Fox Fires is inspired by the Finnish folk tale of the aurora borealis. The film blends 2D and 3D animation.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
The Best of Malaysia in 1 week
This route brings you to peninsular Malaysia’s most historically significant destinations Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Melaka. You’ll learn about the earliest trading parts and colonial history, and have time to shop and savor local treats.
Days 1 & 2: Arrive in Kuala Lumpur
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After arriving in Malaysia’s capital city, allow yourself a full day recover and just spend your time wandering through the city’s streets. Start at Merdeka Square, the focal point of colonial KL (Kuala Lumpur), just behind the Moorish Sultan Abdul Samad Building, in the streets surrounding the Jane Mosque, you’ll find KL’s Little India of sorts. Continue your walk to the Central Market, where nearby coffee shops can provide a place to rest. After exploring stall after stall of Malaysian handicrafts at the Central Market, if you still have time and energy cross the street to Chinatown, where you’ll find more shopping, a street bazaar, and the Sri Mahamariaman Hindu Temple.
Take an early morning bus to Melaka and spend the day exploring the tourist historic heart. The most important things to see here are the Stadthuys, the history museum, located in the hard-to-miss red colonial building the Cultural Museum, in a replica of a Malay-style palace; and the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum, located inside an old million arie’s mansion. From the Baba Nyonya Museum, head to Jonker Walk to wander through temples and antique shops.
Days 4: Penang
Take an early morning bus lack to KL, then board a flight to Penang. Allow 1 day for the journey. check into your resort at Batu Feringgi so that when you arrive, you can unwind with a cocktail as you watch the setting sun from the beach.
Here’s what I have to say about Georgetown: Don’t plan your time too closely. Start the Penang Museum and Art gallery, where you’ll get a brilliant overview of the island’s history and cultures. then just spend your time walking through the streets. Attractions are all situated within walking distance, but don’t rush: Take time to peek in the doors and snack on the local treats you’ll find along the way. Just make sure you’re at the Cheong Datt Tze Mansion in the time for the 11 am or 3 pm tour – consider it a must! Afterward, mosey over to the E&O Hotel for either lunch or high tea in the old colonial dame.
The funicular train up the side of Penang Hill was originally built in 1923 to take British colonials up to the cooler climate of the hill, where they built lovely country homes and gardens. The new funicular railway will open in 2011. Get there before 9 am to beat the long queue. At top of the hill, you’ll find restaurants, temples, and trails, one of which will lead you down to the botanical gardens.
Hop a flight back to KL to prepare for your return home. If you have time, you can stock up on gifts at the KLCC; you’ll find something for everyone on your list, in all price ranges, at handicrafts showroom.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Ancient Aliens: The World's Oldest Temple (Season 10) | History
Ancient astronaut theorists believe that the approximately 12,000-year-old Gobekli Tepe monument in Turkey.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
The temple
One of the oldest art forms is an Amazing architecture which is expressed via skilled construction by a human. Humans have proved their powerful and strong existence through this wonderful structure from little shelters to enormous structures. From the world's one corner to another, there is no such place on the face of the earth which is left without its supremacy’s marks out of all living things.
Buildings are such structures that are created by humans, and they serve their purpose as living places, religious temples, educational institutes or monuments. As time passes by, men are becoming more and more expert in this specific area. Some of the century-old and ancient buildings are still to be found because of the great idea, efforts, and material invested in their construction. Now those old buildings are preserved as a valuable asset of our ancestors.
A temple is a building reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. It is typically used for such buildings belonging to all faiths where a more specific term such as church, mosque or synagogue is not generally used in English. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism among religions with many modern followers, as well as other ancient religions such as Ancient Egyptian religion.
The form and function of temples are thus very variable, though they are often considered by believers to be in some sense the "house" of one or more deities. Temples typically have a main building and a larger precinct, which may contain many other buildings, or maybe a dome-shaped structure, much like an igloo.
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Some of the temples constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. Also, temples became associated with the dwelling places of a god or gods.
The oldest building
As people began settling down, they started to construct more permanent structures or buildings. The oldest existing buildings date back to the beginning of civilization. These old buildings were constructed with sturdy materials and were often renovated while they were still in use, which has contributed to their longevity. Nowadays, all of these buildings are important archaeological sites and some are open to the public as popular tourist destinations.
There are 9 oldest temples in the world!!!
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The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC and is the largest example of its kind.
8. Dún Aonghasa (Aran Islands of County Galway, Republic of Ireland)
Dún Aonghasa is the best-known of several prehistoric hills. The cliff-side fort is the largest of all the prehistoric forts on the Aran Islands and was built around 1100 BCE. Nowadays, Dún Aonghasa is one of Ireland’s most popular tourist sites and is a protected National Monument of Ireland.
7. Su Nuraxi (Barumini, Italy)
The Su Nuraxhi complex consists of a large central tower and four corner towers. While the oldest part of Su Nuraxi, the central tower, dates back to the early 16th century BCE, the rest of the complex was built later and reinforced to keep invaders away.
Santu Antine is one of the largest nuraghi in Sardinia. It is located in the center of the Cabu Abbas plain. The main structure was built around the 19-18th century BC and the other parts of the nuraghe date back to the 17-15th century BC. Today, the most visible part of Nuraghe Santu Antine is it's central, which has been dated to the 16th century BCE.
The first palace on the low hill beside the Krairatos river was built around 1900 BC on the ruins of previous settlements. It was destroyed for the first time along with the other Protopalatial palaces around Crete at 1700 BC, probably by a large earthquake or foreign invaders. Unfortunately, Knossos was often hit by natural disasters or other catastrophes such as war and occupation by other civilizations.
4. Shunet el Zebib 
Shunet el-Zebib is one of the oldest buildings in Egypt and is one of the oldest extant mud-brick buildings in the world. Shunet el-Zebib was built sometime around 2750 BCE and is believed to be a direct precursor to Egypt’s famous pyramids.
The Tarxien Temples are an archaeological complex in Tarxien, Malta. They date to approximately 3150 BC. The site was accepted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 along with the other Megalithic temples on the island of Malta.
The Ġgantija Temples are one of the most important archaeological finds on the island of Malta and one of the most mysterious archaeological sites ever discovered anywhere in the world. The two temples of Ġgantija were built between 3600 – 3200 BCE and are the oldest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows that it was occupied from 3600 BC to 2800 BC. the Knap of Howar is the oldest building in the world and is most likely the oldest house still standing.
The famous temple
People started to build the temples from ancient times onwards. These houses of worship not at all belong to a single religion, which varies as Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism. So different temples have different architectural styles and systems.
Top 10 most amazing temples in the world
Jetavanaramaya was the third highest building of the ancient world, have a height of 400 feet. This stupa was built in the 4th century by King Mahasena.
This temple is one of the most important Vishnu temples in the world, located in Tamilnadu, India. This temple is 21 different towers are within the temple, main gopura, or tower is entirely made of gold. One of the tower within the temple has a height of 236 feet, painted with different colors.
8, Temple of Heaven (China)
The temple of heaven in China actually built to honor the Sky, situated in the city of Beijing. This large complex of ancient temples covering an area of 2.7 million square meters, one of the largest ancient temples in China. This temple complex was built between 1406-1420 by Ming Dynasty.
7, Shwedagon Pagoda (Myanmar)
Shwedagon pagoda one of the most popular temples in Asia as it contains eight pieces of hair from Buddha, situated in Yangon, Myanmar. The temple was constructed 2600 years ago, in the period of Buddha.
6, Prambanan (Indonesia)
Prambanan was built in the 10th century and used typical Hindu architecture for the construction. There are 240 temples standing in the complex of Prambanan, 3 trimurtis temples, 3 Vahana temples, 2 Apit temples, 2 Keller temples, 4 Patok temples, and 224 Pervara temples.
5, Paro Taktsang (Bhutan)
Paro Taktsang is a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and the temple complex is located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. A temple complex was first built in 1692, around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave.
4, Borobudur (Indonesia)
Borobudur is one of the biggest Buddhist monuments in the world, located in central Java of Indonesia. It was built in the 8th century using 2 million of volcanic stones.
3, Golden Temple (India)
This temple was mainly made of marble and plated with pure gold. The holiest text of Sikh religion the Guru Granth Sahib also kept inside of the golden temple. It was built in 1604 by Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru. The golden temple has entrances in all four sides.
2, Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and one of the largest religious monuments in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century.
1, Wat Rong Khun (Thailand)
The white color of this temple represents the purity of Lord Buddha. Wat Rong Khun, perhaps better known to foreigners as the White Temple, is a contemporary, unconventional, privately-owned art exhibit in the style of a Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is owned by Chalermchai Kositpipat, who designed, constructed, and opened it to visitors in 1997.
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