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Buckingham Palace history: A best-known tourist attraction

traveleurope360 — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:39:33 +0000

Many people might be aware of the fact that the Buckingham Palace has a long history that dates back to more than 500 years. Many buildings of the palace are still standing as it was built originally during early 1700. The palace has changed hands on many occasions. The palace lies in the city of Westminster and is also well-known throughout the world as the Queen of England’s residence.

buckingham palace interior

Tourists from all over the world visit to this site and remain desperate to explore the Buckingham Palace history. Today, the Buckingham Palace is used to host various Royal occasions like the state entertainment. Now the Buckingham Palace has became among the best-known tourist attractions in the entire world. However, the palace has started its life as Buckingham House and has the ability to trace back to more than 500 years. The Buckingham Palace has total four major attractions to see and explore – the Goring House, the Arlington House, Buckingham House, and from Queen’s House to Palace.

The land where the palace lies was once a marshland and was located besides the river Tyburn. You can still see the running river that flows below the courtyard and the south wing of the extensive development. The first house that was built on the location was completed in the year 1624 under the instructions of Sir William Blake. Many controversies and confusions occurred about the owner of the palace for several years, as there were no hardcore evidences.

Well, the first major building at the site was the Goring House. The house was burnt down in the year 1674 and the Arlington House is considered as the south wing of the present palace. In the year 1761, the Buckingham House was sold for £21,000 to George III and was initially obtained as a private move away for the Royal family. The palace is comprised of 77,000 square metres of floor space that is extended across many highly imposing rooms. This floor space is used for different functions, staffing requirements, and entertainment.

The Buckingham Palace also has its own picture gallery, which is comprised of various works done by Rembrandt, van Dyck, Rubens, and Vermeer. Many of the pictures are even priceless. The palace has many state rooms that were named after the VIP visitors who frequently traveled to this site from all over the world just to visit the Royal family. Overall, the palace has total 19 state rooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and huge 78 bathrooms.

Many attempts have also undertaken to bomb the Buckingham Palace during the time of World War I, but World War II has damaged a major part of the surrounding buildings. So if you are interested to see and reveal the Buckingham Palace history, then head to this major attraction and make your vacation special.

Facts about the Roman Colosseum: An ancient Roman architecture

traveleurope360 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:12:07 +0000

Roman Colosseum is an outstanding attraction and is also a well-known tourist area located in Rome. The Roman Colosseum is also demonstrated on the coins of 5-cent euro. The Roman Colosseum is among the most magnificent ancient constructions for which people throngs to Rome just to have a glance at this charming attraction. The Roman Colosseum is completely adorned with white color and is utterly enclosed in splendid travertine stone slabs.

The shape of the Royal Colosseum is oval so that it could hold more audience. Now, you can see just the remains of the best arena in the olden world. Three-fifths of the exterior adjacent brick walls have vanished off track. The Roman Colosseum is actually an elliptical amphitheatre located straight in the center of Rome, which is in Italy. It is the largest ever built structure in the Roman Empire, which is considered as among the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. So if you are visiting the city of Rome then do not miss to visit and experience the ancient Roman Colosseum. Well, before visiting if you go through the facts about the Roman Colosseum then it will help you to explore the major attraction further.

Some of the facts about the Roman Colosseum are:
• The Roman Colosseum was in the beginning known as the Flavian Amphitheater.
• The Roman Colosseum is a gigantic building of the ancient Roman Empire.
• During 70 AD, the Roman Emperor Vespasian was initiated the construction of the colosseum. He was also the creator of the Flavian dynasty.
• After the death of the Emperor, the Colosseum was finished construction in 80 AD.
• The Roman Colosseum was built close to the huge statue of Colossus and engaged part of the Nero’s park. The present name was originated from the same statue of Colossus.
• It is an amphitheater that can hold 50,000 people easily at one time. Initially, the building has four floors out of which the first three floors had broad arched entrances and the fourth one had rectangular doorways.
• To build the exterior of the building, Travertine has been used whereas; the interiors were made up of tufa and bricks.
• With the marble blocks, the pedestals were created. Some 100,000 cubic metres of marbles has been used for the construction of the building. From the historical evidences, it has been cleared that 200 bullock carts were used to transport the marble up to the construction site.
• The size of the arena is 79 x 45 metres and is comprised of wood and sand.
• The attraction has total 76 entrances and in addition to this, four entrances were also there that was used for the emperor. Nobles and the gladiators.

So, all of these facts about the Roman Colosseum will give you amazing information to explore the area in a different perspective. This is among the landmarks of ancient Roman architecture that will entice you to the fullest.

Holiday Destination Ancient Pompeii

traveleurope360 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:06:05 +0000

If you want to spend your this summer holiday at specia historial place, then consider the Pompeii as your holiday destination of this summer. I would like to recommend this destination because of this place best for family and kids. You should spend your vacation there alone also. similar to ancient Pompeii as well as her sister city Herculaneum, were accurately stopped departed in their pathways, frozen in an instant of each day life during the first century. Ancient Pompeii is positioned around 11 km in southeastern region of Mt. Vesuvius. Herculaneum is positioned around 7 km in the western region of the peak. Look some pictures of ancient Pompeii.

city of Herculaneum

Temple of Apollo

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London Dungeon: A scary Medieval Age attraction

traveleurope360 — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:48:22 +0000

Someone said a correct phrase – The World is not enough. In this world, you will get many different kinds of attractions that draw millions of tourists to explore it. The same in London, you will get many major attractions to explore. Out of that, one attraction has gained world popularity due to its unique feature. ‘The London Dungeon’ is actually of the major attractions of London that lies in the Tooley Street close to the London Bridge rail station. It brings the history of different tortures from the Medieval Age.

The London Dungeon presents all the past brutal and ghastly historical events in a severely comedic, gallows homour style. It is simply some of the attempts to make appeal to the younger generation. The London Dungeon uses an assortment of live actors, special effects and the fascinating and thrilling rides. Opened in the year 1976, the London Dungeon was initially a museum of horrible history that was later evolved to become an interactive experience through the actors that pulls visitors from every corner of the country and the world.

London Dungeon is operated by the Merlin Entertainments that also operates other famous attractions like Madame Tussauds, Legoland, London Eye, Thorpe Park, Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, Heide Park, Sea Life, Gardaland, and Warwick Castle. The interior of London Dungeon is heavily themed with the flame effects, tolling bells, and different still scenes of torture for the visitors.

The scenes in London Dungeon, which you can explore, are:
• Labyrinth of the Lost
• The Great Plague
• Surgery: Blood and Guts
• Traitor: Boat Ride To Hell
• Sweeney Todd
• Great Fire of London
• Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom
• Bloody Mary: Killer Queen

Labyrinth of the Lost is a large mirror maze that is themed around the crypt of All Hallows Church in London.

The Great Plague was started in the year 1665 at the time of the Great Plague of London. London was described as puzzled with bubonic plague due to which thousands were died. You can hear the recorded cries that are of panic and pain and shouts simply to bring out the dead.

The Great Plague was later closed to open a new attraction in the year 2009 that is Surgery: Blood and Guts. It introduces the 18th century butcher surgeon of Tooley Street. Here you will get full of fresh body parts, rusty blood covered surgical instruments, dog-eared anatomical diagrams, puss-ridden bandages, surplus or partly dissected corpses of earlier patients.

Traitor: Boat Ride to Hell is a show of boat ride that is themed to duplicate the last journey into the Tower of London through Traitors’ Gate. The London Dungeon is an attraction that cannot be found in other place in the world and is heavily themed that gives scary as well as humorous events to the tourists. So be the one to see the one in London.

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Madame Tussauds Wax: Get closer to your favorite stars

traveleurope360 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:34 +0000

Have you ever clicked a picture or get closed and personal with your favorite stars? If no then you can easily fulfill your dreams on next trip to London. London is a magnificent place where everything could be said as an attraction. Well, London also boasts a world-renowned museum where you can meet the celebrities and other prominent personalities. However, the stars are not real and are made up of wax, you can get closer to them and click photographs.

Wax sculptor Marie Tussaud sets up Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London. She spent her entire life in making her dream come true. She settled down in London’s Baker Street in the year 1835. During that time, she opened a museum that named as Madame Tussauds Wax Museum with plenty of her modelled collections. Before the establishment of this museum, Marie gained world-popularity. The models look so real that you cannot differentiate if the star will stand along with his/her figure.

madame tussauds wax museum

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum has branches in many major cities. The major attraction of the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is the Chamber of Horrors where you can see victims of the French Revolution along with the figures of murderers and other criminals. This gallery includes nearly 400 distinct figures, but due to the fire damage in the year 1925 and German bombs in the year 1941, majority of the older models has been non-operational. The history which has been created by Marie Tussaud is never to be forgotten part for the generations.

Due to the growing popularity and attractions of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, tourists from all over the world throng to see and meet the stars and prominent persons who received popularity for some or the other reason. So if you are planning to visit London, then do not miss to visit this fascinating tourist attraction. Whether it is Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Jackie Chan, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, Tom Cruise, or any other famous celebrities, you can simply make a personal pose with them and stare it forever.

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