Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

20 Real Places That Look Like They’ve Been Taken Out Of Fairy Tales

 20 Real Places That Look Like They’ve Been Taken Out Of Fairy Tales

Batu Caves, Malaysia:

 20 Real Places That Look Like They’ve Been Taken Out Of Fairy Tales

 20 Real Places That Look Like They’ve Been Taken Out Of Fairy Tales

 20 Real Places That Look Like They’ve Been Taken Out Of Fairy Tales

The Batu Caves are a series of chambers beneath limestone hills and date back to as many as 400 million years ago. At the base of the caves lies a giant 140-foot golden statue of Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, victory, wisdom, and love. Visitors reach the caves by stairs, a total of 272 steps, and enter an area filled with Hindu shrines where worshippers pay their respects.Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in the Gombak district, 13 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu, which flows past the hil

Sunday, 21 June 2015

50 Most Beautiful Places You Must Visit Before You Die

50 Most Beautiful Places You Must Visit Before You Die

Crystal Mosque (Masjid Kristal) : Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

50 Most Beautiful Places You Must Visit Before You Die


The Crystal Mosque or Masjid Kristal is a mosque in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. A grand structure made of steel, glass and crystal. The mosque is located at Islamic Heritage Park on the island of Wan Man. The mosque was constructed between 2006 and 2008. It was officially opened on 8 February 2008 by 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu. It has the capacity to accommodate over 1,500 worshipers at a time.

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