Luxor-Ancient city of Thebes

Yes,Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes.......

Location:Africa.Egypt
Luxor is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt and the Nile Valley. The dynastic and religious capital of Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom Egypt. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

Luxor Temple- is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor and was founded in 1400 BCE.

Statue at Temple Entrance

Deir el-Bahari or Deir el-Bahri - is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.

The Colossi of Memnon  are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Migdol entrance to Medinet Habu- is the name commonly given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III

Ceiling decoration in the peristyle hall

The next romance cities will be ---TUNIS--- let's go !!

Cartagena-A gorgeous fishing village

A gorgeous fishing village on Colombia's Caribbean coast, Cartagena is a veritable treasure trove of colonial architecture and 17th-century forts. Let's have a look for this....

Location:South America.Columbia
The city was one of the first sanctuaries of freed African slaves in the Americas and is currently populated by an ethnic mix representative of Colombia's own variety. Cartagena, located on Colombia's northern coast and facing the Caribbean Sea, is the most visited city in the country by tourists.

Islas del Rosario

Steps of La Popa mount

Las Bóvedas

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas

India Catalina

Palace of the Inquisition

Cartagena's cathedral tower, in the old town

Cartagena walls

The next romance cities will be ---LUXOR--- let's go !!

Memphis-Oasis + Buildings

Oasis + Buildings= Memphis..let's go for it...

Location: Africa.Egypt
Memphis was the ancient capital of Aneb-Herch, the first nome of Lower Egpyt. its ruins are located near the town of Helwan, south of Cairo.

Pyramids and Sphinx

Pyramids

Closeup of the sphinx outside the Temple of Ptah.

Great Temple of Ptah

 

 

The next romance cities will be ---CARTAGENA--- let's go !!!

Teotihuacan-The City of the Gods

Location: North America. Mexico

Teotihuacan (The City of the Gods), is an archeological sire 40 km northeast of Mexico City. Teotihuacan is home to some of the largest ancient pyramids in the world. According to legend, it was here where the gods gathered to plan the creation of man.

360 ° View of the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the moon.*The Temple of the Moon - A medium sized pyramid off from the center of the complex.

*The Temple of the Sun - The largest pyramid in the structure with an excellent view of the surrounding mountains. Wear  sunscreen, they don't call it the Temple of the Sun for nothing.

A detail found on the Quetzalcóatl Pyramid on the Ciudadela, now displayed at the Teotihuacán Museum.

 

Temple-of-the-moon-from-the-temple-of-the-sun-Teotihuacan-Mexico.

Teotihuacan-Mexico

Machu Picchu-Ancient Inca city

Location:South America. Peru

Machu Picchu is the site of an ancient Inca city, high in the Andes of Peru. It is also referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", is the one of the most familiar symbols of the Incas Empire, and is one of the most famous and spectacular sets of ruins on the world--a visit to Peru would not be complete without it.

The ruins viewed from the Guardian's Hut

Temple of the Sun

Intihuatana

Residential-Section-of-Machu-Picchu

Trapezoids Just Outside of Machu Picchu

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Persepolis-Modern city of Shiraz

Location: Asia.Iran

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire. Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars Province of modern Iran.

Panaroma view of Persepolis

The Gates Of All Nations

Persepolis-Mainhall

Bas-relief in Persepolis- a symbol Zoroastrian Nowruz-in day of a spring equinox power of eternally fighting bull (personifying the Earth), and a lion (personifying the Sun), are equal (though lions were not a symbol of royalty in the achamenid era and were in fact a game to be hunted)



Macau-Overseas territory of Portugal

Location: Asia .China

Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China.Located across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong until 1999. Macau was an overseas territory of Portugal. Macau is best known as Asia's largest destination for gambling taking in even more revenue than Las Vegas.

Sao Paulo Cathedral

Sao Paulo Cathedral

Penha Church

Casino Lisbao-was the most famous and a landmark well known to people outside Macau,but it is being eclipsed by Sands Casino which opened in 2004.

Sands Casino-grand opening in year 2004