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Asia, South Asia, India, Play

Jama Masjid the grandest

Masjid-i Jehan Numa (Persian: مسجد جهاں نما; literally meaning the ‘World-reflecting Mosque’ or ‘Mosque of the Celestial Sphere’), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi is the largest mosque in India, about 25,000 people can pray in the courtyard at a time .

China, Asia, Ningxia, Northeast Asia, Play

Western Xia Mausoleums the pyramids

Western Xia Mausoleums (Chinese: 西夏王陵) are located at the foot of the Helan Mountains (賀蘭山) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區) of northwestern China. Since the mausoleums are pyramid shaped, Western Xia Mausoleums earn the name of ‘Oriental Pyramids’.

China, Asia, Ningxia, Northeast Asia, Play

Western Xia the disappeared kingdom

Western Xia Mausoleum (Chinese: 西夏王陵) is located at the foot of the Helan Mountains (賀蘭山) in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (寧夏回族自治區) of northwestern China. Western Xia was a kingdom that existed between 1038 and 1227, about which little is currently known.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Maple and bamboo in Shōren-in

Shōren-in (Japanese: 青蓮院) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Shōren-in is famous for its scenery in autumn, especially at night, it is also one of the five Monzeki (門跡) temples of the Tendai (天台) sect in Kyoto.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Starry night of Shōren-in

Shōren-in (Japanese: 青蓮院) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Shoren-in temple is one of the five Monzeki (門跡) temples of the Tendai (天台) sect in Kyoto. Shōren-in is famous for its scenery in autumn, especially at night.

China, Asia, Ningxia, Northeast Asia

Shuidonggou: Tour of 10,000 years

Shuidonggou (Chinese: 水洞溝) is located in Linhe (臨河) Town, Lingwu (靈武) City, Ningxia (寧夏) Region, China. Besides the first prehistoric archaeological site in China, Shuidonggou also has the relics of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty.

Asia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Play

Evening of Uji Shrine

Uji Shrine (Japanese: 宇治神社) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Uji (宇治) in Kyoto (京都) Prefecture, Japan. Uji Shrine is adjacent to the Ujigami Shrine (宇治上神社), while Ujigami Shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

China, Asia, Northeast Asia, Liaoning

Old bank in Shenyang

Shenyang Finance Museum (Chinese: 瀋陽金融博物館) is located in Shenyang (瀋陽), Liaoning (遼寧) Province, China. The museum used to be the headquarter of Border Bank (邊業銀行), the largest bank in Northeastern China at that time.

China, Asia, Play, Liaoning

Marshal Zhang’s Mansion: Center Yard

Marshal Zhang’s Mansion (Chinese: 張氏帥府) is located in Shenyang (瀋陽), Liaoning (遼寧) Province, China. The mansion served as the residence for both Commander Zhuang Zuolin (張作霖) and his son, Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang (張學良).

Morocco, Play, Africa

Unfinished Hassan Tower

Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan (Arabic: صومعة حسان‎) is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat (الرِّبَاط‎), Morocco. The tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world, and the mosque, if completed, would have been the largest in the western Muslim world.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Street of blue and white

The Kasbah of the Udayas (Arabic: قصبة الأوداية‎) is a kasbah (citadel) in Rabat, Morocco. The Kasbah is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which makes it one of the most popular tourist attractions in Morocco.

Morocco, Play, Africa

Kasbah by the Atlantic

The Kasbah of the Udayas (Arabic: قصبة الأوداية‎) is a kasbah (citadel) in Rabat, Morocco. It is located at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river, adjacent to the old medina of Rabat.

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