This Gandhi Statue is located in the Ferry Building on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. The statue was presented to the City of San Francisco and Citizens of the United States by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation. The statue was dedicated on the 3rd of October in 1988 by Art Agnos, the then Mayor of the city of San Francisco
The Hard Rock Cafe in San Francisco, California is located at Pier 39 from where on gets fabulous views of Alcatraz, the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, the San Francisco Bay, and the City skyline, not to mention more than 110 stores, 11 full-service restaurants, and numerous fun-filled attractions. You can find the 45-acre, Pier 39 complex two blocks east of Fisherman’s Wharf
Au Coquelet Cafe is a coffee shop located on University Avenue in Berkeley, California. It’s front half is a coffee shop while the back half of the cafe serves as a restaurant. Au Coquelet is a popular meeting place for Berkeley residents and visitors of many different flavors. Open late at night, evenings commonly find UC Berkeley students studying amongst the bustling front section
West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade is a promenade along Victoria Harbour on the reclamation of west of Kwun Chung in Kowloon of Hong Kong. It was open to public on 17 September 2005. As the project West Kowloon Cultural District remains stagnant after long debate, Hong Kong Government constructed a promenade on an unused reclamation. The promenade is decorated with pillars of wind chimes
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur is a shopping mall situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This place was built on the site where former Bukit Bintang Girls’ School, the oldest school in Kuala Lumpur that has been moved to Cheras as Sekolah Seri Bintang Utara on 2000. Opened on 20 September 2007, it consists of four major components: a retail mall, an office tower, two residential and a proposed hotel
Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu Tennis Stadium, commonly known as SDAT Stadium, sometimes also called Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium, is located in Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and plays host for the Chennai Open ATP Tennis championships held in the first week of January every year. The stadium was built in the year 1995 by the Government of Tamil Nadu
Express Avenue is a shopping mall in Chennai promoted by Express Infrastructure, a subsidiary of The Indian Express Group. It is Chennai’s largest shopping mall, with 900,000 sq. ft. of retail space. It is also home to the largest gaming arcade in South India. Express Avenue hosts a mixture of shopping, business, and leisure. The mall is bound by Whites Road, Woods Road, and Patullos Road
The Avenue of Stars is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. It is the eastern node of several tourist attractions along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. In addition to the promenade and New World Centre, a number of attractions exist including the Museum of Art, Space Museum, Cultural Centre and the Clock Tower.
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. The steamy waters are part of a lava formation. The spa is located in a lava field in Grindavík on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland. Bláa lónið is situated approximately 13km (8 miles) from the Keflavík International Airport and 39km (24 miles) from the capital city of Reykjavík
Whilst taking a stroll along the harbour in Reykjavik one comes across the Solfar Suncraft. The Suncraft is an impressive sculpture of a Viking ship. It was designed by Gunnar Arnason & is made of stainless steel. The shape of the model & the ocean backdrop make this an ideal spot for arty photographs, and from here one can look out across the ocean and enjoy romantic sunsets.
Elliot’s Beach is located in Besant Nagar, Chennai, India. It forms the end-point of the Marina Beach shore and is named after Edward Elliot, Governor of Madras. It has the Velankanni Church and the Ashtalakshmi Kovil nearby. The beach, one of the cleanest beaches in the city, is a prominent hang-out zone for most of the college-going crowd in Chennai.
The Napier Bridge is a bridge in Madras, India. It is one of Chennai’s most iconic landmarks. The bridge was built in 1869 by Francis Napier who was the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872. The bridge is built over the Coovam River connecting Fort St. George with the Marina beach. The nearest bus stop to the bridge is the Anna Square bus stop from where one can easily walk
One of the main attractions in Anna Nagar is the 138 feet (42 m) tall Annanagar Tower, officially known as the Visveswaraya Tower, built for the 1968 World Trade Fair, by B. S. Abdur Rahman. Its main entrance is from the 3rd Main Road. It is popular with morning walkers and joggers, and with families and young people in the evenings to play and relax.
Lucerne railway station is a major hub of the Swiss rail network. It is a terminal station serving domestic and international traffic on several rail lines. The lines from the east (Zürich–Lucerne and the Gotthard lines) pass to the north of Lucerne and then join the lines from the north (Olten–Lucerne line) and the west (Bern–Wolhusen–Lucerne line)
The KKL Luzern, Lucerne’s Culture and Convention Centre, ranks as one of the most spectacular modern buildings in Switzerland. Its cuttingedge design and aesthetic have helped it become the city’s new trademark. Its centrepiece is the Concert Hall, whose acoustics help bring out the fine detail of the music, inspiring leading conductors, orchestras and soloists to perform at their best.
The Chapel Bridge is a bridge crossing the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, and one of Switzerland’s main tourist attractions. The covered bridge was designed to help protect the city of Lucerne from attacks. Inside the bridge are a series of paintings from the 17th century, depicting events from Luzerne’s history.
Khao Phing Kan or Ko Khao Phing Kan is a two-island pair located on the west coast of Thailand, in the Phang Nga Bay, Andaman Sea. About 40 metres from its shores lies a 20 meters tall islet Ko Tapu. The island is a part of the Ao Phang Nga National Park. Since 1974, when it was featured in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, it is popularly called James Bond Island.
The Zytglogge tower is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial. Despite the many renovations, the Zytglogge is one of Bern’s most recognisable symbols and, with its 15th-century astronomical clock, a major tourist attraction.
The Doe Memorial Library is the main library of the UC Berkeley Library System on the UC Berkeley campus. The library is named after its benefactor, Charles Franklin Doe, who was persuaded by the then President of the University of California, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, in 1904 to bequeath funds for its construction. It is located adjacent to the Bancroft Library.
Lombard Street is best known for the one-way section on Russian Hill in which the roadway has eight sharp turns (or switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being the crookedest [most winding] street in the world. The switchback’s design was born out of necessity in order to reduce the hill’s natural 27% grade, which was too steep for most vehicles to climb.
