The Ministry of Finance is a building complex housing the Malaysian Ministry of Finance. It is located opposite the Boulevard and Dataran Wawasan in Precinct 2 of Putrajaya. It comprises the Royal Customs and Excise Dept, Dept of Valuation and Property Services, Dept of the National Accountant of Malaysia, Inland Revenue Board, Securities Commission, and National Bank of Malaysia
The complex is one of the landmark buildings along the Persiaran Perdana. To the west will be the Grand Mosque and to the east across the Persiaran Perdana, the Palace of Justice. Designed as a complex of interconnected spaces that will reflect a distinct presence in Presint 3, the building is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Islamic architecture.
The ruins of the Apollo Temple are located near to the harbour of Side, which is located in the province of Antalya, Turkey. The temple ruins are dedicated to Apollo, god of light, art and beauty. It was built during the Roman Civilization and looks over the ancient port. The temple of Apollo is also surrounded by other important ruins that date back to 7th century B.C.
The Maritime Museum itself is a replica of the ‘Flora de La Mar’, a Portuguese ship that sank off the coast of Melaka while on its way to Portugal, carrying loot plundered from Melaka. Work on the replica started in early 1990 and it was opened to the public in 1994. The Maritime Museum was officially opened by the Prime Minister Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad on June 13, 1994.
Seri Gemilang Bridge is a ceremonial bridge in Putrajaya, Malaysia. It connects Heritage Square with Putrajaya Convention Centre. The bridge has a main span 120 meters long, with a 60-meter span at each end, for a total length of 240 meters. There are six traffic lanes, each 3.5 meters wide. The deck level above the water is 36.75 meters at the center of the bridge.
The Stadthuys (an old Dutch spelling meaning “town hall”), also known as the Red Square, is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca Town, the capital of the state of Malacca, Malaysia. Situated at Laksamana Road, beside the Christ Church, the supposed oldest remaining Dutch historical building in the Orient, is now the home of a Museum of History and Ethnography.
Dataran Lang, or Eagle Square, is certainly the most prominent landmark in Kuah, Langkawi. Visitors arriving in Langkawi will not fail to notice Dataran Lang, with its 12 meter high statue of the reddish brown sea eagle poised for flight. In addition to the eagle statue, Dararan Lang is beautifully landscaped, with twin pavillions, reflective ponds, bridges and restaurants.
The Seri Wawasan Bridge is one of the main bridges in Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. This futuristic cable-stayed bridge which has a sail ship appearance, connects Precinct 2 on the Core Island to the residential area of Precinct 8. The concrete bridge is a combination of cable backstays and structural steel tie back.
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era. In the Roman period, it was for many years the second largest city of the Roman Empire; ranking behind Rome, the empire’s capital.
Pamukkale, meaning “cotton castle” in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in south-western Turkey. Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins. Pamukkale together with Hierapolis was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
An airport would seem to be an unusual place to shoot a song in a Tamil movie but that is what precisely Shankar did when he shot almost the entire portion of the song ‘Kannum Kannum Nokia’ in the movie. The Kuala Lampur International airport in the Malaysian capital city is where the song, which drew widespread appreciation for the way it was shot and was easily the highlight song sequence of the movie, was shot.
Bekal Fort is the largest fort in the state of Kerala, India, spreading over 40 acres (160,000 m2). An important features of this fort are the water-tank with its flight of steps, the tunnel opening towards the south, the magazine for keeping ammunition and the broad and wide steps leading to the Observation Tower which is a rarity. From there one has ample view of towns in the vicinity
Cappadocia is one of those locations where the moment you see it on screen, you go ‘How in the world did the director find such a location for this song?’ It takes your breathe away and it does comes as a surprise that so far, there has been only 1 movie whose song has been shot in this location. This Cappadocia is actually a region in Turkey
