10 interesting facts about the Taj Mahal.

10 interesting facts about the Taj Mahal.

      *   It is estimated to have taken more than 22,000 people to build this impressive         building including labourers, painters, stonecutters, embroidery artists, and many others.

*   Built in memory of the Emperors third and most favourite wife Mumtāz Mahal, the Taj Mahal took 17 years to be completed.

*   It is said that the death so crushed the Emperor that all his hair and beard were said to have grown snow white within just a few months.

*   The four sides of the Taj Mahal are perfectly identical creating an astonishingly mirrored image on each side. It uses the principles of self-replicating geometry and symmetry of architectural elements.

*   The full height of the Taj Mahal is 171 metres (561 feet).

*   Many precious stones were ripped off from its walls by the British during the Indian rebellion of 1857.

You can see here a video with more interesting facts a sites of the Taj Mahal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_CYif4TUWQ

What is the Taj Mahal?

What is the Taj Mahal?

  It is an immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife.

Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window. The white marble stone is inlaid with floral details carved from precious gems.  In places, the stone is carved into delicate vined screens called pierce work so that visitors can see into the next chamber.

Facts about Christ the redeemer

Facts about Christ the redeemer

v  This statue became one of the New Seven Wonders of the World on July 7th, 2007.

v  The statue is considered an icon of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil.

v  The right arm points to south Rio de Janeiro and the left arm points to north Rio de Janeiro.

v  Christ the Redeemer is the largest art deco statue in the world.

v  Christ the Redeemer is the 5th largest statue of Jesus.

v  The chosen statue is meant to show that Christ loves all and will embrace all that come to him.

v  The money to build Christ the Redeemer came from Brazil's Catholic community.

v  The cost in 1931 was approximately $250,000 US. Today that would roughly be the equivalent of $3.2 million US.

v  The stones that were used to build Christ the Redeemer came from Sweden.

v  In 2008 a violent electrical storm resulted in a lightning strike to the statue. The head, eyebrows and fingers were damaged. 

You will see a 360 degree virtual tour:

http://www.airpano.ru/files/Christ-the-Redeemer/2-2

What is the history of Christ the Redeemer?

 What is the history of Christ the Redeemer?

The idea of placing a large Christian monument  atop Corcovado peak in Rio dates back to the 1850s, when a local Catholic priest requested funds from Princess Isabel to build one. The princess was not enthusiastic and the plan was scrapped.

In 1921, the Catholic Circle of Rio began to collect signatures and donations for a privately-funded Christian monument.

The statue of Christ the Redeemer was designed by local engineer Heitor da Silva Costa and sculpted from concrete and soapstone by Paul Landowski, a Frenchman. After nine years and a cost of $250,000, the statue opened to the public on October 12, 1931.

More information about Heitor da Silva Costa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heitor_da_Silva_Costa

Nitro Circus

Nitro circus is a live show where the stuntmans do all kinds of crazy things.Since opening it four years ago, the show has filmed around the world, breaking box office records and winning a multitude of faithful followers. It is formed by a team of specialists including Travis Pastrana and aaron wheelz who is a paraplegic specialist .Challenge thr  death jumping with coolers with wheels, surf boards, battery cars, doing backflips with two people...

On 14 October 2015, Bruce Cook after lost the use os his legs because of a trick. He returned to nitro circus by a triumphant manner. It was the first disabled person to do a backflip!

STRANGE PARANORMAL CASES

The Sallie House, Atchison, Kansas

Once a doctor’s house, a little girl named Sallie died here during a botched appendectomy and her spirit has been here ever since.  When a family moved in during the ‘90s, this little girl began to create mischief, knocking pictures down, toying with electrical appliances, and leaving a trail of their child’s toys throughout the house.  This activity eventually escalated to a violent level, but while they originally thought it was the little girl that their child had seen, they inevitably learned through a medium that it was actually a middle aged woman responsible for the violence.  All of her malevolence was directed towards the male owner of the house, repeatedly scratching and gouging him, leaving deep red welts and scratching deep enough to cause bleeding and bruising.  After this entity shoved him and almost sent him careening over the railing of the stairs on the second floor, the family finally moved out of fear for his life.  These activities have been documented by several paranormal groups.

Kenmore Plantation, Fredericksburg, Virginia

This beautiful plantation house and its surrounding buildings were built in 1776 by Fielding Lewis. Lewis sank a lot of money into the war effort against Britain during the American fight for independence, and apparently his ghost is still concerned over the state of his finances.  He has often been seen sitting and going over his papers with a sour look on his face, and he has also been heard pacing the first floor hall very heavily.  

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt9TNT1jcKs

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

WHAT IS A PARANORMAL ACTIVITY?

Paranormal, by definition, are phenomena and manifestations which lie outside of normal experience, and which can neither be scientifically explained nor proved. Despite the lack of support from the scientific community, which cannot disprove paranormal activities either, many people are interested in paranormal stories, and, for instance, like to visit haunted places.

TYPES OF PARANORMAL ACTIVITY & HAUNTS

• Ghost: An image or sound that is comparable to an audio or video recording.  A ghost is simply the residual energy of a person or animal.  There is no intelligence within the energy – it’s a recording that replays over and over.  The energy may diminish in time but can actually recharge itself.

• Spirit:  A spirit is the soul or a person or animal which has remained in this world after the death of the body. 

•   Poltergeist: Paranormal activity centered around one individual (usually a pubescent child but can center on adults who are going through a great deal of stress). 

•       Entities: This paranormal activity is associated with beings that have never been human at any time.  The entities can be good (angels) or evil (demons).  Most people confuse the intentions of a spirit to communicate as a demon.  Entities are very uncommon. 
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