India /Orissa /Kandhamal / Udayagiri Udayagiri in the district of Jajpur in has assumed further importance after the recent excavations conducted by archaeologists. The excavations revealed a sprawling complex of brick monastery with a number of Buddhist sculptures that were located at the base of a hefty hill. This monastery, which date back between 7th […]
Detail InformationEdit The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The castle is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea. It was built by the Spanish during the colonial era. Construction began in the year […]
Detail InformationEdit The Five Pagoda Temple, formally known as the “Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening” or “Zhenjue Temple” for short, is a Buddhist temple from the era of the Ming Dynasty located in the city of Beijing, China. The temple has a square foundation, the “diamond throne”, that stands 7.7 metres (25 ft) tall. […]
India /Uttaranchal /Uttarkashi / Mori Mori is located on the banks of renowned Tons River. Mori is a part of the Tons valley, have a unique culture and history. Local folks boast that they are the descendants of the Kauravas and Pandavas, the mythological royal warriors and kings in the epic age of Mahabharatha. A […]
Vaudreuil-Soulanges is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada. It is located on a triangular peninsula in the western Monteregie region of Quebec, surrounded by the Ottawa River to the north, the St. Lawrence River to the south, and Ontario to the west. It is the only county in Quebec south of the Ottawa […]
Whitehorse is Yukon’s capital and largest city. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse’s downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in Alaska. The city was named after the […]
Detail InformationEdit Sutherland Industrial is an industrial subdivision located in east-central Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. As of 2006, the area is home to a mere ten residents. Sutherland Industrial was originally part of Sutherland, a town outside of Saskatoon before being annexed by the city in 1956. The subdivision also contains the first urban reserve in […]
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is a municipality in the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is a predominantly Francophone municipality situated along the southern border of Quebec between Montreal and Ottawa. Grenville-sur-la-Rouge covers a rectangular area of 321.67 km² along the shore of the Ottawa River and extends northward into the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains. Grenville-sur-la-Rouge […]
India /Maharashtra /Jalna /Jalna Sight Address : Darga of Zacha and Bacha is located at Jalna. Edit Detail InformationEdit The darga of Zacha and Bacha at Jalna bears a strong resemblance to the tombs of the Pathan kings at old Delhi. [According to a legend at Jalna, a female was pursued by a mad elephant, and […]
India /Maharashtra /Jalna /Jalna Sight Address : Jalna Fort is located towards the eastern side of the town and is presently known as Mastgad. Edit Detail InformationEdit Jalna Fort was commissioned by Asaf Jah who was also known as the Nizam ul Mulk. As per the order of Asaf Jah, Kabil Khan built this fort in […]