MtRushmore

                                                               MtRushmore


Mount Rushmore, also known as the Shrine of Democracy, is a National Monument and Memorial depicting four of the most prominent presidents of the first 150 years of the United States - George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and Thomas Jefferson. Mount Rushmore was carved into South Dakota’s Black Hills from 1927 to 1941 under the direction of sculptor Gutzon Borglum. The project took a team of 400 drillers and assistant carvers fourteen years to complete. Over 800 million pounds of stone were removed using dynamite, detailed drilling, and finishing processes.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is visited by nearly three million people each year that come to marvel at the majestic beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota and learn about the birth, growth, development and preservation of the country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share.

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 5,725-foot mountain in 1927. Creation of the Shrine of Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located 23 miles southwest of Rapid City, is something you don't want to miss. It's the greatest Attraction in the US!

"Until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away." Those are the famous words Sculptor Gutzon Borglum used to describe the length of time his most famous work, Mt. Rushmore, will endure.

The granite faces of four American presidents' is scaled to men who would stand 465 feet tall! President Calvin Coolidge believed Mount Rushmore was "decidedly American in its conception, magnitude and meaning. It is altogether worthy of our country," Coolidge proclaimed at the dedication of the project in 1927.

A $56 million redevelopment was completed in 1998 with the addition of a new parking structure, amphitheater, museum/theater complex, Visitor Orientation Center, Presidential Trail, gift shop, bookstore, and dining facilities.

Christ Redeemer Statue

                                 Christ  Redeemer  Statue


RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer), at an impressive 98 feet high and more than 2,326 feet above sea level, is one of Rio’s – and the world’s – greatest attractions. Standing next to the awesome Christ statue atop Rio’s Corcovado Mountain, gazing up at the monument and then out over Guanabara Bay is sure a thrill, but getting there can also be part of the adventure.

Once there, the price for adults is R$43, for children R$21.50 (children under six go for free), includes the round trip transportation and access to the Christ the Redeemer monument.

The statue was struck by lightning during a violent electrical storm on Sunday, February 10, 2008 and suffered some damage on the fingers, head and eyebrows.

On April 15, 2010 graffiti was sprayed on the statue's head and right arm. Mayor Eduardo Paes called the act "a crime against the nation" and vowed to jail the vandals, even offering a reward of R$ 10,000 for any information that might lead to an arrest.[13][14] The Military Police eventually identified house painter Paulo Souza dos Santos as the suspect of the act of vandalism.

Eiffel Tower, in Paris

                                     Eiffel Tower, in Paris



    The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition in 1889,       

    held in celebration of the French Revolution in 1789.

Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower. Even if you do not want to visit this world famous structure, you will see its top from all over Paris. The tower rises 300 meters tall (984 ft); when it was completed at the end of the 19th century it was twice as high as the Washington Monument, at the time the tallest structure in the world.

The structure took more than two years to complete. Each one of the about 12,000 iron pieces were designed  separately to give them exactly the shape needed. All pieces were prefabricated and fit together using approx. 7 million nails..

Inaugurated March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower would be the tallest structure in the world until the completion of the Chrysler Building in 1930.

The Russian Tear

                                      The  Russian  Tear



                      THE  PROJECT  SARTED  IN  SEPTEMBER  


                                                                      2006

This unique teardrop memorial was dedicated to the People of the United States by the People of Russia and Russian President Puten. It was dedicate on September 11, 2006. The Statute of Liberty and lower Manhattan Island are visible from the other side of the monument. The black stone base is inscribed with the names of all of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The monument is located adjacent to the cruise ship terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey.

This photo was awarded a second place Red Ribbon at the 2010 Salem County Fair.

Madina Munawara

     
      The protector of good, all prophets seek answers at your door
              
                   The Shah of Medina, the Shah of Medina.

In  Arabic ’’MADINA’’ means ’’CITY’’. So,  its  full  name  is ’’Madina-al-Munawara’’ which  means, The City of  Lights.It is also called ’’Madina-e-Tayba’’ which means ’’The City of Purity’’

Its water had bitter taste.It is the second holiest city in Islam after Mecca and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. Medina is critically significant in Islamic History for being whereMuhammad's final religious base was established after the Hijrah and where he died in 632 AD/11 AH. Medina was the power base of Islam in its first century, being where the early Muslim community (ummah) developed under the Prophet's leadership, then under the leadership of the first four caliphs of Islam:Abu Bakr,Omar,Othman and Ali.

Madina is home to the three oldest mosques in Islam, namely Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque), Quba Mosque (the first mosque in Islam's history),[2] and Masjid al-Qiblatain (The Mosque of the Two Qiblahs - the mosque where the direction of Muslim prayer, or qiblah, was switched from Jerusalem to Makkah).

Muslims believe that the final chapters (surahs) of the Qur'an chronologically were revealed to the Prophet in Madina and are called Madinan surahs in contrast to earlier Makkah surahs.[6][7]