Sunday, September 14, 2008

building incarnate culture








1The statue of Christ the Redeemer--BRazil
one of the famous statues in the world,built in 1921 for celebrate independence 100 years.
2MachuPicchu--Peru
located on the half of a mountain in height 2300~2400m.

3Colosseum--Italy
located in the center of Rome,perimeter527m.

4Taj Mahal--India
1632,a king of India built for his wife who die in dystocia.

5Petra--Jordan
north closed to the Dead Sea,west connect to Israel,south to the island of araby,east to the plain of Buramia.

6Temple of Artemis--Turkey
oblate goddess Artemis,lenhth130m,wide70m.has 126 stelae.

7The Great Wall--China
use a lot of peaple to build,length 14600,000m.

5 comments:

Ketty Qi said...
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Ketty Qi said...

I enjoy your blog.These pictures brought out the beauty of the architecture. These are very lovely pictures. You introduced some information about these pictures, but I would like to learn more about the history of these architectures and how you were influenced by these histories.

Anonymous said...

those arts building construction are very cool. i like those building because it has own culture, art, and make it let posterity know what kind the culture in before period.


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Mei Lin said...

I really like your blog. You display different incarnate architecture. I am very attract by these place in your picture. If i have change, i think i will come to visit and understand different culture in the world.

Anonymous said...

these pictures are very interesting,the architecture is amazing.some of the mare new to me,i already knew the great wall,but i didnt know about others,they are beautiful and at the same time there is long history and deep culture behind them.