Showing posts with label Lao. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lao. Show all posts

Sunday, September 13, 2015

AMAZING PLACES OF NORWAY BECOME TRUE DESTINATION FOR TRAVELERS








The valley over Andalsnes in western Norway.
Every spot of Norway is incredibly magnificent, and the beauty is unmeasurable. Amazing places in Norway and shows the Norway is best kept secret. If you are planning a trip to Norway, make sure to spend a few days in More og Romsdal, and wander through its beautiful countryside and fjordlands.
 

Monday, July 6, 2015

Travel in Pha That Luang Stupa in Lao








PHA That Luang is a huge Buddhist Stupa of 45 meters in height and width 69 built in pyramidal shape and is surrounded in turn by 30 small stupas. The Pha That Luang stupa is covered with 500 kilos of gold leaf, precious metal that achieves such impressive golden color, symbol of the splendour of Laos.

The complex where rises the Pha That Luang Temple is surrounded by a cloister 85 meters long, cloister which houses various statues of Buddha and paintings.

The Pha That Luang stupa is built on 3 levels, which symbolize the ascent from the Earth to the sky. The first level is the underworld, the second level 30 perfections of Buddhism and the third and final level, the prelude to the Kingdom of heaven. Each level is more narrow than the previous level, for example the first level are 69 meters of width, the second level 47 meters and the last level just 29 metres.

Awesome in Vientiane Patuxai Monument

Patuxai in Vientiane (Laos) is one of the most important monuments of the city. Known as the Arc of the triumph of Vientiane or also called the Victory gate is the particular tribute to the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées, which pays the city of Vientiane to Paris.

Patuxai, formally Anosavari monument whose literal translation is the Victory gate, is a monument that was built in the year 1962 to honor those who fought in the independence of Laos against France and also for those who perished during World War II.

United States indirectly financed the construction of Patuxai, since the Lao Government used the cement should be earmarked for the construction of an airport in the construction of the gate of the victory of Vientiane. American funds were destined for the airport and not the construction of the monument, which cost total were 63 million of Kips, although he never came to finish completely due to the turbulent political situation in Laos, as well explains a plate at the same Patuxai monument.