Showing posts with label Giant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giant. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2016

The Leshan Giant Buddha is one of the largest and most beautiful statue from across the globe. It is located near the city Leshan in China.

China is a sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of more than 1.35 billion people, China is the world's most populous country. By land area, China is in second place with 9.6 million square kilometers. Landscapes in China are vast and varied. There you can in the fantastic forest steppes, deserts and can enjoy beautiful subtropical forests. The Yangtze River is the third largest river in the world. If you at the same time you have to explore some new places and lovers of incredible stone statues, then we recommend that you go to China and visit the world's largest stone statue of Buddha -. The Leshan Giant Buddha

In this article you can get some incredible pictures of Leshan Giant Buddha, which is going to blow your mind to see. This statue is proof that people are very smart and can do what she wants. These beautiful photos are gonna make you feel like you are in front of the statue and enjoy the beauty. , These pictures are gonna make you want to visit giant Leshan Buddha statue and one day in your life

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Leshan Giant Buddha (2)

Image by coletree via Flickr

 Leshan Giant Buddha (3)

Image by John Barker via Flickr

The height of the statue is 71 meters (233 ft). It is the unusual stone sculpture. Leshan Giant Buddha was built in the Tang Dynasty. Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest stone Buddha in the world.

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Image by Wilson Loo Kok Wee via Flickr

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Image by Wilson Loo Kok Wee via Flickr

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Image by Marco Guada via Flickr

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Image by Phil Parsons via Flickr

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Always have when we think that we have seen and read about extraordinary masterpieces of nature, we find out more about the new wonder that just leaves us once again speechless. At this beautiful planet, there are miracles and all of them are part of the list of the places that every tourist should see. These places can easily admire all and they are worth a visit. In addition, we provide you with the Giant's Causeway.

The Giant's Causeway is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland. It is a place created by nature and is appealing for many people. In his description of the UNESCO says that it is the only example of a rapid cooling of lava, coming through the limestone plateau, forming vertically shaped pillars cemented.

 Giant's Causeway (1)

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 Giant's Causeway (2)

Image by Sean MacEntee via Flickr

The Giant's Causeway is an area of ​​about 40,000 interlocking basalt hills of covering Coast. You are with in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland and looks like hexagonal pillars that rise alternately as stairs. Giant's Causeway is a geological wonder and belongs to the Educational, Scientific and Cultural United Nations World Heritage Site since 1986. This unusual natural formations have been made in the Paleogene, or about 60 millions of years ago, when the territory of Northern Ireland was under the influence strong volcanic activity.

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Image by Rodrigo Silva via Flickr

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Image by Giorgio Raffaelli via Flickr

At this time, the molten basalt will come in with the limestone was large surfaces Contact Lava Pools creating. The lava cooled rapidly and burned these pools and created columns with different heights. Today, the highest point is 12 meters high. In addition to this geological masterpiece numerous stories and legends were depicted. According to legend, built by the Irish giant Fionn Mac Cumhaill these pillars to make it easier to jump in Scotland and defeat his enemy Benandonner.

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Picture of Chris Löfqvist via Flickr