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Thursday, 8 December 2011

Amaizing Alexandria

Near the Mediterranean Sea having a 4.1 million population here is city of Alexandria. Founded by Alexander the great in 330 B.C. and it was capital of Egypt before Cairo and very popular because of its light house. And also a shipping hub in 19th century. Distracts are almontaza, sharak, wassat, al-amriya, agamy, al-gomrok,

Squares
Famous squares are Ahmed, saad zaghlul, tahrir square, Ahmed zewail.

Places
Famous places are montaza palace, ras al tin palace, montaza Royal Park, shallalat gardens, and Alexandria zoo

Museums
The graeco aquarium
Alexandria museum
Royal jewellery museum

 Alexandria especially famous for Bibliotheca Alexandrina which basically a library and cultural centre located near Medeteriann Sea.

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

The City of Rome

Main airport of the Rome city is Ciampino. And it’s the most populated city with 2.8 million peoples in just 1290 sqkm city located in central portion of peninsula. Very near of Tiber River. The religious importance make the Rome’s bishop the pope in Emperor Constantine ruling. And that pope makes the Rome city the main place of Catholic Church. In 756 pope given by pepin the temporal jurisdiction over city’s areas. But according to books in 846 Muslim Arabs invaded the Rome and sealed the st.peter’s basilica. Well in 1799 popes rule shacked by roman republic built under French revolution. Napoleon takes the Rome into French empire but after fall of napoleon church reinstated. In 1849.
Famous places are below.

Statues

There are 2 very famous statues are the pasquino and marforio.

The most distinguished roman thing of late 1st century is Frontinus. Most famous and gorgeous fountain is piazza fountain.
There are also many parks and gardens to visit and enjoy the history.
Most famous are villa borghese and villa ada
 If any one looking for check out the construction things just like bridges the he should visit most amazing bridges like villa doria pamphili, ponte cestio,ponte milvio,the ponte nomentano, the pontes ant Angelo, the ponte vittorio Emmanuel 2 and many more .