History
Discover historic monuments and places of historical interest
Visit Rhodes, Greece
Rhodes is the largest Dodecanese Island, and the most eastern in the group. It is situated in the Aegean Sea just 20 kilometres from the south-western coast of Turkey.
The island has been inhabited since very ancient times, and is well known for at one time being the location of the Colossus of Rhodes – the [...]
Visit Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s gift to the world. Cambodia has long hidden one of the world’s great treasures. Angkor Wat stands side by side with the pyramids, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China as one of mankind’s greatest achievements.
Siem Reap is the town on the outskirts of the Wat, or temple. It is a [...]
Visit the Taj Mahal, India
The beauty of the Taj Mahal - no other structure in the world provides such an instant image in the mind as the Taj Mahal. Its incredible beauty places it firmly on the top of anyone’s list of the most awe-inspiring places on the planet.
This Indian tribute to love, is admired the world over as a [...]
The Great Pyramids at Giza
Only one of the three iconic pyramids at Giza, necropolis of ancient Memphis, which is now part of modern day Cairo, is the number one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The world renowned Great Pyramid of Cheops was the vision of Cheops, a Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. Who began construction around 2560 years [...]
History of Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a basically unique structure, with nothing quite like it found anywhere else in the world. It has stood for over 5,000 years and has drawn travellers to experience its unique and mysterious atmosphere.
The stones did not appear overnight or even over a few years, it is believed that the structure ‘grew’ over a [...]
Chateau Chantilly – a day trip from Paris
What do you think of when you think of Visiting Paris ? The Eiffel Tower, perhaps, or the Arc de Triomphe. The shocking contrast between the Louvre and the shiny glass pyramid that now stands in its entrance? Maybe Montmartre and the narrow streets so little changed since 1900 when so many famous French artists [...]
History of the Roman Colosseum
The construction of the world famous Colosseum in Rome began in approximately 69 AD under the direction of Emperor Vespasian. It was dedicated a year after he died, in 79 AD by his son Titus. The construction of the Colosseum was completed in A.D. 82, by which time Titus himself, had also died.
The clear intention [...]
Machu Picchu, sacred city
Machu Picchu, machu meaning old, and picchu, mountain is a former Inca 15th century City, which is perched on a rocky promontory between the mountains and Machu Picchu Huayna Picchu on the eastern slopes the central Andes.
According to documents from the sixteenth century, Machu Picchu was the residence of the Pachacutec or Inca Yupanqui people. [...]
Visit Easter Island
Despite the fact that Easter Island is one of the most remote and has one of the difficult environmental conditions on the planet, the island developed with an extraordinary culture. The early settlers of the island arrived in the fourth century AD.
Rapa Nui as the society was known was divided into ten tribes, each of [...]
Visit the Hagia Sophia, Turkey
The Turkish Byzantine cathedral and Christian church, Hagia Sophia sometimes known as Aya Sofya, in Istanbul is the latest in a line of places of worship to be built on the site. Constantine the Great planned the construction of the church of the Divine Wisdom; it was actually built by his son, between the years [...]
Visit the Great Wall of China
Along the Great Wall of China. When viewed from space the Great Wall of China appears like a Chinese dragon winding its way across the mountain tops. The Chinese named it “Wan Li Chang Cheng” which translates as ‘Wall of 5000km’. It begins in the famous Shanhai Pass and runs its length to Lop Nur [...]