6/10/2011

Top Place In The World That You Need To See Before You Die (Part 2)

11. Burney Falls, USA

Burney Falls is a waterfall on Burney Creek, in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, Shasta County, California.

12. Aya Sofya, Turkey

The Aya Sofia was built in the 6th century to be the grandest church in the world. When the Ottoman Turks conquered the city in 1453, the Aya Sofia was converted into a mosque.


13. Milford Sound, New Zealand

With dramatic peaks and dark blue waters that reach depths of nearly 870 feet, Milford Sound is the star of glacier-carved Fiordland National Park.

14. Neuschwanstain Castle, Germany

The Neuschwanstein Castle was built during the 19th century on a hill in Bavaria, Germany. The castle is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Germany due to its scenic beauty and gorgeous surroundings.

15. Royal Palace In Amsterdam, Netherlands 

The Royal Palace in Amsterdam is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which is at the disposal of Queen Beatrix by Act of Parliament. The palace was built as city hall during the Dutch Golden Age in the seventeenth century.

16. Borobudur Temple, Indonesia

Borobudur, or Barabudur, is a 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues.[1] A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa. 

17. The Reims Cathedral, France 

Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Rheims) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Reims, where the kings of France were once crowned. It replaces an older church, destroyed by a fire in 1211, which was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims, in AD 496. That original structure had been erected on the site of the Roman baths. As the cathedral it remains the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims.

18. Empire State Building




Built during the Great Depression, the Empire State Building is located at 5th Avenue and West Streets 33 and 34 in the southern district of Midtown Manhattan, New York. Its construction was the result of an interesting competition to build the tallest skyscraper in the world between Walter Chrysler (Chrysler Corporation), and General Motors through its Vice-Chairman John Jacob Raskob, who would boost the idea.

19. Cape Town, South Africa 

Cape Town  is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the largest in land area, forming part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. It is the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape, as well as the legislative capital of South Africa, where the National Parliament and many government offices are located. The city is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is also Africa's most popular tourist destination.

20. Halong Bay, Vietnam 

Hạ Long Bay  is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Hạ Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Van Don district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Hạ Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.

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