Tungabhadra Dam

Tungabhadra Dam

Tungabhadra Dam Is Located In Near Banglore Uttrakhand ,it have been constructed across various perennial rivers, as a part of several multi-purpose projects to serve a variety of needs. Basically, dams are built to harness the river water so that it can be utilised according to the needs. The aim of a multipurpose project is storing water for irrigation purposes, generating hydro-electricity by utilising the water stored by the dams, preventing floods and facilitating afforestation in the catchments areas of the reservoirs. Moreover, the dams also provide drinking water, using the canals for navigation in some areas and also facilitating Pisciculture and recreational activities. The main multipurpose projects constituting Indian dams are Hirakud Dam in Orissa, the Bhakra-Nangal Project in Punjab, the Damodar Valley Project in Bihar and West Bengal, the Tungabhadra Project in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the Rihand Project in Uttar Pradesh.

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India Gate Delhi

India Gate Delhi

The India Gate is the national monument of India.It is amajestic arch which stands like archway in the middle of acrossroad. India Gate is constructed as a memorial for the memory 90,000 soldiers who laid down their lives during World War I and second Afghan war in 1919. Located at Rajpath, New Delhi, it is also known as the All India War Memorial,Constructed in sandstone, the gate is 42 meters in height and is popular relaxation area during the summer evenings.

The India Gate reaches up to a height of 42mtrs and stands tall in the heart of the city with an arched structure. It is boasted that the India Gate is similar in structural elegance to the counterpart in Paris. The monument is built with light brown Bharatpur stones. An added memorial- Amar Jawan Jyoti was introduced in 1971 after the Indo-Pak war in the memory of the many deceased Indian soldiers. A flame burns day and night in remembrance of the lost lives.

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Big Buddha Hong Kong

Big Buddha

Big Buddha, Hong Kong also known as Tian Tan Buddha or Giant Buddha, is located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island in Hong Kong. is a large bronze statue of a Buddha Amoghasiddhi or A proof of the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and religion, the statue of Big Buddha is located near Po Lin Monastery. it is a major centre of Buddhism in Hong Kong, and is also a popular tourist attraction.

The Big Buddha statue just started being constructed. The idea has been conceived much earlier and had it not been for the endless bureaucratic red tape, it would be close to completion by now. However, the paper work has already been finalized and the construction has been ongoing since February of last year.

The funds dedicated to this Big Buddha work in progress are entirely coming from donations issued by various well wishers. The project is pretty huge meaning that it has already consumed a lot of money and will consume even more before it can be completed successfully. 

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Hotel Dinner In The Sky

Hotel Dinner In The Sky

Dinner In The Sky is a hotel,for who do something different for any event, function, marriage and Party.it is movable hotel,this hotel can go anywhere in world,it take more space because this hotel can be managed by big craine,cooking and food fcility are inside it.it's very very different from anyone hotel....

Dinner in the Sky offers a high-end setting for large or small events, with the option of  entertaining hundreds of guests. The unique platform, suspended up to 50 meters above the ground with a 360-view, seats 22 diners at a time, with three staff in the middle of the platform. A red carpet hosting area with all the relevant amenities is available on the ground. Popular and well-respected Israeli chef Frank Azulay is responsible for the gourmet menu.

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Santa Monica California

Santa Monica

Santa Monica State Beach is one of the widest and very popular beaches in the Los Angeles and america. It is an unforgettable seaside city ,Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California,Located a convenient eight miles -13 km north of Los Angeles International Airport  and itself a walkable 8.3 square miles  Santa Monica is comprised of eight distinct districts,it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, Santa Monica is named after Saint Monica of Hippo because the area in which the city is now located was first visited by Spaniards on her feast day.There is also a 1920s vintage carousel, plus skeeball, air hockey, pinball, video games and more.

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Jantar Mantar Jaipur

Jantar-Mantar

Jantar Mantar was Built between 1727 and 1734 Maharajah Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories in west central India.These structures with their striking combination of geometric forms at large scale have captivated the attention of architects, artists, and art historians world wide, yet remain largely unknown to the general public. Jai Singh named his observatory Jantar Mantar, which is actually pronounced, as ‘Yantra Mantra’, yantra for instrument and mantra for formula.

The Samrat Jantar, the largest instrument, is 90 feet high, its shadow carefully plotted to tell the time of day. Its face is angled at 27 degrees, the latitude of Tour of Jaipur. The Hindu chhatri (small domed cupola) on top is used as a platform for announcing eclipses and the arrival of monsoons.The instruments are in most cases huge structures. The scale to which they have been built has been alleged to increase their accuracy. However, the penumbra of the sun can be as wide as 30 mm, making the 1mm increments of the Samrat Yantra sundial devoid of any practical significance. Additionally, the masons constructing the instruments had insufficient experience with

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Nice Beach France

Nice Beach

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France,population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of 71.92 km2 ,The area of today’s Nice is believed to be among the oldest human settlements in Europe

In Nice France beaches run along the entire seafront. The Nice beaches are some of the most visited of all French Riviera beaches. They extend uninterrupted for more than four miles, following the Promenade des Anglais from the international airport all the way to the foot of the Château in the Vieux-Port ,Like many other beaches on the French Riviera, the Nice beaches are pebbly and in some areas they slope down to the sea at quite an angle, making these sections unsuitable for young children. However, in other sections of the seafront the beaches are less steep and it is on these beaches that you tend to see large numbers of families.

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Honolulu Island Hawai

Honolulu Island

Honolulu is located on the island of Oahu and is the capital of the state of Hawaii.Honolulu is the vibrant epicenter of Hawaii.Home to the State Capitol, historic landmarks and a variety of activities and attractions,Many people seem to travel to Hawaii for their honey moon after they get married.

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii.it is the southernmost major U.S. city.the city and county government are consolidated as Honolulu County which covers the entire island. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Census Bureau recognizes the urban part of Honolulu as a census-designated place. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, Honolulu is a major financial center of the islands of the Pacific Ocean. The population of the census-designated place was 337,256 at the 2010 census,while the population of the city and county was 953,207. Honolulu is the most populous state capital relative to state population.

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Somnath Temple Gujarat

Somnath Temple

The Somnath is the famous temple of God Shiva,located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Somnath temple has one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. The town is situated at the confluence where River Saraswati meets the Sea. The Somnath Temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal".

Somnath temple stands at the shore of the Arabian ocean on the western corner of Indian subcontinent in Gujarat State. This pilgrimage is one of the oldest and finds its reference in the ancient texts like Skandpuran, Shreemad Bhagavat, Shivpuran etc. The hymn from Rig-Veda quoted below mention the Bhagvan Someshwar along with the great pilgrimage like Gangaji, Yamunaji and Eastward Saraswati. This signifies the ancient value of this Tirthdham.

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Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada

Sardar Sarovar Dam

The Sardar Sarovar dam is the largest. With a proposed height of 136.5 m (455 feet), it is the focal point of both the dam-builders plans and the Narmada Bachao Andolan's opposition.The dam is a 1210 m (3970 feet) long wall of concrete across the valley. It is designed to impound a reservoir with a full level of 139 m (455 feet) above sea level (asl). The middle section of the dam is planned to reach a height of 146.5 m (481 feet) asl. The bed of the river at the dam site is at 17 m (56 feet) asl so the planned height of the dam above the river bed is 129.5 m (425 feet).

The Sardar Sarovar Dam is on the Narmada River in Gujarat state, 170 kilometres pstream from where the river flows into the Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea. The Narmada is the largest westward flowing river in India. A few kilometres downstream from the dam site on the north bank is Kevadia Colony, the town built to house the construction workers and related bureaucracy. Vadgam, the first village behind the dam, starts around one kilometre from the dam site and stretches out for several more kilometres along the north bank. About 15

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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Aandhra Pradesh

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam  is the world's largest masonry dam built across Krishna River in Nagarjuna Sagar, Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1955 and 1967.Nagarjuna Sagar, located at a distance of  150 km from Hyderabad, is  one of  the most prominent Buddhist centers and attractive  tourist spots in Andhra Pradesh.Known in ancient days as Vijayapuri, Nagarjunasagar takes its present name from Nagarjuna, one of the most revered Buddhist monks, who governed the sangha for nearly 60 years around the turn of the 2nd century AD. It is also a place of immense archaeological significance & excavations  which reveal  Nagarjunasagar as a center for the propagation of Buddhist teachings in South India.


Nagarjuna dam, which was completed in 1966, is 124 metres high and 1 km long has 26 crest gates. The lake, which it straddles, is the third largest manmade lake in the world. 4 kms away from the dam, is the Viewpoint, where a panoramic view of the amazing landscape, is simply a feast to the eyes.

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Cape Town Beach South Africa

Cape Town Beache

The Mother City has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and something to offer everyone. It is no surprise that South Africa was one of the first countries outside of Europe to earn blue flag status for some of her beaches - there are three on offer in and around Cape Town.

Cape Town beaches range from secluded bays to long, open stretches of sandy beaches; the choice of beach is yours. This Cape Town Beach Guide aims to make you aware of what beaches are out there, the best conditions to enjoy them and all the other essential details that you may need. Most of all, this beach guide aims to inspire you to enjoy and experience the best that Cape Town beaches have to offer.

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Barcelona Beach Spain

Barcelona Baech

Barcelona's beaches open again in March 2012. Barcelona's beaches are a major attraction of the city and last year Barcelona was named the best beach city in the world by National Geographic magazine. From the city centre of Barcelona it takes about 10-20 minutes by public transport to get down to the Mediterranean sea and the nine beaches.

Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous region of Catalonia (Catalunya), one of 17 such in modern Spain. While there is a central Government dealing with such matters as defence and diplomatic relations, Catalonia manages most of its internal affairs including health, transport, education, security, agriculture and public administration as provided for in the Spanish Constitution.

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Mathura-Uttar Pradesh

Mathura

Mathura is an important place of pilgrimage in India as it is the birth place of Lord Krishna,Mathura is a city in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately 50 km north of Agra.Mathura is one of the most sacred cities of Hinduism and is situated on the western banks of the Yamuna River. The thousands of devotees visit this place throughout the year. It lies at the heart of the Brajbhoomi, a land that is imbued with sanctity, for it was here that the young Krishna was nurtured. The little towns and hamlets in this area are still alive with the tales of his mischievous pranks, his extraordinary exploits and still seem to echo with the sound of his flute.Hindi, English and Brajbhasha are the main languages which are spoken in Mathura.

Mathura has an ancient history. According to the Archeological Survey of India plaque at the Mathura Museum, the city is mentioned in the oldest Indian epic, the Ramayana. In the epic, the Ikshwaku prince Shatrughna slays a demon called Lavanasura and claims the land. Afterwards,the place came to be known as

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