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Travel To Beijing

If you travel to Beijing you must definitely visit :

1. The Great Wall Of China
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang; little of it remains; it was much farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty.
The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles) from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total. At its peak, the Ming Wall was guarded by more than one million men.It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese died as part of the centuries-long project of building the wall.

2. The Summer Palace
The Summer Palace or Yihe yuan is a palace in Beijing, China. The Summer Palace is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. The central Kunming Lake covering 2.2 square kilometers was entirely man made and the excavated soil was used to build Longevity Hill. In its compact 70,000 square meters of building space, one finds a variety of palaces, gardens, and other classical-style architectural structures.

3. The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.
Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 square metres (7,800,000 square feet). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

4. Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.

5. The Hutongs
Hutongs are narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighborhoods were formed by joining one siheyuan to another to form a hutong, and then joining one hutong to another. The word hutong is also used to refer to such neighborhoods.

Autocad: setting up view ports

Setting up view ports in Autocad can be extremely helpful in drating. Being able to see several views of the same object allows you to see, in real time, what happens when you change 3d objects.

9/11: Blueprint For Truth (part 9 of 13)

(To play all, click www.youtube.com ) In the 2008 Edition of this stunning multimedia presentation, filmed professionally in a studio before a live audience, San Francisco Bay Area architect, Richard Gage, AIA, provides the myth-shattering scientific forensic evidence of the explosive controlled demolition of all 3 WTC high-rise buildings on September 11, 2001. For details see www.ae911truth.org

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Baton Rouge and the Best Hotels in the Region

Baton Rouge attracts many visitors every year. It is a good mix of Creole and Cajun culture along with its beautiful parks and architectural structures, there are several things to see and do here.

Baton Rouge is the largest city and the capital city of Louisiana. It is situated in the East Baton Rouge Parish that contains about 430,813 residents. Aside from this, the area also contains about 190,037 residents. It is a main port center, petrochemical and an industrial center of the American South. It has a humid subtropical climate with humid and hot summers, mild winters and rainfalls all year.

Baton Rouge’s largest industry is in petrochemicals and ExxonMobil that has the 2nd biggest refinery in the area. It is also among the top industries in the world. NanYan Plastics has a large headquarter in the north that makes CPVC and PVC pipes. The country is the center ground of South Louisiana culture with a mix of South Mississippi, Cajun and the Creole Catholics as well as the Baptists of Florida Parishes.

They house numerous college institutions from Southern University, Louisiana State University and the Baton Rouge Community College, making up about 20 percent of the city’s inhabitants.

The state has an increasing visual arts scene centered downtown. The expanding collection of facilities is anchored by the Shaw Center of the Arts. This facility houses the Manship Theater, LSU Museum of Art, the Brunner Gallery, traveling exhibits, several eateries and a contemporary art gallery.

Another facility is the LASM or the Louisiana Art and Science that contains traveling art exhibits, an ancient Egyptian section space display and Irene W. Pennington Planetarium. There is also an increasing performance arts scene. The Manship Theater, Baton Rouge River Center and the Baton Rouge Little Theater generally hosts traveling shows such as musical artists, plays and broadways.

Baton Rouge has many architectural points of interest from antebellum to modern. Numerous plantation houses in the area including Nottoway Plantation, Myrtles Plantation, and the Magnolia Mound Plantation House showcases architecture throughout the antebellum era. Several structures such as the Pennington Biomedical Research center, Louisiana State archives, Louisiana Arts and Sciences Center, Bluebonnet Swamp Interpretive Center, the Louisiana Naval Museum, LSU Student Union, Louisiana State Library and the Baton Rouge River Center were designed by John Desmond, a Baton Rouge architect.

There are many hotels one will find here, like the Best Western Richmond Suites Hotel-Baton Rouge. It is situated close to the Louisiana State University and about 10 minutes away from all of the region’s largest attractions. The hotel offers one of the finest hot southern style breakfasts in Louisiana as well as a fitness center, pool, hot tub and high speed wireless Internet access. Guestroom amenities are satellite television, complimentary newspaper, wake-up calls, hairdryer, electronic key card locks, data ports, coffee maker microwave and iron with ironing board.

Hyatt Place Baton Rouge Hotel is situated near the Mall of Louisiana and six miles away from downtown Baton Rouge. The hotel has a complimentary Stay Fit fitness center which is equipped with life fitness cardio and strength equipments. Guests of the hotel can buy signature hot breakfast along with Starbucks coffee. All guestrooms have 42 inches flat panel high-definition television, oversized sofa, microwave and high speed wireless Internet access.

Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center Hotel is situated near the Louisiana State Capitol and Louisiana State University. The hotel has about 290 elegant appointed guestrooms with conveniences and comforts of modern hospitality. This hotel features turndown services, a business center, 24 hour room service, and a Tunnel Private Dining room as well as high speed wireless Internet access.

All guestrooms have complimentary high speed wireless Internet access, cordless two-line telephones with data ports and voice mail, 24 hour dining room service, coffee maker, color television and hairdryer.

Paris – Traveldiary123.com

In this city guide the city of Paris is profiled, including the history and the sites that aren’t to be missed.

Part 6 – 3D AutoCAD 2009 Modelling

3D autocad solid modelling. How to add a door.

How does a landscape architect get a ME degree? Would I need to go back for a bachelor’s in engineering?

I have an undergrad degree in landscape architecture and want to get a master’s in engineering. Do I need a bachelor’s in engineering first or are their programs that will count my landscape architect degree as fulfilling the requirements?

Assingment: Venezuela 2/3

A father leaves his family to start a job for an oil company in the tropical paradise of Venezuela. Watch the drama of finding a house, the horor or foreign languages, and just how ugly 1960’s futuristic architecture was. Part 2 of 3! The long lost MST3K short is finally online!

Tea Houses

This is video #2 taken at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA.