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Friday, December 30, 2011

The Indian Ancient Observatory


The old observatory "Jantar Minar" was found by the rajah of Jaipur. Some very ancient instruments for the sun and stars observation remained here. With their help astronomers can even predict eclipses.
The way to the observatory.
Tolstoy's street.
The ticket costs 250 rupees ( 5,5 dollars).
The sundial (Misra Yantra) was the first tool for time identification.
A shadow falls on the parapet and shows the current time.
Every instrument or building here has its own destination.
The memorable plate about the observatory foundation.
This is another instrument for time identification. It consists of a right-angled triangle and two arcs.
As big they are as accurate time is.
At night the North Star crowns these stairs.
But after the years of existence these constructions sank and their calculations became not so accurate.
The Ram Yantra is made for the identification of the zenithal distance and sun height.
These stone triangle walls are the end of the degrees scale.
With the help of that instrument ancient astronomers learnt about stars moving.
Jay Prakash Yantra is considered to be one of the most accurate instruments in the whole observatory.
All the rest instruments were constructed by using Prakash.
It helped to observe sun movements and zodiaс constellations.
This place has a special mysterious charm of the antiquity. And no one could even imagine that all these buildings were made without engines or computes that we use nowadays.

Terra-Cotta History Of China


It is quite a popular tourist destination, we know. But each time looking at the terra-cotta warriors you are amazed.
You've probably heard that all of them are of natural human size, and all faces are unique.

Chocolate Festival In London


Let us see the best masterpieces of British and foreign chocolate masters who gathered for Chocolate Festival in London.


Hens' Fate In Morocco


We've already seen how hens live and die in Iraq and what about Morocco? It it the same? The following pictures are exactly not for animal lovers or for nervous people, there will be blood, poor hens and rabbits. But it not so terrible indeed.
It seems that all towns in Morocco are just big markets where tourists can not only buy exotic food but also have a good time or find new friends without knowing the Arabic language.

Hens' Destiny In Iraq


It's the post of hens' truth, tough hens' truth. And for the truth we go to the hens' market of Iraq.
The "goods" are brought on special hens' vans and discharged on the ground. In order birds don't escape they are put in such cages.

Poor Life in Slums of China


This part of China is never visited by tourists. It's always dark here, even in daylight. Its residents are poor but hardworking. They earn their lives trading... The place we're talking about is the slums of Guangzhou. 

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Zion National Park, Utah


Why will you be stunned once you get here? Cause Zion National Park is magic! It is a green river, white trees, quiet red and green colors. And a red asphalt road, of course! Come here to become a fan of the Utah nature once and forever!  These are the photographs from Zion National Park.