Immaculate Conception Cathedral- Timor Leste

Cubao Cathedral, formally known as the Immaculate Conception Cathedral of

Cubao, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Quezon City, Metro Manila,
the Philippines. It is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Cubao.
Built in 1950 by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), it belonged to the order
until 1990, when the Archdiocese of Manila took over its administration. In
2003, when the Diocese of Cubao was erected, the parish was elevated into the
status of cathedral. The present rector of the cathedral is Dennis S. Soriano.
 SHWEDAGON PAGODA- MYANMAR
The Shwedagon is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is
believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa.
These relics include the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Koṇ āgamana, a
piece of the robe of Kassapa, and eight strands of hair from the head
of Gautama.
Built on the 51-metre (167 ft) high Singuttara Hill, the 112 m (367 ft)
tall pagoda stands 170 m (560 ft) above sea level,[note 1] and dominates
the Yangon skyline. Yangon's zoning regulations, which cap the maximum
height of buildings to 127 metres (417 feet) above sea level (75% of the pagoda's
sea level height), ensure the Shwedagon's prominence in the city's skyline.
PUERTO PRINCESA SUBTERRANEAN RIVER NATIONAL
PARK
- PHILIPPINES
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a protected area in
the Philippines.
The park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the western coast of
the island of Palawan, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) north of the city of Puerto
Princesa, and contains the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River (also known as
the Puerto Princesa Underground River). It has been managed by the Puerto
Princesa city government since 1992.

It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, and voted as

a New7Wonders of Nature in 2012. It also became a Ramsar Wetland Site in
2012.
A major tourist destination, it is mostly accessed through road trips to the
seaside village of Sabang from where one of the many Bangkas (Kayaks) take
visitors to the park.
 MERLION PARK- SINGAPORE

Merlion Park is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction,

located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District (CBD).
The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore.
Two Merlion statues are located at the park. The original Merlion structure
measures 8.6 meters tall and spouts water from its mouth. It has subsequently
been joined by a Merlion cub, which is located near the original statue and
measures just 2 metres tall.

The original Merlion Park was first designed by the Singapore Tourism
Board (STB) near the mouth of the Singapore River in 1964 as an emblem of
Singapore. On 15 September 1972, the park was officially opened at an
installation ceremony for the statue, officiated at by then Prime Minister of
Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
 THE GRAND PALACE- THAILAND

The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand.

The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later
Thailand) since 1782. The king, his court, and his royal government were
based on the grounds of the palace until 1925. King Bhumibol
Adulyadej (Rama IX), resided at the Chitralada Royal Villa and his successor
King Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) at the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, both in
the Dusit Palace, but the Grand Palace is still used for official events. Several
royal ceremonies and state functions are held within the walls of the palace
every year. The palace is one of the most popular tourist attractions in
Thailand.
Construction of the palace began on 6 May 1782, at the order of
King Phutthayotfa Chulalok (Rama I), the founder of the Chakri dynasty, when
he moved the capital city from Thonburi to Bangkok.
 WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM- VIETNAM

The War Remnants Museum (Vietnamese: Bả o tàng chứ ng tích chiến tranh) is
a war museum at 28 Vo Van Tan, in District 3, Ho Chi Minh
City (Saigon), Vietnam. It contains exhibits relating to the First Indochina
War and the Vietnam War.

Operated by the Ho Chi Minh City government, an earlier version of this

museum opened on September 4, 1975, as the Exhibition House for US
and Puppet Crimes (Vietnamese: Nhà trưng bày tộ i ác Mỹ-ngụ y). It was located
in the former United States Information Agency building. The exhibition was
not the first of its kind for the North Vietnamese side, but rather followed a
tradition of such exhibitions exposing war crimes, first those of the French and
then those of the Americans, who had operated in the country as early as
1954.
 MEERU ISLAND- MALDIVES

Meeru Island (also known as Meerufenfushi) is an island on the easternmost

tip of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll) in the Maldives. It is located South West
of Sri Lanka on the equator, some 50 kilometres from the capital Male'. The
Meeru Maldives Resort Island had been operating as a private island resort on
Meerufenfushi since 1976 and one of the first tourist resorts in the republic of
Maldives.

The island is formed above peaks emerging from the depths of the ocean, upon
layers of both living and dead coral, and remnants of other marine life.
Coconut palms towering above dense shrubs and hardy plants protecting the
shores from erosion are natural features. The island is 1200 meters long by
350 meters wide, about 32 hectares. A speedboat transfer from Velana
International Airport is a 55-minute ride.
 HIRANYA VARNA MAHAVIHAR- NEPAL

Hiraṇ yavarṇ a Mahāvihāra also Kwa Baha informally called The Golden
Temple with literal meaning "Gold-colored Great Monastery", is a
historical vihara (Buddhist monastery) situated in Patan, Nepal.

This golden pagoda of Shakyamuni Buddha was built in the twelfth century by
King Bhaskar Varman. Inside the upper storey of the pagoda is the golden
image and a large prayer wheel.
According to legend Hiranya Varna Mahavihar was built at a location where a
rat chases a cat. Rats were still being fed at the site in 1994, but this may have
changed over the years.
The buildings of the courtyard sustained structural damage during the 2015
earthquake. In July 2021 a start was made with the restoration.

Hiranya Varna Mahavihar is built in the style of a Nepalese bahal. The

courtyard is a rectangular, almost square space. In the western corner there is
an inconspicuous entrance, but the main entrance is on the south-eastern side
on the Kwalakhu Road.
 THE BLUE MOSQUE- AFGHANISTAN

The Blue Mosque in Istanbul, also known by its official name, the Sultan
Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), is an Ottoman-
era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed
between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I and remains a functioning
mosque today. It also attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most
iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture.
The mosque has a classical Ottoman layout with a central dome surrounded by
four semi-domes over the prayer hall. It is fronted by a large courtyard and
flanked by six minarets. On the inside, it is decorated with thousands of Iznik
tiles and painted floral motifs in predominantly blue colours, which give the
mosque its popular name. The mosque's külliye (religious complex) includes
Ahmed's tomb, a madrasa, and several other buildings in various states of
preservation.
 BUDDHA DORDENMA STATUE- BHUTAN

Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the

mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme
Singye Wangchuck. The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller
Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, are
made of bronze and gilded in gold. The Great Buddha Dordenma is sited
amidst the ruins of Kuensel Phodrang, the palace of Sherab Wangchuk, the
thirteenth Druk Desi, overlooking the southern approach to Thimphu, the
capital of Bhutan. Construction began in 2006 and was planned to finish in
October 2010, however construction did not conclude until 25 September
2015. The completed work is one of the largest Buddha rupas in the world, at
169 feet (52 m) and contains 100,000 8-inch-tall and 25,000 12-inch-tall
gilded bronze Buddhas.
 LAHORE FORT- PAKISTAN

The Lahore Fort is a citadel in the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The
fortress is located at the northern end of Walled city of Lahore and spreads
over an area greater than 20 hectares (49 acres). It contains 21 notable
monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar. The Lahore Fort
is notable for having been almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century, when
the Mughal Empire was at the height of its splendor and opulence.

Though the site of the Lahore Fort has been inhabited for millennia, the first
record of a fortified structure at the site was regarding an 11th-century
mudbrick fort. The foundations of the modern Lahore Fort date to 1566 during
the reign of Emperor Akbar, who bestowed the fort with a syncretic
architectural style that featured both Islamic and Hindu motifs. Additions from
the Shah Jahan period are characterized by luxurious marble with inlaid
Persian floral designs, while the fort's grand and iconic Alamgiri Gate was
constructed by the last of the great Mughal emperors, Aurangzeb, and faces
the renowned Badshahi Mosque.
 SOMAPURA MAHAVIHARA- BANGLADESH

Somapura Mahavihara in Paharpur, Badalgachhi, Naogaon, Bangladesh is

among the best known Buddhist viharas or monasteries in the Indian
Subcontinent and is one of the most important archaeological sites in the
country. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. It is one
of the most famous examples of architecture in pre-Islamic Bangladesh. It
dates from a period to the nearby Halud Vihara and to the Sitakot
Vihara in Nawabganj Upazila of Dinajpur District.

A number of monasteries grew up during the Pāla period in ancient India in

the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent,
comprising Bengal and Magadha. According to Tibetan sources, five great
Mahaviharas (universities) stood out: Vikramashila, the premier university of
the era; Nalanda, past its prime but still illustrious; Somapura
Mahavihara; Odantapurā; and Jaggadala.
 GATEWAY OF INDIA- INDIA

The Gateway of India is an arch-monument completed in 1924 on the

waterfront of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the
landing of George V for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December
1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain. He was the first British
monarch to visit India.
The foundation stone was laid in March 1913 for a monument built in
the Indo-Islamic style, inspired by elements of 16th-century Gujarati
architecture. The final design of the monument by architect George Wittet was
sanctioned only in 1914, and construction was completed in 1924. The
structure is a memorial arch made of basalt, which is 26 metres (85 feet) high,
with an architectural resemblance to a triumphial arch as well as Gujarati
architecture of the time.
 DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE- SRI LANKA
Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is
a World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the
country.[1] This site is situated 148 kilometres (92 mi) east of Colombo , 72
kilometres (45 mi) north of Kandy and 43 km (27 mi) north of Matale.
Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.
The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80
documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over
five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues
are related to Gautama Buddha and his life.

There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and
four statues of gods and goddesses. The latter include Vishnu and
the Ganesha. The murals cover an area of 2,100 square metres (23,000 sq ft).
Depictions on the walls of the caves include the temptation by the
demon Mara, and Buddha's first sermon.
Prehistoric Sri Lankans would have lived in these cave complexes before the
arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as there are burial sites with human
skeletons about 2700 years old in this area, at Ibbankatuwa near the
Dambulla cave complexes.
 RED SQUARE-RUSSIA
Red Square is one of the oldest and largest squares in Moscow, the capital of
Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, in the eastern walls of the
Kremlin. It is the city landmark of Moscow, with famous buildings such as
Saint Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum and the GUM.

The Red Square has an almost rectangular shape and is 70 meters wide and
330 meters long. It extends lengthways from northwest to southeast along part
of the wall of the Kremlin that forms its boundary on the southwest side. In the
northeast, the square is bounded by the GUM department store building and
the old district of Kitay-gorod, in the northwest by the State Historical
Museum and the Resurrection Gate and in the southeast by Saint Basil's
Cathedral.
 MAUSOLEUM OF KHAWAJA AHMED YASAWI-
KAZAKHSTAN

The Mausoleum of Khawaja Ahmed Yasawi is a mausoleum in the city

of Turkestan, in southern Kazakhstan. The structure was commissioned in
1389 by Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Timurid Empire, to
replace a smaller 12th-century mausoleum of the famous Turkic poet
and Sufi mystic, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (1093–1166). However, construction was
halted with the death of Timur in 1405.

Despite its incomplete state, the mausoleum has survived as one of the best-
preserved of all Timurid constructions. Its creation marked the beginning of
the Timurid architectural style. The experimental spatial arrangements,
innovative architectural solutions for vault and dome constructions, and
ornamentations using glazed tiles made the structure the prototype for this
distinctive art, which spread across the empire and beyond.
 ENGILCHEK GLACIER- KYRGYZTAN

Engilchek Glacier is a glacier in the Central Tian Shan Mountains of Issyk-Kul

Region, northeastern Kyrgyzstan. Its snout is 50 km east of the village
of Engilchek. The South Engilchek Glacier ranks as the sixth longest non-polar
glacier in the world and is the largest and fastest moving glacier in Kyrgyzstan.
The main glacier has two arms, the North and South Engilchek Glaciers. The
latter is longer and provides an overall length of 60.5 kilometres (38 mi). with
an area of 17.2 square kilometres (7 sq mi) and an ice thickness of roughly
150–200 m in the bottom parts. The glacier stems from the Chinese-Kazakh-
Kyrgyz massif of Khan Tengri and Pik Pobedy and the upper part of the glacier
falls in all three countries. Meltwater from the glacier feeds the Engilchek
River, a tributary of the Saryjaz (known as Aksu in China), which crosses the
Chinese border into the Tarim Basin. Water from this glacier also feeds the
seasonal glacial Lake Merzbacher which causes frequent glacial lake outburst
floods in the Engilchek River valley.
 KHUJAND- TAJIKISTAN

Khujand sometimes spelled Khodjent and known

as Leninabad (Russian: Ленинабад, romanized: Leninabad; Tajik: Ленинобод,
romanized: Leninobod; Persian: ‫‌لنین‌آباد‬, romanized: Leninâbâd) from 1936 to
1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of Tajikistan's
northernmost Sughd province.
Khujand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, dating back about 2,500
years to the Persian Empire. Situated on the Syr Darya river at the mouth of
the Fergana Valley, Khujand was a major city along the ancient Silk Road.
After being captured by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, it was
renamed Alexandria Eschate and has since been part of various empires in
history, including the Umayyad Caliphate (8th century), the Mongol
Empire (13th century) and the Russian empire (19th century). Today, the
majority of its population are ethnic Tajiks and the city is close to the present
borders of both Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
 TURKMENBASHY RUHY MOSQUE- TURKMENISTAN

Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Metjidi), or Gypjak

Mosque,[a] is a mosque in Gypjak, Turkmenistan and the resting place
for Saparmyrat Nyýazow, the leader of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. The
mosque is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the capital, Ashgabat, on
the M37 highway.

The mosque, constructed by the French company Bouygues, was built in the
home town of President Saparmyrat Nyýazow. It opened on 22 October 2004,
and was built by Nyýazow with a mausoleum in preparation for his death.
Nyýazow died two years later, and was buried in the mausoleum on 24
December 2006.

The mosque has been at the center of controversy as scriptures from both
the Quran and the Ruhnama (The Book of the Soul), Nyýazow's 'pseudo-
spiritual guide to life' are built into the walls. It has outraged many Muslims
that the Ruhnama is placed as the Koran's equal. Indeed, despite its capacity
to accommodate 10,000 congregants, the mosque is often empty as the
Ruhnama inscriptions are considered blasphemous by devout mosquegoers.
 MINOR MOSQUE- UZBEKISTAN

The Minor mosque is one of new sights of Tashkent located in the new part of
the city, not far from the UzExpoCentre and Hotel International. It was opened
on 1 October 2014, on the eve of the Eid holiday, and has become one of the
favorite places of city residents for evening strolls. Minor mosque is located on
the embankment of the Ankhor channel and is surrounded by a landscaped
area.

Construction of the mosque began in the summer of 2013 and was done in the
best traditions of the eastern architecture. At the same time, Minor mosque
differs from old brick mosques with its white marble finishing. It shines under
the clear sky and its turquoise dome seems to be vanishing in the sky. Its
capacity is more than 2400 people. Minor mosque is divided to the open front
part with terraces, and big round hall with gold plated mihrab (a semicircular
niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla (the direction of the
Kaaba in Mecca and the direction Muslims should face when praying), adorned
with writings from Koran.