Thailand - Grand Palace (Bangkok)

Photo Gallery of Grand Palace in Bangkok.

Grand Palace is (I guess) the most famous tourist place in Bangkok.
It was built in 1782 when the capital was moved from Thonburi to Bangkok by Rama I.
Excellent artists were gathered from each area over the country and they competed with each other over their skills. The successive kings repair or build an extension.

The Grand Palace consists of four parts;
The outer part is the civil and military headquarters, the central is the King's living quarters, the inner part is for female members of the royal family and their attendants, and another area is the royal temples.
(I don't know well which is which. :D )

If I have time next time, I would like to visit Grand Palace again. :)

• Around the palace
• Various Buildings
• Guardian gods (Yak)
• Influence of China
• Paintings on the wall
• Decorations
• Others

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Discover China: The Great Wall

To the north is the Longevity Hill, which is clustered with grand buildings, to the south is the Kunming Lake. Some of its famed structures are the Halls of Benevolence and Longevity, Cloud Dispelling Hall, Hall of Virtuous Brilliance, Pavillion & Tower of Buddhist Fragrance, Temple of the Sea of Wisdom, the Marble Boat and the 17-arch bridge on the Kunming Lake, which is more than 150 meters long.

Classic Wine Travel

We will invite you to a very unique segwaytour: Imagine cruising effortlessly through the beautiful parks and along the Ring while receiving a great orientation, informative historical and current-day information, heaps of unique and fascinating stories, fantastic photo ops and superb personal service from your guide.

You will be hosted in a *****Hotel with all the accommodation specials classic Vienna hospitality has to offer.

Our evening program will include gourmet Dinners followed by a visit to the theatre or a concert in the opera house

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001 Berkely Campus - Sproul Plaza
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The Most Horrible Building In Glasgow

Can this be The Most Horrible Building In Glasgow? I would say it certainly is. The building (if it can be called that) is two blue boxes. It is NOT a temporary structure – even though it looks like building site portacabins or portaloos. This monstrosity has been there for a great many years, and now I think it is time to get rid of it.

Let’s consider for a moment the context of these blue boxes…

You may be on Sauchiehall Street or visiting the King’s Theatre, and you may well decide to take a stroll around the streets to admire the grand buildings from the time when Glasgow was proud and boastful as the second city of the biggest empire in history.

A stroll along Elmbank Street would show some lovely Grand Victorian Classical architecture, such as the old High School building — and you might notice, at the end of the road, the modern skyscraper mirroring the neighbouring buildings. This is a standard way to solve the problem of how to put a modern building into a classical context — just make it mirrored and it will reflect the old architecture beautifully! However, as you walk, you might notice something blue being reflected in the skyscraper down low at the trees — what can this be? You walk past the classical facade of the High School (where the Pitt Street Police Office can be seen through the arch), eager to see what is around the corner

Now, I ask you — seriously — what on earth were they thinking? How could the planning department have allowed this to happen? Why BLUE? These two blue boxes are on Holland Street — but this is their best side, you actually see far more of them from Elmbank Street and reflected in the skyscraper.

Is it so that the building could be found by the public? Nope, this is not a public building — this is the building where the CITRAC traffic cameras are controlled!

In my opinion, I can just about live with the mirrored skyscraper, I am not really a fan of the 1960s tower block on Holland and West George (seen behind the blue boxes in the picture above) , but these blue boxes are definitely bad — they fail to enhance the environment, they create despair and bewilderment and they never can look good in any season or weather. These blue boxes upset passers-by and I can only wonder how the occupants must feel. The building is ugly in itself and even uglier in its context.

Things are getting worse when this sort of thing can happen! It is an insult to the people of this city. Pure and simple.

Seville Sightseeing

Many people rate Seville as the most interesting city in Spain. Personally I would go for Barcelona or Madrid but there is no doubt that Seville is more manageable and it certainly has many attractions. These are some of the best.