The General Sherman Tree is the most giant Giant Sequoia in the world. The largest tree by volume, it is 275 feet tall and 36.5 feet across at the base. The tree is believed to be 2,200 years old and weigh 1,385 tons. But those are numbers — numbers that a brain familiarized with normal […]
Frank Wright is one of America’s most famous architects. He designed a very special house for his client that is constructed over a waterfall and the home is appropriately named Fallingwater, in Pennsylvania. It became famous instantly and today the structure is a National Landmark. Frank Wright was an American architect born in 1867 who designed
There was much discussion on whether the Petronas towers are actually taller than the Sears tower as the height of the antennas on the Petronas towers are included in the total height, while the height of the antennas are not included in the height calculation of the Sears tower as they are not considered an
Craighead Caverns is an extensive cave system located in Sweetwater, Tennessee. It is most well known for containing the United States’ largest and World’s second largest underground lake, The Lost Sea. In addition to the lake, the caverns contain an abundance of crystal clusters called anthodites, stalactites, stalagmites and a waterfall.Tourists and caving enthusiasts have
Beneath the rugged desert, rocky slopes and deep canyons that make up Carlsbad Caverns National Park, lies an underground treasure including more than 117 known caves. Carlsbad Caverns, tucked underneath the scenic Guadalupe Mountain ranges in the Chihuahuan Desert of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas, contains some of the largest and most visited caves in
Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai is an ancient Shiva temple. It is a beautiful example of the Dravidian temple sculpture and architecture. The present structure of the temple is the renovated one which was rebuilt by the Vijayanagara kings in the 16th century.
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Built in the year 1537 by Kempe Godwa II, a chieftain of the Vijayanagar Empire the Bangalore Fort in Bangalore is one of the few historical monuments in the city. So if you are planning for sightseeing in Bangalore, visit the Bangalore Fort in Karnataka and travel back in time.
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Parthasarathy Temple in Chennai is truly outstanding among the legions of temples in South India with its striking features. The Parthasarathy Temple dates back to the 8th c. It was originally built by the Pallavas and later reformed by the Vijayanagar Kings during 11th century.
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In 1537 racing in India started to evolve, 150 years after Kempe Gowda founded Bangalore. The birth of Bangalore Turf Club happened in December 1, 1920. Four stewards namely Major R.H.O.D Paterson, Sir Leslie Miller, Major J.M Holmes and C.N Suryanarain Row decided to form a race club in the city. They formulated that there
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Guindy National Park, adjacent to the Raj Bhavan, is situated in the Mambalam, Guindy taluk in Chennai. Guindy National Park, The smallest national park in India and one of the few located in a metro.
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