Thursday, September 20, 2012

Jerusalem


Jerusalem - World Tourism will discuss about the JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel, though not internationally recognized as such, and one of the oldest cities in the world. Jerusalem is situated on the southern spur of the plateau in the Judean Mountains, which include the Mount of Olives and Mount Scopus eastward.
The height of the Old City is about 760 meters or about 2490 feet. The whole of Jerusalem is surrounded by valleys and dry riverbeds wadi. The Kidron, Hinnom, and Tyropoeon Valleys intersect in an area just south of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Kidron Valley runs to the east of the Old City and separates the Mount of Olives from the city proper. Along the southern side of old Jerusalem is the Valley of Hinnom, a steep ravine associated in biblical eschatology with the concept of Gehenna or Hell.

The Valley Tyropoeon begins in the northwest near the Damascus Gate, ran south-southeasterly through the center of the Old City to the Pool of Siloam, and divided the bottom into two hills, the Temple Mount to the east, and the rest of the city to the west or the lower and cities above described by Josephus.

Today, this valley is hidden by debris that has accumulated over the centuries. In biblical times, Jerusalem was surrounded by forests almond, olive and pine trees. During the centuries of war and neglect, is destroyed. Farmers in the Jerusalem region thus built stone terraces along the slopes to hold back the soil, a feature still very much in evidence in the Jerusalem landscape.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sydney Opera House


Sydney Opera House - World Tourism will discuss about the Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is one of the world's busiest arts center gig, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people. The Sydney Opera House is administered by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the New South Wales Department of Art. 

The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. This is one of the buildings of the 20th century's most distinctive and one of the most famous performing arts centers in the world.

The Sydney Opera House is at Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbor (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and inland by the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue arts center in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The building houses the Sydney Opera House where the performance below:
The Concert Hall, with 2679 seats, is the home of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is used by a large number of other concert presenters. It contains the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, the largest tracker mechanical action organ in the world, with more than 10,000 pipes. 
The Opera Theatre, a proscenium theater with 1507 seats, is the home of the Sydney Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet.
The Drama Theatre, proscenium theater with 544 seats, is used by the Sydney Theatre Company and other dance and theatrical presenters.
The Playhouse, an end-stage theater with 398 seats.
The Studio, a flexible space with a maximum capacity of 400 people, depending on configuration.
Space Utzon, the multi-purpose small, seating up to 210.
The Forecourt, a flexible open space with a variety of configuration options, including the possibility of using the Monumental Steps as audience seating, used for a variety of community events and major outdoor performances. Forecourt will be closed to visitors and performances 2011-2014 to construct a new entrance tunnel to a rebuilt loading dock for the Opera Theatre.
Other areas (eg northern and western foyers) are also used for regular performances. Venues at the Sydney Opera House are also used for conferences, ceremonies and social functions.

There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece. This is one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world - a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Timbuktu



Timbuktu - World Tourism will discuss about the Timbuktu. Timbuktu is a city in the West African nation of Mali situated 15 kilo meters north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. 
Timbuktu is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali. In the past, the area flooded by the river was more extensive and in years with high rainfall, flooding would reach the western outskirts of Timbuktu itself.
Most tourists visit Timbuktu between November and February, when temperatures are lower. In the 1980s, a small amount of accommodation for travelers provided by two small hotels:. Bouctou Hotel and Hotel Azalai Over the next decade the number of tourists increased so that by 2006 there were seven small hotels and guest houses. 
City benefited from the tourist tax revenue from CFA 5000, with sales of crafts and the manpower to guide.
Timbuktu is located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert 15 km north of the main channel of the River Niger. The town is surrounded by sand dunes and the streets are covered with sand. Port of Kabara is 8 km to the south of the city and is connected to the arm of the river channel 3 km. 
Channel has become silted but in 2007 it was dredged as part of Libyan financed project. Kabara can only function as a port in December to January when the river was in full flood. When the water level is low, the ship docked in Korioumé related to Timbuktu by 18 km of paved road.