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Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon is a steep canyon area is very famous in the world, the sides carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and reaches depths of more than a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 meters). Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history has been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau uplifted.

Now this area is regarded as one of the Natural Wonders of the World, so much attract tourists from all over the world to come to this area, which is approximately five million visitors per year. Also here there is a place that is considered as the most sought-after areas visited by tourists and the horseshoe-shaped Pant-Filler that hangs approximately 4000ft above the surface and 65ft wide in the outer edge of a steep canyon. From this place you could look down the edge of the abyss that must akanmembuat you fear and chills. The horshoe shaped skywalk is built on the best quality glass walls 4 inches thick. And if you want to climb temoat visitors must wear socks scratch-proof special-order them at the sight. So this place became one of the places with breathtaking scenery in the world.



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Opéra Bastille or L'Opéra Bastille

Opéra Bastille or L'Opéra Bastille, is a modern opera house yanag very famous in the Place de la Bastille, in the 12th arrondissement, Paris, France. This opera house is the home base Opera national de Paris and is designed to replace the Palais Garnier, which is currently mainly used for ballet performances.
The idea of ​​making this house first came from the composer Pierre Boulez, Maurice Béjart, along with Jean Vilar, in 1968. They want to one day later this opera house can be advanced and famous in the world.

Construction of this building began in 1984 with the dismantling of the Gare de la Bastille, which opened in 1859 and closed on December 14, 1969, and where art expositions were held until after the demolition. then
This building was officially opened to the public on July 13, 1989, providing approximately 2723 seats, with a highly sophisticated facilities and modern.




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Palais Garnier

Palais Garnier is an a very famous opera house in Paris even in the world. This place was built in 1861-1875 for the Paris Opera with an elegant 1979 seat opera house. And this place was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris 9th arrondissement.
Palais Garnier opera is a very luxurious building, and by the people considered the most famous opera houses in the world, becoming one of the symbols of Paris.






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