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Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar is the pride of Delhi. Qutub Minar is the highest stone tower in India.It is one of the popular tourist site in Delhi. The tall minaret was constructed in 1192 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak. Qutub Minar breathes down the neck of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. The soaring conical tower is an exquisite example of Indo-Islamic Afghan architecture.
7Wonders
New7Wonders of the World was an initiative started in 2001 by the Swiss corporation. New7Wonders Foundation to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. A popularity poll was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber, and organized by the New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, with winners announced on July 7, 2007 in Lisbon. The New7Wonders Foundation is regulated by the Swiss Federal Foundation Authority as all nationwide-active foundations in Switzerland.
Marina Bay Sands Singapore
The conference hotel is located in the heart of Singapore's city centre and just 10 minutes by car from Sentosa Island, where Universal studio and The Merlion and Merlion Walk are situated. The Singapore Flyer and the Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay are 10 minutes' walk from the city hotel. Orchard Road, where all the major shopping centres are located, is 15 minutes' drive from the hotel. Raffles City and a range of restaurants is a 15-minute walk and the bar and nightlife on the espl
Facilities :Built in 2010, this air-conditioned city hotel features three towers with 2561 rooms and suites, capped by a 340 metre-long SkyPark located 200 metres above ground level. It combines world class exhibition and meeting facilities, world-class gaming, celebrity chef restaurants, museums and signature shopping, all in one landmark structure. Its expo and convention centre, which totals more than 120,000 square metres, will feature flexible convention and exhibition space capable of accommodating approximately 2000 exhibition booths, 250 meeting rooms and over 45,000 delegates and a grand ballroom of more than 8,000 square metres. Guests are welcomed in the conference hotel in a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out services, a hotel safe, currency exchange facilities and lift access. Further facilities include a casino,
games room, children's playground (fees apply) and a bar and pub. Guests may also make use of the Internet access (fees apply), room service, laundry service
(fees apply) and car park.
Sports/Entertainment
The hotel offers a dazzling array of world-class entertainment such as theatres, night clubs, lounges, a museum, events plaza and the excitement of 24-hour gaming at the hotel's casino. The SkyPark will be home to the world's largest elevated swimming pool, elevated 975 feet above the ground with a 475-foot vanishing edge. Guests may also relax by the poolside snack bar (fees apply) or on the sun terrace using the sun loungers provided. Spa treatments are also available at the hotel for a fee.
The hotel offers a dazzling array of world-class entertainment such as theatres, night clubs, lounges, a museum, events plaza and the excitement of 24-hour gaming at the hotel's casino. The SkyPark will be home to the world's largest elevated swimming pool, elevated 975 feet above the ground with a 475-foot vanishing edge. Guests may also relax by the poolside snack bar (fees apply) or on the sun terrace using the sun loungers provided. Spa treatments are also available at the hotel for a fee.
All the rooms have double-glazed windows to reduce noise and halve the heat that normally comes through the windows. The rooms are also equipped with an advanced eco-mode system so that guests can play their part in protecting the environment. Other facilities available in the rooms include a safety deposit box, tea and coffee making facilities, a direct dial telephone, satellite TV, a radio, broadband Internet access (with a fee). Each room additionally features an en suite bathroom with shower, bathtub and hairdryer, as well as a double or king-size bed, minibar, ironing set and individually regulated air conditioning. About one third of the guest rooms do not have a bathtub.
Meals:
Meals:
Six award-winning chefs will create culinary magic in Singapore each with their own restaurant at the hotel. Also available are a range of restaurants and bars to suit all palates, from hip bars concocting signature cocktails, 24-hour global menus, relaxed lounges offering English afternoon tea and authentic Asian eateries serving up noodle bowls, traditional Cantonese dim sum and sizzling barbecued meats. Lunch and dinner are served a la carte.
Payment
The hotel accepts American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA as methods of payment.
Misc:
The hotel has a reception desk that is open 24 hours a day. Parking facilities and valet parking are available at the hotel.
The hotel has a reception desk that is open 24 hours a day. Parking facilities and valet parking are available at the hotel.
Tallest Buildings in Dubai
The Emirates Office Tower, also referred to as Emirates Tower One is a 54-floor office building along Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Connected with the 56-floor Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel by a retail boulevard, they form what is commonly referred to as the Emirates Towers complex. The tower has a total structural height of 354.6 m (1,163 ft) and roof height of 311 m (1,020 ft) making it the 12th tallest currently-standing fully-habitable building in the world. Emirates Office Tower One is taller than Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel despite having two fewer floors. Construction was completed in November 1999.
2011 TOP 10 ST[C]ARS
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
OFF-ROAD ABILITY
No brand is more deeply rooted in off-road adventure than Jeep. The new Grand Cherokee stands at the top of the lineup with not only a much more luxurious and roomy interior but also more power and, yes, enhanced on- and off-road chops. The new 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 churns out 290 hp and 260 lb ft of torque, delivers 16 mpg city and 23 mpg highway and will tow 5000 pounds. But we’d choose the 360-hp V8 for its muscle-car hustle—and take the modest fuel-economy hit. For the first time, the unibody Jeep uses a four-wheel independent suspension for enhanced steering and suspension precision. Opt for the Quadra-Lift air suspension, and the Jeep will provide five distinct suspension-height levels, with up to an impressive 10.7 inches of ground clearance. During a snow-covered sortie in Moab, Utah, the Jeep rocked and rolled its way over the worst obstacles, taking the most challenging lines without so much as a whimper. Best of all, the Grand Cherokee can lower itself back down and provide a pillow-soft luxury-car ride on the way home from the trailhead.
OOTY
Udhagamandalam, which is the Head Quarters of the district, is the largest and most important hill station in south India. This principle station on the Nilgiris is at an elevation of 2286 meters and situated at the center of the district. It is an extensive valley enclosed on all sides but the west by a lofty range of hills. The name of the ooty or Ootacamand was first mentioned in about 1821 in the Madras Gazette which was then spelt as "Wotokymund" by an anonymous correspondent who was one among the Europeans to set an eye on Ootacamand. It is also fondly called the Queen of Hill Stations.
Cairn Hill
Situated at a distance of 3 km form the avalanche hills. The dense cypress tree in this place makes it important. A very nice picnic spot to visit. Withstanding many natural calamites like Earthquakes, cyclones and Heavy rainfalls this small But Beautiful place still survives which calls us every now and then to visit.
Dodda-Betta
This is the highest point in nilgris Located at a distance of 8 km from ooty. In nilgris plateau this peak point runs north- south. A very high location, whose height is about 2636 m. There are three more hills along with Dodda-Betta, whose names are needed to be mentioned because, the impressive udagamandalam valley is seen as these four mountains unite among themselves. Their names are the snowdown hill, the club hill and the elk hill.Glen morgen
This spot is located at a distance of 17 km from ooty. An important place with thick forests. More varieties of trees are seen over here. Some important species helpful to mankind are also found here. An Electricity Board operates here. But, due to thick forests and perils of wild animals, the staff of that electricity board use to travel in a winch to reach the power house. The Distance between this electricity board and powerhouse is some four kilometers. But all over the way we could enjoy watching the undisturbed wild habitat and green trees.
Tiger Hill
A Beautiful hill located to the east of udagamandalam. That too is at the lower bend of Dodda-Betta peak. Mountain Trekking is a is an excellent thing to be done to reach the spot actually for about 3 km. up the hill, A drinking water reservoir is seen. A closed cave is seen at the upper parts of this Hill. The reasons behind this closed cave will take us to some legends.
Government Botanical Garden:
The garden was laid out in 1847 by the Marquis of Tweedale, then the Governor of Madras and is spread over 22 hectares ascending the slopes on the hill at an elevation of 2,400 - 2,500 mts. above MSL. Lush green well maintained lawns, rare trees species (like the cork tree which is probably the only such tree in India, the paper bark tree and the monkey puzzle tree-monkey cannot climb this tree.), a 20 million year old fossilized tree, an Italian - style garden bordering, a clear pool, a vast variety of flowering bushes and plants , fern house with a vast range ferns and orchids are some of the highlights of this garden. A flower show along with an exhibition of rare plant species is held every year in the month of May at this garden.
The garden is divided into six different sections:
1. Lower Garden
2. New Garden
3. Italian Garden
4. Conservatory
5. Fountain Terrace
6. Nurseries
The Ooty Lake is the pride of the Blue Hills. It is the central and strategic attraction. Mr. John Sullivan formed this artificial lake in the year 1824, the then Collector of Coimbatore. The Ooty lake which extends to an area of 65 acres. Earlier the entire lake was used for fishing. The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation on behalf of the Tourism Department took the possession of the lake for pleasure boating facilities in the year 1973. Another added attraction of the Ooty lake is the Mini Train and an amusement park.Ooty Palaces
Ooty is not only a place of green things and beautiful flowers. But also a Tourist spot with extraordinary architectural heights. Various rulers of Tamilnadu have built many palaces which were used by them as their summer resorts. Mainly the palaces seen here were Built By Kings of mysore, vadodara , jothpur and Hydrebad. Out of many palaces the Arronmore Place of Jothpur province was sold to madras Government after independence.
The name of that place is been changed as Thamizhagam and it is been used as the government Guest house.The king of Jodhpur built another palace called as Awnandale. It is still maintained and is in a good condition.The erstwhile maharaj of mysore, constructed a Beautiful palace in a swiss chalet style called fernhill palace in the year 1842. Now this palace is converted to a posh star hotel impressing the tourists. Also Baroda palace and elk hill house are some examples for sculptural beauties in udagamandalam.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India." after it satisfied the necessary criteria, thus forcing abandonment of the modernisation plans. For the past several years diesel locomotives have taken over from steam on the section between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam. Local people and tourists have led a demand for steam locos to once again haul this section. THE Rs 100/- COIN
100 rupee coin was issued by the Union government to commemorate the completion of 150 years by the Indian Railways. ''This marks the first instance of the Indian Railways having been afforded a chance to be part of India's minting history,'' informs a senior official of the railway ministry. While the hundred-rupee coin will be available as a collector's item, a million two-rupee coins, bearing the Indian Railway's mascot 'Bholu' on them, will be released simultaneously for the purpose of circulation.
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