Friday, November 4, 2016

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (Morocco)


The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. 
The houses crowd together within the defensive walls, which are reinforced by corner towers. 
Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Ouarzazate province, is a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco.

The five most beautiful wallpapers of Ksar of Aït Benhaddou in Morocco.







Thursday, November 3, 2016

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (Malta)


The Hypogeum is an enormous subterranean structure excavated c. 2500 B.C., using cyclopean rigging to lift huge blocks of coralline limestone. 
Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.

The five most beautiful wallpapers of the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Malta.







Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca (Melake and George Town - Malaysia)


Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. 
The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the towns with a specific multicultural heritage that is both tangible and intangible. 
With its government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications, Melaka demonstrates the early stages of this history originating in the 15th-century Malay sultanate and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century. 
Featuring residential and commercial buildings, George Town represents the British era from the end of the 18th century. 
The two towns constitute a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Melaka and George Town in Malaysia







Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Yakushima (Japan)


Located in the interior of Yaku Island, at the meeting-point of the palaearctic and oriental biotic regions, Yakushima exhibits a rich flora, with some 1,900 species and subspecies, including ancient specimens of the sugi (Japanese cedar). 
It also contains a remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest that is unique in this region.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Yakushima in Japan.







Monday, October 31, 2016

Historic Centre of Florence (Florence - Italy)


Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. 
Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Florence in Italy.







Sunday, October 30, 2016

Sangiran Early Man Site (Sangiran - Indonesia)


Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. 
Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found – half of all the world's known hominid fossils. 
Inhabited for the past one and a half million years, Sangiran is one of the key sites for the understanding of human evolution.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Sangiran in Indonesia.







Friday, October 28, 2016

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (Mahabalipuram - India)


This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. 
It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famous 'Descent of the Ganges', and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of Shiva.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Mahabalipuram in India.