The World's Top Tourist Attractions

Tourism is a huge industry. It is an important pillar of the economy billions of dollars are made each year. Without the income from tourism and most powerful countries and the richest in the world could not shake. Despite the economic downturn, which has stopped many people from traveling, the most popular destinations on the planet continue to receive many visitors, the vast sums of money in the pockets of their hosts can.

Tourist attractions in the world most famous are really cool, but it also comes with a cool crowd. Give up the Eiffel Tower and the Blarney Stone for these costs, attractions secrets that most travelers have not heard.

Westminster Abbey:- A World Heritage Site, Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church and 'Royal peculiar', responsible to the monarch and not as a bishop. Constructed and added to a number of centuries, especially between 1245-1517 and again in the towers with Nicholas Hawksmoor 18th Century can build this church is not the most impressive in terms of architecture, but as a burial site English kings (beginning with Edward the Confessor) and other dignitaries, it is of historical significance.

Reichstag:- Quote from Paul Wallot (completed 1894) conceived the story of this impressive building is closely linked to its noble architecture. A monumental building with four huge walls, it has a massive portico of eight Corinthian columns in front. Torn by suffering an arson attack in 1933 and shortly after the war, the Reichstag was restored twice (most recently by Lord Norman Foster & Partners). He has restored much of the original features, including the removal of internal supply and mezzanine after the war by Paul Baumgarten and added the glass dome, which is now the most famous tourist spot in Berlin. The glass dome has brought more light into the room, the light orchestrate around the dome and building like never before. The dome, with its spiral ramp ascent, offers excellent views over Berlin.

Eiffel Tower:- originally built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889, this structure has been designed to integrate the promotion of metallurgy in construction, which means that an engineer could play a fundamental role, as the architects. In this case, Gustave Eiffel was both architect and engineer, and for 40 years, he was the tallest building in the world. The wire mesh is the characteristic feature of the spire of very pure iron structural, so it is very lightweight and can withstand winds awesome. What is original about the tower is that you do not have the feeling of being in one building - the mesh allows you to look at other levels and in all points of view with little obstruction.

St. Peter Basilica:- The most famous church in the world, St Peters, one of four great papal basilicas of Rome, and place of pilgrimage for all good Catholics - the tomb of St. Peter under the altar. Inside the Vatican, the Church is, by Michealangelo and others in the 16th and early 17th Century designed monumental effect. It is supposed to be capable of holding 50,000 worshipers.

In the time to visit is Easter, when the Pope speaks from the balcony or duing the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, though, if you're lucky you, you can see the pope and his cardinals are all lined up, his purple plaster wearing red and secular rituals. Other highlights of Michelangelo's Pieta, directly right of the entrance is behind a bulletproof glass, marble plundered Colosseum and the Pantheon are bronze, and instead of Bernini's beautiful Fountain and beyond. Besides the many tombs of the popes who are buried here.

Alhambra:- The sound of the water is calm the dominant impression of the Alhambra first. Built in a particularly arid spot, it is nevertheless a real park with fountains, fountains in ponds made in small streams and canals of man running in larger pools. The second thing you probably notice about the Alhambra, is the way water features such as art, the rest are details of the palace as well: think of woodworking complex, mosaic and ceramic art of penmanship and complex drawings and is in plaster and tiles.

A particularly impressive room has filed a roof of cedar wood panels, consisting of 8000 pieces puzzle. Later in the private quarters of the Kings rooms, most with pools and channels with the currency. The Alhambra Palace is the Muslim world, and carefully preserved from the 13th and 14 Century. Originally built as a fortress of red stone, only fragments of the original Alhambra, much has been renewed in the "pleasure palace" new. The wall looks pretty weak and is even more to offer harem girls beautiful view, but to defend the kings of Granada. The Alhambra is now considered to be one of the greatest examples of Islamic architecture.