Want to know how the development / history of human civilization from prehistoric times?, Of course, we must get the source and the fact of the formation history.
If you really want more info on Human Civilization, do not worry to bother looking for information and legacy objects, because a lot of museums where the historic objects and history. But not all museums have objects that are derived from the original era of history or time it happened.
Here!, 6 of 10 Museum of History of Civilisation of the World's a nice / good place to visit version of Top 10 List Organization
1.The Vatican Museums
Founded by Pope Julius II, the Vatican Museums listed among the greatest of all museums. If you visit this museum, you will be able to see some of the best sculpture. Not only that, but also, works of art created during the Renaissance period are also shown here.
2.Le Louvre
Located in Paris, Le Grand Louvre otherwise known as one of the most popular art museums in the world. This historic monument is home to approximately 35,000 artifacts, including remains of prehistoric artifacts from the nineteenth century.
3.The British Museum
British Museum, which was originally based on the works of scientists and physicians, Sir Hans Sloane, now offers a collection of more than seven million different items. Museum was first opened to the public in 1959, is now attracting people to a large collection of works of human culture and human history.
4.The Uffizi Gallery
Uffizi, Florence is located in one of the most popular and among the oldest art museum in the Western world. works of Botticelli's The Birth of Venus is the most popular attraction of this museum. However, you can not miss the brilliant works of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Caravaggio or Raphael, who is also displayed in this museum.
5.Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum or the Museum of Antiquities of Egypt, located in Cairo was established with efforts to prevent the looting of archaeological places. It will display some pre-historic artifacts. If you visit this museum, you should check out artifacts from the royal family as well as pieces of a statue of the Sphinx.
6.The State Hermitage
Located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, State Hermitage Museum Hermitage or display works of history and some of which is three hundred years.Museum, which has a collection of approximately three million items are not only displays the artworks of the past, but also a wide array of ancient jewelry.
There is something fascinating about ancient cities that make you want to explore everything they have to offer. If you, too, love to explore the ancient civilization, or what's left of them, we have compiled a list of the 10 oldest cities in the world that still stands, a reminder of how people lived thousands of years ago.
1. Gaziantep, Turkey
Provincial capital of Gaziantep is a city known as the oldest still standing, with a record of ancient history. It keeps inhabited since the Paleolithic age, experienced a serious growth along with the Ottoman Empire. Today, Gaziantep is a city of friendly and optimistic with many mosques, medresse, lodging and bathing from centuries ago. stone houses and bazaars life bounded by beautiful gardens and vineyards, combining spectacular views wherever you look.
With several museums and holy places, you will definitely need more than one day to explore the experiences offered Gaziantep.
2. Jerusalem, Israel
A holy city for three different religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Jerusalem is a place where old-fashioned values combine with modern culture to bring an exciting metropolis. Jerusalem is divided into three sections - West Jerusalem, the rapidly growing commercial part of town, East Jerusalem - home to the majority Arab population, and the Old City - the location is really the heart, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Having tired of the streets, you can see the market, a place filled with tourist shops.
3. Kirkuk, Iraq
With more than 5,000 archaeological years, Kirkuk is an important city for the Kurdish identity and also the center of Iraq's oil industry. Although perhaps not the most inviting tourist destination, Kirkuk stand at the site of ancient Assyria, once become battlegrounds for three empires, Assyria, Babylonia and Media which alternately control the city. Sights include the fort, the tomb of Prophet Daniel, and Al Qaysareyah Market.
If you want to go back to time past and see the remains of the ancient city, visit the archaeological site of Qal'at Jarmo and Yorgan Tepe, located in the suburbs.
4. Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland's largest city and one of the oldest cities in Europe, Zurich was founded in Roman times under the name Turicum. The trail this time can be found throughout the Old Town - the narrow streets filed with antique shops, boutiques and cafes. Shopping is concentrated around the famous Bahnhofstrasse, one of the most beautiful shopping streets in Europe. Besides shopping, you can explore the cultural city by visiting the Minster or Fraumünster - two old church with a stunning interior, the Swiss National Museum or the Kunsthaus, another popular museum. Head to Aussersihl - a newly developed area full of bars, clubs, restaurants where you can get a taste of real life Switzerland. After seeing the city, you will definitely know why it named the city with the best quality of life in the world.
5. Konya, Turkey
Located 250 km from the Mediterranean Sea and 500 km from the Black Sea, at an altitude over 1000 meters in the desert of Anatolia, Konya is one of Turkey's most exciting city, full of mosques and museums. One of the most popular museum is the Tomb of Mevlana Rumi Celaleddin Green, a great Turkish poet.
Konya has discovered a vast array of history, is stored in several museums, such as the Archaeological Museum, Museum Koyunoglu or ethnographic museum.
6. Giza, Egypt
"From the top of this pyramid, forty centuries look down on you" -. Napoleon Bonaparte to soldiers before the Battle of Giza, 1798. Contrary to popular belief, Giza is a city itself, but that gets absorbed by the rapidly growing metropolis of Cairo. It holds one of the most important attractions in Egypt - the Pyramids of Giza, coupled with the Sphinx at the base of the Giza plateau.
Giza plateau deserts will become part of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the project will be completed in 2012 which will replace the Egyptian Museum in Midan Tahrir.
7. Xi'an, China
With a history of over 3,000 years, the city is one of the most important in Chinese history, became one of the Four Great Ancient Capital of China. Xi'an, the eternal city, enjoying equal fame with other famous cities such as Athens, Cairo or Rome. Abundance and important cultural heritage sites of significance obtained by the city the title of the Museum of Natural History. In addition, the Museum of Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are often referred to as "the eighth wonder of the world". The city wall of Ming Dynasty is the best preserved city in the world of the period while holding the Famen Temple of the finger bones of Sakyamuni - the founder of Buddhism. All in all, Xi'an is one of the most valuable place to get a taste of ancient Chinese and their traditions.
8. Asyut, Egypt
Located at 375km south of Cairo, is the largest city of Asyut in Upper Egypt and the Pharaoh was first settled. Today, Asyut most important agricultural centers in the region and houses the third largest university in Egypt. The city has almost 400,000 people, has the highest concentration of Coptic Christians.
It is said that the Virgin Mary appeared in Asyut, an apparition even evidenced by the church. Regardless of religious values, Banana Island is the perfect place to relax, while the 19th-century attack on the Northern tip of town is a popular destination among tourists.
9. Luxor, Egypt
Luxor, formerly known as the ancient city of Thebes, the glorious city of God Amon Ra, has become a tourist destination since tourism began to heat. This area began to attract tourists from Greek and Roman periods. Luxor is one of the most popular cities in Egypt, the star who became monuments of Luxor, Karnak, Hatshepsut and Ramses III. No wonder the city is often referred to as open-air museum in the world's largest, has a large number of monuments of youth. The town itself is actually composed of three distinct areas: City of Luxor on the east side of the Nile, the town of Karnak and Thebes on the west side of the Nile, opposite Luxor. You can bid your way to anything in the market town or enjoy a vegetarian restaurant that offers the Luxor tourist paradise.
10. Lisbon, Portugal
Set on seven low hills, on the northern bank of the River Tagus, Lisbon is strongly associated with the charm of the past. Lisbon was first inhabited by people Iberia, responsible for building the megaliths. After centuries of developing, Lisbon is now one of the liveliest cities in Europe. The palace was renovated, magnificent churches and Art Nouveau buildings are a few things that make the city's cultural heritage. There are collections of ancient and modern art museums in many cities, such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, the National Coach Museum, and Carmo Archaeological Museum. If you've seen all the cultural attractions, be sure to head to the Bairro Alto, the center of nightlife, packed with restaurants, bars and clubs. There are also many good opportunities for local shopping merchandise at the Campo de Santa Clara or brand names in the Centro Commercial Colombo.
Ten places below are the most extreme places on earth. Starting from Venezuela, Russia and even the middle east, all these places have their advantages and privileges are second to none. Following coverage:
The first is Angel Falls (Salto Ángel). Waterfalls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. 3230 high waterfall (984 m) located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni. The waterfall is formed when the river flows down from the top of Auyantepui. Tourism sector in the location of the waterfall is quite advanced.
2. Mt. Chimborazo (Ecuador): Highest Point of the Center of the Earth 20.703 feet (6.310 m) Above Sea Level
Not many people know about Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador with an altitude of 6310 meters (20,703 feet), slightly different from Mount Everest, but has the distinction of Chimborazo is the highest mountain above the center of the earth. This is because the Earth has a round shaft. As the shaft round, Earth is the most extensive on the equator. Chimborazo is just one degree south of the equator of the earth and the location it is 6384 kilometers from the center of the Earth, or about 2 miles farther from Earth's center than Mount Everest.
3. Tristan de Cunha (UK): Island Derelict Places on Earth Most Isolated 2.000 miles from the Continent Located Nearby
Remote uninhabited island group in the world, Tristan de Cunha in the south Atlantic Ocean, is a very small island, and has no foundation. Home to 272 people consisting of eight surnames, residents there have hereditary complaints such as asthma and glaucoma. Annexed by the United Kingdom in the 1800s, the islanders have a zip code and English, while they can order goods online, in need of a very long time for their orders to come.
4. Lut Desert (Iran): hottest place on Earth 159 ° F (71 ° C)
There is a big discussion about the hottest places on earth. Many who believe in Al Azizyah, Libya, with recorded temperatures of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 degrees Celsius), and the second hottest place in Death Valley, California, United States, which is 134 Fahrenheit in 1913. But according to other sites, a NASA satellite recorded surface temperatures as high as 71 ° C (159 ° F) in the Lut desert of Iran, it is said that this is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. This area, which covers an area about 480 kilometers, called Gandom Beriyan (toasted grain).
5. Oymyakon (Russia): coldest place in the World? 96.2 ° F (? 71.2 ° C)
Oymyakon is a village in Oymyakonsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located along the Indigirka River, 30 kilometers (20 miles) northwest on Highway Tomtor Kolyma. The population is 800 people. Oymyakon is known as one of the candidates for the North Pole of Cold, because on January 26, 1926, the temperature of -71.2 ° C (-96.2 ° F) was recorded there. This is the lowest temperature recorded for any permanently inhabited location on Earth. It is also the lowest temperature recorded in the Northern Hemisphere.
6. The Dry Valleys (Antarctica): driest place on Earth
One area of Antarctica known as the Dry Valleys. In this valley there is no rainfall for more than 2 million years. With the exception of one valley, the lakes are briefly filled with water from flowing inland rivers during the summer, the Dry Valleys contain no moisture (water, ice, or snow). The reason why the Dry Valleys is there is under 200 mph katabatic winds that evaporate any moisture. Dry valleys are strange: but some steep rocks. This valley is the only part of the continent of Antarctica without ice. Located on the Trans-Antarctic Range and is associated with mountainous regions where the evaporation (or more precisely, sublimation) is more important than snow, so all the ice disappears, leaving a dry barren land.
7. Marianas Trench (Indonesia and Japan): The Lowest Point on Earth 35.840 feet (10.924 m) below sea level
Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench (or Marianas Trench) is the deepest point in Earth's oceans. It is 10,924 meters (35,840 feet) below sea level. The only people who've explored this trench is Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh. At the bottom they are seven miles down and around them eight tons of pressure. They watched the fish, shrimp and other creatures living beneath the seafloor.
8. Lloro (Colombia): wettest place on Earth
Lloro, Colombia, in an average of 40 feet of rain a year. The people who live there to make money by cutting down trees in the woods nearby where you can rely on rain every day. Again, no discussion of this fact. Cherrapunji, North-East India is estimated over the years to become the wettest place in the world. Here the average rainfall in one year 10 820 mm, both from the short amount of Lloro. Unlike Colombia where the rain falls throughout the year, Cherrapunji get most of the rain during the 'monsoon west', or the rainy season, between June and August. In fact, between 1860 and 1862 was very wet Cherrapunji; between August 1, 1860 and July 31, 1861 (the overlapping part of the second wet season) 26 467 mm of rain fell.
9. Mount Thor (Canada): Highest Vertical Place on Earth
Mount Thor, in Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, providing the highest vertical of 4100 feet. Mount Thor is the most famous peaks in Canada, and it's made of pure granite. This is a favorite among thrill seekers and hikers. Thor Mountain was first climbed in 1953 by the Arctic Institute of North America team. There are several climbing expeditions ever undertaken here. So far, there was one death in 2006.
10. Dead Sea (Jordan): The Lowest Place on Earth 1.385 ft (422 mt) below sea level
The latter is the Dead Sea. Sea is the lowest elevation on the surface of the earth on dry land, surface and coast line is 422 meters (1385 feet) below sea level. On the border of Jordan and Israel, the roads around the Dead Sea also became the lowest on Earth. Renowned for salinity (ten times more powerful than the Mediterranean Sea) and because of the extreme salt content, there is no creature that can survive in that ocean.
If anyone says, the prices of goods are now very expensive. Actually that's not how when compared to other countries in the world, because it turns out in Indonesia is among the most expensive country in terms of cost of living. Perhaps this is because the adjusted per capita population of Indonesia is also still low.
A company engaged in the field of human resources, Mercer Human Resource Counseling ever conducted a study of the Living Cost Survey and get a total cost of living than 143 countries which include: rent / buy an apartment, food, clothing, household appliances and entertainment costs.
Finally revealed the 10 cities with highest living cost in the world.
1. Moscow
Luxurious Spot: Patriarch's Ponds is located on the Garden Ring is the most expensive residential area. Here is also where many embassies are located. Tverskaya Street and the surrounding area is where the hotels and expensive boutiques in Moscow.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 2.057, a CD Music Price: £ 12.77, Price Cup of Coffee: £ 3.14 Euro, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 1.16, Burger Price: £ 2.47
2. London
Luxurious Spot: The area settlements that cost could reach £ 10 million located in West London. There is Notting Hill, Knightsbridge and Chelsea. Resto is the most expensive in London Gordon Ramsey that offers fine dining concept with an average price of food plus drinks about 200 USD or Rp.1.900.000 only.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 2,000 Euro, 1 CD Music Prices: £ 12.99, Cup of Coffee Price: £ 2, Ticket Bus / Train: 3 pounds, Burger Price: £ 3.89
3. Seoul
Luxurious Spot: Gengnam is the designation for three areas in Seoul are located south of the Han River. Namely Gangnam-gu, Seocho-gu and Songpa-gu. Gangnam known for its luxury apartments. District Pyeongchang-dong in Jongno-gu is also a wealthy residential area.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 1.762, a CD Music Price: £ 7.44, Cup of Coffee Price: £ 2, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 0.43, Burger Price: £ 2.63.
4. Tokyo
Luxurious Spot: most expensive restaurant is located in the Shinbashi district named Aragawa. 1 serving of steak price reached 370 USD or Rp.3.515.000 only. In addition there is a trade center Chuo commercial in Tokyo.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 2.110, a CD Music Price: £ 8.13, Cup of Coffee Price: £ 2.33, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 1.32, Burger Price: £ 2.77.
5. Hong Kong
Luxurious Spot: Victoria Peak is a mountain located at the western HK Island is where the resting place of the rich at the same time is the most interesting sights.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 3.291, a CD Music Price: £ 8.35, Cup of Coffee Price: £ 2.63, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 0.24, Burger Price: £ 0.74.
6. Copenhagen
Luxurious Spot: Amalienborg Palace, is the most expensive residential area with a high-class architecture. Another well-known area is equipped Holmen Opera House.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 1182, Price 1 CD Music: £ 14, Cup of Coffee Price: £ 2.55, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 1.73, Burger Price: £ 4.99.
7. Geneva
Luxurious Spot: Geneva has a beautiful lake famous Lake Geneva Wisconsin. There are the most expensive hotels are Hotel The Lady Cloud Inn for $ 500 a night or five million dollars only
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 1397, Price 1 CD Music: £ 12.71, Price Cup of Coffee: £ 2.12, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 1.27, Burger Price: £ 4.91.
8. Osaka
Luxurious Spot: Umeda is a commercial area and is famous because there are railway and the famous boutiques
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 1295, Price 1 CD Music: £ 12.96, Price Cup of Coffee: £ 1.08, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 2.62, Burger Price: £ 6.35.
9. Zurich
Luxurious Spot: The most popular shopping center in Zurich in Bahnofstrasse. All the luxury goods conglomerate provided to meet the needs of Zurich's famous shopping crazy.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 1036, Price 1 CD Music: £ 10.59, Price Cup of Coffee: £ 2.54, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 1.02, Burger Price: £ 4.91.
10. Oslo
Luxurious Spot: Greenland is the most popular places in Oslo for providing the things that come from other cultures. Because of the popularity, the price of food for foreign tourists the most expensive priced.
Apartment Rental Cost: £ 895.91, price a music CD: £ 12.54, Price Cup of Coffee: £ 2.69, Ticket Bus / Train: £ 1.97, Burger Price: £ 6.18.
