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Italy, Europe, Play, Eat

Ponte Santa Trìnita and gelato

Ponte Santa Trìnita (Italian for ‘Holy Trinity Bridge’) is a Renaissance bridge in Florence, Italy, spanning the River Arno. The bridge is 32 meters long and it is the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world, characterised by three flattened ellipses.

Italy, Europe, Play

Frescoes of Palazzo Medici

Palazzo Medici, also called Palazzo Medici Riccardi, is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. The palace was built between 1444 and 1484. It was well known for its stone masonry, which includes architectural elements of rustication and ashlar.

Italy, Europe, Play

Masterpieces of Medici Chapels

Medici Chapels (Italian: Cappelle medicee) are two structures at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with the purpose of celebrating the Medici family, patrons of the church and Grand Dukes of Tuscany.

Italy, Europe, Play

Trevi Fountain the splendor of Rome

Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy. The fountain was designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others in 1762.

Italy, Europe, Play

Piazza Navona: Moors and Neptune

Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. Fontana del Moro and Fontana del Nettuno are located in Piazza Navona.

Italy, Europe, Play

Piazza Navona: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

Piazza Navona is a public open space in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. Piazza Navona has several beautiful fountains, one of them is Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi.

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

Arts of Yangjiabu: Kite

濰坊位於中國山東省中部,早在明清兩代就以手工業名揚天下,是中國歷史上最大的風箏和木版年畫的生產地兼集散地,別稱「鳶都」。濰坊的楊家埠民俗大觀園由楊家埠風箏廠改建而成,是個集風箏生產和展示民間藝術於一身的旅游景點。

China, Asia, Shandong, Northeast Asia, Play

Arts of Yangjiabu: New Year Picture

Weifang (Chinese: 濰坊) is city in central Shandong Province (山東省), China. Weifang is the largest production and distribution center of New Year pictures (年畫) in Chinese history, tourists can visit Yangjiabu (楊家埠) to watch the production of New Year pictures.

North America, United States, Play, Eat

Italian style in Vegas

Bellagio is a resort, luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is operated by MGM Resorts International. Inspired by the Lake Como town of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Bab Mansour the victorious gate

Meknes (Berber languages: ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco. Bab Mansour or Bab Mansur al-'Alj (Arabic: باب المنصور لعلج) is a monumental gate in Meknes, today it has become one of the most famous and admired landmarks in the city.

North America, United States, Play

A bridge named Golden Gate

Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate in Northern California of the United States. The bridge connects San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, it also links the city of San Francisco and Marin County.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Gansu, Play

Mogao Caves the treasure of Buddhist art

Mogao Caves (Chinese: 莫高窟), also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes (千佛洞), is located 25 kilometers southeast of the city center of Dunhuang (敦煌), Gansu (甘肅) Province, China. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years.

Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Play

Batik of Sri Lanka

Resist dyeing is a traditional method of dyeing textiles with patterns, and has been very widely used in Asia, Africa, and Europe since ancient times. Indonesian batik of Indonesia is amongst the best-known, but the resist dyeing in Kandy (Sinhala: මහනුවර) of Sri Lanka is also exquisite.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Heilongjiang

Russian show in Harbin

Harbin (Chinese: 哈爾賓) is the provincial capital of Heilongjiang (黑龍江) province of China, it is notable for its combination of Chinese and European architecture styles. The architecture in Harbin gives it the nicknames of ‘Oriental Moscow’.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

Artist in Yaodong

Xiaochengcun (Chinese: 小程村) is located in Yanchuan (延川), a county in the northeast of Shaanxi (陝西) Province, China. Beside the splendid scenery, Xiaochengcun also preserves the art of traditional paper cutting.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Play, Shaanxi

Incredible Zhongshan Grotto

Zhongshan Grotto (Chinese: 鐘山石窟) is located at the foot of Zhong Mountain (鐘山) in Zichang (子長) County, Shaanxi (陜西) Province, China. Zhongshan Grotto is a Buddhist cave temple from the time of the Northern Song (北宋) Dynasty (960-1127).

Morocco, Play, Africa

Mosque next to the ocean

Hassan II Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني‎, French: Grande Mosquée Hassan II) is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. The mosque was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco, and the construction cost was around 600 million USD.

Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Play

Borobudur: Mysterious stupa

Borobudur (Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦣꦸꦂ) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. The temple lay hidden for nearly a thousand years under layers of volcanic ash and jungle growth, worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in the 19th century, but many mysteries still remained.

Asia, Indonesia, SouthEast Asia, Play

Borobudur: Amazing reliefs

Borobudur (Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦣꦶꦧꦫꦧꦸꦣꦸꦂ) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Central Java, Indonesia. Borobudur is about 40km from the town of Yogyakarta, it is the single most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia, and also the world's largest Buddhist temple.

Europe, Spain, Play

Casa Vicens: Forest in a house

Casa Vicens is located in the neighbourhood of Gràcia, Barcelona, Spain. It is the early work of architect Antoni Gaudí, which is unique for its multiple architectural styles.

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