Selasa, 19 Juli 2011

10 Holes of the world's most amazing worth visiting


In the human search for mineral wealth, large hole has been widely explored. In addition, nature occasionally produces some astounding holes. This list of ten holes to choose the most spectacular natural or artificial in the face of the earth.
10. Chuquicamata (Chile)
Chuquicamata is the largest copper mine in Chile. Copper mines with total production of the world's largest - though not the largest copper mine. The mine has a depth of more than 850 meters.
9. Udachnaya Pipe (Russia)
Udachnaya pipes are diamond mines in Russia. Mine owner plans to discontinue its operations in 2010. Mine was found in 1955 and more than 600 meters deep.
8. Sinkhole (Guatemala)
In 2007, the ground suddenly ambles into and swallowed 12 houses in Guatemala - killed two people and leaving thousands of residents were evacuated. This subsidence is caused by the rains and underground sewage flow.
7. Diavik Mine (Canada)
Diavik mine is a mine in the northwestern region of Canada. Mine (opened in 2003) produces 8 million carats or about 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) diamonds every year.
6. Mirny Diamond Mine (Siberia)
The Mirny Diamond Mine is a mine with a depth of 525m and has a diameter of 1200m. This is the first, and one, the largest diamond pipes in the Soviet Union. Now abandoned, and belongs to Siberia. It took two hours for the trucks back and forth up the mine up and down the mine. Here is a story about the emergence of voices of people who like being tortured in hell.
5. Great Blue Hole (Belize)
The Great Blue Hole is a drain off the coast of Belize. The hole has a diameter of 1,000 meters and a depth of 400 meters. Formed by a limestone cave during the Ice Age (IceAge).
4. Bingham Canyon Mine (Utah)
The Bingham Canyon Mine is a copper mine in the Oquirrh mountains, Utah, USA. The mine has a depth of 0.75 miles (1.2 km), and a diameter of 2.5 miles (4 km). It is the largest man-made mines in the world.
3. Monticello Dam (California)
Monticello Dam is a dam in Napa County, California, United States, which is most famous for the large and circular spillway at a rate of 48,400 cubic meters per second.
2. Kimberley Diamond Mine (South Africa)
The Kimberley Diamond Mine (also known as the Big Hole) holds (the dispute) to "pit the hand" of the world's largest. From 1866-1914 50,000 miners dug the hole with simple tools and shovels, yielding 2722 kg of diamonds. Registered as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
1. Darvaza Gas Crater (Turkmenistan)
In 1971, geologists found an underground gas supply large scale in this mine. When digging a hole to take the gas, the drilling area suddenly collapsed and left a big hole. To prevent toxic gases exit, then officers to burn the gas source. But until now the hole was still burning. Community there called "Door to Hell".

Senin, 18 Juli 2011

5 weird and wonderful sites and worth visiting


Planet Earth we have places that seem strange and often beautiful inspiring and confusing. They remind us that even in this modern century, known as technical and technological wonders, it turns out there are amazing places to be found. Part of this unique place no human intervention in it, but it is unthinkable that it would be like that eventually.
1.      Pamukkale - TURKEY.
The swimming pool is a strange and bizarre story that is beautiful and Pamukkale has been appreciated for over two millennia, yet little is known as a wonder of the world. Thousands of years ago an earthquake occurred in Turkey in general, and the fractures that formed a powerful hot water out to carry water that is rich in calcium carbonate to the surface. As the water evaporates, a thick layer of lime material and form a layer of travertine and thus gradually build a wall all the time in the same manner that is formed like stalactites in the cave. Apparently Pammakale means Castle of Cotton, but the Greco-Romans built a city on it called Heirapolis - which means "Holy City" or "Sacred City".
Pamukkale is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the pools have been closed to the tourists That once bathed in Their waters to save Them from Further Damage.
2.      Sanqingshan - CHINA.
Sanqingshan is a relatively small National Park near the city of Shangrao in Jiangxi province of China. Although small in size but it is precisely the beauty of untouched nature. It is Officially the 7th World Heritage Site which was located in China and has been known for exceptional attraction beautiful. The key to the mystique of this place is a remarkable combination of exceptional geological granite outcrop in the form of strange and pillar combined with seasonal climate variations that often cause fog, so you can see the fog and striking sunsets. When visiting this place will be reflected feelings of peace and calmness. This effect is reinforced by the natural waterfalls, ponds and springs. If you visit this place, you really see the Earth, Water, Wind and Fire join in time.
A Story That Is That Your toll-Go is the "Lord of the East" wished to create a garden for the amusement of his Consort "Yin" and persuaded the four elements to fuse together and create Sanqingshan as a private garden for her amusement.
3.      Beppu Hells OF NINE - JAPAN.
Beppu, Kyushu Island is located in Japan, is the second largest producer of geothermal water in the world. Located in the same area is Nine Nine Hells Hell or ponds that each have an extraordinary character. The "Hells" is a popular tourist attraction in Japan, but little known abroad. Seven of the hot springs located in the Kannawa strange and known as: Sea or Ocean Hell (Umi Jigoku), Shaven Head Hell (Jigoku Oniishibozu), Cooking Pot Hell (Kamado Jigoku), Hell Mountain (Yama Jigoku), Devil Mountain or Monster Hell (Jigoku Oniyama,) Golden Dragon Hell (Jigoku Kinryu) and White Pond Hell (Jigoku Shiraike). Unfortunately, like many incredible natural wonders, the surrounding area has become more commercial and "tacky".
Further away in the District are Shibaseki Blood - Pond Hell (Jigoku Chinoike) - shown above - and waterspouts Hell (Jigoku Tatsumaki).
4.      HELL'S DOOR - Turkmenistan.
Located in the Kara-Kum desert of Turkmenistan Darvaza village (Derweze). In 1971, a team of suspected Soviet prospectors drilled into a large site containing natural gas. Roof cave collapses and leaves like ambles kahirnya crater with a diameter of about 60-70 meters. It soon became clear that natural gas is still up to the crater and the story goes that the decision was made to burn gas rather than risk gas emissions that cause local toxicity. According to various sources of these holes have been burned constantly so called "Gate to Hell" by the local community. However, other sources say that it is entirely natural phenomenon.
It is most impressive at night and the glow from its flames can be seen miles away. The inside of the crater is black from carbon build up and the heat is so intense That it is only possible to stay near the edge for a Few minutes.
5.      EYE OF AFRICA – MAURITANIA.
From the air, the mystery of the Sahara Desert in Mauritania really looks like the human eye. Image left is the "pupil" and when seen from Google Earth then the edges will reveal the cliffs that form the rest of the eye. This natural phenomenon is actually a structure Richat caused by a dome-shaped symmetrical where the terms of the geology of this region are formed with less thousands of years of erosion. Please note that this explanation is not fully accepted by the scientific community. There are still academics who believe that it was a meteor impact, and others say that it was caused by underground nuclear explosions.


16 natural wonders of amazing and worth visiting


Would say the most beautiful places in the world, the world's most beautiful sights or whatever you call it, whatever. What is clear is that where, following the most beautiful natural scenery is spreading worldwide and might sound familiar even if it had never been there. It is worth noting that what follows is a brief list is shown only, because the reality is still very much a tourist attraction that is not less interesting than the following list. Here's the list;
1. Amazon (South America)
Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon Basin, covering seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies some 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located in nine countries.
Amazon represents over half the remaining rainforests on the planet and is composed of tropical rainforest in the world's largest and most species-rich. Amazon River is the world's largest river by volume, and total river flow greater than ten major rivers worldwide combined.
2. Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world, that is 1002 m, and is located in the Canaima National Park Bolivar State, Venezuela along the border with Brazil. Angel Falls is more than 19 times higher than Niagara Falls.
3. Bay of Fundy (Canada)
Bay of Fundy is famous for the highest tides on the planet (16.2 meters or 53 feet). One hundred billion tonnes of seawater flowing in and out of the Bay of Fundy twice a day, is more than the combined flow of all rivers in the world.
The bay is famous also because of rock coasts, tidal effects are extreme (vertical, horizontal and rapids that weird). Bay of Fundy is located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on the east coast of North America.
4. Black Forest (Germany)
Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountains in the southwest bordering the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg mountain with an altitude of 1,493 meters. This area is almost rectangular with a length of 200 km and a width of 60 km.
5. Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
Located in county Clare, Cliffs of Moher is the most impressive places in Ireland. The cliffs consist mainly of Namurian shale and sandstone, with the oldest rocks found at the bottom of the cliff.
6. Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine)
The Dead Sea is a salt lake between the West Bank / Palestine / Israel and Jordan west to east. The beach is the lowest point on earth that is on dry land. With 30 percent salinity, making it 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.
7. El Yunque (Puerto Rico)
El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest, located on the island of Puerto Rico. El Yunque is also the name of the second highest mountain peak in there. El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the United States as a National Forest.
8. Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea)
Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on the planet, with about 3,000 reefs and 900 islands stretching to 2600 km over an area of ​​approximately 344,400 sq. km. It is the largest single structure made by living things and can be seen from outer space ....
9. Halong Bay (Vietnam)
Halong Bay is a bay located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. This bay has thousands of limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes. Gulf has a long coastline of 120 kilometers and approximately 1553 square kilometers with 1969 islands.
10. Iguazu Falls (Argentina, Brazil)
Iguazu Falls, Iguazu River is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. Length of more than 2,700 m (nearly 2 miles) in a semicircle. Water that falls collectively form the Iguassu Falls, "Devil's Throat" is the highest is 80 m in height.
Iguazu Falls on the border between the countries Brazil and Argentina Misiones province, and surrounded by two National Parks. Both are temperate forests with hundreds of rare species of flora and fauna threatened with extinction.
11. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
With three volcanic peak, Kibo, Mawensi, and Shira, Mount Kilimanjaro is a strato-volcano is active in north eastern Tanzania. It is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, 4600 m from the base, and includes the highest peak in Africa is 5,895 meters
12. Milford Sound (New Zealand)
Milford Sound, located in southwest South Island of New Zealand's South Island, is located in Fiordland National Park. This region extends 15 km inland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded by a thin stone 1200 m or more on both sides. Among the most striking feature is Mitre Peak, 1692 m above the sound, others like the Elephant height 1517 m, and the Lion Mountain, 1302 m, in the form of crouching lions.
13. Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 miles north of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. A distinguishing feature of this river is that winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea.
14. Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India)
Sundarbans delta, at the mouth of the river Ganges, is the world's largest mangrove forest, spread across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Sundarbans get in on the complex network of tidal waterways, the spread of mud and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. This area is known for its extensive fauna, with the Royal Bengal tiger is the most popular, and many birds, deer, crocodiles and snakes.
15. Table Mountain (South Africa)
Table Mountain is a mountain on the flat side of the city of Cape Town in South Africa. Table Mountain is an important tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway to rise to the top. Mount is part of the Table Mountain National Park.
16. Vesuvius (Italy)
Mount Vesuvius is a volcano east of Naples, Italy. This is the only volcano on mainland Europe that has erupted in the last hundred years, although it is not currently active.
Vesuvius is famous for the eruptions that led to the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii and Herculaneum. This mountain has erupted several times and is currently regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.

Minggu, 17 Juli 2011

Odd building in the world worth visiting


Pyramid building that looks like the opposite of this is the place where events are held in Japan.
I am most surprised by the architecture in Kyoto's Gion, the geisha district. Almost all Japanese traditional buildings have a number of super-futuristic metal most of the buildings that looked like a spaceship. I think they sort of nightclub. I've never seen anything like this anywhere else.
This is the entrance to the Nippon Television in Shiodome, Shimbashi, Tokyo upon which there is a clock with a unique design.
Umeda sky scraper building has the fastest elevator.
Apartment with various forms was made by veteran architects Shusaku Arakawa.
In Fukuoka City in Japan, they have an extraordinary building called "ACROS Fukuoka" with two very distinct sides: one side looks like a conventional office building with glass walls, but on the other hand there is a large roof terrace that blends with the garden. Garden terrace, which reaches about 60 meters above the ground, containing about 35,000 species of plants representing 76 species. Huge semicircular atrium and the triangular lobby provide contrast with the green, in this space is a symphony hall, offices and shops.
 This house was built as a political statement by Daniel Czapiewski in Szymbark, Poland.
This building looks like a melted candle buildings .. hehe ..
Buildings made ​​by Sim Jae-duck is based on the shape toilet.

Mysterious buildings in the world worth visiting


A number of places in various parts of the world, there are a number of monuments which are still mysterious existence because scientists do not yet have revealed thoroughly the background of historic objects. Only 12 are considered the most mysterious monuments in the world. Everything is very well known in the world but no one knows the exact background of the building stood.
Most of these monuments were no longer intact, which leaves only the stories of mysterious unconfirmed. Call it the Homestead, Florida and Yonaguni, Japan shrouded in mystery until now.
No one knows exactly why Stonehenge was built, how the building was sinking deep in the sea, who ordered and makes carving a giant granite rock that contains the instructions to rebuild the community in a remote mountain in Georgia. This is all still cloaked in thick fog. Maybe a time will be revealed, or maybe the fog will never be revealed at all.
Here are 12 monuments / ruins of the most mysterious monuments of history.
1. Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse (Monumental Guide to Post-Apocalypse)
On a small hill in the northeast Georgia barren monument stands at the most bizarre and mysterious in the world. But the view of the architecture, the monument was not created in ancient times
Known as the 'Georgia Guidestones', this stone structure tingginya16 five feet, weighing 20-tons. On granite slabs are written in eight languages ​​- among them the Egyptian hieroglyphic language, Hindi and Swahili - with instructions for the survivors to rebuild a new civilization on earth. Are the instructions in eight languages ​​were related to the doomsday predictions? It is still unclear. It is unclear also command is intended for whom. It is not clear anymore, who built this strange monument.
2. Lake Michigan Stonehenge
Initially, a group of researchers using sonar to locate shipwrecks at the bottom of Lake Michigan, the results are astounding. Instead, they found the ancient Stonehenge structure 40 feet below the water surface.
Some of the stones in a circle and one appeared to show the carving of a mastodon. Allegedly, antiquities was built 10,000 years ago, possibly coinciding with the post-Ice Age human presence in the region and mastodons. . Michigan already has Petroglyph sites and standing stones.
3. The ruins under the sea in Japan
On the south coast of Yonaguni, Japan, there are the submerged ruins, thought to have aged about 8,000 years.
That though some people believed it was carved by geographic phenomena, it's now confirmed to be man-made as the intricate stairways, carvings and right angles suggest.
Although some believe that it is a creation of nature, but it now appears the voices who call it man-made. It was seen from the complicated structure stairs, carvings that there are believed to be manmade. The site was discovered in 1995 by a diver who strayed too far from the coast of Okinawa. Incidentally he also brought cameras to take pictures underwater.
4. Miracle below sea Alexandria, Egypt
The ruins are believed to be a city of Alexander the Great, where Cleopatra's palace is located. Sinking of the city was thought to have occurred 1,500 years ago due to a devastating earthquake. Along with the setting of the palace, also submerged artifacts that adorn the palace and other buildings of Cleopatra's palace. Ruined city found at the bottom of this sea, was deliberately not appointed to the mainland. The local government plans to make it magical underwater locations as water attractions.
5. Mystery Stones of Baalbek in Lebanon
The largest Roman temples ever built and are now ruins, in fact, not in Greece or Rome, but rather in Baalbek, Lebanon. The temple was destroyed by the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius, was lucky not all parts destroyed. There are still 6 of 54 columns, which still stands today. Six columns is witness to history and leave a trail mysetry waiting disclosed.
Although remnants of the grandeur of this temple still visible, but indeed, this temple was abandoned due to the war. For decades, tourists rarely visit this place due to the war. Fortunately also, the war not to destroy this historic temple.
6. Three Ancient Megalithic Stone Circles
In southern Turkey, just north of the border with Syria, there are three megalithic stone circles thousands of years old, older than Stonehenge stone circle. Surprisingly, the ancient stone circles were built by a group of hunters in those days. Previously, it was believed that early humans could not possibly create a building that, until they reach a certain level of progress.
When found, the stone circle was in a state buried. No one knows what the reason or background of why it was buried. But some believe that Göbekli Tepe and the surrounding area is the beginning of human history that is the location of the Garden of Eden, as told in the Bible ..
7. Easter Island
Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua, is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, the most famous monumental sculptures created by the Rapanui people.
The statues, called moai, are part of the island of ancestral worship by local people at that time. The statues were allegedly made between 1250 and 1500 AD.
Moai heaviest weighing 86 tons. This illustrates just how great their achievements are able to create Rapanui, also move the statues weighing up to tens of tons. Luckily, these ancient sculptures in part can still be seen diRaraku, but hundreds of other statue was moved to the neighboring islands.
8.Stonehenge, prehistoric monuments in Britain
Perhaps the ancient monuments that are still in fairly good condition is Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire, England. These ancient buildings have been built 2500 BC, but later underwent continuous revision and renovation for 1400 years. Despite all the theories and speculations put forward, but nobody knows what the original purpose of these prehistoric monuments and remains one of the greatest mysteries of the earth.
9.Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a relic of the nation's most well-preserved Inca. This royal city hidden in the Andes mountains of Peru, located in the high mountains with steep road but on a flat peak. A location, which was the place where the Incas escape from the pursuit of Spain.
The city was hidden for centuries and isolated from the outside world until then an archaeologist, Hiram Bingham, discovered it in 1911. Based on the research, estimated the city of Machu Picchu dibanun in 1450 AD as the Inca ruler Pachacuti hideouts.
10.Great Zimbabwe Ruins
Few people know that Zimbabwe, Africa, has an ancient stone ruins of the oldest in the world. Its location in the countryside. Allegedly, the ruins of an ancient stone building that was once inhabited by 18,000 souls. Once the magnitude of traces of the ruins, then called the Great Zimbabwe Ruins.
Based on the research, the building was built in the 11th century, unique building was built without using cement. No one knows for sure why the site was eventually abandoned.
11. Peru's Chavin de Huantar Ruins
Although not as famous as Machu Picchu, the ruins of Chavin de Huantardi Peru is also an interesting World Heritage Site containing the remains of artifacts that was built by the Chavin, a pre-Inca culture, around 900 BC.
This site serves as a gathering place for people in the area to gather and worship.
It is unclear why the Chavin culture disappeared, although some believe that the ruins of Chavin de Huantar offer clues about why some civilizations disappeared.
Most theories called Chavin extinction due to environmental conditions including the occurrence of earthquakes, while the other is the alleged power struggle.
12. Coral Castle, Monument Love Lost, in Florida
How to explain a man plays the 5 feet weighing 100 pounds, built an elaborate garden with pieces of rock, each weighing a ton? Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida, is a miracle that is difficult to explain common sense. Moreover, men who built the castle was supposedly only a 4th grade education level.
Is Ed Leedskalnin, a Latvian immigrant, who built the monument called the monument of love lost. Weird! The story, the construction of this monument like the romance of blue confuse. Ed Leedskaini started building the castle in 1923, after a jilted by his fiancee in Latvia just days before their wedding. And he dedicated his life to finish it (the monument).
Unfortunately, he died before his love menumen completed. However, after he died, 1951, construction was continued construction.
Not this romantic tale that makes the experts puzzled, but they were surprised and amazed that Leedskalnin, build their own fort katang it. More confused anymore, because he was actually only educated up to grade four, but oddly enough he was able to construct an elaborate fort that, something that really can only be done by building experts. It is truly incomprehensible. Even an engineer calls, even Albert Einstein was not necessarily able to understand this miracle.

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