Showing posts with label Buildings and Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buildings and Architecture. Show all posts
Weird Apartments
Posted by Funniest Pictures at 08:36 Labels: Buildings and Architecture, Weird StuffHang Nga - The Crazy Tree House in Vietnam
Posted by Funniest Pictures at 06:59 Labels: Buildings and Architecture
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The front of the Ant Room - where I stayed
Inside the Ant Room
The Honeymoon Room - The world's smallest duplex, Duyen had a one-person honeymoon.
Honeymoon room downstairs - It's rather upscale to have a tree embedded in the wall.
Honeymoon room upstairs bedroom - It just exudes a feeling of closeness.
The officeThough there are some very nice things about Da Lat, the main attraction (for us) was Hang Nga's Tree House, known to the locals as "The Crazy House". It's owned by the daughter of the ex-president of Vietnam, who studied architecture in Moscow. Being a celebrity, it was easier for her to get permission to build such a place than, say, you or me.
The place is Georgia O'Keefe-meets-Gaudi, with some Lewis Carroll thrown in for good measure. Hang Nga is a popular hotel name, and this wasn't the first Hang Nga we stayed at. In mythology, Hang Nga was a moon fairy, which points to yet another place where the designer might have studied.
That night, the whole place was empty. Apparently, all the sensible tourists spend the night elsewhere and come to see the place during the day. I found out why – when the construction work started at 7AM and people with cameras walked into my room.
Source: travelogues.net
Underwater Restaurant at Hilton Maldives
Posted by Funniest Pictures at 09:40 Labels: Buildings and Architecture
Dine 5 metres below sea level at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa's unique underwater restaurant.
New 7 Wonders Of The World
Posted by Funniest Pictures at 12:38 Labels: Amazing, Buildings and Architecture, Community and Lifestyle, Creative, Design, Travel
The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece
Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain
Angkor (12th century) Cambodia
Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile
The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France
The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China
The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey
Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan
The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia
Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
Neuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany
Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan
The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
The Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt 
The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A.
Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom
The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy
Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia
The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India
Timbuktu (12th century) Mali
Two thousand years ago Ancient Greeks named the Seven Wonders Of The World, now after 2 thousand years millions of people from all around the world are voting on new7wonders.com to elect the New 7 Wonders Of The World..The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.
To cast your vote click here.
ANCIENT 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The Temple of Artemis
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
The Pyramids at Giza
The Statue of Zeus
CANDIDATES FOR THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The Acropolis
Alhambra
Angkor
Chichen Itzá
Christ Redeemer
The Colosseum
Easter Island
Eiffel Tower
Great Wall of China
Hagia Sophia
Kiyomizu Temple
Kremlin
Machu Picchu
Neuschwanstein Castle
Petra
Pyramids of Giza
Statue of Liberty
Stonehenge
Sydney Opera House
Taj Mahal
Timbuktu
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