The Ypres Salient is the region located near Ypres in Belgium. Ypress has experienced many of the biggest wars during the I World War. If stated in the terms of military a salient is described as a battlefield characteristic that missions into rivals area. Thus the salient is mostly enclosed by the opponents on almost three sides of the region, thus forcing the crowd to occupy the salient defenseless. The rival’s line that faces the salient is mostly stated as the re-entrant. A profound salient is weak to being “haggard out” crossways the bottom, form a shape of a “pocket”, in which the protector of the salient become spellbound, remote and also easier to conquer. This provides the aggressor an overpowering lead that is the protectors are at a risk of being attacked from almost all sides with huge artillery as  [...] 

If you are interested in art works and you miss out the paintings from the Dutch golden age then you have missed most beautiful and valuable sites of art work. Dutch golden age which roughly lasted during 17th century was one the most acclaimed era in respects to trade, art and science. There were many reasons for the era to prosper like cheap resources, migration of intelligent and dedicated labors, birth of co-operate finance, fostered literary activities and art works. This era had seen amazing painters and thus their masterpiece are preserved carefully. You will be able to experience all this beautiful master piece in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Amsterdam, derived from Amstellerdam is the capital and largest city of Netherlands. The name itself depicts about the city, the dam on river amstel makes it known as Amsterdam.  At a time of 12th  [...] 

Location Lascaux is the site of a composite of caves. It is located in the region which is to the southwest of France. Lascaux is well-known for the Paleolithic cave paintings. The actual caves are situated around the village of Montignac, in the Dordogne département. The caves do contain few of the renowned Upper Paleolithic art. It is believed that the paintings are around 16,000 years old. The basic designs painted on the caves are the practical images of the huge animals. Almost all the animals those were present during those times as found as the fossils in the area surrounding the cave. In the year 1979, UNESCO declared and included Lascaux Caves in its World Heritage Sites list with the other primitive sites located in the Vézère valley. Discovery On 12 September, 1940, the cave was been discovered by four teenager friends, Marcel  [...] 

Location Teotihuacán  is a huge archaeological place located at the Basin of Mexico. Teotihuacán contains few of the biggest pyramid constructions ever built by the pre-Columbian Americas. The place is also known for the housing complexes, various well-preserved as well as colorful murals and also for the Avenue of the dead. The archaeological site as well as the till date city are situated in today’s date San Juan Teotihuacán municipality which is in  México. The site is positioned at a distance of approximate 24 miles in the northeast direction of the Mexico City. The site of Teotihuacan has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1987. The total area covered by the site is around 83 square kilometers. The site has the honor of being the largest archeological site that attracts almost all the tourists that comes  [...] 

These days Aquileia has remained a small and quite insignificant town. It is located in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia area of north-east Italy, in the state of Udine. On the other hand, this sprawling arrangement has a population of nearly 3,000 people. It was once a very important Roman city with nearly 200,000 residents. Even though it is not in one of the major sightseer way, but it is a significant archaeological site and has a UNESCO World Heritage status. Aquileia can surely out as a single day trip from Trieste or nearby towns, Venice or perhaps as any tourist’s destination in the north-east corner of Italy. The town is only a few miles from the Adriatic coast, and for some pleasant variety, visitors can spend the night at Grado, a seaside resort, formerly Aquileia’s sea-port. Founded in 181BC Aquileia acted as the base for the  [...] 

The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser) is commonly known as the step pyramid. In the local area the pyramid is also known as kbhw-ntrw. This pyramid is an archeological remnants and it is situated in the Saqqara necropolis. The location of the pyramid in Egypt is to the northwestern direction of the city of Memphis. It was been constructed in 27th century BC for the interment of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep. The vital characteristic of a enormous mortuary compound in an huge court bordered by traditional arrangements and beautifications. The pyramid of Djoser is the first Egyptian pyramid. It is made up of six mastabas. They are of decreasing sizes. The mastabas are constructed on the top of one another in what were evidently amendments and expansions of the actual plan. The actual height of the pyramid is 62 meters tall also the base of the  [...] 

The Smithsonian Institution is one of the most important educational as well as research institute. It is also a museum complex, which is administered as well as funded by the government of the United States. The funds are collected from its donation, charity, and earnings from its shops and also its magazines. Almost all of its amenities are located in Washington, D.C., but its 19 museums, nine research centers and the zoos are part of the sites in New York City, Panama, and Virginia. The museum has a collection of over 136 million items in its exhibits. The museum publishes two different magazines which are called Smithsonian which is a monthly magazine and the other is Air & Space which is a bimonthly magazine. The Smithsonian Police are employed to look after the protection of the staff, tourists and also the belongings of the museums.  [...] 

Originally an archeological site, Abu Simbel is made up of the two huge rock temples. Abu Simbel is located at Nubia, which is placed on the western bank of Nasser Lake in Southern Eygpt. Abhu Simbel is located at a distance of 290 kms in the southern west direction from Aswan. Abu Simbel is a part of “Nubian Monuments” which starts from Abu Simbel and extents up to Philae which is located near Aswan. “Nubian Monuments” is declared as the World Heritage site by UNESCO. In the early 13th century BC, it was the reign of Pharaoh Ramesse II. During this period the twin temples were carved. One of the mountainsides was used to carve the temples. This twin temple monument belonged to Pharaoh Ramesse II and his queen Nefertari. The temples were constructed to celebrate the king’s victory which he got in the Battle Kadesh and also to threaten  [...] 

Location and Structure The NormandyAmericanCemetery and Memorial is located in France. This cemetery and Memorial is located on the place of the provisional AmericanSt. LaurentCemetery. The St. LaurentCemetery was been established by the First army U.S. on June 8, in the year 1944. Also it was the first American cemetery to be constructed in the European soil during the World War II. The cemetery location, at the northern end of its half mile when accessed by road, envelops around 172.5 acres of land. There are around 9,387 graves of the military dead who were part of the II World War. Most of the soldiers lost their lives in the attack of the D-Day landings and also in other consequent operations. On the eastern side of the garden, Walls of the Missing is been erected. The garden is semicircular in shape. On the memorial walls around 1,557  [...] 

Location The San Agustín Archaeological Park is located on the Department of Huila and is supposed to be the only place in the world which is actually decorated by 500 impressive stone figure which are engraved in harmony to the myths of sculptors belonging to the Indian sub-continent. History Almost all of the figures were an element of the funerary belongings of the very old population belonging to the area and were also connected to funerary resources, the religious authority of the deceased, and as the paranormal world. The colossal nature of the stone figures and the various tombs is a mirror image of the multifaceted consideration scheme regarding the unidentified civilization engraved and commemorate on the stone. The San Agustín Archaeological Park is considered to be the live sample that belongs to the pre-Hispanic cultures that  [...]