The Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City are undoubtedly the main attractions in Hue. The Citadel The citadel is laid out squarely with a side length of 2.5 km and is surrounded by a 6 m high fastening wall and a 4 m deep and 23 m wide moat. 11 gates allow the access. Inside […]
Pak Khlong Talat – Flower Market in Bangkok
Pak Khlong Talat is Bangkok’s largest flower market. It is opened 24 hours a day and offers fresh flowers from the whole country. In addition to flowers, fruit and vegetables are also sold. Pak Khlong Talat is located at Chak Phet street and in the adjacent side streets nearby the Phra-Phutthayotfa bridge. During the time […]
Torre de la Calahorra and Puente Romano de Cordoba
Cordoba visitors should not miss to go to the Plaza del Triunfo, located between the Mezquita and the Rio Guadalquivir. In the 17th century Cordoba was affected by a serious plague. The archangel Raphael, patron of the city, appeared to Father Andrés de las Roelas and announced that he will save the city. As the epidemic […]
Angkor Thom and the temple with the 200 faces
We enter Angkor Thom via a causeway, which is lined with Devas and Asuras, carrying a Naga. At the end of the dam is the Victory Gate, built in the typical Bayon style with faces in all four directions. Laterally are guardian figures, elephants with three heads and three trunks. They represent Airavata, the Elephant […]
Ta Keo and the End of the Khmer Empire
On the road to Angkor Thom we pass the 1000 year old Ta Keo temple – Prasat Keo – Crystal Temple The Ta Keo temple was built by King Jayavarman V and King Suryavarman I, but never completed. At that time it was the most monumental building of the Khmer and should serve as a […]
Ta Prohm – the Temple in the Cambodian jungle
We leave Angkor Wat through the eastern gate and enjoy the water lilies in the surrounding moat. Afterwards we go to the Ta Prohm temple complex. Many visitors regard it as the most beautiful temple. Anyway, it is the most spectacular one. The French discoverers of Angkor had decided to leave one temple in the condition […]