Ten Of The Most Beautiful Places Of The World! Uncomparable

We live in a world blessed with sights that are beautiful beyond words. Every human being probably dreams of visiting at least one of those places in their lifetime. Living in modern cities with high-rise buildings, we tend to miss out on what Mother Nature has to offer as well as some of the most incredible man-made structures built throughout the course of history.

Look at the places below, and you will see beauty that fills the eye and warms the heart. It wouldn’t be appropriate or humanly possible to just pick a few places from the huge collection of amazing sights around the world and call them the “best.”

They say that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and there are perhaps other places that have touched your heart. For this reason, we do not claim the places included in our list are thebest, but rather among the vast collection of the most beautiful places of the world.

The Grand Canyon, United States

Native Americans built settlements in the caves within the canyon before the emigration of Europeans. It was also considered to be a site of pilgrimage by the Pueblo people. The first recorded visit to the Grand Canyon by the Europeans was in 1869. Although it is not the deepest canyon in the world, it is known for its extremely large size and beautifully intricate landscape. The Grand Canyon National Park is said to be one of the first national parks in the United States and it attracts more than five million visitors a year. Weather conditions in the Grand Canyon vary greatly between seasons as well as varying at different elevations. While winter snow is experienced by the higher forested rims, the inner gorge has a desert temperature because of the low elevation.

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia

One of the natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia is the world’s largest coral reef. It has the distinction of being placed in the World Heritage as well as the National Heritage lists.

With more than 600 islands and coral cays, the reef covers more than 300,000 sq. km. Corals make up the reefs and cays and are responsible for a huge variety of sea life in the reef — green turtles, several varieties of whales and dolphins, the dugong, about 4000 types of mollusks, 1500 different species of fish, as well as beautifully colored bird life encompassing at least 200 species. The Great Reef Marine Park is a huge tourist attraction with millions of tourists visiting the area each year. Sporting activities include reef sailing, scuba diving, and snorkeling, amongst others.

Cape Town, South Africa

Aptly called “Heaven on earth,” this beautiful town at the tip of the African continent, with small roads surrounded by huge mountains, makes a person feel small; showing how marvelous and dominating nature can actually be.

The Cape Dutch style buildings depict the architectural heritage of the place. Beauty abounds in the black clouds that seem to pay homage to Table Mountain at all times. Cape Point, Signal Hill, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Robben Island, Rhodes Memorial, and the beaches are some of the famous tourist attractions. Located on the shore of Table Bay, Cape Town is famous for its natural floral kingdom as well as its harbor. This town is one of the most popular tourist attractions of South Africa with its wine tasting day trips, whale watching, and dolphin watching.

Taj Mahal, India

The Taj Mahal in India is one of the wonders of the world and is one of the most beautiful mausoleums constructed by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, in memory of his favorite queen, Mumtaz Mahal. Located in Agra, white marble was used in the construction of this symbol of love, and the Taj Mahal is considered to be the pinnacle of Mughal architecture.

As the story goes, the emperor was grief-stricken when he lost his beloved third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It took thousands of craftsmen and artisans, and about twenty years to construct it. The masons, stone cutters, carvers, inlayers, calligraphers, painters, and others were brought from throughout the entire empire as well as from Iran and Central Asia. Semi-precious stones were used for inlay ornamentation. It later became the mausoleum of Shah Jahan too. This is a huge tourist attraction with one to two million tourists visiting it every year.

Canadian Rockies, Canada

The majestic Canadian Rockies are the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains. They are a visitor’s wonderland and the playground for western Canada. They are older than the American Rockies and are formed from over thrusting.

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu in Peru, which means ‘Old Peak,” is one of the most enigmatic ancient sites in the world. According to legend, Machu Picchu was long ago considered to be a sacred place. The credit for the creation of the extraordinary city goes to the Inca people who have erected many stone structures and turned the place into a work of art.

Two thousand feet above the Urubamba river, these ruins consist of baths, temples, palaces, and about 150 houses, all very well preserved. These gray granite structures, some of which weigh more than 50 tons, are so perfectly sculpted that they are nothing less than works of architectural genius. They were rediscovered by a Yale archaeologist in 1911. The ethereal beauty, workmanship, and history of the place attracts millions of tourists each year.

The Pyramids, Egypt

The Egyptian pyramids are massive monuments with a square base and four triangular sides rising up to a point. There is still a lot of curiosity (and many theories) as to how the pyramids were actually constructed.

It is generally believed that the Egyptians began constructing them after 2700 B.C. and that they were built as tombs for the pharaohs. The most well-known (and the largest) pyramids of Egypt are the Pyramids at Giza which are said to be the largest ever built. It’s said that the Great Pyramid at Giza took 23 years to complete, using a work force of around 30,000 people. About 118 pyramids have been identified, and they are popular and intriguing to tourists and home researchers alike.

Petra, Jordan

Described by the UNESCO as “one of the most precious cultural properties of man’s cultural heritage”, Petra is an archeological site on the slope of Mount Hor. It is one of the new wonders of the world and is famous for its rock-cut architecture.

This site was kept hidden until 1812 when it was discovered by a Swiss explorer. It was said to have been prepared by God for the Jewish people. Petra once flourished under the Roman empire but a rapid decline began with the Arabian trade being taken elsewhere. Then an earthquake caused a great deal of destruction. Tourists frequent the place to get a glimpse of the ruins of this beautiful city.

Great Wall of China, China

One of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China is a man-made structure that was constructed over two thousand years ago and took about 100 years to complete. The vastness of this project brings to light the immense capabilities of man.

The constructions started in the 5th Century B.C. It is actually not a single wall, but rather many walls put together, and it stretches over 4,000 miles. It was constructed to protect the Chinese Empire from the Xiongnu people in the north. The wall was initially built of stone, grass, earth, and wood, but bricks were used once the production started. It is believed that about 2-3 million Chinese died during the construction project.

The Iguazu Waterfalls, Argentina-Brazil Border

Heralded as the most beautiful waterfalls in the world, the Iguazu Waterfalls are a true wonder of nature. They are located at the border of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. While the Argentinean side allows visitors to walk right around the water or explore the National Park, the Brazilian side is known for its panoramic views and splendor.

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is believed to have exclaimed upon seeing these falls, “poor Niagara.” The area surrounding the falls provides ample opportunities for rock climbing as well as water sports. Iguazu has the distinction of having a greater annual flow than any other waterfall in the world.

With all of these, and many more beautiful places that exist in our world, we surrounded by choices. The only way to decide on the places to visit is to follow your heart. While some may love the tranquility of water, others may bury themselves deep in architectural miracles, ancient sites, or the serenity of a small town

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Gustave Eiffel - : Eiffel Tower creator

Gustave Eiffel (1832 - 1923)

Born on December 15, 1832 in Dijon, Gustave Eiffel was an exceptionally gifted engineer and builder. He graduated from the prestigious Ecole Centrale de Paris. His extraordinary career was marked in 1876 by the construction of the Maria Pia bridge over the River Douro in Portugal, then by that of the Garabit Viaduct in central France in 1884 and Budapest station in Hungary. He was responsible for the metal structures of the Bon Marché department store and the Crédit Lyonnais bank in Paris, the cupola of the Nice observatory, and, above all, the very impressive internal structure of the Statue of Liberty. The construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1889 was his crowning achievement. His career as an entrepreneur would come to an end with the failure of the Panama Canal project. From then on, he devoted his time to operating the Tower and to various experiments in air resistance, the observation of meteorology and especially the installation of a giant antenna for the earliest radio broadcasts. Indeed, it is because of these experiments that the Eiffel Tower is still standing, since it was initially built to last 20 years!

1832 - Born in Dijon on December 15 to François-Alexandre Eiffel and Catherine Mélanie Moneuse.
• 1843 - His early childhood is spent with his maternalgrandmother and at school at the Lycée in Dijon where he passed his baccalaureate.
• 1850 - He enrols at the Paris college of Sainte-Barbe to prepare his entrance exam to Polytechnique. Having failed the exam, he signs on at École Centrale where he chooses to study
chemistry.
• 1855 - He successfully obtains his diploma from École Centrale and embarks on a career in metallurgy, where his mother has some contacts.
• 1856 - He is recruited by Charles Nepveu, a builder of steammachines and equipment for the railways.
• 1857 - He is appointed head of the design department atPauwels & Cie.
• 1858-1860 - Construction of the Bordeaux bridge.
• 1860 - Marries Marie Gaudelet on July 8.
• 1863 - Birth of his daughter Claire. The couple will have two more daughters and two sons.
• 1867 - Having been a self-employed consultant engineer for a year, he starts his own company.
• 1868-1871 - Construction of a viaduct on the Commentry-Gannat line.
• 1871-1873 - Various projects in Spain, Portugal, Romania, Egypt and Latin America, the viaducts of the Brive-Tulle line, and the Thouars Viaduct.
1875 - The Western Station in Budapest.
• 1876 - The Maria-Pia bridge in Portugal and numerous construction projects for the Universal Exhibition of 1878.
• 1877 - Death of his wife, then of his mother.
• 1879 - Viana and Beira-Alta bridges in Portugal.
• 1880 - Szeged bridge in Hungary.
• 1880-1884 - Construction of the Garabit Viaduct.
• 1882 - The Cubzac bridge and the exporting of bridges that can be dismantled in Indochina.
• 1883 - Viaduct over the Tardes.
• 1884 - Observatory of Nice, grand equatorial cupola.
• 1885 - Internal structure of the Statue of Liberty.
• 1887 - Work starts on “the 300-metre high tower”. Contract for the Panama Canal.
• 1889 - The Tower is completed. Opening of the Universal Exhibition.
• 1890-1895 - Involved in the Panama Canal corruption scandal, he is at first condemned by the Paris Appeals Court but the verdict is overruled and the builder is cleared of all wrongdoing.
Gustave Eiffel withdraws from the company to devote his time to his scientific work.
• 1909 - Designed an aeronautics laboratory near the Champde-Mars, in Paris and experiments with detent apparatus.
• 1912 - Construction on Rue Boileau in Paris of the first wind tunnel.
• 1923 - Death of Gustave Eiffel on December 27.

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Eiffel Tower ( France ) " iron lady " or " stylish lady "

Initial height: 312 m (to the top of the flagpole)
Current height (including antennas): 324 m
The deepest foundations: (North and West) lie 15 meters underground. In each of these foundations, four pillars of masonry are built, which bear the four uprights of each leg of the Tower,known as rafters.
Total weight: 10,100 tons
Weight of the iron structure: 7,300 tons
Space between the pillars:
1st platform: 4,415 m2
2nd inner platform: 1,430 m2
3rd inner platform: 250 m2
Height of the platforms:
1st platform: 57 m
2nd inner platform: 115 m
3rd inner platform: 276 m
Lighting: 336 600-W projector lamps (sodium lamps).
Number of bulbs for the Sparkling Tower: 20,000
Number of steps in the East pillar to the top: 1,665
Number of rivets (total): 2,500,000
Weight of paint used: 60 tons for each repainting campaign
Time required for painting: the Eiffel Tower was repainted in its entirety every seven years.
Number of elevators: From the ground to the second floor: 5 (one in the East pillar, one in the West pillar, one in the North pillar, one private elevator in the South pillar for the “Jules Verne” restaurant and one goods elevator in the South pillar). From the second floor to the top: two sets of two duolifts.
Elevator speed: 2 meters/second.
Passenger flow and capacity of the elevators
North pillar: 920 persons/hour
East pillar: 650 persons/hour
West pillar: 650 persons/hour
Duolifts: 1,140 persons/hour
Jules Verne: 10 persons/ascent
Goods elevator in the South pillar: 30 persons or 4 tons/ascent
Number of persons working on the Tower:
SNTE: 280
Restaurants: 240
Souvenirs: 50
Other: around 50
Number of analogical TV stations: 6
Number of free digital TV stations: 30
Number of radio stations: 31
Number of antennas: 120


One century after the French Revolution, France was booming in the scientific, cultural and artistic fields. This was the golden age of Freud, Zola, Jules Verne and Rodin. For the Universal Exhibition of 1889, a date that marked the centenary of the French Revolution, the Journal Officiel launched a major competition to “study the possibility of erecting an iron tower on the Champ-de-Mars. The tower would have a square base, 125 metres on each side and 300 meters high”. The project proposal by entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel, engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and architect Stephen Sauvestre was chosen out of a total of 107.The Eiffel Tower s a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris, is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair..
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend either on stair orlift to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is accessible only by lift. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.

The EIiffel tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world. The Eiffel Tower is open 365 days a year. So that nearly 7 million visitors can be welcomed in the best conditions, operations behind the scenes resemble those in a well-oiled industrial plant. In 2003, the Tower celebrated the fact that it has welcomed over 200 million visitors in 114 years. Royalty, stars, tourists, international celebrities, strollers – these Eiffel Tower citizens” all form part of the history of one of the capital’s most astounding jewels.
As with the Pyramids, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Acropolis, the Coliseum and the Statue of
Liberty, the Eiffel Tower stirs the curiosity and evokes admiration.
Since 1998, over 6 million people have visited the monument each year!

The history behind the Eiffel Tower restaurants is inseparable from the “Great Moments”in history from the monument’s opening to the public in 1889. The Tower offers its visitorsbreathtaking seating overlooking Paris: a delight for the eyes and the taste buds.The tower has two restaurants: Altitude 95, on the first floor 311 ft (95 m) above sea level; and theJules Verne, an expensive gastronomical restaurant on the second floor, with a private lift. This restaurant has one star in the Michelin Red Guide. In January 2007, the multi-Michelin star chefAlain Ducasse was brought in to run Jules Verne
The Eiffel Tower has inspired numerous sporting, artistic and scientific feats, but has also been
witness to some incredible stunts and challenges. Its history is full of feats and exploits. Ex. Le Figaro sets up a printing press on the second floor and produces its daily paper on site. Visitors buying their newspaper can have their name inscribed on their copy to “certify” that they climbed the Tower. & A.J. Hackett, a New Zealander, bungy-jumps from the second floor.

“EIFFWL TOWER”SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY- :
As is the case with many major architectural projects that today constitute part of France’s cultural heritage, the Tower has suffered the slings and arrows of detractors. Protest well predates the construction of such controversial structures as the Pompidou Center and the Louvre Pyramid. But time alone always proves the final judge – and in the case of the Eiffel
Tower, the verdict has already been rendered. During construction, several personalities protested violently. On February 14, 1887 Le Temps published a manifesto signed by “personalities from the world of arts and letters”* railing against the construction of a 300- meter tower on the Champs de Mars esplanade. Gustave Eiffel fought tooth and nail for his project, but the temperature of the heated debate just kept rising. A number of persons did
later change their views and make amends. Sully Prudhomme, for example, expressed his admiration as early as 1889. Coppée waxed lyrical on the subject, and the Tower inspired Gounod to write a little “concerto in the clouds”.
Since the opening of the Eiffel Tower for the Universal Exhibition of 1889, visitors have been able to visit the different floors of the monument via elevators
Why the Eiffel Tower is made of iron
What are the advantages of iron? Gustave Eiffel himself gives the answer: “First of all, its resistance. From the viewpoint of loads one or the other of these materials can support, we know
that for any given surface area, iron is ten times more resistant than wood and 20 times more resistant than stone.” He points out: “It’s above all in the large constructions that the metal’s
resistance makes it superior to other materials. The relative lightness of metal constructions also allows for smaller supports and foundations.” And he concludes: “To give just one example, that of the Exhibition Tower, I astonished more than one person who was worried about the load on the floor of the foundations, by saying that the load wouldn’t be any greater than that of a
house in Paris.”
The scientific experiments
The day after the Tower was inaugurated, Gustave Eiffel installed a meteorology lab on the third floor. He also had a passion for aerodynamics and performed a series of observations on falling
bodies (dedicated equipment was installed from 1903 to 1905). He then imagined “an automatic device sliding the length of a stretched cable between the second level of the Tower and the
ground”. He had a small wind tunnel built at the foot of the tower. From August to December 1909 he carried out five thousand tests. In addition, Gustave Eiffel encouraged others to perform experiments on the Tower: Foucault’s pendulum, the mercury manometer, physiology studies and radio contact (1898).


Since the beginning of the 20th century, the tower has been used for radio transmission. Until the 1950s, an occasionally modified set of antenna wires ran from the summit to anchors on the Avenue de Suffren and Champ de Mars. They were connected to long-wave transmitters in small bunkers; in 1909, a permanent underground radio centre was built near the south pillar and still exists today. On 20 November 1913, the Paris Observatory, using the Eiffel Tower as an antenna, exchanged sustained wireless signals with the United States Naval Observatory which used an antenna inArlington, Virginia. The object of the transmissions was to measure the difference in longitude between Paris and Washington, D.C.[46] Today, both radio and television stations broadcast their signals from the top of the Eiffel.
Maintenance of the tower includes applying 50 to 60 tonnes of paint every seven years to protect it from rust. n order to maintain a uniform appearance to an observer on the ground, three separate colors of paint are used on the tower, with the darkest on the bottom and the lightest at the top. On occasion the colour of the paint is changed; the tower is currently painted a shade of brownish-grey. On the first floor there are interactive consoles hosting a poll for the colour to use for a future session of painting. Currently, the color on display is a specific three-tone variation of bronze, with the lightest tone at the top. It was adopted in 1968 after several color changes ranging from the original reddishbrown to ocher-yellow. The three different shades today ensure a perfectly hued complement to the color of the Paris sky.



Weight of paint: approximately 60 tons
• Time required: 15 to 18 months
• Frequency required: the Tower is entirely re-painted every
7 years. The 19th painting is scheduled to begin autumn 2008 and
finish at the beginning of the year 2010.
• 25 painters
• Cost of the 18th painting in 2001: 3 million euros

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