středa 27. listopadu 2019

Monaco - Monaco City

Monaco City (FrenchMonaco-Ville) is the southcentral ward in the Principality of Monaco. Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock (FrenchLe Rocher). The name "Monaco City" is misleading: it is not itself a city, but a historical and statistical district
Monaco City is one of the four traditional quarters (Frenchquartiers) of Monaco; the others are La CondamineMonte Carlo, and Fontvieille.
View on Monaco

úterý 26. listopadu 2019

Italy - Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of both the region of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the river Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about 164 kilometres (102 miles) north of Rome and 148 km (92 miles) southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. The region of Umbria is bordered by TuscanyLazio, and Marche.
Lake Trasimeno  is a lake in the province of Perugia, in the Umbria region of Italy on the border with Tuscany. The lake is south of the river Po and north of the nearby river Tiber, has a surface area of 128 km2 (49.4 sq mi) and is the fourth for surface area in Italy. (It is slightly smaller than Lake Como.) Only two minor streams flow directly into the Lake and none flows out. The water level of the lake fluctuates significantly according to rainfall levels and the seasonal demands from the towns, villages and farms near the shore.


Malaysia - Penang

Coat of arms of Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley) on the Malay Peninsula. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang Island is connected to the rest of the state by Malaysia's two longest road bridges, the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also as of May 2019 the longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia.
The KOMTAR Tower, in the city of George Town in PenangMalaysia, is Penang's tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest building in Malaysia. KOMTAR is an acronym for Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak, named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Construction started1974
Completed1986
Renovated2013 - 2017
CostRM207 million
Height
Roof248.7 m (816 ft)
Top floor68
Technical details
Floor count68
Floor area71,080 m2 (765,100 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators26 Mitsubishi/Hitachi Elevators
Design and construction
ArchitectArchitects Team 3
Jurubena Bertiga International Sdn Bhd
Structural engineerOve Arup & Partners

pondělí 2. září 2019

Thailand - Sangkhla Buri

Sangkhla Buri  is a district (amphoe) in Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand.
Sangkhla Buri is in the far west of the province, on the Myanmar border. Three Pagodas Pass is the border crossing station to Myanmar. A large part of the district is covered by the Khao Laem Reservoir, an artificial lake formed by the Vajiralongkorn Dam on the Khwae Noi River.
Neighboring jurisdictions are (from the west clockwise) Tanintharyi DivisionMon State and Kayin State of MyanmarUmphang District of Tak Province, and Thong Pha Phum District of Kanchanaburi.
Wooden Mon Bridge it is the longest wooden bridge in Thailand and it was built for comfortable transportation of people living in Sangkhlaburi and Mon Villagers. Nowadays the bridge is closed for vehicles but you can still walk over the wooden bridge. The bridge is a popular place to see an unforgettable sunset or sunrise at the dam. You also can take a bath like the Mon kids.

sobota 17. srpna 2019

Ukraine - Berdyansk

Coat of arms of Berdyansk
Berdyansk or Berdiansk is a port city in the Zaporizhia Oblast (province) of south-east Ukraine. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, which is the northern extension of the Black Sea. It serves as an administrative center of Berdyansk District, though it does not belong to the region. The city is named after the river Berda forming Berdyanska spit at the foot of which it is located.Berdyansk is a very attractive place, home to a safari zoo, water park, museums, health resorts with mud baths and climatic treatments, and numerous water sport activities.