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Monday, June 3, 2013

Amsterdam, City of Canals and Museums

Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands, famous for the freedom of its people, beautiful city architecture, the friendliness of its people, culture and history. City that got called 'The Venice of the North' is crossed by four main channels (in addition to the many other channels) are Prinsengracht, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Singel. Above the transverse canals around 1,300 bridges. Travelers can navigate the canals by boat, while enjoying the old buildings which beautifully aged 300-400 years are very well maintained. In general, these buildings storey 3 or 4, each standing huddle along the side of the road or canal. On the banks of the canal are also encountered many boat houses, pretty attractive with potted plants are beautiful.

Amsterdam is built on a large scale in the golden era (1585 - 1672) of the results of foreign trade. Some important buildings are established in this era include the Westerkerk, Zuiderkerk, De Gecroonde Raep, and much more. Among his trade to reap huge guilders was made ​​by VOC, including the trade of spices from Indonesia. No exaggeration to say that Amsterdam is built with the wealth archipelago. After Indonesian independence, the Dutch colonization of Indonesia ended, Amsterdam practically not much else to do development.

Amsterdam is also known as the town museum. Hundreds of museums can be found there, all well maintained and visited by millions of tourists each year, such as the maritime museum, amsterdam museum, sex museum, and much more.

And there is also a region known as the Old Center (old town) is a center of tourism as well as here include areas called red light district. Although the name is quite frightening and if in another city usually shunned by people, the red light district in Amsterdam became one of the icons and the main destination for tourists. Prostitution is prohibited in many countries it became legal and the country's main revenue because customers must pay substantial taxes to the state.

To go to the red light district in Amsterdam is actually not too difficult. Its location in southern Amsterdam Central Station and the east of Damrak street. Out of the station to the left, then cross over and trace the Damrak street. There are canal path on the left, trace to find the turnoff to the left. Well start here let instinct take you, just follow the crowd of people here to Zeedijk road. Area that consists of several blocks and split the canal began in the afternoon at 5pm to 3-4am  in the earliest morning.

Are common people and the streets come to see it through the full area of ​​the red windows. There is absolutely no need to fear or danger disturbed criminals because the police (although not visible) just in full. Which certainly do not try to take photos desperate towards the sex workers, some reports on the Internet said the cameras can be taken away and destroyed. This area also contained some Sexshop, peep shows, bars, up to 24-hour restaurant.








And do not be surprised if you smell the aroma of cannabis everywhere, because in this country cannabis is legal to record usage and also follow the rules of law applicable ..wah wah woow... are you curious?

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

History Behind the Unique Windmills

History of Windmills

In point of fact, the windmill was first used in Persia in the 7th century. Then the windmill spread throughout Europe. In the Netherlands itself, first windmill used around the 13th century. At the moment, there are still many locations in the Netherlands, which are still under water. By using the existing windmills in windmill building, the water is in the soil Netherlands diverted, channeled and contained so we can see when there is not much water here.

Further, the ground is still a little wet dried with windmills. With the advent of technology and architecture development, the use of windmills also been expanded. Around the 17th century, a revolution occurred in many European countries. Because of these factors, people in the Netherlands use windmills for other interests.

Not only used as a tool to divert and hold water, windmills also be used as one means of assistants in agriculture and industry. Windmills indeed played a significant role in many areas of the country.

Despite all the windmills in the Netherlands almost look the same, in fact there are various types of these windmills. According to its function, windmills divided into two types namely the interest of industrial windmills and windmills for water distribution.
Windmills for industry interests are varied, and they are named according to their use, eg windmills for sawing (sawmill ed.) Or windmills for grinding corn (cornmill ed.).
Type the old windmill is a windmill standard (standaardmolen or postmill in her English). These windmills can capture and remove a lot of wind, and especially with windmills installed in it, can help the process of water removal and drying faster.

Therefore, this type of windmill can be found in the center of the Netherlands, because very useful for wind and water removal process. There are still many other types of windmills, like for example a small windmill (wipmolen, ed.) And windmill tower (torenmolen, ed.)
Many uses of a windmill .. At first, windmills are used to assist the process of irrigating, grinding harvest, and sometimes also used as a means of information: if members of the family of the deceased owner windmill, windmill deviate from the position normally. Function of windmills now been increased, not only as a tourist attraction, windmills also have a wide range of uses, among others, to divert water and wind, wood polish, produce paper, removing oil from the seeds, etc..

Maintenance and renewal is done in some parts, like at the mill, or the roof. Windmill parts need to be renewed every 30 years, the roof every 60 years and parts are made from wood should be replaced every 10-20 years.
"In the treatment, a windmill does require a lot of time and requires approximately 7000 euros a year. But only 4000 euros which can be provided by the government and some donors for this windmill, "said Henk Berends, an expert in building windmills.

Exposure above illustrates clearly that the windmill is one of the products due to technological developments wheel revolution. [7] ancient windmill that was first developed in Persia was the forerunner of the modern windmill technology development. Could reap the debate about the shape of a horizontal windmill in the Islamic world and the vertical windmills in the Western world. But according to our argument, the discovery of windmills in Europe, especially the Netherlands is not independent, but rather are the result of the diffusion of technology from Asia Minor (Persia). Associated with different forms we argue that the existing windmills in Europe has been innovating and construction was completed. Axis direction can be adjusted eg by wind. Similarly, the wings can be adjusted according to the wind because of the swift development of technology and architecture. Historian Joseph Needham also wrote "windmill history really begins by Islamic culture" (Joseph Needham, 1986. Science and Civilization in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd. Vol 4). Given the vulnerable time when the first windmill appeared in Europe in the 12th century and 13th century Dutch first use. Joseph Needham thinks that "it is clearly spreading towards the west of the Iberian formerly derived from the Spanish Muslims". It refers to the diffusion of innovation



theory, popularized by Everett Rogers about how new ideas and technologies spread in a culture [8]. We argue that from Iran and Afghanistan windmill is slow spread widely throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, and later spread to China and India. Later in the period of the Crusades windmills spread to Europe.





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Eise Eisinga Planetarium Franeker, Frisland Netherlands

Macrocosmos and Microcosmos
The two elements that make us amazed at the greatness of God.
Micro and macro world make us feel increasingly smaller, a lot of things outside of ourselves that we do not know and unattainable.
Eise Eisinga Planetarium, founded by Eise in 1781.Ia dedicate every inch of her home for the planetarium.
Sunny day in the month of September 2012, we visited the planetarium.
It's amazing ...
Since its founding, planetary movements and their moons around the sun that is placed in the living room Eise never wrong.
Nearly three centuries ago, and he was able to create such a complete planetarium.
The planetarium is located in Franeker, Frisland. A city that reached by train for about 1 hour of Groningen and almost 2 hours of using the car.
Franeker is the birthplace of the city's oldest university in the Netherlands, Universiteit Franeker. But somehow this university then closed, and appeared as a Universiteit Leiden in the Netherlands oldest university that still exists.


Eise Eisingan is an amateur astronomer who built his house himself planetarium in Franeker (Friesland). The planetarium is currently recognized as the oldest planetarium in the world.

Eisinga very talented not allowed to enter Latin School because he expected to be processing wool cloth as his father. Of their own accord, he menenggalamkan himself in the study of the principles of mathematics and astronomy. Franeker Academy locations are fairly close match with their interests.

In 1774, a leaflet was published that it is a prophecy about the earth that will come out of its orbit due to a collision between the moon and other planets. The forecast caused panic in Friesland incredible. To show the public not to panic, Eisinga decided to build a model solar system in the ceiling of his living room. In 1781 completed his planetarium.

Like most men of his time, Eisinga inspired by the flow of the Enlightenment. They believe that science can improve the quality of human life and society. Enlightenment thinkers in the Netherlands have different properties with their counterparts in France. Live in the country without a church plenipotentiary ruler or ruling without making absolute fraction of the Dutch sympathetic to some who held radical French philosophes and anti church.

They believe that God wants the best for this world: God created all things for the sake of the establishment of a friendly and harmonious society. Therefore, they indulged in a pleasant social interaction. Together with other residents of the care they perform various physics experiments, examined the fossils, discuss solving various social problems and studying the human body.

Even now Eisinga planetarium shows the position of the planets are still valid, because the models it takes a planet to orbit the sun the same as the real planets: Mercury takes 88 days to orbit, Earth and Saturn 365 days for 29 years. All of this is done through movement mechanisms amazing machine made ​​of wood ring and disc with ten thousands of his nails as serrations. A pendulum clock and nine weights move its mechanism serrations.


When King William I visited Friesland in 1818 to see the planetarium, was so 

Visit the macrocosm in the form of an old planetarium and museum that presents a history, just bring us the awareness, life is now one of them is formed by a past life. There are things that should be passed as a message to the next generation.





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Saturday, May 18, 2013

The Origins of Venice Italy

According to the tradition, Venice was founded in 421 AD on April 25th, Saint Mark’s day, who is the patron saint of Venice. during the Romanic period Venice was not the name of the city we know now but it was the name given to the northern region of Italy. It was just after the fall of the Empire and the arriving of the Longobards that the name started to be used in indicating the settlements that born in a group of small islands in the lagoon. For nearly 1400 years, the two or three miles of shallow water separating Venice from mainland Italy, had protected and isolated Venice from invaders and from the Italian political life. 

Untouched by the Pope and imperialism warfare, feudalism and territorial squabbles, they fixed their attention toward the East and the rich market of Levantine and Constantinople. It was in this way that started the grand trade empire of the Venetian Republic. After having fight against Romans, Arabs and pirates to maintain its autonomy, in 1000 Venice started spreading its commercial boundaries. Then Venice took part to the Crusade to enlarge its business opportunity. Manu works of art were taken to Venice as a booty: for instance, the four bronze horses of St. Mark’s.


The territorial expansion of Venice

At the beginning of the XIV century, Venice started to rapidly expand toward the interior part of the Veneto, Friuli, and the Lombard cities of Brescia and Bergamo.Due to the attacks moved by other European countries, between the end of the 14th Century and the beginning of the 15th century, Venice started its decline and expansionism either in Italy and in East while the discovery of the American turned the attention of many merchants to the new world. But we have to wait till 1866 to see Venice jointed together with Italy.

The Origins of Venice

Venice developed a creation myth that it was founded by people fleeing Troy, but it was probably formed in the sixth century CE, when Italian refugees fleeing Lombard invaders camped on the islands in the Venice lagoon. There is evidence for a settlement in 600 CE, and this grew, having its own bishopric by the end of the 7th century. The settlement soon had an outside ruler, an official appointed by the Byzantine empire, which clung onto a part of Italy from a base in Ravenna. In 751, when the Lombards conquered Ravenna, the Byzantine dux became a Venetian Doge, appointed by the merchant families who had emerged in the town.

Growth into a Trading Power

Over the next few centuries Venice developed as a trading centre, happy to do business with both the Islamic world as well as the Byzantine empire, with whom they remained close. Indeed, in 992 Venice earned special trading rights with the empire in return for accepting Byzantine sovereignty again. The city grew richer, and independence was gained in 1082. However, they retained trading advantages with Byzantium by offering the use of their, now considerable, navy. The government also developed, the once dictatorial Doge supplemented by officials, then councils, and in 1144 Venice is first called a commune.

Venice as Trading Empire

The twelfth century saw Venice and the remainder of the Byzantine Empire engage in a series of trade wars, before the events of the early thirteenth century gave Venice the chance to establish a physical trading empire: Venice had agreed to transport a crusade to the ‘Holy Land’, but this became stuck when the crusaders couldn’t pay. Then the heir of a deposed Byzantine emperor promised to pay Venice and convert to Latin Christianity if they put him on the throne. Venice supported this, but when he was returned and unable to pay/unwilling to convert, relationships soured and the new emperor was assassinated. The crusaders then sieged, captured and sacked Constantinople. Many treasures were removed by Venice, who claimed a part of the city, Crete and large areas including parts of Greece, all of which became Venetian trading outposts in a large empire.
Venice then warred with Genoa, a powerful Italian trading rival, and the struggle reached a turning point with the Battle of Chioggia in 1380, restricting Genoan trade. Others attacked Venice too, and the empire had to be defended. Meanwhile the Doges’ power was being eroded by the nobility. After heavy discussion, in the fifteenth century Venetian expansion targeted the Italian mainland with the capture of Vicenza, Verona, Padua and Udine. This era, 1420-50, was arguably the high point of Venetian wealth and power. The population even sprang back after the Black Death, which often travelled along trade routes.

The Decline of Venice

Venice’s decline began in 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks, whose expansion would threaten, and successfully seize, many of Venice’s eastern lands. In addition Portuguese sailors had rounded Africa, opening another trading route to the east. Expansion in Italy also backfired when the Pope organised the League of Cambrai to challenge Venice, defeating the city. Although the territory was regained, the loss of reputation was immense. Victories such as the Battle of Lepanto over the Turks in 1571 did not halt the decline.

End of the Republic

The Venetian Republic came to an end in 1797, when Napoleon’s French army forced the city to agree to a new, pro-French, ‘democratic’ government; the city was tastefully looted. Venice was briefly Austrian after a peace treaty with Napoleon, but became French again after the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, and formed part of the short lived Kingdom of Italy. The fall of Napoleon from power saw Venice placed back under Austrian rule.
Further decline set in, although 1846 saw Venice linked to the mainland for the first time, by a railway, and the number of tourists began to exceed the local population. There was brief independence in 1848-9, when revolution ousted Austria, but the latter empire crushed the rebels. British visitors began to speak of a city in decay. In the 1860s Venice became part of the new Kingdom of Italy, where it remains to this day, and arguments over to how best treat Venice’s architecture and buildings have produced conservation efforts that retain a great sense of atmosphere. Yet the population has fallen in half since the 1950s and flooding remains a problem.


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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Liechtenstein, Member of the Holy Roman Empire


A small country with a big, long history, It’s Liechtenstein. Once a part of the early Roman province of Raetia, Liechtenstein was a region ruled by the Hohemens until it became a dynasty into the 13th century. Through the following centuries, the dynasty got hold of large tracts of land in Moravia in Lower Austria, Silesia and Styria. These properties, however, were ruled under feudal lords identified with the Habsburg family. In order to be eligible for a seat in the Imperial Diet or Parliament—the Reichstag—the dynasty purchased a small part of Herchaft or lordship of Schellenberg and Vaduz county from the Hohenems under whom the dynasty was first invested with a possession.
In January 1719, Charles VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, announced that Vaduz and Schellenberg were to be united into one territory named Liechtenstein which eventually became a member of the Holy Roman Empire. But after the Empire fell into the hands of French Emperor Napoleon I in 1806, all the working mechanisms of Liechtenstein broke down, leading it to join in 1815 the German Confederation led by the Emperor of Austria. After Austria granted it a limited Constitution in 1818, the government started undertaking economic activities such as ceramics making and cotton weaving, and building infrastructures as well.
After a new Constitution was drawn in 1921, Prince Franz Joseph II became the first ruler to live in the Castle above Vaduz. He was succeeded by his son, Prince Hans Adam II upon his death in 1979. In 2004, Prince Adam named his son Prince Alois, his permanent representative to his various government functions.
The Austrian Liechtenstein family acquired the fiefs of Vaduz and Schellenberg in 1699 and 1713 respectively, and they became an independent principality under the Holy Roman Empire in 1719 under the name Liechtenstein. The French under Napoleon occupied the country for a few years, but Liechtenstein regained its independence in 1815 within the new German Confederation. In 1868, after the Confederation dissolved, Liechtenstein disbanded its army of 80 men and declared its permanent neutrality, which was respected during both World Wars.
In 1919 Liechtenstein entrusted its external relations to neutral Switzerland. After World War II, Liechtenstein became increasingly important as a financial center, and the country became more prosperous. In 1989, Prince Hans Adam II succeeded his father to the throne, and in 1996 settled a long-running dispute with Russia over Liechtenstein family's archives, which had been confiscated during the Soviet occupation of Vienna in 1945 and later moved to Moscow. In 1978, Liechtenstein became a member of the Council of Europe, and then joined the UN in 1990, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991, and both the European Economic Area (EEA) and the World Trade Organization in 1995.
The political parties are the moving forces with regard to the composition of the government and in the Parliament. For the 2001-05 legislature period of office, one Councilor and three deputies are women. From 1938 to 1997 Liechtenstein had a coalition government. Until a few years ago there were only two parties in Parliament, the Fatherland Union and the Progressive Citizen's Party. Liechtenstein's distinctive form of coalition government came to an end in April 1997. The Fatherland Union took sole responsibility for the government during the 1997 to 2001 Parliament, with its members filling all the positions on the government committee. Since 2001 it has been the Progressive Citizen's Party that has provided all the members of the government. The minority parties, as opposition parties, act as a check on the government in Parliament and on parliamentary commissions.
The Liechtenstein electorate on March 16, 2003, endorsed Prince Hans-Adam II's proposal for a revision of the Liechtenstein Constitution with 64.3% of votes. Prior to the vote, the Prince indicated that he and the reigning family would leave the country if his endorsed Constitution failed to pass. The Prince now has the power to dissolve Parliament and appoint an interim government, dismiss individual members of government, and veto any parliamentary legislation by not signing the bill within 6 months. Without the approval of the reigning prince, no further constitutional amendments can be adopted, except in the case of a referendum abolishing the royal house. Finally, the Prince now has the final say on the appointment of judges, and the State Court loses its key competence to mediate between the government and the Prince on constitutional matters. The opponents of the Prince's proposal announced an appeal against the referendum decision before the Liechtenstein State Court. The Council of Europe has indicated that it may "monitor" the new Constitution. 

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Monday, April 15, 2013

The Louvre museum in Paris





Largest museum of France, The Louvre Museum (Le Musée du Louvre in French) presents collections of western art from the Middle Ages to 1850, and the antique civilisations that have preceded and influenced this art.
They are divided into 8 departments : Oriental Antiquities, Islamic Art, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities and, for the modern period, Paintings, Sculptures, Art items, Prints and Drawings until 1848. In addition to these departments, the museum presents a section devoted to the history of the Louvre, including the medieval moats erected by Philippe Auguste in 1190.
21 new rooms have been dedicated to collections of Italian and Spanish paintings dating back to the XVIIth and XVIIth centuries.


Let's not forget, the ever so famous masterpieces: the Venus of Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Mona Lisa of Leonard da Vinci, and so many others.

Venus of Milo - Paris Louvre
Venus of Milo - Paris Louvre
Open to all since 1793, the Louvre has embodied the concept of a truly "universal" institution. Universal in the scope of its collections, it is also universal in its appeal to some  6 million visitors every year!!
The Louvre, in its successive architectural metamorphoses, has dominated central Paris since the late 12th century. Built on the city's western edge, the original structure was gradually engulfed as the city grew. The dark fortress of the early days was transformed into the modernized dwelling of François I and, later, the sumptuous palace of the Sun King, Louis XIV.
The demolition of the Tuileries in 1882 marked the birth of the modern Louvre. The palace ceased to be the seat of power and was devoted almost entirely to culture. Only the Finance Ministry, provisionally installed in the Richelieu wing after the Commune, remained. Slowly but surely, the museum began to take over the whole of the vast complex of buildings.


 First stop in Paris for most art lovers is the Louvre, the largest museum in the western world. Originally the building was a fortress and if you go to the basement you can see the original walls which date from 1190. In the 16th Century it was turned into a Renaissance style palace which housed the royal art collection which consisted of a dozen paintings by such artists as Leonardo di Vinci and Raphael that had been stolen from Italy. The palace was expanded and renovated and was the home of King Louis XIV until he moved to Versailles and the place fell into disrepair, full of bums, bars and brothels. (Actually it must have been amazing during that period).The Louvre once again became the home for some of the royal art of Louis XIV and Marie Antionette shortly before their beheadings in 1793 when it held over 2500 pieces. Though originally only kings and royalty were able to view the art, after the French Revolution the doors were opened for everyone. It contains some of the most famous pieces in the world including the Venus di Milo, Mona Lisa, Winged Victory of Samothrace and the best collection of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian antiquities, and paintings from the middle ages to be found under one roof.
Unless you are a gifted athlete with a photographic memory that enables you to take in a piece of art in three seconds, don't even try to see the whole museum in one day. Make a mental list of the works you want to see and find them on the map and you will see plenty of other things on the way. You can always come back and you probably will.
The entrance is through the glass pyramid in the Cour Napoleon (Courtyard of Napoleon) which anyone who has read The DiVinci Code will be familiar with. Beneath the Pyramid is the Hall Napoleon, a 700 foot cavern which holds the ticket office, the excellent book store and the entranceways to all the exhibit areas. There are other bookstores in the different sections of the museum. Be sure to pick up a map at the information desk. You will need it. Guided tours are offered several times a day except Sunday and Tuesday. Expect to stand in line though the more off-season you go the shorter the line will be. You can also do aSkip the Line Tours of the Louvre and avoid the waiting. Otherwise, you can also buy tickets at Virgin Mega Stores and Paris Railway Stations. The museum is open daily, except Tuesdays and certain public holidays, from 9am to 6pm.
The Louvre is open evenings until 9.45pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Tickets for the permanent exhibitions is 8.50 euros before 6pm and 6 euros after 6pm. You can also buy an admission package for 13 and 11 euros that gets you in to see all the temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent ones. There are group rates too. The museum is free on the first Sunday of each month. It is also free to young people under 18, disabled and the unemployed. To see if you qualify e-mail info@louvre.fr

The museum has the "Tourisme et Handicap" label for physical and mental disabilities, and hearing impairment. A special map shows disabled people how to move around the museum (18 lifts, 20 platforms). Totally practicable for people of limited mobility and acknowledged as such by the Parisian delegation member of the Association des Paralysés de France. Tactile space. Documentation in Braille. Visits-conferences in sign language are proposed each month for deaf people. 

Tel: 01 40 20 59 90; handicap@louvre.fr

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L'arc de Triomphe (victory monument) Paris



On a slightly overcast morning me and my friends from the Netherlands prepares to drive around town paris, from troyes where my friend parked camper and stay for two nights, we decided to go to Paris city center by train, and our main goal is the Eiffel and around to see the uniqueness the town Paris, and one of them is Arc de triumph. let's go ..

In addition to the Eiffel Tower (the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Tower 'Modern' in The Middle 'Klasik' late 18th Century) Arc de Triomphe is a monument that became mascot and the pride of the city of Paris. Chaillot and is located in the first and last point of a very famous street, the Champs de Ellysee in the same city, Paris.

L'arc de Triomphe (victory monument) is in the form of the gate, facing the Champs Elysees, the luxury shopping district.
L'arc de Triomphe is a legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte and start up in 1806.
Construction of this monument is the concept of Napoleon Bonaparte to commemorate the French army services.
This monument is architect Jean Chalgrin, but he died in 1811 and the process was continued by Jean Nicolas Huyot.



The design is classic with materials a luxury indeed. Arc de Triumphe located at the intersection of 12th street, the avenue des Champs-Élysées as its main street and avenue de la grande-armee. the avenue Marceau, avenue d'lena, avenue Kleber, avenue victor hugo, foch avenue, avenue carnot, mac-mohan avenue, avenue Wagram, avenue de Friedland, and avenue Hoche.
According to the literature I've read, this monument 51 meters high and 45 meters wide. Arc de Triumph is a 'gateway' city of Paris, as well as a place of pilgrimage and wreath laying, the monument is indeed a concept of Napoleon Bonaparte to commemorate the services of the French army.

wowowowo Indeed, Arc de Triumph, the pride of the French monument can truly be the 'pride', not just the story behind it, but the design and workmanship are very artistic and beautiful.

after our bus ride from the Eiffel special for tourist, suddenly rained and the roof which was originally open on the bus we were riding should be closed and that means we can not take the picture perfectly. pity :(

But to see all beautiful places around gave us satisfies..

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History and Documentation of the Eiffel Tower



This is the place I most wanted to visit and I dreamed in my life, and when I was here displayed an amazing sight for me, and it arbitrarily because my friend who also wanted me to visit the Eiffel Tower.Thank you so much my friend.. :)

Okayy ..now we go to the point of the eiffel Tower history..


Built within the framework of the World Exhibition week and the celebration of the French Revolution, the tower with the flag fluttering at its peak was inaugurated on March 31, 1889. Despite harsh criticism and protests from residents of Paris and intellectuals during its construction, the metal structure is a symbol of Paris, attracting over 6 million visitors each year.

Project Leader: Mr. Gustave Eiffel was assisted by, among others, the engineers Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier and Stephen Sauvestre as an architect.

Plan the project began in 1884. Despite all the above obstacles, Development of the tower began in 1887 and was completed 26 months later in 1889. The planned tower will be torn down after the Universal Exhibition of 1900. However, the success of the radio transmission experiments were controlled by the French Army before the restoration was finally saved the Eiffel Tower.

Materials used: steel iron cross linked in the form of 18,038 seeds fortified with 2.5 million nails. The framework of the work of Gustave Eiffel's windproof and although mainly of iron, heavy towers only 7,300 tons.

Height: From the ground to the flagpole, height 312.27 meters in 1889, is now 324 meters with antenna. Currently, various French television companies to install their antennas on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Paris is owned by the Government and managed by a private company, "Société Nouvelle d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel", the iron frame is renovated every 7 years and painted with 50 tons of paint. Renovation work if workers manguasai alpinis and acrobatic sports.

Lighting: "Iron Girl" is illuminated with 1000 watts and 352 projectors sengah flashes every hour at night with 20,000 bulbs and 800 light disco.

In order to make the tower seem more alive, 4 laser xenon lamp 6000 watts power rotates permanently on top of the tower.

Number of stairs: 1665 ladder for visitors who love sports. There are 2 lifts that go up to the second level where they can find many souvenir shops.

okay .. hopefully helpful for you and the one thing i wanted to suggest if you want to get around to all side of the paris city, it helps you to use a special bus tour de paris, the bus will take you to all interesting places and so much more to see..and you will never forget your the most amazing experience.

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris


Yes Notre-dame paris, cathedral so majestic and full of history is very appropriate for the purpose of your visit in this fashion trend center city in the whole world.
but one thing you need to know before entering this building is to first read the rules, especially the first set your camera to not use a flash light because the rules here are very tight,because with a flash light on the camera allows the destructive elements of color in the objects displayed .
Just imagine if hundreds of people a day who snapped objects displayed there..must be will influence of the element in each objects ,yes its reasonable :)



The cathedral is a starting point if you are visiting Paris. The building is located between the two sides of the river, built during the Middle Ages. Its construction started in 1163 and completed in 1334. Dirsmikan the choir in 1182.


History: All political and religious events celebrated here; first Te Deum after the victory Philippe August, Giving Crown of Thorns brought back by King Louis, the first opening of the Etats GENERAUX by Philippe Le Bel.

History of the cathedral started from this period., A French one. From the 17th and 18th centuries, Notre-Dame welcomes all important events to celebrate the victory of King and funerals. funeral services.

To complete the wish of King Louis XIII, Louis XIV replace gothic choir with baroque style.

Celebrated Bastille attacks with a Te Deum, then the revolutionaries cut off the head of the famous statue and also that of the King Gallery. When Napoleon's coronation on June 2.

December 1804, Notre-Dame Cathedral, which almost collapsed, hidden behind a layer of gold and boo-dependent.


This building from demolition after a campaign diselematkan fter Victor Hugo by Viollet-Leduc kembali.Arsitek construction that handles supervision restoration that lasted for 23 years from 1841 and 1864. Cathedral holds the largest organ in France.


And that's part of the history of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris,
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