Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army or the ''Terracotta Warriors and Horses", is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209BC and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The figures, dating from around the late third century BC, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xian, Shaanxi province. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits near by Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Other terracotta non-military figures were also found in other pits and they include officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.

 

Cristo Redentor

Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world. It is 30 meters tall, not including its 8 metres pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide. It weighs 635 tonners, and is located at the 700-metres Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Jeneiro and Brazil. 

Shilin Night Market

Shilin Night Market is a night market in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan, and is often considered to be the largest and most famous night market in the market. The night market sprawls across several city blocks. Have dinner in one of the eateries in the new food court, then wander north to bargain hunt in a labyrinth of streets and alleys filled with shops and people. Businesses in the night market typically open around 4p.m. and stay open well past midnight. There have a few of famous food include fried chicken steak, peanut candy, fried buns, oyster omelet, tempura, pearl milk tea, lemon aiyu jelly, stinky tofu and oyster vermicelli.

 

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Eiffel Tower has nick name the iron lady, French call it La dame de fer. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and one of the most recognizable structure in the world. The Eiffel Tower stands 324 meters tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building. In order to enhance the impression of height, three separate colors of paint are used on the tower, with the darkest on the bottom and the lightest at the top. On occasion the color of the paint is changed, the tower is currently painted a shade bronze. On the first floor there are interactive consoles hosting a poll for the color to use for a future session painting.

 

Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat. It is located in the Potosi and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of 3656 meters above mean sea level. The Salar de Uyuni was created when a prehistoric lake dried up and left a salty crust behind. When it rains, the salty crust becomes a giant mirror. The large area, clear skies, and the exceptional flatness of the surface make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites. Salar de Uyuni is also climatological transitional zone since the towering tropical cumulus congestus and cumulus incus clouds that form in the eastern part of the salt flat during the summer cannot permeate beyond its drier western edges, near the Chilean border and the Atacama Desert.