China is one of the largest country in the world, the country is full of history and cultures, as well as numerous attractions for travelers. There are too many cities and natural sites to visit, many travelers visit the country multiple times to have all those interesting places visited. Different people have different preferences as […]
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Visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing
The Forbidden City is an ancient imperial palace complex in Beijing, China, it is the largest ancient palace in the world (measured by the combined floor spaces of buildings, see also: Facts about the Palace of Versailles, the largest royal domain in the world). The palace is situated in the heart of Beijing, it served […]
Top 10 things to do in Shanghai
Visiting Shanghai World Financial Center Observatory
Shanghai World Financial Center is a skyscraper in Shanghai, standing at 492 meters (1614 feet), it used to be the tallest building in the world by roof height, now it’s Shanghai’s second tallest building. The building is best known for its large aperture on the top, which makes the building look like a bottle opener. […]
Top 10 Tallest Buildings in Singapore
Singapore has 122 buildings in the city that rise beyond 150m, more than most of other cities in Southeast Asia, only second to Bangkok, which has 165 buildings beyond 150m. But Singapore has more 200m+ buildings, there are 32 buildings over 200m tall in the city, while Bangkok has 28 such buildings. Other major Southeast […]
Visiting the Burj Khalifa Observation Deck: At The Top
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world, the building stands 2717 feet (828 meters) tall, that’s more than twice the height of the Empire State Building. The tower has observation decks on its upper floors that are opened to public, offering 360 degree panoramic view of the city from aerial perspectives. There are […]
Top 10 Tallest Buildings in Toronto
Toronto is well known for its fast growing number of skyscrapers. The amount of skyscrapers that stand more than 200 meters in the city is quickly getting closer to that of Chicago, if the latter is surpassed by it, then Toronto will become the second city in North America in terms of the amount of […]
Visiting the Taipei 101 Observatory
Taipei 101 is one of most famous skyscrapers in the world, since it was once the world’s tallest building from 2004 to 2010, and features a unique appearance that different from other normal skyscrapers. Taipei 101 Observatory is several observation decks on the uppermost floors that opened to public for viewing the cityscape of Taipei, […]
Beijing’s Tallest Building is about to Top Out
It’s a indisputable fact that China is the leader role in terms of the construction for skyscraper buildings. For some natural causes like the dusty weather, and being located on earthquake fault, the capital city Beijing was not a city of skyscraper in a long time and has never been cutting edge among all the […]
The Most Futuristic Buildings in the World that will Blow You Away
If someone says we have already been living in the future, there must will be others doubting that, yes, today we have highly developed information technology, but we still have yet seen thousands of flying cars fly around the city like what is seen in some science fiction films like Star wars or Fifth Element, […]
Fantastic Aerial Photos of Skyscrapers Taken by Drones
Skyscraper are usually something that make people look up, the views of tall buildings seen from the air can be totally different with what seen from street level, and much more impressive.In the old days, to capture the aerial views of the buildings one must take a chopper or go to an observation deck on […]