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experience day of beautiful china
Bookmarked 532 weeks ago experience day of beautiful china global tour event hosted by china intercontinental communication center jointly guided by the state council information office of the peoples republic of china china national tourism administration and chinese consulate general in new york has begun in the thomson reuters building in times square nyc on sep 14th 2015as the partner of the event thomson reuters gave strong support riordan william thomson reuters director of global internet said: i deem it an honor that you came to reuters to organize the event i have been to china and it is a very attractive country and im so glad to see the combination of advanced technology and culture were looking forward to more cooperation with chinathe deputy director of the china intercontinental communication center jing shuiqing said in his speech: experience day of beautiful china event is our first 3d virtual technology applied to the field of tourism and cultural dissemination we hope to share the beautiful china by new technology and new means thus achieving cross-cultural cross-regional cross-media communication and creating a new model of cooperation of tourism and cultural exchanges between china and the usto view the multimedia release go to:http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7629251-beautiful-china-tour-event |
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great himalayan national park destination spot top famous tourist attractions places in india
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago great himalayan national park conservation area destination spot top famous tourist attractions places in india - tourism in india===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the great himalayan national park ghnp is one of india039s national parks is located in kullu region in the state of himachal pradesh the park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 square kilometres at an altitude of between 1500 and 6000 metres the great himalayan national park is home to more than 375 faunal species so far species of 31 mammals 181 birds 3 reptiles 9 amphibians 11 annelids 17 mollusks and 127 insects belonging to six orders have been identified and documented most of the himalayan fauna has been given protection under the high priority protection category of schedule i of the indian wildlife protection act 1972 the state |
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historic city of ahmadabad destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in india
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago historic city of ahmadabad destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in india - tourism in india===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the historic city of ahmadabad or old ahmedabad the walled city of ahmedabad in india was founded by ahmad shah i of gujarat sultanate in 1411 it remained the capital of the gujarat sultanate and later important political and commercial centre of gujarat today despite having become extremely crowded and dilapidated it still serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan ahmedabad it was inscribed as the world heritage city by unesco in july 2017square in form enclosing an area of about forty-three acres the bhadra fort had eight gates three large two in the east and one in the south-west corner three middle-sized two in the north and one in the south and two small in the west |
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champaner-pavagadh archaeological park destination spot famous tourist attractions places in india
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago champaner-pavagadh archaeological park destination spot famous tourist attractions places in india - tourism in india===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================champaner-pavagadh archaeological park a unesco world heritage site is located in panchmahal district in gujarat indiait is located around the historical city of champaner a city which was built by sultan mahmud begada of gujarat the heritage site is studded with forts with bastions starting from the hills of pavagadh and extending into the city of champaner the park039s landscape includes archaeological historic and living cultural heritage monuments such as chalcolithic sites a hill fortress of an early hindu capital and remains of the 16th-century capital of the state of gujarat there are palaces entrance gates and arches mosques tombs and temples residential complexes a |
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humayun039s tomb delhi destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in india
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago humayun039s tomb delhi destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in india - tourism in india===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================humayun039s tomb is the tomb of the mughal emperor humayun in delhi india the tomb was commissioned by humayun039s first wife and chief consort empress bega begum in 1569-70 and designed by mirak mirza ghiyas a persian architect chosen by herit was the first garden-tomb on the indian subcontinent and is located in nizamuddin east delhi india close to the dina-panah citadel also known as purana qila old fort that humayun founded in 1533 it was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scalethe tomb was declared a unesco world heritage site in 1993 and since then has undergone extensive restoration work which is completebesides the main tomb enclosure of |
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rani-ki-vav destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in india
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago rani-ki-vav destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in india - tourism in india===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================rani ki vav is an intricately constructed stepwell situated in the town of patan in gujarat india it is located on the banks of saraswati river rani ki vav was built as a memorial to an 11th century ad king bhimdev iit was added to the list of unesco039s world heritage sites on 22 june 2014 stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage systems on the indian subcontinent and have been constructed since the third millennium bc rani ki vav was built in the complex maru-gurjara architectural style with an inverted temple and seven levels of stairs and holds more than 500 principal sculpturesrani ki vav was constructed during the rule of the chaulukya dynasty the s |
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palace and park of fontainebleau destination spot top famous tourist attractions places in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago palace and park of fontainebleau destination spot top famous tourist attractions places in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the palace of fontainebleau located southeast of the centre of paris in the commune of fontainebleau is one of the largest french royal chteaux the medieval castle and subsequent palace served as a residence for the french monarchs from louis vii to napoleon iiithe earliest record of a fortified castle at fontainebleau dates to 1137it became a favorite residence and hunting lodge of the kings of france because of the abundant game and many springs in the surrounding forest it took its name from one of the springs the fountain de bliaud located now in the english garden next to the wing of louis xv it was used by king louis vii for whom thomas becket consecrated the chapel in 116 |
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amiens cathedral destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago amiens cathedral destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the cathedral basilica of our lady of amiens or simply amiens cathedral is a roman catholic cathedral and seat of the bishop of amiens currently jean-luc bouilleret it is situated on a slight ridge overlooking the river somme in amiens the administrative capital of the picardy region of france some 120 kilometres north of paris it is the 19th largest church in the worldmedieval cathedral builders were trying to maximize the internal dimensions in order to reach for the heavens and bring in more light in that regard the amiens cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in france its stone-vaulted nave reaching an internal height of 4230 metres surpassed only by the incomplete beauvais c |
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carcassonne destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago carcassonne destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================carcassonne is a fortified french town in the aude department of which it is the prefecture in the region of occitaniecarcassonne is located in the south of france about 80 kilometres east from the city of toulouse its strategic location between the atlantic ocean and the mediterranean sea has been known since the neolithic erainhabited since the neolithic period carcassonne is located in the aude plain between historic trade routes linking the atlantic to the mediterranean sea and the massif central to the pyrnes its strategic importance was quickly recognized by the romans who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the western roman empire and was later taken over in the fifth century by |
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pont du gard destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago pont du gard destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the pont du gard is an ancient roman aqueduct that crosses the gardon river near the town of vers-pont-du-gard in southern france the pont du gard is the highest of all elevated roman aqueducts and along with the aqueduct of segovia one of the best preserved it was added to unesco039s list of world heritage sites in 1985 because of its historical importancethe aqueduct bridge is part of the nmes aqueduct a 50-kilometre system built in the first century ad to carry water from a spring at uzs to the roman colony of nemausus nmesbecause of the uneven terrain between the two points the mostly underground aqueduct followed a long winding route that called for a bridge across the gorge of |
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annecy destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago annecy destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================annecy is the largest city of haute-savoie department in the auvergne-rhne-alpes region in southeastern france it lies on the northern tip of lake annecy 35 kilometers south of genevanicknamed the quotpearl of french alpsquot in raoul blanchard039s monograph describing its location between lake and mountains the city controls the northern entrance to the lake gorge due to the lack of available land its resident population has remained stagnant with 52029 inhabitants living within the city limits in 2013 however its urban area with 221000 inhabitants is on the 5th regional position just behind the geneva-annemasse urban area which counts 292000 inhabitants in the northern departments |
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louvre museum destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago louvre museum destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the louvre or the louvre museum is the world039s largest art museum and a historic monument in paris france a central landmark of the city it is located on the right bank of the seine in the city039s 1st arrondissement district or ward approximately 38000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 72735 square metres 782910 square feetthe louvre in 2016 was the world039s most visited art museum receiving 73 million visitorsthe museum is housed in the louvre palace originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under philip ii remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum due to the urban expansion of the city |
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muse d039orsay destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago muse d039orsay destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the muse d039orsay is a museum in paris france on the left bank of the seine it is housed in the former gare d039orsay a beaux-arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900 the museum holds mainly french art dating from 1848 to 1914 including paintings sculptures furniture and photography it houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world by painters including monet manet degas renoir czanne seurat sisley gauguin and van gogh many of these works were held at the galerie nationale du jeu de paume prior to the museum039s opening in 1986 it is one of the largest art museums in europethe museum building was origi |
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muse du quai branly destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago muse du quai branly destination spot top famous tourist attractions places to visit in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the muse du quai branly-jacques chirac in paris france is a museum featuring the indigenous art and cultures of africa asia oceania and the americas the quai branly museum opened in 2006 and is the newest of the major museums in paristhe muse du quai branly is located in the 7th arrondissement of paris on the left bank of the seine close to the eiffel tower and the pont de l039alma the museum opened under the name muse du quai branly after the street alongside which it is built a quay of the seine named for the scientist douard branlythe museum contains the collections of the now-closed muse national des arts d039afrique et d039ocanie and the ethnographic depar |
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chteau du haut-knigsbourg destination spot top famous tourist attractions places in france
Bookmarked 424 weeks ago chteau du haut-knigsbourg destination spot top famous tourist attractions places in france - tourism in france===========================================please subscribe to update more interesting videos:youtube : https:googl7499w6==========================================the chteau du haut-knigsbourg is a medieval castle located in the commune of orschwiller in the bas-rhin dpartement of france in the vosges mountains just west of slestat it is situated in a strategic location on a rocky spur overlooking the upper rhine plain as a result it was used by successive powers from the middle ages until the thirty years039 war when it was abandoned from 1900 to 1908 it was rebuilt at the behest of the german emperor wilhelm ii today it is a major tourist site attracting more than 500000 visitors a yearthe buntsandstein rock was first mentioned as stophanberch staufenberg in a 774 deed issued by the frankish king charlemagne again certified in 854 |















