Monday, February 20, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Region: Southwestern Europe
The Carmo Church is a historical building in Lisbon, Portugal. The mediaeval convent was ruined in the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake, and the ruins of its Gothic church are the main trace of the great earthquake still visible in the city. Nowadays the ruined Carmo Church is used as an archaeological museum.
Castle of Obidos
Obidos
Quinta da Regaleira-Sintra
Statue of poet António Ribeiro, the Chiado, in the Chiado Square. It was a humorous and satirical poet of the sixteenth century.
Ceramic tiles are part of the facade decoration of many houses in Lisbon. This tradition goes back to the culture of Moorish occupiers, polished in the Middle Ages of Andalusia from the Iberian Peninsula with stones (in Arabic "al zulaij" - Portuguese "azulejos") supplied. From 15./.16. Century the tiles came from Spain and Portugal Mallorca ("majolica") and Holland's Delft.
Train Station-Lisbon
Area total: 92,090 km
Coast line: Atlantic Ocean
Capital: Lisbon
Monte Palace-Tropical-Gardens-Madeira
Castle of Obidos
Obidos
Ceramic tiles are part of the facade decoration of many houses in Lisbon. This tradition goes back to the culture of Moorish occupiers, polished in the Middle Ages of Andalusia from the Iberian Peninsula with stones (in Arabic "al zulaij" - Portuguese "azulejos") supplied. From 15./.16. Century the tiles came from Spain and Portugal Mallorca ("majolica") and Holland's Delft.
Train Station-Lisbon
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Construction of the Golden Temple began in 1574 on land donated by the Mughal emperor Akbar. The building project was overseen by the fourth and fifth Sikh Gurus. The temple was completed in 1601, but restoration and embellishment continued over the years. The temple had to be substantially rebuilt after it was sacked in the 1760s.
In the early 19th century, 100 kg of gold were applied to the inverted lotus-shaped dome and decorative marble was added. All this gold and marble work took place under the patronage of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The legendary warrior king was a major donor of money and materials for the shrine and is remembered with much affection by the Sikh community and Punjabi people.
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