The Anne Frank house which is located in Amsterdam should be visited ideally during the summer.  About eight people from three different families lived here in total silence for more than two years. This place has great regard in history, the hiding place was found by Otto Frank and he kept them safe here till almost the end of the cold war. The Nazis however, discovered them just almost before the war could get over and deported these people as prisoners to concentration camps. Anne frank was once of the prisoners who died here in the concentration camp. This was the house in which Anne Frank kept her diary so that she could deal with the boredom that she faced while she was confined to the walls of the house. She used to have dreams that this diary would be published some day.  She had described about the raging Nazi terror that  [...]

This is a Norman parish church which is widely known for the Norman arches that it is named after its famous Norman arches. The Normans were people who primarily gave the name to Normandy. The Normans Descended from the line of Viking kings and conquerors.  The population here is quite Frankish and Gallo-Roman. These Norman people rose to power during the first half of the tenth century. Later on, the term- Normans; stuck as these were the people who founded Normandy. The Normans would always stand out with regards to architecture with their colonies. They would always revolutionize the places they conquered in the architectural department. They spread unique style and architectural wonder in England and in fence, and building beautiful architecture that is kept very much in style with French architectural style. Their style is  [...]

The religious places of now are well known to the world. But most of the truly sacred spaces in the world existed during the ancient times. They exist even now, but no urban life seems to be visiting them, and hence, are they not that well known to everyone. Lets take a voyage around and see one of them in detail. There are stone structures are called stone rings that exist in the Isles of the UK. The number of these stone rings, two times of the existing count, was built originally. Rather than circles, these are called rings, since they are built in slightly non-circular, elliptical shapes. More than nine hundred of them exist. Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument, is located in Wiltshire, an English country. Stonehenge is one of the most famous sites, for its sacredness, in the world. Composed of earthworks that surround a set of  [...]

If we talk about sacred pilgrimages, two places in the world are the most famous – The north-eastern group of cities in India (Haridwar, Varanasi and so on) for Hindus and Mecca in the middle-east, for the Islamic. Mecca is center of pilgrimage for the followers of Islam and is also the place where Prophet Muhammad was born. Mecca lies in the mountainous region of central Saudi Arabia. The legends say that Adam and Eve had wandered for 200 years after they fell from Paradise onto the earth. They were then made to unite on Mt. Arafat, where the present day Mecca is situated. Adam built a similar shrine as the one in Paradise. After many generations, Abraham received instructions from God and he along with Ishmael (his son) rebuild the shrine. Following them, Abraham was able to reveal perfect location of the Archangel Gabriel, and  [...]

Africa, especially Egypt, is a home to the most ancient places in the world. The Pyramids, the Sphinx, and so many more astonishing places of history, not to forget a good number of ancestral places of worship. There is a line of dotted ancient temples, most located in the Nile Valley. They range from the Mediterranean coast, all the way to the southern border with the Sudan, many located elsewhere too. One of them, but one of its kind, is the temple of Dendera. It is located to the north of Luxor, about 60 kilometers away. It lies opposite to the modern town of Qena. This is the temple of the healing goddess Hathor. It is similar to many other temples in Egypt, yet simultaneously, very different from all of them. It is one such temple which is an example particularly providing food of knowledge about rich variety of the later temples  [...]

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart or the Basilique Sacré-Coeur is a famous landmark in the nocturnal city of Paris; it is a Roman Catholic Church. This structure is located on the city’s highest point in Montmartre. This site belongs to the 19th-century basilica and it is traditionally linked to the Saint Denis’s beheading in the third century. Denis was the patron of the city. Legend says that he was martyred and Bishop Denis carried his severed head to several miles in the north. This is where the suburb of Saint-Denis is located. France was defeated by Prussians in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. The Sacré-Coeur Basilica was then offered as a guilt to the communes and also to gain their vote of confidence for curing the French misfortunes. This church was devoted to Sacred Heart of Jesus; it was a cult which became really  [...]

Haeinsa is a famous Buddhist temple which is located on the Gaya Mountain in the Gyeongsang province in South Korea. This temple literally means ‘reflections of a smooth sea’. This temple was founded in the ninth century and it was then rebuilt again in the nineteenth century.  This place is best known for its copy of the sacred Buddhist scripture, the Tripitaka Koreana. The suneung and the Ljeong monks first settled here in Haeinsa in the year eight hundred and two. These monks came here from china.  The name, ‘reflection of a smooth sea; was taken from the Buddhist sutra that compares Buddha’s wisdom to a calm sea. Hence when the mind is free from all the wants and worries of the world then you will be able to attain incomparable calmness. This is the ideal state in which the awareness of your existence is clearly reflected. The  [...]

The Saint Sulpice is a massive baroque church which was rightly located in the fashionable streets of saint Sulpice in Paris, France. Due to the recent Da Vinci fame, this beautiful European city felt a new wave of tourists come here to enjoy the city’s glamour and charm. The patron saints church was a huge seventh century tribute to the bishop of Bourges. This clergyman was known for his courage and resistance to the tyranny and oppression of the Viking king. This place was originally built to replace a gothic church. Many architects contributed to the designing and building of this church. The construction took place in different phases. The construction of the church began in the year sixteen hundred and forty five. Later on in the year sixteen hundred and seventy the church was made bigger. The addition took about another  [...]

The entire protestant reformation had started out at this place.  This place has a population of about fifty thousand people. Luther was apparently part of the Augustinian Monastery. Many building that were built here are from the very time as Luther. Luther was initially a monk who later turned into the owner. This is all preserved and is considered to be the worlds most premiere museum that was built in dedication to martin Luther. There are many historical artifacts in this region. There are paintings by Cranachs. The doors of the all saints church i.e. the Scholosskirche which emanates the castle church. This was built in fifteen hundred and six.  The structure caught fire in the year seventeen sixty.  The French people had destroyed this place during unsettled times; whenever it prevailed in this region.  This entire place  [...]

The house of the virgin is located in turkey between Ephesus and Seljuk. This place is said to be the last residence of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.  This site has been sacred to both the Christians as well as the Muslims.  This place gets lots of visitors throughout the year.  Also is famous place for religious pilgrimage. And this place gets a lot of pilgrims throughout the year. According to legends, john the Baptist who was one of the twelve apostles brought Mary to Ephesus. Over here you will find   Saint Johns basilica. Many archeologists who have come here have examined the building and found the house of the virgin to be dating from the sixth or the seventh century.  Although the foundations it has are much older and date back from the first century. This was the approximate time when Mary was alive. For a  [...]