Category: English Essays
Temple of Artemis The Temple of Artemis, regarded as one of the Seven Wonders around the globe by ancient writers, was situated through the marshes to the southwest of …
Timbuktu Timbuktu is a city in the West African nation of Mali situated 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara …
Neuschwanstein Castle Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced , English: “New Swanstone Castle”) is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near …
Alhambra The Alhambra the complete Arabic form of which was Qalat Al-Hamra, is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a …
Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on an extremely rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient …
Trans Siberian Railroad The original Russian name for the railway is “The Great Siberian Way”, the name “Trans-Siberian” was given to this route by the West, and became very …
Kremlin-St.-Basil The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed (Russian: ), commonly known as Saint Basil’s Cathedral, is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The building, now a museum, …
Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon. Even though there is no proof that they …