[World's Best Castles]Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland

Perched dramatically on a rocky hill (an extinct volcano, actually), this is the Scottish capital's most iconic sight. Mary, Queen of Scots, gave birth to James VI here in 1566, and you can see the tiny bed-closet. Be dazzled by the jewel-encrusted crown, part of the Honours of Scotland (Scotland's crown jewels) and the coronation Stone of Destiny.

[World's Best Castles]Windsor Castle, London

This 900-year-old beauty is still a weekend hangout for Queen Elizabeth II. Inside the world's oldest and largest occupied castle, browse the treasure-filled State Apartments and St. George's Chapel, the resting place of 10 monarchs. And get your camera ready for the Changing of the Guard in the courtyard — pageantry at its precise best.

Top 10 Most Tasty Cuisines in the World

10. Lebanese Cuisine The Lebanese cuisine is the place where you can taste all the goodness the Middle East has to offer. Foods are generally Mediterranean, high on vegetables, little meat and full of flavors. Perhaps the most famous dish worldwide is the appetizer mezze – a selection of dips, pickles, salads and nibbles with Arabic bread. It also includes an abundance of fruit, fresh fish and s..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]1. Baobab

The amazing baobab [wiki] (Adansonia) or monkey bread tree can grow up to nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall and 35 feet (11 m) wide. Their defining characteristic: their swollen trunk are actually water storage - the baobab tree can store as much as 31,700 gallon (120,000 l) of water to endure harsh drought conditions. Baobab trees are native to Madagascar (it's the country's national tree!), mainland..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]2. Bristlecone Pine: Methuselah and Prometheus, the Oldest Trees in the World.

The oldest living tree in the world is a White Mountains, California, bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) named Methuselah [wiki], after the Biblical figure who lived to 969 years old. The Methuselah tree, found at 11,000 feet above sea level, is 4,838 years old - it is not only the oldest tree but also the oldest living non-clonal organism in the world. Before Methuselah was identified as the wor..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]3. Banyan Tree: Sri Maha Bodhi Tree

Banyan Tree Sri Maha Bodhi Tree Closer view of the Banyan aerial root structure Banyan tree (or is it silk-cotton tree?) in the ruins of Ta Prohm, Ankor, Cambodia One of the most famous species of Banyan, called the Sacred Fig [wiki] or Bo tree, is the Sri Maha Bodhi [wiki] tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said that the tree was grown from a cutting from the original tree under which Buddh..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]4. Montezuma Cypress: The Tule Tree

ull width of the Tule Tree Close-up of the tree's gnarled trunk. Local legends say that you can make out animals like jaguars and elephants in the trunk, giving the tree the nickname of "the Tree of Life" (Image credit: jvcluis [flickr]) El Árbol del Tule [wiki] ("The Tule Tree") is an especially large Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. This tree has the lar..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]5. Quaking Aspen: Pando (The Trembling Giant)

Aspen grove Quaking Aspen in winter Pando [wiki] or the Trembling Giant in Utah is actually a colony of a single Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree. All of the trees (technically, "stems") in this colony are genetically identical (meaning, they're exact clones of one another). In fact, they are all a part of a single living organism with an enormous underground root system. Pando, which is..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]6. Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse

Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse (Image credit: Old trees in Netherlands & Europe) The Chêne-Chapelle (Chapel-Oak) of Allouville-Bellefosse is the most famous tree in France - actually, it's more than just a tree: it's a building and a religious monument all in one. In 1669, l'Abbe du Detroit and du Cerceau decided to build a chapel in (at that time) a 500 years old or so oak (Quercus robur) ..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]7. Coast Redwood: Hyperion and Drive-Thru Trees

Chandelier Tree There is another sequoia species (not to be confused with Giant Sequoia) that is quite remarkable: the Coast Redwood [wiki] (Sequoia sempervirens), the tallest trees in the world. The reigning champion is a tree called Hyperion in the Redwood National Park, identified by researcher Chris Atkins and amateur naturalist Michael Taylor in 2006. Measuring over 379 feet (155.6 115 m) t..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]8. Giant Sequoias: General Sherman

Giant Sequoias [wiki] (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which only grow in Sierra Nevada, California, are the world's biggest trees (in terms of volume). The biggest is General Sherman [wiki] in the Sequoia National Park - one behemoth of a tree at 275 feet (83.8 m), over 52,500 cubic feet of volume (1,486 m³), and over 6000 tons in weight. General Sherman is approximately 2,200 years old - and each y..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]9. Circus Trees

Basket Tree The two-legged tree (Image credit: Vladi22, Wikipedia) Ladder tree (Image credit: Arborsmith) As a hobby, bean farmer Axel Erlandson [wiki] shaped trees - he pruned, bent, and grafted trees into fantastic shapes and called them "Circus Trees." For example, to make this "Basket Tree" arborsculpture, Erlandson planted six sycamore trees in a circle and then grafted them together to for..

[10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World]10. Lone Cypress in Monterey

Buffeted by the cold Pacific Ocean wind, the scraggly Lone Cypress [wiki] (Cupressus macrocarpa) in Pebble Beach, Monterey Peninsula, California, isn't a particularly large tree. It makes up for its small size, however, with its iconic status as a stunningly beautiful tree in splendid isolation, framed by an even more beautiful background of the Pacific Ocean.

The World's Most Famous Man-made Structures

1. Midnight in Paris (2011) The Eiffel Tower France, Paris 219 6.2 6.4 2. London (2005) Big Ben & The Houses of Parliament London, England 1034 7 7.2 3. Escape from New York (1981) The Statue of Liberty New York, USA Given to The States as a gift from the people of France. 501 5.8 5.3 4. When in Rome (2010) The Colosseum Rome, Italy 7 7.7 6.2 5. Made in Greece (1987) Parthenon Athens, Greece 8 7..

[The 10 Greatest Modern Architects of Our Time]3.Ieoh Ming Pei – I.M. Pei (born 4.26.1917)

I.M. Pei’s – National Center for Atmospheric Research I.M. Pei’s entrance to the Le Grand Louvre in Paris I.M. Pei The Chinese born architect came to study architecture in the United States as a teenager and later became one of the greatest architects of modern architecture. Almost 80 years later I.M. Pei’s work can be seen worldwide and are noted for their unique use of geometric forms and inco..

[The 10 Greatest Modern Architects of Our Time]2.Frank Lloyd Wright (born 6.8.1867)

Frank Lloyd Wright’s greatest works: Guggenheim, Fallingwater and more… Some consider Frank Lloyd Wright to be the greatest architect of all time. For he thought of interior & exterior spaces as one and was ahead of his time in building forms, construction methods, and never went to a formal architecture school. His humble American upbringing led him to learning under Louis Sullivan – another le..

[The 10 Greatest Modern Architects of Our Time]1.Frank Gehry (born 2.28.1929)

Frank Gehry’s – City of Wine Complex, Northern Spain Frank Gehry – Lou Rovo Center There is no mistaking Gehry’s works, as they are the most distinctive, and innovative architectural phenomena around. His deconstructive forms are iconic as tourists flock to all of his buildings worldwide to marvel at the architectural forms he creates. Named by Vanity Fair as “the most important architect of our..

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