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04 Mar 2011

Petra – Best Historical Place To Visit In Jordan

“SYMBOL OF JORDAN”

Petra

Petra

Brief Words & History

A very famous saying about the Petra which describes it well is “A rose red city half as old as time”. With this sentence everyone can easily understand the historic importance of the Petra. Petra is a very important city of Jordan and a great treasure of history. This is the most visited tourist attraction in Jordan. Its importance can be understood with the fact that BBC recently declared Petra as one of the 40 places that everyone must see before die. It was originally build in 1st century as the tomb of the king. It is said that about 2000 BC, people from Arab who were engaged in trade were settled here. Those people were called Nabataeans. At that time Petra linked India and Arabia with Greece, Rome and Egypt etc. Petra is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.  Petra is holds very different reasons for being so popular. This place has a civilized culture, carved rocky architecture and a complete system of water channels and dams. The rocky carved structures have made this city the great heritage treasure of the world.

petra jordan

petra jordan

Entrance of Petra

You enter in the glorious city of Petra through a Siq. Infact Siq is a narrow passage that is about 1 km long to enter the main city. The scenery of the path can be imagined by this that it passes through the cliffs which are 80m high. Entering the city through siq is a great experience. The colour of the cliffs is really eye catching. The formation of the rocks is really amazing and beautiful. When you reach at the end of the siq the firs look is really dazzling. At the end there is the treasury which is the major architectural beauty of the site.

Caves In jordan

Caves In jordan

Dazzled Carving & Beauty

This is the master piece of rock carving and shows the engineering excellence of the people of ancient era. The elevation or front view of the treasury is about 30m wide and 43m high. It has been constructed by cutting and carving the face of the rock. It is standing with such dignity that everything looks dwarf around it. The colour of the rock is dusky pink which gives it majestic look. The art work is amazing. The rocks have been carved beautifully. Treasury is not the only thing that represents the treasures of Petra. There is a monastery at the top of the valley. You have to climb 800 steps which are made by cutting rocks. There is a theatre of roman style which has a seating capacity of 3000 people. As Petra is a amazing and beautiful archeological site, there are two museums set to show the rich history of Petra one is Petra Archeological Museum and the second is Petra Nabataean Museum. These sites have so much to justify the visit. The streets of the city are to be wandered because these are colonnaded. The landscape of Petra is mesmerizing with pink and different coloured rock mountains.

petra

petra

Tourist Guide

If you plan, that you must, then the best time to visit this beautiful astonishing historic site is early morning and late afternoon. The reason is that the sunlight reflects the true colours of the rocks. You will have a great experience of photography here. The entry of motor vehicles is restricted. You have to walk for 1km long siq to enter the main city. You can even hire a horse drawn carriage while inside the city you can hire donkey or camel. It will take 3 to 5 days to completely explore the city. This visit will be unforgettable.

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21 Feb 2011

LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA-Best Historical Place To Visit In china

LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA
Largest Carved Buddha in the World

Brief Words


Besides the number of beautiful natural sceneries, China has a very rich historical background. There are many signs and remainings of ancient history. There are number of world heritage sites in China. The people of the region have fertile minds. You can not restrict the intelligence to a specific time or era, ethnic group, colour and caste. It is the gift of God that has been in all times. Being a human being my mind stucks to the point that how the people of ancient era may have created such kind of masterpieces. Their intelligence level and their hardworking habits have made them immortal through their great work. Among such a great masterpieces from the history there is the statue of Leshan Buddha. It is referred as the largest carved Buddha in the world. In real sense it is the great human work.

History & Purpose
Giant Buddha-China

Giant Buddha-China

When you visit this historical site, you find a mountain sized statue. You will be amazed that how the people at that time carved the cliff to make this giant statue. The construction of the statue was started in 713 A.D. Construction of the Buddha faced a funding hurdle. The construction work was stopped for about 70 years due to the funding problem.

Giant Buddha

Giant Buddha

Finally the construction was completed in 803 A.D. In the history the construction of such kind of statues just has the spiritual aspect. The purpose behind the construction of the Buddha is very logical. The view of the statue is that the river is flowing under the feet of the statue. The water of river was turbulent that was not allowing the ships to pass through. A monk at the time thought the construction of the Buddha. He was of the view that the construction of Buddha would calm the intensity of the waters and ships would be able to pass through the river easily. Surprisingly the main objective of the construction has been achieved. As we know that it was built by cutting and carving the cliff, this process threw a heavy number of stones into the river. These stones calmed the waters of the river and allowed the shipping vessels to pass.

View of Buddha
Leshan Giant Buddha

Leshan Giant Buddha

It is situated in Sichuan province of China. When it was being constructed it was the tallest statue in the world. Now the Buddha is considered to be the largest carved statue in the world. The height of the Buddha is about 71 meters which is approximately 233 feet. It is about 28 meters wide which is approximately 92 feet. The statue has been constructed in sitting position. It seems like a king sitting in his chair with his hands resting on his knees. When you look towards the mountain which has been carved to construct the statue, it seems that the mountain is embosoming the Buddha. You can imagine the volume of the Buddha with the fact that its tiny toenail is so big that a person can easily be seated on it. The condition of Buddha is being deteriorated day by day. It has not given proper protection from pollution and other weather conditions. This heritage site must be protected.

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