Sunday, April 3, 2016


Banff: a truly Divine masterpiece

     If you are looking for a great place to calm down and enjoy your vacations, Banff is the perfect choice for you. With lots of mesmerizing natural landscapes, this place could easily be described as a little piece of heaven on Earth.
     The Town of Banff is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Canada. Located inside Banff National Park, established in 1885, the town is one of the most precious and protected places in the world. The park is full of life and seems like a Divine masterpiece with a perfect mix of mountains surroundings, glacier-fed lakes and hot springs.
    Banff offers breathless landscapes and things to do any time.  From bike races, hiking, biking, fishing and camping in the summer to skiing, snowboarding, ice skating  in the winter, Banff always has a festival or sporting event taking place for you to enjoy. If you just want to unplug from the world, you can do it by staring at the amazing scenery or simply watch the sunrise or the sunset. 
     It is difficult to find the most beautiful spot in this heavenly view, but one of the most famous is the Lake Louise, with crystal clear blue water surrounded by mountains that almost touch the sky.
     I’m sure that if you choose Banff as your next destination, you won’t regret. It has everything to offer you a great experience that you will never forget!


   The town of Banff, Alberta, in the middle of the park.


   
Banff National Park.

Thursday, March 31, 2016

For other uses, see Eiffel Tower (disambiguation).
Eiffel Tower
Tour Eiffel
Tour Eiffel Wikimedia Commons.jpg
The Eiffel Tower seen from
the Champ de Mars
Eiffel Tower is located in Paris
Eiffel Tower
Location within Paris
Record height
Tallest in the world from 1889 to 1930[I]
General information
TypeObservation tower,
radio broadcasting tower
Location7th arrondissement, Paris, France
Coordinates48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500Coordinates: 48°51′29.6″N 2°17′40.2″E / 48.858222°N 2.294500°E / 48.858222; 2.294500
Construction started28 January 1887
Completed15 March 1889
Opening31 March 1889
OwnerCity of Paris, France
ManagementSociété d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel (SETE)
Height
Roof300.65 m (986 ft)[citation needed]
Top floor276.00 m (906 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count3
Lifts/elevators9
Design and construction
ArchitectStephen Sauvestre
Structural engineerMaurice Koechlin
Émile Nouguier
Main contractorCompagnie des Etablissements Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower (/ˈfəl ˈtaʊər/ EYE-fəl TOWR; French: tour Eiffel French pronunciation: ​[tuʁ‿ɛfɛl] About this sound listen) is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Constructed in 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.[2] The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world: 6.98 million people ascended it in 2011.[3] The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010.[3]
The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall,[3] about the same height as an 81-storey building. Its base is square, 125 metres (410 ft) on a side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in the world, a title it held for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930. Due to the addition of the aerial at the top of the tower in 1957, it is now taller than the Chrysler Building by 5.2 metres (17 ft). Not including broadcast aerials, it is the second-tallest structure in France, after the Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second. The top level's upper platform is 276 m (906 ft) above the ground,[3] the highest accessible to the public in the European Union. Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift (elevator) to the first and second levels. The climb from ground level to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the climb from the first level to the second. Although there is a staircase to the top level, it is usually only acce. you can see the city of paris,the buldings its perfect.joao Pedro morais