s finite capacity for processing information, achieve the satisfactions of what focused life.” Imagine that you have ditched your laptop and turned off your smartphone. You are beyond the reach of YouTube, Facebook, e-mail, text messages. You are in a Twitter-free zone,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfogRww9TTT09rhmMqTDpZMVQIN8-wnNAUD3Wj2bKJPH4CUTVARaM1HUgEwIUgQgJBuLjeZ2hnOk3hqnwc1FZSqfAgrbv9xMC6uhTOsd6Am00QdhxHxiG0QFh3eJnyXvKcYpwiZZlUR9t/s1600-h/Ear+Plugs+to+Lasers+The+Science+of+concentration.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340835241265799858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfogRww9TTT09rhmMqTDpZMVQIN8-wnNAUD3Wj2bKJPH4CUTVARaM1HUgEwIUgQgJBuLjeZ2hnOk3hqnwc1FZSqfAgrbv9xMC6uhTOsd6Am00QdhxHxiG0QFh3eJnyXvKcYpwiZZlUR9t/s320/Ear+Plugs+to+Lasers+The+Science+of+concentration.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 116px;" /></a> sitting in a taxicab with a copy of ‘Rapt,’ a guide by Winifred Gallagher to the science of paying attention. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The taxi’s television, which can’t be turned off, is showing a commercial of a guy in a taxi working on a laptop — and as long as he’s jabbering about how his new wireless card has made him so productive during his cab ride, you can’t do anything productive during yours. When something bright or novel flashes, it tends to automatically win the competition for the brain’s attention, but that involuntary bottom-up impulse can be voluntarily overridden through a top-down process that Dr. Desimone calls “biased competition.” He and colleagues have found that neurons in the prefrontal cortex — the brain’s planning center — start oscillating in unison and send signals directing the visual cortex to heed something else. These oscillations, called gamma waves, are created by neurons’ firing on and off at the same time — a feat of neural coordination a bit like getting strangers in one section of a stadium to start clapping in unison, thereby sending a signal that induces people on the other side of the stadium to clap along. But these signals can have trouble getting through in a noisy environment. Now that neuroscientists have identified the brain’s synchronizing mechanism, they’ve started work on therapies to strengthen attention. In the current issue of Nature, researchers from M.I.T., Penn and Stanford report that they directly induced gamma waves in mice by shining pulses of laser light through tiny optical fibers onto genetically engineered neurons. In the current issue of Neuron, Dr. Desimone and colleagues report progress in using this “optogenetic” technique in monkeys. Ultimately, Desimone said, it may be possible to improve your attention by using pulses of light to directly synchronize your neurons, a form of direct therapy that could help people with schizophrenia and attention-deficit problems In the nearer future, neuroscientists might also help you focus by observing your brain activity and providing biofeedback as you practice strengthening your concentration. Ms. Gallagher advocates meditation to increase your focus and Concentration <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPobBUb1CS2PCkH2mCdFOjcFKjycf1LdxUQ6fuLWnpm7NdQk9-xQZ75aznqPLntYPZkakFiVEjndDAT8TQvVZJel7CH7tNsjP2edFpmx7IgMOJAU4xO24L_21jBZWrff1oS4nqRvP6CJP/s1600-h/The+Science+of+Concentration.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340835513349522786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPobBUb1CS2PCkH2mCdFOjcFKjycf1LdxUQ6fuLWnpm7NdQk9-xQZ75aznqPLntYPZkakFiVEjndDAT8TQvVZJel7CH7tNsjP2edFpmx7IgMOJAU4xO24L_21jBZWrff1oS4nqRvP6CJP/s400/The+Science+of+Concentration.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 440px; height: 280px;" /></a>Robert Desimone : (Neuroscientist at MIT, Working on the Therapies of Attention) “It takes a lot of your prefrontal brain power to force yourself not to process a strong input like a television commercial," . “If you’re trying to read a book at the same time, you may not have the resources left to focus on the words.” Ms. Gallagher:( Author of Rapt, A guide to paying attention) “People don’t understand that attention is a finite resource, like money” , “Do you want to invest your cognitive cash on endless Twittering or Net surfing or couch potatoing? You’re constantly making choices, and your choices determine your experience I read this post today on DBStar so i feel worth to publish in my blog Enjoy it</div>

"The Science of Concentration" - Rapt a Guide to Paying attention

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Mike Tyson’s daughter Exodus Tyson died

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exodus tyson dead, exodus tyson, Monica turner , mike tyson, exodus tyson picture, Monica turner, mike tyson, monica turner tyson, mike tyson s children, exodus tyson, who is mike tyson s wife,pictures of exodus tyson, mike tyson, mike tyson daughter, exodus tyson, mike tyson daughter exodus, mike tyson daughter dead <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZXrTdtETVnz_SWt0In5RIJvr2rk_aIfEQumMYnEXB-hL_pU2sNAWLEscayFGyaUSN1ymWmrs7_Z3t0J1aYlPVzypwrIC7ABPmq_BnMVyjRYuOGK6SyzOZK11fBAhdb0Nt1ja5mkRpa6E/s1600-h/mike+tyson+daughter,+exodus+tyson,+mike+tyson+daughter+exodus,+mike+tyson+daughter+dead.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340497862630767714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZXrTdtETVnz_SWt0In5RIJvr2rk_aIfEQumMYnEXB-hL_pU2sNAWLEscayFGyaUSN1ymWmrs7_Z3t0J1aYlPVzypwrIC7ABPmq_BnMVyjRYuOGK6SyzOZK11fBAhdb0Nt1ja5mkRpa6E/s200/mike+tyson+daughter,+exodus+tyson,+mike+tyson+daughter+exodus,+mike+tyson+daughter+dead.jpeg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 152px;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">On May 25, 2009, the 4-year-old daughter of boxer Mike Tyson died at a hospital Tuesday, a day her neck apparently got caught in a treadmill cord at her Phoenix home. Mike Tyson’s daughter Exodus Tyson, 4 years of age, was found by her 7-year-old brother. She was found nearby the machine by her brother, Miguel Tyson, unconscious and tangled in a cord dangling from an exercise treadmill, who alerted her mother, Monica Turner. She had stopped breathing by the time her brother Miguel, seven, stumbled upon the tragic scene and alerted their mother Monica Turner, Monica attempted </div><div style="text-align: justify;">CPR before the child was taken to hospital. Exodus was listed in “extremely critical condition” and was on life support at Phoenix’s St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. The following day on May 26, 2009 at 11:45 AM (1845 GMT) she died of her injuries.</div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhyFstiTOnQrJ-KF0SLDgs4BqhWo54Dp_4FV6f8Rnu0xjxxTO4uelEJpBTGVQJY5ZgqY_1wN8_MjzPxf4ODH0qIK3BKs_OV5JUgYHeOntC180y0fyzVdHjAooIpXZ3XNWbw6Wbfqgc0qK/s1600-h/mike+tyson+daughter,+exodus+tyson,+mike+tyson+daughter+exodus,+Monica+turner+daughter+dead.jpeg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340497960766692610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhyFstiTOnQrJ-KF0SLDgs4BqhWo54Dp_4FV6f8Rnu0xjxxTO4uelEJpBTGVQJY5ZgqY_1wN8_MjzPxf4ODH0qIK3BKs_OV5JUgYHeOntC180y0fyzVdHjAooIpXZ3XNWbw6Wbfqgc0qK/s400/mike+tyson+daughter,+exodus+tyson,+mike+tyson+daughter+exodus,+Monica+turner+daughter+dead.jpeg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">It is believed Monica was cleaning in another part of the home when the accident happened. Authorities believe Exodus had either put her head inside the cable or slipped and become entangled in the cord. "It acted like a noose and she was obviously unable to get herself out of it. We don't know how long she was hanging, but it could have been a couple of minutes." </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Tyson - who has been jailed for rape and drug offenses and banned from boxing for biting off part of opponent Evander Holyfield's ear - recently claimed he had turned his life around so he could spend more time with his seven children. He added: "I've been sober for two-and-a-half years and I'm working hard to keep out of trouble. If there's a transformation it's because of my children. I want to be a proper father." </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Mike Tyson’s Personal_life: Tyson has been legally married twice and has had six children with several different women. His first marriage was to actress Robin Givens from February 7, 1988 to February 14, 1989. Givens was known for her work on the sitcom Head of the Class. Tyson’s marriage to Givens was especially tumultuous with allegations of violence, spousal abuse and mental instability on Tyson’s part and allegations of gold digging against Givens. Matters came to a head when Tyson and Givens gave a joint interview with Barbara Walters on the ABC TV newsmagazine show 20/20 in September 1988, in which Givens described life with Tyson as “torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine.” Givens also described Tyson as “manic depressive” on national television while Tyson looked on with an intent and calm expression.A month later, Givens announced that she was seeking a divorce from the allegedly abusive Tyson.They had no children but she claims to have had a miscarriage while Tyson claims she was never pregnant and only used that to get him to marry her. His second marriage was to Monica Turner from April 19, 1997 – January 14, 2003. At the time of the divorce filing, Turner worked as a pediatric resident at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC. She is also the sister of Michael Steele, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and current Republican National Committee Chairman. Turner filed for divorce from Tyson in January 2002, claiming that he committed adultery during their five-year marriage, an act that “has neither been forgiven nor condoned.” Mike split from Monica, his second wife, in 2003 after six years of marriage. The couple had two children: Rayna (born February 14, 1996) and Amir (August 5, 1997). Tyson has a total of six children, including Mikey Lorna (1990)and Miguel Leon (2002). </div>

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La Grande Arche or Grande Arche de la Défense Paris, France

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<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZnzIgxOFRsEKD_y3yzhqfdlLZjm3KdyZOQq80JP-cV9qHEaR8jShNlviWUXYps3hMyIgxWxrrntVl-gDd5_YTu3e_EbLUoq4qqLfu6VdEKiTiGzNENPFIFe_4Kpa-mKwQd9Us2kdN9-i/s1600-h/Grande+Arche+in+Paris.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340213888441307794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZnzIgxOFRsEKD_y3yzhqfdlLZjm3KdyZOQq80JP-cV9qHEaR8jShNlviWUXYps3hMyIgxWxrrntVl-gDd5_YTu3e_EbLUoq4qqLfu6VdEKiTiGzNENPFIFe_4Kpa-mKwQd9Us2kdN9-i/s400/Grande+Arche+in+Paris.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 160px;" /></a>Grande Arche also known as Grande Arche de la Fraternite, Arche de la Défense or simply as La Grande Arche is one of the famous monument and building in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris, France. The Grande Arche is the europe’s largest district for business.Beyond the city limits Grande Arche extends from the Champs- Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe. This grand project by Mitterand , the French president was a 15 billion franc program. This triumphal arch is a 35 story office building. The area around La defense has office towers with 14 of France’s top 20 corporations.</div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Enfl-_tzKG_KWAv2scnZ-vtlNcA1XpDiqofVobALrAu7saPD4XtLbe549rjCLujQSo2ELoi9c-SJkI8i9TBvGwgne5wYv648qIlpsIHHdeqqnoNLFxSEMdFCWVqdcZjO0ev73VmbYuch/s1600-h/La+Grande+Arche+de+la+Fraternit%C3%A9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340207213062267682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Enfl-_tzKG_KWAv2scnZ-vtlNcA1XpDiqofVobALrAu7saPD4XtLbe549rjCLujQSo2ELoi9c-SJkI8i9TBvGwgne5wYv648qIlpsIHHdeqqnoNLFxSEMdFCWVqdcZjO0ev73VmbYuch/s400/La+Grande+Arche+de+la+Fraternit%C3%A9.jpg" style="float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 100px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERCh9rWOU2BixPBn_bnATEEOnm3_71y30triHmGceuSUFkInpvSgY2ptRFiVoef4AnmhXtncpiLwWq3BHn6S2IjX9iHca506akQsD0-taJ4HrROmEuDATktMpr26CTAjhSZprP206ZMR7/s1600-h/La+Grande+Arche+in+blue+light.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340215142697817522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERCh9rWOU2BixPBn_bnATEEOnm3_71y30triHmGceuSUFkInpvSgY2ptRFiVoef4AnmhXtncpiLwWq3BHn6S2IjX9iHca506akQsD0-taJ4HrROmEuDATktMpr26CTAjhSZprP206ZMR7/s400/La+Grande+Arche+in+blue+light.jpg" style="float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 100px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ_JP7wRHSrl7TO_SnJ5iFQW0hFS-L5muMc022uGa-cg01Z957wCvEzAKcRo-WYAfdMkmtn0R4H-vRnM_702Na3Ph-izCNFRK9BeqgseZbNDHveWjN1Z_0ztNbUF7al-JZCGEeyNAevvf/s1600-h/'La+Grande+Arche%27..jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340207206392280258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ_JP7wRHSrl7TO_SnJ5iFQW0hFS-L5muMc022uGa-cg01Z957wCvEzAKcRo-WYAfdMkmtn0R4H-vRnM_702Na3Ph-izCNFRK9BeqgseZbNDHveWjN1Z_0ztNbUF7al-JZCGEeyNAevvf/s400/'La+Grande+Arche%27..jpg" style="float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 100px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObco03_0wg5KP2Y0ycXnTQ6c_qUHAvMpYyQv33I71Yimtpt9LoZd3UoH0LkQh1A5y5C_tzRQk0stCov5iW48tsoZYDQZ13Qkreq4o9UWR1Eo9l7P-ysuNmWn8FForhf8bP89jd3d_GET5/s1600-h/Grande+Arche.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340208360882004034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObco03_0wg5KP2Y0ycXnTQ6c_qUHAvMpYyQv33I71Yimtpt9LoZd3UoH0LkQh1A5y5C_tzRQk0stCov5iW48tsoZYDQZ13Qkreq4o9UWR1Eo9l7P-ysuNmWn8FForhf8bP89jd3d_GET5/s400/Grande+Arche.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 332px;" /></a>History: French president Francois Mitterand launched an international design competition named ‘purity and strength’. he project to build the 'Grande Arche' (Great Arch) was initiated by the French president Mitterrand. He wanted a XXth century version of the Arc de Triomphe. La Grande Arche de La Défense was designed by Otto von Spreckelsen and It has a prestressed concrete frame covered with glass and Carrara marble from Italy and was built by the French civil engineering company Bouygues. The 'Grande Arche' Completed in 1989, The nearly-completed Arche was inaugurated in July 1989, with grand military parades to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution. </div> Design: Tt has been suggested that the structure looks like a four-dimensional hypercube (a tesseract) projected onto the three-dimensional world. The Arche is almost a perfect cube (width: 108m, height: 110m, depth: 112m). It has a pre-stressed concrete frame covered with glass and Carrara marble from Italy. Plan fills a 100 meter square with a tremendous squared arch, rising 110m. The Grande Arche is a huge marble and glass clad concrete monument weighing over 300,000 tons. Fabric canopy and transparent tube elevator under the huge square arch. Completed by Paul Andreau. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB3AbICWOL7xV3M8UA0d8nTA8GL1aEJ4rJnN6E4VSccIwJSXftZSOp2251TCOjaGgxMO502LBJd7cOHvMlgva1Dx9lMNUOXFw_phlTpz6eL04s6r95EPG4T9sN_uGnQnRafKhMk0Iu_mH/s1600-h/'La+Grande+Arche%27+in+night.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340208873095096722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB3AbICWOL7xV3M8UA0d8nTA8GL1aEJ4rJnN6E4VSccIwJSXftZSOp2251TCOjaGgxMO502LBJd7cOHvMlgva1Dx9lMNUOXFw_phlTpz6eL04s6r95EPG4T9sN_uGnQnRafKhMk0Iu_mH/s400/'La+Grande+Arche%27+in+night.jpg" style="float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLH2hgaWuyPkTKSQysoIS7Aa3V-IjRLrVq1wqB8JMUvO5zSa3ZouyEj-b5wh88qpbRSXYIUn48GxPMm2mqQk-IW1ObPyMvXFitXO6q2Vnc6UWnvdxK9TVnB15ufIftYdGmiv0-yRH1FY/s1600-h/La+Grande+Arche+or+Grande+Arche+de+la+D%C3%A9fense+Paris,+France.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340191262494307330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfLH2hgaWuyPkTKSQysoIS7Aa3V-IjRLrVq1wqB8JMUvO5zSa3ZouyEj-b5wh88qpbRSXYIUn48GxPMm2mqQk-IW1ObPyMvXFitXO6q2Vnc6UWnvdxK9TVnB15ufIftYdGmiv0-yRH1FY/s400/La+Grande+Arche+or+Grande+Arche+de+la+D%C3%A9fense+Paris,+France.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify;">It completed the line of monuments that forms the Axe historique running through Paris. The Arche is turned at an angle of 6.33° on this axis however, a peculiarity which has been explained by several theories. In particular, the architect is said to have wanted to emphasise the depth of the monument, while the specific angle was chosen to create symmetry with the similarly-skewed Louvre at the other end of the Axe. However, it seems the most important reason was mundanely technical: with a métro station, an RER station, and a motorway all situated directly underneath the Arche, the angle was the only way to accommodate the structure's giant foundations. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFOwfnxZZcfwwL0sYCEPD5DaWfrJYA0mBYYGgAbCz03K6HFROHtemBrYinJSzMsCbxrdULQM80ioPEvwhlCJEbgkCxRlzznOtbHlpbtBnaQ7CQOWfNZPWftVaLycxlyGOOZUo2V7kR9cE/s1600-h/La+Grande+Arche+beautiful+in+night+large.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340210488743388322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFOwfnxZZcfwwL0sYCEPD5DaWfrJYA0mBYYGgAbCz03K6HFROHtemBrYinJSzMsCbxrdULQM80ioPEvwhlCJEbgkCxRlzznOtbHlpbtBnaQ7CQOWfNZPWftVaLycxlyGOOZUo2V7kR9cE/s400/La+Grande+Arche+beautiful+in+night+large.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2uDYas5rdUxQ6LnhiDig_-bLDU7PPsYn7J3iK5WmS1Cs4RaeTmFZFrj9pAkLAXecfGI2eyRLBqNT2CmyhAvlHaPcCOvu15ymYt9Z48Tzp-OgJcyyl6GERJRH8phUrhKhTFIu_Sqiyaa8/s1600-h/The+110+m+tall+La+Grande+Arche+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340210484278044994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2uDYas5rdUxQ6LnhiDig_-bLDU7PPsYn7J3iK5WmS1Cs4RaeTmFZFrj9pAkLAXecfGI2eyRLBqNT2CmyhAvlHaPcCOvu15ymYt9Z48Tzp-OgJcyyl6GERJRH8phUrhKhTFIu_Sqiyaa8/s400/The+110+m+tall+La+Grande+Arche+2.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify;">Building Information: It is a 348 ft white building with the middle part left open. The two sides of the Arche house government offices. The roof section, exploited by Stephane Cherki, is an exhibition centre. La Défense is a modern business district on the outskirts of Paris with some 150,000 corporate employees, 20,000 residents, a huge shopping mall, and the world's largest public-transportation center.</div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I-zMX3CNhAVzYTqz94nRVwCRsil4NA-DjvTX5gCjdWPUrNSInb0GrmDKxkokN8nbijyHbsrNId9CFeDQN2GJurMzukRE0GgIYwH3Q1QQZ3w53GZsEFI-njuzq4rI4LEFia6OTG6T87az/s1600-h/La+grande+Arche+-+Paris+white.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340210493207732098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I-zMX3CNhAVzYTqz94nRVwCRsil4NA-DjvTX5gCjdWPUrNSInb0GrmDKxkokN8nbijyHbsrNId9CFeDQN2GJurMzukRE0GgIYwH3Q1QQZ3w53GZsEFI-njuzq4rI4LEFia6OTG6T87az/s400/La+grande+Arche+-+Paris+white.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynpxkqk-pTapOD_fV9joh9LjKrz5aamlBjVX4GWC4OvWAOCzh8ivnVvx50_aXVv-bBK06aGCVt5GgiZ1-WVVWbVlmxrdjiLSsKJB3JCQaATiQ3uqli7Wy0qK3xxeqkRpOfa_HItQSNP2g/s1600-h/La+Grande+Arche+de+La+D%C3%A9fense..jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340210492242771042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynpxkqk-pTapOD_fV9joh9LjKrz5aamlBjVX4GWC4OvWAOCzh8ivnVvx50_aXVv-bBK06aGCVt5GgiZ1-WVVWbVlmxrdjiLSsKJB3JCQaATiQ3uqli7Wy0qK3xxeqkRpOfa_HItQSNP2g/s400/La+Grande+Arche+de+La+D%C3%A9fense..jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a> <div style="text-align: justify;">Views From The Building: Take a thrilling ride up to the 35th floor in one of the four panoramic glass lifts to enjoy the superb view. There are also six different organised tours starting from here for a thorough exploration of the roof, the arch and the surrounding district of La Défense. </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_5BMz-iDWy01BqIbx6KkVNm1KU8oy8JQPu9bJWv694zCPi43m7sZiLEeNZPkDTKOzniTFrwZuQkOidMgV9Z97bS27bHx7RsrwMOUG-jN-kTaaCxK05OMZZS-aDfgNEP0fhFAhPszApBG/s1600-h/La+grande+Arche+-+Paris.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340213892749089426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_5BMz-iDWy01BqIbx6KkVNm1KU8oy8JQPu9bJWv694zCPi43m7sZiLEeNZPkDTKOzniTFrwZuQkOidMgV9Z97bS27bHx7RsrwMOUG-jN-kTaaCxK05OMZZS-aDfgNEP0fhFAhPszApBG/s400/La+grande+Arche+-+Paris.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 160px;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">You can take an elevator to the top of the Arche de la Défense, from where you have a nice view on the city center which is only 4 km further.The roof has a panoramic viewpoint offering a magnificent vista of the historic axis extending from the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre. In addition, the Arche is placed so that it forms a secondary axe (axis) with the two highest buildings in Paris, the Tour Eiffel and the Tour Montparnasse. Impressive views of Paris are to be had from the lifts taking visitors to the roof.It's worth a visit, if only to catch a glimpse of the modern France that you don't see on tourist postcards. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8o7Jc2W0OWg0X10HvvzOaDMI2mlV3dAziysEk7pTWv5SF-r4LfUwuizuWctI_OgerxN61o_fvLIFAdOpHKOx9mM9eFvQvKqQ5Qi8zvklfqQ5JkeTqYdQwZ7LvirnLoM7UqmhMtYISVrY/s1600-h/La+Grande+Arche+in+night.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340207206556615074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8o7Jc2W0OWg0X10HvvzOaDMI2mlV3dAziysEk7pTWv5SF-r4LfUwuizuWctI_OgerxN61o_fvLIFAdOpHKOx9mM9eFvQvKqQ5Qi8zvklfqQ5JkeTqYdQwZ7LvirnLoM7UqmhMtYISVrY/s400/La+Grande+Arche+in+night.jpg" style="float: left; height: 251px; width: 440px;" /></a>

La Grande Arche or Grande Arche de la Défense Paris, France

Grande Arche also known as Grande Arche de la Fraternite, Arche de la Défense or simply as La Grande Arche is one of the famous monument and...

Mont-Saint Michel Normandy, France A World Heritage Site

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<div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">Mont-Saint Michel is one of the most spectacular sights in the world which holds a village and a large monastery. Topping this monastry is the Abbey. The monastery was built on a rock island around 1 kilometer off the nothern coast of France by Cistercian monks and played an important role in hundred year war between France and England, when it was an almost impenetrable strongholdThe island is itself just less than 1 kilometer in diameter. Nowadays there is a causeway which connects the island to the mainland. There are plans to replace this with a bridge and a bus service. This development is mainly welcomed by the local community. The Mont is the second most popular tourist attraction in France.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYw8IeEihITnYkSIbkK2EoL-tNqOD1T99U6cgTJtELsy3I8x6-5R0ynug5mGdSBokJAZnNzZJVAgRBoSH5O9Ku_BRgSx7KMnobmunM9xW2mXSJQ9DyFCN0oZ3pkjM9XGp-qLohDF2G1jJ/s1600-h/Mont+St.+Michel+at+Dawn,+Normandy,+France.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340111208484299602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYw8IeEihITnYkSIbkK2EoL-tNqOD1T99U6cgTJtELsy3I8x6-5R0ynug5mGdSBokJAZnNzZJVAgRBoSH5O9Ku_BRgSx7KMnobmunM9xW2mXSJQ9DyFCN0oZ3pkjM9XGp-qLohDF2G1jJ/s400/Mont+St.+Michel+at+Dawn,+Normandy,+France.jpg" style="float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzacEduN_bmoU1Aajv2LX6NKgApb9SF9GGs68_1S3yZxV-uyUkNDZVinTz6JuxNTvsPMJjmLI38SnxNmo3r5adurJ22hq6qdpuInA50hElxufQF3MlGpkm8Yw9D2_eb1lOAIcleVWjEQo6/s1600-h/MONT+SAINT+MICHEL,+NORMANDY+ftance+in+night.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340113203001607826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzacEduN_bmoU1Aajv2LX6NKgApb9SF9GGs68_1S3yZxV-uyUkNDZVinTz6JuxNTvsPMJjmLI38SnxNmo3r5adurJ22hq6qdpuInA50hElxufQF3MlGpkm8Yw9D2_eb1lOAIcleVWjEQo6/s400/MONT+SAINT+MICHEL,+NORMANDY+ftance+in+night.jpg" style="margin: 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoENOdjspxTcA3NQEISS5wDaEslAQEb38gjOu9UfPbatZXjP4-Q5cuSe3iH0TNkdGHuusMpdbI6bQeWG-Ddmqqb8SrI6vRmgzexLO4wASJlB7tUm4-GxAI8CKTlqXbwooXg407hp-U2JdK/s1600-h/Le+Mont-Saint-Michel+,Mont-St-Michel,+St+Michaels+Mount.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340111204152729762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoENOdjspxTcA3NQEISS5wDaEslAQEb38gjOu9UfPbatZXjP4-Q5cuSe3iH0TNkdGHuusMpdbI6bQeWG-Ddmqqb8SrI6vRmgzexLO4wASJlB7tUm4-GxAI8CKTlqXbwooXg407hp-U2JdK/s400/Le+Mont-Saint-Michel+,Mont-St-Michel,+St+Michaels+Mount.JPG" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU3oMY_S4vDJt7NzjoQSgjqFk23l96iox35RaEAn3zD44jMWTRB7F1B0rL4ks0h1YSWRBoCnswY0JJHE7BPJmpCG2InCY3UCtjyIY091Pvy3z7fl93T9umXCvbueINVfSDERrLbjqE1kg/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel++King%27s+and+Arcade+Towers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340113501395821650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU3oMY_S4vDJt7NzjoQSgjqFk23l96iox35RaEAn3zD44jMWTRB7F1B0rL4ks0h1YSWRBoCnswY0JJHE7BPJmpCG2InCY3UCtjyIY091Pvy3z7fl93T9umXCvbueINVfSDERrLbjqE1kg/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel++King%27s+and+Arcade+Towers.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a> Mont Saint Michel (also written Le Mont-Saint-Michel ,Mont-St-Michel, English: St Michael's Mount) is a small rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France about 1 km from the north coast of France at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy .It is a 1-ha (3-acre) rocky islet topped by a famous Gothic abbey that dates back to the 11th century and now boasts impressive illuminations at night in the English Channel. The mount is best known for the medieval Benedictine Abbey and steepled church that occupies most of the 1km-diameter clump of rocks jutting out of the waters of the English Channel. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdgRgcIivHiLYXYssf8GzTX-fot__2sWfMSbYl_qjaMHOvkSBpD3gwABnv__ASIwPdLXuXswVKdGHe56cLaF-gk-DW9xfYuJXXhCdHrp_DMj_NHmp5XpaotqqFr32j8Qal2hSpQG71KyK/s1600-h/Mont-Saint-Michel,+France..jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340111994698502354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWdgRgcIivHiLYXYssf8GzTX-fot__2sWfMSbYl_qjaMHOvkSBpD3gwABnv__ASIwPdLXuXswVKdGHe56cLaF-gk-DW9xfYuJXXhCdHrp_DMj_NHmp5XpaotqqFr32j8Qal2hSpQG71KyK/s400/Mont-Saint-Michel,+France..jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxWuaxoDCt5YT0RN0uzhIClAVXissAZRavJC8k23LCO9TJ7dn_PRX758cuWX7bKDpeKHATPb3nZJc5sNi7K_HXy11C01StTJz2s8z2f-Lyc5IawD4dS2fNCs9NtalxP8zuMNnHUWFvpsE/s1600-h/Mont-Saint-Michel,+France.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112462224565378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxWuaxoDCt5YT0RN0uzhIClAVXissAZRavJC8k23LCO9TJ7dn_PRX758cuWX7bKDpeKHATPb3nZJc5sNi7K_HXy11C01StTJz2s8z2f-Lyc5IawD4dS2fNCs9NtalxP8zuMNnHUWFvpsE/s400/Mont-Saint-Michel,+France.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a> The island, with its fast and fickle tides, was a notorious prison during the French Revolution of 1789. The isle, which celebrated its 1300th anniversary in 2008, has several good restaurants and a nightclub. Only a narrow causeway built in1880 links the island to the mainland, although a bridge is due to be completed in 2012. Mont-Saint-Michel is a The island, located 5 km (3 mi) from the shore during the Middle Ages, is now surrounded by water only two times a month. Its one cobblestone street climbs in three spirals from a great granite base to the towering Benedictine abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, an architectural masterpiece built in the 13th century, replacing the original abbey, which was founded in 708 by Saint Aubert, bishop of Avranches, but destroyed by King Philip II of France in 1203. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvpyxxbCnZF-MsDMBa51LDvpyOZeDLP2k5WjvvqlNIvBnefVe0jSQJo8wzZO9qEI_PpkMT-cJV5Zue42FiuSYgdEi7n8t99NlbtTRs96e6dyIyjRAwqU-b5Wgry9FBPQ3WrO8U_7EYTVC/s1600-h/Closer+view+of+Mont-St-Michel..jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340111200953677666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvpyxxbCnZF-MsDMBa51LDvpyOZeDLP2k5WjvvqlNIvBnefVe0jSQJo8wzZO9qEI_PpkMT-cJV5Zue42FiuSYgdEi7n8t99NlbtTRs96e6dyIyjRAwqU-b5Wgry9FBPQ3WrO8U_7EYTVC/s400/Closer+view+of+Mont-St-Michel..jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZWgAXOeRMNxlupWRCbkpOURmHWvMS-rS6tylBHAG8-R_HZ-JfK9UvXZn5lX5iikB0YU2J8oBT-JQVQ9JAyqrF7JjTVQ00XuTeRfnHHu5xuB2MqG72fMxm8yWwnTHyJxxO2ma-LTj9GNS/s1600-h/2028010-Le_Mont_Saint_Michel-France.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340111198267048722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZWgAXOeRMNxlupWRCbkpOURmHWvMS-rS6tylBHAG8-R_HZ-JfK9UvXZn5lX5iikB0YU2J8oBT-JQVQ9JAyqrF7JjTVQ00XuTeRfnHHu5xuB2MqG72fMxm8yWwnTHyJxxO2ma-LTj9GNS/s400/2028010-Le_Mont_Saint_Michel-France.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a>Its fortifications enabled the islet to withstand repeated English assaults during the Hundred Years' War. The abbey served as a prison during Napoleon I's reign. Restored after 1863, and connected to the mainland by a causeway (completed 1875), the abbey is preserved as a national historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of France's great tourist attractions. The abbey is celebrated in Henry Adam's classic study of medieval Christianity, Mont Saint Michel and Chartres (1913). <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKc9uY34mvraUerhcHjRtz3lWAhVbI9InFIkFpLdayH41p21kxBFiAWy2XCn1dhGJYbrmqzyZEEdMt4cki6VZL32Eqael16x4ai62JlREA4UohvGPLUmBcE7qVchhLjTmsjvK4i7eEA_mB/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel+Abbey,+France.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112461136358530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKc9uY34mvraUerhcHjRtz3lWAhVbI9InFIkFpLdayH41p21kxBFiAWy2XCn1dhGJYbrmqzyZEEdMt4cki6VZL32Eqael16x4ai62JlREA4UohvGPLUmBcE7qVchhLjTmsjvK4i7eEA_mB/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel+Abbey,+France.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_04qqqwmXEVSS9i5b3d2qD2L_bNJdqPo5Ye7dNkDaHxuU6NDV6LefCSv1Q8_xe9YAO4HB9nuh8uQOdHsbBPYrauOnNcHXJThovNyejoHu9VcEj7c1F9G0Tt6HimYtyB1dJeWDPpHMtrh/s1600-h/MONT+SAINT+MICHEL,+NORMANDY+ftance.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340111998938083170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_04qqqwmXEVSS9i5b3d2qD2L_bNJdqPo5Ye7dNkDaHxuU6NDV6LefCSv1Q8_xe9YAO4HB9nuh8uQOdHsbBPYrauOnNcHXJThovNyejoHu9VcEj7c1F9G0Tt6HimYtyB1dJeWDPpHMtrh/s400/MONT+SAINT+MICHEL,+NORMANDY+ftance.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" /> </a> Mont Saint-Michel was previously connected to the mainland via a thin natural land bridge, which before modernization was covered at high tide and revealed at low tide. Thus, Mont Saint Michel gained a mystical quality, being an island half the time and being attached to land the other: a tidal island. On 16 June 2006, the Prime Minister of France, Dominique de Villepin, announced a €150 million project (Projet Mont Saint-Michel) to build a hydraulic dam that will help remove the accumulated silt and make Mont Saint-Michel an island again. It is expected to be completed by 2012. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdVQt_7CzQDqvkmTCwurfkfonuwjR2xGQSu8ISeAgsVcEESsFkd2gslieSJc0zKizerfyVkISnWZfeU4w7qCxY9GhZu4252U6sAm8qdbcUwpYjk08DtvIPdLNya2Yy4wx6p9XhR-nmw3J/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel,+France..jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112911756652082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdVQt_7CzQDqvkmTCwurfkfonuwjR2xGQSu8ISeAgsVcEESsFkd2gslieSJc0zKizerfyVkISnWZfeU4w7qCxY9GhZu4252U6sAm8qdbcUwpYjk08DtvIPdLNya2Yy4wx6p9XhR-nmw3J/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel,+France..jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHi6s1oPbgI61eRoTAN12jHTHfhF6CHBaDNtUOqulr-FbpVWfT8zKXoYx5y8IFEgBFD3BzGf9LcpmGWN5jitQBdKJEZIvmF67YUKsMb1LQXhV_359-3wDoEqYEjE8781gjfxB2V-BW4Mk/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel+Saint-%C3%89tienne+Chapel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112901447223474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHi6s1oPbgI61eRoTAN12jHTHfhF6CHBaDNtUOqulr-FbpVWfT8zKXoYx5y8IFEgBFD3BzGf9LcpmGWN5jitQBdKJEZIvmF67YUKsMb1LQXhV_359-3wDoEqYEjE8781gjfxB2V-BW4Mk/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel+Saint-%C3%89tienne+Chapel.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOMz3VrZNB998cx7wQrp9EDAK0YYWJoWKek3CS7z0ZZPyaEJmhE5DTkw_YsZPU8k-dPPRxHj4rnsdvsHpx2IhW0GTPUwFIKGfenphDmhG2nlebBQ6qDq9yrxws5WzMPAqEMtcObPqeoTc/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel++Refectory.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112901708964850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOMz3VrZNB998cx7wQrp9EDAK0YYWJoWKek3CS7z0ZZPyaEJmhE5DTkw_YsZPU8k-dPPRxHj4rnsdvsHpx2IhW0GTPUwFIKGfenphDmhG2nlebBQ6qDq9yrxws5WzMPAqEMtcObPqeoTc/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel++Refectory.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRGn62HXT8AfpHUsdA2fs-VtwYkWTRzE8Tubjj8OxS7HFqj6NNK1c6h_H-u_fua9M_1dFbmbFgpIzEclDCUROmRRdcZH932WKLBEx4iaXEpgzWBBsANSTsFsqh3NEANX4Wzf7jnf3GUAx/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel++Cloister.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112898569961714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRGn62HXT8AfpHUsdA2fs-VtwYkWTRzE8Tubjj8OxS7HFqj6NNK1c6h_H-u_fua9M_1dFbmbFgpIzEclDCUROmRRdcZH932WKLBEx4iaXEpgzWBBsANSTsFsqh3NEANX4Wzf7jnf3GUAx/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel++Cloister.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a> Mont St Michel Surrounded by the sea and the moving sands, linked to the mainland via a seawall, this "Western Marvel" is unique in the world. Dredging works are being carried out to ensure that the bay keeps its unique maritime characteristic. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fx6keo5CBcuyEFWP6YBBiuOl54LB49LeIknpw7jZsstQb8NBIEGm0X_MnGXi-p1c5wiDyWeKtSpfWpEcljmMH3Nmkih7xzri_KqVk_f6Y2Fm8tO633ztUWbWPuVVRtLsmYUmdJ8a_Uto/s1600-h/Mont-St-Michel,+France+Photos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340113202696246482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Fx6keo5CBcuyEFWP6YBBiuOl54LB49LeIknpw7jZsstQb8NBIEGm0X_MnGXi-p1c5wiDyWeKtSpfWpEcljmMH3Nmkih7xzri_KqVk_f6Y2Fm8tO633ztUWbWPuVVRtLsmYUmdJ8a_Uto/s400/Mont-St-Michel,+France+Photos.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 304px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgr6TxthZHuDM3jHo-6hsXCO73SOaQ6jYnbnEjHS03aOBVOZXYK09tbgsgckdZxo2eHWjaQVJGhxOI7W_lK-3V5g1FoAIobsNJH7QliYBWki7yOozTeO97CQd82dduF_aJsrkFz3PJn5r/s1600-h/Mont+Saint+Michel++Abbey+church+chancel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340112894702186498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgr6TxthZHuDM3jHo-6hsXCO73SOaQ6jYnbnEjHS03aOBVOZXYK09tbgsgckdZxo2eHWjaQVJGhxOI7W_lK-3V5g1FoAIobsNJH7QliYBWki7yOozTeO97CQd82dduF_aJsrkFz3PJn5r/s400/Mont+Saint+Michel++Abbey+church+chancel.jpg" style="float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a>The inhabitants of Mont-Saint-Michel are called the Montois. There’s a road reaching Mont Saint Michel that is only flooded when the tide is very high. Most of the time now a sea of touring cars and Italian Campers is surrounding the medieval fortress, the small streets are packed with tourists, but there are still special arrangements for real pilgrims. Go early in the morning, to avoid the crowds. </div>

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Louvre Pyramid, France Largest glass and metal pyramid

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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2cjXUrTnRN5uQO2LF9GjeMUW6Q9ymh-hRsNbx659iQX4RcNUqMex2g3IvKAQYX2Q7oB6yDUM3syzVz0ffunFI7Dv-dcoI-zKK-5b86eSswuZCwAPVPktuVrTG6DahrpJO6pWFtsz8pnY/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid+glass+and+metal+Louvre+pyramid.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339943241458084770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2cjXUrTnRN5uQO2LF9GjeMUW6Q9ymh-hRsNbx659iQX4RcNUqMex2g3IvKAQYX2Q7oB6yDUM3syzVz0ffunFI7Dv-dcoI-zKK-5b86eSswuZCwAPVPktuVrTG6DahrpJO6pWFtsz8pnY/s400/Louvre+Pyramid+glass+and+metal+Louvre+pyramid.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 78px;" /></a>The Louvre Museum in Paris, France is a masterpeice of Renaissance architecture. I.M. Pei's design consists of unusual arrangements of geometric shapes. Standing 71 feet high, the pyramid lets light into the museum's reception center. The Pritzker Prize winning architect, I.M. Pei is often praised for his creative use of space and materials. <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">The Louvre Pyramid is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller ones, in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France. The Louvre is the largest and oldest art gallery and museum in the world. The main entrance is a large<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5ycyFw75AfKb2zOGLEcyiI60ZN7pHhMB7xvm3NKifi0tyeXxQy8HQzxA6KpI-M9aoCYrCQFMqgjZt_eCCzITH_28Wg7NCTecXo5XuKim14I0WBaOnlxmAgjeIHB1aTrgeY_pvBbVVJ_v/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid+largest+glass+and+metal+pyramid.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339943095118177426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5ycyFw75AfKb2zOGLEcyiI60ZN7pHhMB7xvm3NKifi0tyeXxQy8HQzxA6KpI-M9aoCYrCQFMqgjZt_eCCzITH_28Wg7NCTecXo5XuKim14I0WBaOnlxmAgjeIHB1aTrgeY_pvBbVVJ_v/s400/Louvre+Pyramid+largest+glass+and+metal+pyramid.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 104px;" /></a> metal and glass pyramid designed by I.M Pei and was built in 1989.it has become a landmark for the city of Paris. Structure: it was designed by the architect I. M. Pei, who is responsible for the design of the Miho Museum in Japan among others. The structure, which was constructed entirely with glass segments, reaches a height of 20.6 meters (about 70 feet); its square base has sides of 35 meters (115 ft). It consists of 603 rhombus-shaped and 70 triangular glass segments. The structure, which is constructed entirely of glass segments reaches a height of 70 feet (20.6 meters) and is 115 feet (35 meters) wide at the base. The Louvre museum finished pyramid contains 673 glass panes (603 rhombi and 70 triangles). A higher figure was obtained by David A. Shugarts, who reports that the pyramid contains 689 pieces of glass. The true achievements of this structure are the engineering break through cable system, and the underground planning which the Louvre desperately needed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVnunq1JtQ9CVdQywylnICYv4sKybznPcCwWxuWC9YB2ZJaxdwU-Se0jF6q2xy3VFKzZ622Dvu6ub-CTts4Z8tuMxqdVL-QcPDXIxlrtPBwt7kzVsLfYfy4cXYxAsf5etj4MXDwigPDhD/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid+amazing+pictures.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339954515327189346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVnunq1JtQ9CVdQywylnICYv4sKybznPcCwWxuWC9YB2ZJaxdwU-Se0jF6q2xy3VFKzZ622Dvu6ub-CTts4Z8tuMxqdVL-QcPDXIxlrtPBwt7kzVsLfYfy4cXYxAsf5etj4MXDwigPDhD/s400/Louvre+Pyramid+amazing+pictures.jpg" style="float: left; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirciI6VMfqI0aQ7Aa8c6FpJJnjOXe0J3WN-hWrNhSMAp27Zuy8A-6Ms0OKmll7jvo0qKP07B3hgTmfsUgboMKeiTkiCWKfvhEJEKSTVedFu5TtLdD1Ho4QexfDOzCA8eYcTAJMYqfGtWso/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid,+France+night+reflection.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339954720792576290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirciI6VMfqI0aQ7Aa8c6FpJJnjOXe0J3WN-hWrNhSMAp27Zuy8A-6Ms0OKmll7jvo0qKP07B3hgTmfsUgboMKeiTkiCWKfvhEJEKSTVedFu5TtLdD1Ho4QexfDOzCA8eYcTAJMYqfGtWso/s400/Louvre+Pyramid,+France+night+reflection.jpg" style="float: left; width: 220px; height: 150px;" /></a> The pyramid and the underground lobby underneath it were created because of a series of problems with the Louvre's original main entrance, which could no longer handle an enormous number of visitors on an everyday basis. Visitors entering through the pyramid descend into the spacious lobby then re-ascend into the main Louvre buildings. Several other museums have duplicated this concept, most notably the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The construction work on the pyramid base and underground lobby was carried out by Dumez <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNlC3XA5hE2Z387DuRu5oPKg6FPbllp6D-PkTcFnkBqbD2H_JI-8RfOP0oDAPtlsA0L4EP4vZi23-oyzC-b4TugpNiKrLzjDqtI30UGJEY0T_WLGpsTAw0Yoyso_WxcGY2K-a0chc9q3G/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid+amazing.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339954211198381602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNlC3XA5hE2Z387DuRu5oPKg6FPbllp6D-PkTcFnkBqbD2H_JI-8RfOP0oDAPtlsA0L4EP4vZi23-oyzC-b4TugpNiKrLzjDqtI30UGJEY0T_WLGpsTAw0Yoyso_WxcGY2K-a0chc9q3G/s400/Louvre+Pyramid+amazing.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 300px;" /></a>Although Pei's design was initially very controversial, many felt this futurist edifice would look out of place in front of the Louvre Museum with its classical architecture but their fears have been proven wrong. The main pyramid is actually only one of several glass pyramids which includes the down-pointing La Pyramide Inversee that functions as a skylight in an underground mall in front of the museum. anyone who visited the Louvre prior to this new entrance can recall standing in long lines and walking forever once inside (inevitably getting lost!). Without changing any of the exterior architecture, Pei created this entrance by excavating the Napoleon Court, formerly a parking lot in the center of the wings. The lower level, then, serves not only as the infrastructure for the museum but provides easy and clear access to the three wings of the musuem. In the center of the court is the entrance pyramid, about 66 feet tall and made of clear glass about 3/4" thick. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7YqEBS2nwcN7vTnom-F9OQxLnOz90lOpSddGJ7MX-QSjjND7EHul1D7VgsONBvo6HJUHLvLcADBH_UbAJ1sn3snHcROEEPmRLNVl12w1MvbbKJDQyjQsokJm6pxZhIhiykX-hCU9E9eC/s1600-h/19778900.louvrenightcopie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339956040083209202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7YqEBS2nwcN7vTnom-F9OQxLnOz90lOpSddGJ7MX-QSjjND7EHul1D7VgsONBvo6HJUHLvLcADBH_UbAJ1sn3snHcROEEPmRLNVl12w1MvbbKJDQyjQsokJm6pxZhIhiykX-hCU9E9eC/s400/19778900.louvrenightcopie.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 300px;" /></a>Controversy: Its construction triggered considerable controversy as It has been claimed by some that the glass panes in the Louvre Pyramid number exactly 666, "the number of the beast", often associated with Satan. 'Univers declares that "the pyramid is dedicated to a power described as the Beast in the Book of Revelation (...) The entire structure is based on the number 6." The story of the 666 panes originated in the 1980s, when the official brochure published during construction did indeed cite this number (even twice, though a few pages earlier the total number of panes was given as 672 instead). The number 666 was also mentioned in various newspapers. [5] Shugarts obtained the figure from the offices of I.M. Pei. Various attempts to actually count the panes in the pyramid have produced slightly discrepant results, but there are definitely more than 666. A quick calculation based on 18 units per edge with two tiers removed in the center at the entrance easily confirms the 673 number. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_8ULoOMMvXO543tLD-keUCfI9Li0EUQhsUASZ3_TpRE0CV2nJwEujAZP21PTACDULugLXRdUj4Urv_eJeqwtmMlL-wGuQcqddHpcpbf3t79jxixWvVjhcu7jy5MnGEcmgzDZrzb_Umtp/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid+in+evening+floor+reflection.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339956036196277986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_8ULoOMMvXO543tLD-keUCfI9Li0EUQhsUASZ3_TpRE0CV2nJwEujAZP21PTACDULugLXRdUj4Urv_eJeqwtmMlL-wGuQcqddHpcpbf3t79jxixWvVjhcu7jy5MnGEcmgzDZrzb_Umtp/s400/Louvre+Pyramid+in+evening+floor+reflection.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 300px;" /></a>The challenge for celebrity architect I.M. Pei was to create a design that would accomplish its task while at the same time allow the Louvre Museum to remain the focus of attention. The solution he came up with was a series of glass pyramids. The idea was presented to the people of Paris in 1983, and they didn't like it. He built a life-sized mockup in 1985, and those with vision relented. Construction of the pyramids allows visitors to enter the museum without cluttering up the courtyard with their presence, and have the museum extra space which was used for offices, educational institutions, shops, and underground parking. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwjm-_gBbxzJFmrbuL4eEaSvlE3Dbd2NmxedeKNIUwCEC1pNdd-A25iUutLAJ7dswq1ocdXprolYb1mUX0J4z5khZUBSSuR8VzhprC9mbtzicKOVA4k7fbgKWITEkUUT15ukwoFcTjqtd/s1600-h/Louvre+Pyramid+in+sun+light+Louvre+pyramid.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339956040698120546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwjm-_gBbxzJFmrbuL4eEaSvlE3Dbd2NmxedeKNIUwCEC1pNdd-A25iUutLAJ7dswq1ocdXprolYb1mUX0J4z5khZUBSSuR8VzhprC9mbtzicKOVA4k7fbgKWITEkUUT15ukwoFcTjqtd/s400/Louvre+Pyramid+in+sun+light+Louvre+pyramid.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 150px;" /></a>The opening of the Pyramid: The glass Pyramid built by I. M. Pei was inaugurated on March 30, 1989. Rising from the center of the Cour Napoléon, it is the focal point of the museum's main axes of circulation and also serves as an entrance to the large reception hall beneath. From here, visitors can also reach the temporary exhibition areas, displays on the history of the palace and museum, Charles V's original moat, an auditorium, and public amenities (coat check, bookshop, cafeteria, restaurant). The pyrimads are fanmtastic. They are breathtaking. Definatly a sight worth seeing</div>

Louvre Pyramid, France Largest glass and metal pyramid

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France is a masterpeice of Renaissance architecture. I.M. Pei's design consists of unusual arrangements of g...

Scientists discovered Caffeine-free coffee trees

siteowner 0 Discoveries 6:42 AM

<div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">A Brazilian team has discovered a naturally caffeine-free coffee plant growing wild in Ethiopia, The team says they discovered three arabica coffee plants that do not produce caffeine in their leaves or beans among a batch of 6,000 wild samples originally collected in the late 1980s.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhuf7qE3KfkY29ne944LGr6mTBeJrKkw25GtTrbwxQdeYd6Kgoqh8slvu8QDO69G7qyNNgb62ceX-TgtW60GzOY_mWkReGtRWMnN5sP1Hf-HWm3jOrOri8Lk6wlYGYE4W-3lCA6w6gIOs/s1600-h/Coffea+arabica++coffee+plant.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339756662640836322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhuf7qE3KfkY29ne944LGr6mTBeJrKkw25GtTrbwxQdeYd6Kgoqh8slvu8QDO69G7qyNNgb62ceX-TgtW60GzOY_mWkReGtRWMnN5sP1Hf-HWm3jOrOri8Lk6wlYGYE4W-3lCA6w6gIOs/s400/Coffea+arabica++coffee+plant.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 135px;" /></a></div> <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">The scientists believe the wild plants could be cultivated to produce their own caffeine-free beans, or could be cross-bred with other varieties of arabica coffee to introduce the natural caffeine-free trait into commercial crops.The three decaffeinated coffee plants do not look any different from other arabica plants but chemical analysis reveals that the wild plants have a caffeine content of 0.06 per cent, which compares with a content of about 2 per cent in roasted coffee beans of ordinary plants and 0.03 per cent in processed decaffeinated coffee. It is possible that the wild caffeine-free plants carry a genetic mutation that interferes with a natural enzyme called caffeine synthase, which is involved in producing caffeine. The Brazilian team hopes to begin a cross-breeding programme between the wild arabica plant and local commercial varieties to produce a hybrid which gives a good crop of decaffeinated beans.<div style="text-align: justify;">About 10 percent of coffee consumed in the world is processed to remove caffeine, a natural chemical linked with heart palpitations, raised blood pressure, and anxiety. But the decaffeination process also removes organic compounds that can affect coffee's taste and aroma. </div></div>

Scientists discovered Caffeine-free coffee trees

A Brazilian team has discovered a naturally caffeine-free coffee plant growing wild in Ethiopia, The team says they discovered three arabica...

Europe Widest Tree: Yew tree of London's Royal Albert Hall

siteowner 1 Amazing Facts, Wonders, World's Widest 5:48 AM

<div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">According to Woodland Trust's ancient tree hunt 350-year-old Yew tree of London's Royal Albert Hall has been recorded as the widest in Europe.It has now been recorded in the Tree Register of the British Isles (TROBI) as the largest spreading crown of any tree in Britain and Ireland.The tree, which has engulfed a National Trust garden, has a crown <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnxvHmeLtcp6tnuRO9Qg1h23C1xjO3eOSdtsJqxIrW9DrUZVQLXWEhxdqSk8qkNOy5CdH3m5xV0BRPDlcM1KDlV9GzKOTBxm9AUffxEh-afOxF-4FX4Z8Wz3SHCSKXItZ8s-Y6ZoMWcqA/s1600-h/widest+tree+Yew+tree+of+London%27s+Royal+Albert+Hall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339749809045869826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnxvHmeLtcp6tnuRO9Qg1h23C1xjO3eOSdtsJqxIrW9DrUZVQLXWEhxdqSk8qkNOy5CdH3m5xV0BRPDlcM1KDlV9GzKOTBxm9AUffxEh-afOxF-4FX4Z8Wz3SHCSKXItZ8s-Y6ZoMWcqA/s400/widest+tree+Yew+tree+of+London%27s+Royal+Albert+Hall.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 88px;" /></a>circumference of 175.5 metres (200 yards).The branches of the tree, in the grounds of Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire, spread out a massive 50 metres wider than its nearest rival. <a dragover="true" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_vTQQ6U8b29BSVdzeRpP92U6enZB0hHfu31KY9_dDxqHElDvb0bnBaXWZKWZFotA1L8ioWCOL704Z4ib6Fwdkl5fsrJ3KI3PQYHqmhR7duiqw4xnqM62jz0Vf4l650fZAG6jWqDzYPsz/s1600-h/europe+widest+tree+Yew+tree+of+London%27s+Royal+Albert+Halll.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339751755183012770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_vTQQ6U8b29BSVdzeRpP92U6enZB0hHfu31KY9_dDxqHElDvb0bnBaXWZKWZFotA1L8ioWCOL704Z4ib6Fwdkl5fsrJ3KI3PQYHqmhR7duiqw4xnqM62jz0Vf4l650fZAG6jWqDzYPsz/s400/europe+widest+tree+Yew+tree+of+London%27s+Royal+Albert+Halll.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 465px; height: 333px;" /></a>'This remarkable tree has spent most of its life growing naturally sideways rather than upwards,' said David Alderman, from TROBI. The tree has a canopy the size of London's Royal Albert Hall'Many of its branches have rooted themselves, providing even more vigour as it has engulfed other trees originally planted 25 metres away. 'As yew can live for 1,000 years or more, if left unchecked, this tree could potentially keep growing ever wider and eventually cover the whole estate!' The Woodland Trust is challenging everyone to take part by finding and recording any ancient or notable trees on the project website at www.ancienttreehunt.org.uk . The Ancient Tree Hunt is a project that aims to involve thousands of people in finding and mapping all the fat, old trees across the UK.It will create a comprehensive living database of ancient trees and is the first step towards cherishing and caring for them. <a style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/19/article-1184461-05003C2F000005DC-821_964x577.jpg">Click Here</a> On the Link To see the image in full screen.</div>

Europe Widest Tree: Yew tree of London's Royal Albert Hall

According to Woodland Trust's ancient tree hunt 350-year-old Yew tree of London's Royal Albert Hall has been recorded as the widest ...

Famous Forts on hIl

siteowner 0 Beautiful Places, Castels, Monuments, Travel 3:29 AM

You will found many forts in each part of the world but can found some forts which will amazed you because some of inside big caves, some of present in sea island, some of made his place in Guinness Book of World Records because of their hight and some of them known as a revolution of modern facilities some of them are<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLJvoH5L41WFnko2np3X_xKQ5OQmsUV7An4xiatl5picQ1e_meFdUWlUp9DS7OUhZyDkUIwPD5rCRrS8Ym0kiZWghFSc4fdS3qcfJkBMEY5j_SUc7voWLM3Ck2Kbu5d7v8jvxaiO5M8wJ/s1600-h/Hunyad+Castle+Hunyad+Castle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339738639360425458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLJvoH5L41WFnko2np3X_xKQ5OQmsUV7An4xiatl5picQ1e_meFdUWlUp9DS7OUhZyDkUIwPD5rCRrS8Ym0kiZWghFSc4fdS3qcfJkBMEY5j_SUc7voWLM3Ck2Kbu5d7v8jvxaiO5M8wJ/s320/Hunyad+Castle+Hunyad+Castle.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 85px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1EVsyUDCgzWKYwNhSFqjX6xQDcuD-TCAxvBv8-ezmHmXrIsyzV_OuL_JBtU8UK_S4RWh9cLiDxLPAYtFn673UE99TmDe2kR6V7ONy3z1D5OzkUPDIRhhnGoKnPvyZ65XyCZGJB0x1eWw/s1600-h/Mont+Saint-Michel+Mont+Saint-Michel+fort.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339717907528697602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1EVsyUDCgzWKYwNhSFqjX6xQDcuD-TCAxvBv8-ezmHmXrIsyzV_OuL_JBtU8UK_S4RWh9cLiDxLPAYtFn673UE99TmDe2kR6V7ONy3z1D5OzkUPDIRhhnGoKnPvyZ65XyCZGJB0x1eWw/s400/Mont+Saint-Michel+Mont+Saint-Michel+fort.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 85px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofNP8azSOk5lQMpX6CnSG88ACa3D7KZ1-GGNk_9qmYuhHx7vnfw4vzJIdELg1wNmD4QWovzqQGIQkaiHtbm-35yygJzfq7KqwoDwGYk3DyoJlKtz_C5-Vk01FYUI5VTRBYiJLchQ3qCLZ/s1600-h/Prague+Castle+Prague+Castle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339741845969657666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofNP8azSOk5lQMpX6CnSG88ACa3D7KZ1-GGNk_9qmYuhHx7vnfw4vzJIdELg1wNmD4QWovzqQGIQkaiHtbm-35yygJzfq7KqwoDwGYk3DyoJlKtz_C5-Vk01FYUI5VTRBYiJLchQ3qCLZ/s320/Prague+Castle+Prague+Castle.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 85px;" /></a><ul dragover="true"><li dragover="true">Mont.Saint-Michel</li><li dragover="true">Prague castle</li><li dragover="true">palacio da pena</li><li dragover="true">The Potala Palace</li><li dragover="true">Matsumoto castle</li><li dragover="true">Hunyad Castle</li><li dragover="true">Predjama castle </li><li dragover="true">Neuschwanstein Castle</li></ul><div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4lXsP5VeNJcDMY53NqDUPDa4o3ksAiVVMt4vXP3LADeejoIwQVhvS24WhaY7qVL68_4XZoUMsOW3RZpOvrQpYwQmLaTpE4JKRNQTVVVE2bz25l59YsJ3Q2eOqZvjdwrQiwqzqQI3uYV5/s1600-h/Mont-Saint-Michel+Mont+Saint+Michel+france.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339718662294609554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4lXsP5VeNJcDMY53NqDUPDa4o3ksAiVVMt4vXP3LADeejoIwQVhvS24WhaY7qVL68_4XZoUMsOW3RZpOvrQpYwQmLaTpE4JKRNQTVVVE2bz25l59YsJ3Q2eOqZvjdwrQiwqzqQI3uYV5/s400/Mont-Saint-Michel+Mont+Saint+Michel+france.png" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 239px;" /></a>Mont Saint-Michel: Mont Saint Michel was built as a medieval castle. It has two large towers to defend the entrance to the castle. St. Michael is a surety for freedom and thus this sanctuary also became a symbol of the allied landing in Normandy during the Second World War. It is a rocky tidal island and a commune in Normandy, France. It is located approximately one kilometre off the country's north coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. Le Mont-Saint-Michel was previously connected to the mainland via a thin natural land bridge, which before modernization was covered at high tide and revealed at low tide.In 1879, the land bridge was fortified into a true causeway. This prevented the tide from scouring the silt round the <a target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://rollingroxy.blogspot.com/2009/05/mont-saint-michel-normandy-france-world.html">Read More,,</a> </div> <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CMUZ-DcCWijc98roXEWWaEbxN5tCiKDAhTM2xDNzThSWaSpPoIt6j9Tu1Kg2T6vZbqr1l3h6UNaAIAy16bJmoCxZR7-QBpqk8TgP5jiapzS6D4-kNWpgjpiGoEUYlAh24iL5Q1NIWsBV/s1600-h/Prague+Castle+largest+fort+of+the+world+Prague+Castle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339720030087673634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CMUZ-DcCWijc98roXEWWaEbxN5tCiKDAhTM2xDNzThSWaSpPoIt6j9Tu1Kg2T6vZbqr1l3h6UNaAIAy16bJmoCxZR7-QBpqk8TgP5jiapzS6D4-kNWpgjpiGoEUYlAh24iL5Q1NIWsBV/s400/Prague+Castle+largest+fort+of+the+world+Prague+Castle.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 139px;" /></a>Prague castle: IPrague Castle is one of the largest castles in the world at about 570 meters in length and an average of about 130 meters wide. (the largest according to the Guinness Book of Records ). The castle dates back to the 9th century and was expanded several times until second half of the 18th century. The castle itself houses a complex of sights including the St. Vitus Cathedral and the St. George’s Basilica. The crown jewels of the Bohemian Kingdom are kept here.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Palacio da pena: This fort is situated at Top of the hill in Sinatra a city of Portugal.Palácio da Pena originated<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIQplWw5Oqq_YRjqIq4xgmDJdDo76hHbUWeUOtY07besRYTuiruOllXkGMrb1BoHgDtkDQ8gwtnbIK3aTkWyFyE4KVFuoa3CCas-TdmNgl2-6E5tiz2t-Vg30-0E7QVPfYyv17kCdbFOA/s1600-h/Palacio+da+Pena+Palacio+da+Pena+fort+on+the+top+of+the+hill.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339725295647140850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIQplWw5Oqq_YRjqIq4xgmDJdDo76hHbUWeUOtY07besRYTuiruOllXkGMrb1BoHgDtkDQ8gwtnbIK3aTkWyFyE4KVFuoa3CCas-TdmNgl2-6E5tiz2t-Vg30-0E7QVPfYyv17kCdbFOA/s400/Palacio+da+Pena+Palacio+da+Pena+fort+on+the+top+of+the+hill.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 121px;" /></a> in 1839, when the king consort D. Fernando II acquired the 'Our Lady of Pena Monastery' ruins to adapt it to a palace. The original building, once occupied by the Jerónimos monks, dates from 1503. The main facade of the convent was kept and so was the church and cloister, whose galleries are covered with tiles placed there around 1520. most visited national monument in Portugal is furnished with pieces of the period and the visitor can enjoy wonderful views of the surrounding areas from the verandas. </div> <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">The Potala Palace: The Potala Palace,is located in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. The Potala Palace winter palace of the Dalai Lama since <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fm1rUOnLNZdL3V4dNNP_JiLnIbRcs7xDQ4lwxvDQrGxVZBh4t9CrjhQMynDJNttNQMOUyA-OryPcpJB0pYFhJbvJMJVLMsMPHPH5xnr9TKqS3n7D7eQoen6PQtRh5JyrYPQw7ek3zRz3/s1600-h/The+Potala+Palace+The+Potala+Palace+The+Potala+Palace.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339727017657159074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fm1rUOnLNZdL3V4dNNP_JiLnIbRcs7xDQ4lwxvDQrGxVZBh4t9CrjhQMynDJNttNQMOUyA-OryPcpJB0pYFhJbvJMJVLMsMPHPH5xnr9TKqS3n7D7eQoen6PQtRh5JyrYPQw7ek3zRz3/s320/The+Potala+Palace+The+Potala+Palace+The+Potala+Palace.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 181px;" /></a>the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The building measures 400 metres east-west and 350 metres north-south, with sloping stone walls averaging 3 m. thick, and 5 m. (more than 16 ft) thick at the base, and with copper poured into the foundations to help proof it against earthquakes.[2] Thirteen stories of buildings – containing over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues – soar 117 metres (384 ft) on top of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill", rising more than 300 m (about 1,000 ft) in total above the valley floor.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTdm3vbEf7NI5zhaxrWRGqdCyCmI3zzNw5h56STk9-SwDGGMQ8lEAPbl1VPjpq0WobDz2PpOOKKLTIiamy2OaRYlWMZAbd9yOd-0GS_-36aV93Ey0BGZZY19jlpCC1HEdCuvFEJDJqUQo/s1600-h/Matsumoto+castle+Matsumoto+castle+japan.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339729463120696178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTdm3vbEf7NI5zhaxrWRGqdCyCmI3zzNw5h56STk9-SwDGGMQ8lEAPbl1VPjpq0WobDz2PpOOKKLTIiamy2OaRYlWMZAbd9yOd-0GS_-36aV93Ey0BGZZY19jlpCC1HEdCuvFEJDJqUQo/s320/Matsumoto+castle+Matsumoto+castle+japan.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;" /></a>Matsumoto castle: Matsumoto Castle (Matsumotojo) is one of the most complete and beautiful among Japan's original castles. It is also a good example of a so called "hirajiro", a castle built on the plain rather than on a hill or mountain. Matsumotojo's castle tower and smaller, second turret were built from 1592 to 1614 and were both well defended, as peace was not yet fully secured at the time. In 1635, when no more military threats existed, a third, barely defended turret for moon viewing was added to the castle. </div> <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;">Hunyad Castle: Anjou family built the castle on the older Roman fortifications in 1320. This castle is exactly the place where Vlad I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnYeF5nW_PHzilq1JAWf4wt4u7oHT5Kshwt28jlrpZRBRePLAhfgBdkFHTwJkWMOG-2jRU1NplQJsgVx4fN4hvo34M0pRuDAnSne_SqmtJubUBlLAbTFJNxhNQCOx5bNhJJd0PZVF4N0b/s1600-h/Hunyad+castle.+romaniya+dracula+Hunyad+castle..jpg"><img alt="" border="0" dragover="true" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339730974569114770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnYeF5nW_PHzilq1JAWf4wt4u7oHT5Kshwt28jlrpZRBRePLAhfgBdkFHTwJkWMOG-2jRU1NplQJsgVx4fN4hvo34M0pRuDAnSne_SqmtJubUBlLAbTFJNxhNQCOx5bNhJJd0PZVF4N0b/s320/Hunyad+castle.+romaniya+dracula+Hunyad+castle..jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" /></a>II of the Wallachian empire (we all know him as Dracula) was held as a prisoner for long 7 years. This castle used to be a defensive structure and remains to be one of the most evident symbols of the Middle Ages. The castle is situated in present-day Hunedoara - a city in Romania. The castle looks incredible and a bit frightening, it is so dark here that I can easily imagine Dracula wondering somewhere near You.Hunyad Castle Huniazilor or Castelul Corvineştilor, Hungarian: Vajdahunyad vára) is a castle in present-day Hunedoara, Romania. After 1541 it was part of Principality of Transylvania. </div> <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;"> Predjama castle : Castle was first mentioned in year 1274, then named Luegg, when Aquileian patriarchs built the castle in gothic style.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhMjwDBbqxHjUzrOpQOUGN7p3XsG9QUeGOSMDHn5iIOgNkcOedZ8XNW9EgTrOFLh8dGKkUGwrj0yivszmIslrbeMJNtngMBH-ZTV3NQ8C8OvJiUw36NP_uPlrXgPlQ9Rw7Je9nQKnvWo_/s1600-h/Predjama+Castle+-+Predjama,+Slovenia+1024+768.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339734828863453282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhMjwDBbqxHjUzrOpQOUGN7p3XsG9QUeGOSMDHn5iIOgNkcOedZ8XNW9EgTrOFLh8dGKkUGwrj0yivszmIslrbeMJNtngMBH-ZTV3NQ8C8OvJiUw36NP_uPlrXgPlQ9Rw7Je9nQKnvWo_/s320/Predjama+Castle+-+Predjama,+Slovenia+1024+768.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 167px;" /></a> The castle was built under a natural rocky arch high in the stone wall to make access to it difficult. Predjama castle, hidden deep in the Slovenian mountains, is a medieval fortress built into a huge cave, the explosed mouth of a underground system that extends for kilometres. The cave was utlitised by a robber baron from centuries ago to become his stronghold. Just 10 kilometres from Postojna Cave stands one of the most picturesque wonders of human history: Predjama Castle. For more than 700 years it has perched proudly on its 123-metre cliff: powerful, defiant and impregnable – the perfect hideout for the bold, headstrong and rebellious knight Erazem of Predjama, a “robber baron” who is the subject of a romantic and beautiful legend. </div> <div dragover="true" style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEIcGFWFMOFZ3LRJ383qVss5WYdshTqCtn1re-U8vrtBFjYl-C3kazjLRpdPF-osd8OPMhIYlknrZ00SkqO15WQbnmHbXTdUWnLRubdTOa0OxhJC9SPYjPGkauuP2ygD2F2KMQ-FZoDy1/s1600-h/Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+winter+Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+winter.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339737407568300194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEIcGFWFMOFZ3LRJ383qVss5WYdshTqCtn1re-U8vrtBFjYl-C3kazjLRpdPF-osd8OPMhIYlknrZ00SkqO15WQbnmHbXTdUWnLRubdTOa0OxhJC9SPYjPGkauuP2ygD2F2KMQ-FZoDy1/s400/Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+winter+Neuschwanstein+Castle+in+winter.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 260px;" /></a>Neuschwanstein Castle: Neuschwanstein Castle, royal palace in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, the most famous of three royal palaces built for Louis II of Bavaria, sometimes referred to as Mad King Ludwig, who grew up nearby at Hohenschwangau Castle. Seven weeks after the death of King Ludwig II in 1886, Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. The shy king had built the castle in order to withdraw from public life - now vast numbers of people came to view his private refuge. The castle was equipped with all kinds of technical conveniences which were very modern, if not to say revolutionary at that time. Running water on all floors. The spring which supplied the castle with excellent drinking water was located 200 meters above the castle. There were toilets equipped with automatic flushing on every floor. A warm air heating system for the entire building. A hot water system for the kitchen and the bath.</div>

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