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Sparks Lake was created approximately 10,000 years ago by a lava flow that divided the upper Deschutes River. Today the lake is part of a system of wetlands and meadows that is a healthy habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Sparks Lake area includes 730 acres of the Cascade Mountains nature. Lake wetlands take 370 acres of the total area while 360 acres consist of marsh, meadow, and stream wetlands.
Three picturesque peaks including South Sister, Broken Top, and Mt. Bachelor are visible from the lake. You are seeing Mt. Bachelor in this image.
Once again, when posted here on Flickr, my image has taken on a blue hue around the snow in the mountain. Weird!!
Approximately 100 meters long, it is the first breakwater officially open to the public within Victoria Harbour, allowing members of the public to enjoy the stunning shoreline of Hong Kong from a new angle at the inner Victoria Harbour.
The rocket-like structure above the breakwater is the East Vent Shaft of the Central - Wan Chai Bypass. It was designed specifically to be in harmony with the harbour vista and was the winning entry of an exterior design competition.
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What a Wow moment to see Machu Picchu for the first time. My camera worked overtime that day - absolutely amazing.
The map location is approximate, but inside the Machu Pichu Archeological National Park.
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Many viewers have commented that The Guardian Building (originally The Union Trust Company Building) reminded them of a church.
This picture shows approximately half of the bank lobby on the main floor. Imagine the original bank building with 60-90 bank teller cages lining the entire length of both sides of this "nave". The ceiling was composed of a 3/4 inch (1.9cm) of horsehair and coated with a layer of plaster cement. Then, a canvas layer was applied, and painted with designs reminiscent of the patterns of Navajo rugs. This was a sound-deadening system.
The "altar piece" ( I suppose) was the three-story mural of the map of the lower peninsula of Michigan. Highlighted were the major Michigan moneymakers of the1890s to 1920s: mining, manufacturing, lumber, fishing, commerce, and agriculture. It was completed in 1929, unfortunately the year of the beginning of "The Great Depression".
This superbly decorated Art-Deco bank building was nicknamed "The Cathedral of Finance." So, if the earlier pictures reminded you of a church (reprised in the first comment below) --you were very observant : -)
Kirby Hill village is situated approximately one mile North of Boroughbridge, in a rural location surrounded by farmland.
Set in the heart of this delightful North Yorkshire village, the Church is very active, full of inspiration and welcoming to newcomers. There are social & children’s activities as well as worship. We have a real interest in providing a wildlife haven and in encouraging everyone to share their talents for the benefit of all. We have an induction loop system and ramp access for wheelchairs.
All Saints' Church is a Grade 1 Listed building with Saxon origins. There has been a settlement in Kirby Hill for over a thousand years and All Saints' Church possesses many interesting historical features including stones dating back to the Saxon era.
Calakmul (auch Kalakmul) war während der klassischen Periode eine mächtige Stadt der Maya. Zusammen mit El Mirador und Tikal ist Calakmul eine der größten jemals entdeckten Maya-Städte. Calakmul befindet sich rund 300 km südöstlich der Stadt Campeche (Mexiko) im gleichnamigen Bundesstaat.
Calakmul erstreckte sich auf einer Fläche von ca. 30 Quadratkilometern und besaß über 100 Kolossalbauten; es sind insgesamt mehr als 5000 Gebäude bekannt. Dominierend sind hier vor allem die sogenannten „Strukturen“ I und II. Letztere besitzt eine Höhe von ca. 45 Metern. Der Großteil von Calakmul ist jedoch bisher weder ausgegraben noch eingehender erforscht worden. Über die Einwohnerzahlen lassen sich nur Spekulationen anstellen. Für den Stadtkern etwa wird eine Bevölkerung von etwa 50.000 Menschen angenommen.
Calakmul (also Kalakmul) was a powerful Mayan city during the classical period. Along with El Mirador and Tikal, Calakmul is one of the largest Mayan cities ever discovered. Calakmul is located around 300 km southeast of the city of Campeche (Mexico) in the state of the same name.
Calakmul spread over an area of approximately 30 square kilometers and had over 100 colossal buildings; a total of more than 5000 buildings are known. The so-called "structures" I and II dominate here. The latter has a height of approx. 45 meters. However, most of Calakmul has not been excavated or explored in depth. Only speculations can be made about the population. A population of around 50,000 people is assumed for the city center.
Approximately 20 species of armadillo but this is the only one found in the United States. It is an insect eating mammal. Has a lifespan up to 15 years.
The Temple of Aphaia (Greek: Ναός Αφαίας) or Afaea is located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia. Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, the great Doric temple is now recognized as dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia. It was a favourite of the Neoclassical and Romantic artists such as J. M. W. Turner.
It stands on a c. 160 m peak on the eastern side of the island approximately 13 km east by road from the main port of Aegina island, which lies in the Saronic Gulf, Greece.
Aphaea (Greek: Ἀφαία, Aphaía) was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively here. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as a local deity associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle. Under the later Athenian hegemony she came to be identified with the goddesses Athena and Artemis and with the nymph Britomartis as well, by the 2nd century CE, the time of Pausanias:
On Aigina as one goes toward the mountain of Zeus, god of all the Hellenes, the sanctuary of Aphaia comes up, for whom Pindar composed an ode at the behest of the Aeginetans. The Cretans say (the myths about her are native to Crete) that Euboulos was the son of Kharmanor, who purified Apollo of the killing of the Python, and they say that Britomartis was the daughter of Zeus and Kharme (the daughter of this Euboulos). She enjoyed races and hunts and was particularly dear to Artemis. While fleeing from Minos, who lusted after her, she cast herself into nets cast for a catch of fish. Artemis made her a goddess, and not only the Cretans but also the Aeginetans revere her. The Aeginetans say that Britomartis showed herself to them on their island. Her epithet among the Aeginetans is Aphaia, and it is Diktynna of the Nets on Crete. Description of Greece 2.30.3
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The road from the city of Madaba to the Dead Sea & Jordan Valley.
The water surface of the Dead Sea is approximately 420 meters below sea level, the lowest point on Earth.
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At approximately 6 weeks old, this Great Horned owlet has flown from the nest to a neighboring pine tree. Its sibling was out on a limb near the nest, but seemed not quite ready to fly across.
Map location is approximate within 1 mile.
Wild. Approximate Focus Distance - 6.31 m. valore di esposizione (eV)-0,33. crop compositivo.
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Approximately fifty thousand yeas ago a iron/nickel meteorite about 150 feet in diameter slammed into what would be Arizona creating this crater that is 3900 feet in diameter and about 560 feet deep in the center. Because at least on the geologic scale this crater is considered very new and is said to be one of the best preserved craters on Earth. Conveniently located just off I-40 near Flagstaff it is a popular local tourist destination. Regulars visitors are not allowed in the crater itself but only high level scientists are.
Australia has approximately 11,500 km2 of mangroves, primarily on the northern and eastern coasts of the continent. Areas where mangroves occur include the intertidal zone of tropical, subtropical and protected temperate coastal rivers, estuaries, bays and marine shorelines. Less than 1% of Australia's total forest area is mangrove forest. Although mangroves are typically found in tropical and subtropical tidal areas,there are occurrences as far south as Millers Landing in Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Barker Inlet in Adelaide, South Australia and Leschenault Inlet (Koombana Park), near Bunbury, Western Australia. Nearly half of Australia's mangrove forests are found in Queensland (44% of Australia's total), followed by the Northern Territory (37%) and Western Australia (17%). In Western Australia, populations of mangroves are scattered down the coast; the population of the Abrolhos Islands is 300 kilometres south of the nearest population of Shark Bay, and the population at Bunbury is even further south than this (500 km). The Bunbury colonisation may have occurred relatively recently, perhaps only several thousand years ago, with propagules transferred by the Leeuwin Current. The most inland occurrence of mangroves in Australia is a stand of grey mangroves in the Mandora Marsh, some 60 km from the coast. Mangroves protect coastal areas from erosion, storm surge, and tsunamis. The massive root systems of mangroves are efficient at dissipating wave energy. Mangroves retard the tidal movement of water, allowing sediment to be deposited as the tide comes in, and leaving all except fine particles when the tide ebbs. Mangroves therefore build their own environment. The commercial and recreational fishing industries are prime beneficiaries of mangrove forests, which provide breeding and feeding grounds for fish and prawns. About 75% of the fish and prawns caught for commercial and recreational purposes in Queensland spend at least part of their lifecycles in mangroves. In some coastal communities, boardwalks and bird-viewing areas in mangrove forests provide attractions for the eco-tourism industry, for example, at Boondall Wetlands. 25374
At approximately 1500', most would not call Cadillac Mountain tall, though it is the highest point within 25 miles of the shoreline on the North American continent from Cape Breton to Mexico.
The most prominent feature of Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island, the mountain is known as the first place in the United States to see sunrise, though that is only true from mid-autumn through late winter.
The geology of the mountain is such that the granite on Cadillac Mountain is much more erosion resistant than most of the other layers of rock on Mount Desert Island, and hence forms the highest point, after millennia of glacier ice erosion. The pink granite has high concentrations of feldspar and is a very fine granite, unlike most of the other formations in the region, especially those found on the Cranberry Isles (seen here) to the southwest, which are more volcanic and millions of years older than the Cadillac Mountain granite.
One of America's smallest national parks, Acadia is, nonetheless, a fascinating place to visit and a real treat for explorers, photographers and day-trippers, alike.
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Wild. Approximate Focus Distance - 5.62. valore di esposizione (eV)-0,67. crop compositivo. scatto eseguito da capanno mobile.
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De la taille approximative d'un moineau, la sittelle torchepot est facilement identifiable grâce à son long trait oculaire noir, à son bec large et puissant et à sa queue courte. La couronne, la queue et le dessus sont bleu-gris, plus foncé sur les ailes. Le dessous est brun-orange, virant à l'orange foncé sous la queue. La gorge et les joues sont blanches. Les couleurs du mâle et de la femelle sont semblables mais chez le mâle le dessous de la queue et les flancs sont brun marron, alors que chez la femelle, ils sont plus pâles. Les oiseaux originaires de Scandinavie sont plus pâles en dessous. La sittelle, oiseau forestier, peut fréquenter les jardins avec des grands arbres. Oiseau très peu sociable, la sittelle vit généralement toute l'année en couple sur un territoire bien délimité, auquel elle est très attachée. Elle le défend même en hiver, contre ses congénères et on peut la voir parfois avec les bandes de mésanges lorsqu'elles visitent les mangeoires. Les sittelles visitent les aires de nourrissage à condition de disposer dans les environs immédiats de vieux arbres. Sur les mangeoires, les sittelles sont des oiseaux agressifs, dominants toutes les espèces plus petites et la plupart des espèces de même taille. Si l'autre oiseau ne quitte pas immédiatement les lieux, il est immédiatement attaqué avec virulence. Seuls plusieurs verdiers réussissent à repousser une sittelle agressive. À l'instar des mésanges noires et nonnette, elle est connue pour faire des réserves de nourriture dans des crevasses, notamment des noisettes, qu'elle mangera en période de disette. Dans son long bec, elle peut emmagasiner deux ou trois graines de tournesol. Elle s'envole alors en direction d'un arbre pour dissimuler son butin dans les crevasses du tronc. Elle camoufle ses caches de graines avec des morceaux d'écorce, de lichen ou de mousse. Comme la sittelle est très fidèle à son territoire, elle retrouve toujours ses cachettes aux cours de ses pérégrinations. Elle coince les noisettes dans des crevasses et assène de puissants coups de bec jusqu'à ce que la coque se fende en deux. Ces martèlements sont si forts qu'on croirait entendre un pic.
Image prise en milieu naturel et depuis la tente affût .
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Approximately the size of a sparrow, the Eurasian Nuthatch is easily identifiable by its long black eye line, large, powerful beak and short tail. Crown, tail and upper surface are blue-gray, darker on the wings. The underside is orange-brown, turning dark orange below the tail. The throat and cheeks are white. The colors of the male and the female are similar, but in the male the underside of the tail and the sides are brownish brown, in the female they are paler. Birds native to Scandinavia are paler below. The nuthatch, a forest bird, can frequent gardens with large trees. A very unsociable bird, the nuthatch generally lives all year round in pairs on a well-defined territory, to which it is very attached. It defends it even in winter, against its congeners and we can sometimes see it with the bands of chickadees when they visit the feeders. Nuthatches visit feeding areas provided they have old trees in the immediate vicinity. On feeders, nuthatches are aggressive birds, dominating all smaller species and most species of the same size. If the other bird does not immediately leave the premises, it is immediately attacked with virulence. Only several greenfinches succeed in repelling an aggressive nuthatch. Like the black and barnacle chickadees, it is known to store food in crevices, especially hazelnuts, which it will eat in times of scarcity. In its long beak, it can store two or three sunflower seeds. She then flies in the direction of a tree to hide her booty in the crevices of the trunk. It camouflages its seed caches with pieces of bark, lichen or moss. As the nuthatch is very faithful to its territory, it always finds its hiding places during its wanderings. She wedges the hazelnuts in crevices and pecks hard until the shell splits in two. These poundings are so loud that you think you hear a pickaxe.
Image taken in a natural environment and from the blind tent.
Krzywiń is a small town in the province Greater Poland, with approximately 1,700 inhabitants. It was a private clergy town belonging to the Benedictine abbot in Lubin. The first preserved mention of Krzywiń as a town comes from 1272. In 1382, the city was destroyed during domestic fights, the reconstruction took place half a century later. In 1447, the location privilege was renewed. The center of the development was a Market Square with a town hall (the present one comes from 1905) in the south-eastern frontage. In the middle of the Market Square there is a statue of St. Wawrzyniec street and the frontages are built with houses from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The market was revitalized in 2014 and is a major tourist attraction.
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Krzywiń jest małym miastem w woj. wielkopolskim, liczącym około 1700 mieszkańców. Było prywatnym miastem duchownym, należącym do opata benedyktynów w Lubiniu. Pierwsza zachowana wzmianka o Krzywiniu jako mieście pochodzi z 1272 roku. W 1382 roku miasto zostało zniszczone podczas walk domowych, odbudowa nastąpiła pół wieku później. W 1447 miało miejsce odnowienie przywileju lokacyjnego. Ośrodkiem zabudowy był czworoboczny rynek z ratuszem ( obecny pochodzi z 1905 roku) w pierzei południowo-wschodniej. Na środku Rynku znajduje się figura św. Wawrzyńca a pierzeje zabudowane są domami z przełomu XIX i XX wieku.
Rynek był rewitalizowany w roku 2014 i jest dużą atrakcją turystyczną.
Image taken in the backyard approximately 12 feet from the palm stump. This little guy is my buddy and allows me to be much closer to him but my lens does not. Info from Wikipedia. To my surprise after checking out Wikipedia the count of Yellow-Throated warblers for the GBBC is 2.
I have not photographed the female but I have been seeing her in the thicket of the trees. She is a bit shy and I just could not ID her until this little guy took her some food yesterday and I saw images on Wikipedia. This image was taken yesterday, I have other images that were taken during the GBBC so I will use one of those for ID purposes when I upload the information.
Also like the bluebird diet does not mention peanuts, the diet info for this little beauty does not mention them. This guy is a little peanut pirate. He loves them!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-throated_warbler
These birds breed in southeastern North America, and their breeding ranges extend from southern Pennsylvania and northern Missouri, to the Gulf of Mexico. One subspecies, from northwest Florida, is resident all year round. The other populations of this species are migratory, wintering at the Gulf Coast, eastern Central America, and the Caribbean. Vagrant wintering birds are sometimes seen in northernmost South America.[2][4]
The yellow-throated warbler is a woodland species with a preference for coniferous or swamp tree species, in which it preferably nests. They are insectivorous, but will include a considerable amount of berries and nectar in their diet outside the breeding season. Food is typically picked off tree branches directly, but flying insects may be caught in a brief hover.[2][5]
These birds build cup-shaped nests which are built in a trees, and are concealed amongst conifer needles or Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides). Their clutches consist of 3–5 (usually 4) eggs.[2]
The yellow-throated warbler is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[1]
Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being approximately nine miles long and with a maximum depth of slightly more than 200 feet. Many regard Ullswater as the most beautiful of the English lakes: it has been compared to Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a typical Lake District narrow "ribbon lake" formed after the last ice age when a glacier scooped out the valley floor and when the glacier retreated, the deepened section filled with meltwater which became a lake. A total of three separate glaciers formed the lake. The surrounding mountains give Ullswater the shape of a stretched 'Z' with three distinct segments (or 'reaches') that wend their way through the surrounding hills.
Approximately 10 km from the entrance of the Fish River Canyon is the Canon Roadhouse. It bursts with colour, curiosity and the quirkiness of the 1950’s and 60’s with paraphernalia from yesteryear. Old abandon Chevys and Fords, signs, a windmill and red roof tops spring out of the Nama-Karoo scrub where it is located. The cafe and bar are a collectors delight; so much to see including hundreds of old vehicle number plates.
According to Venetian official statistics approximately 16 million people visited the province of Venice in 2011, with increases projected for 2012-13. Most if not all visitors, come to visit the central island Venezia in order to see and be in the heart of the city. Geographically the city center which includes St. Mark’s Basilica, St Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace, the Rialto Bridge, as well as the homes and businesses of Venetians exists on a land mass that is roughly six square miles. These six square miles are criss-crossed by the Grand and the not-so-grand canals which invite tourists to explore the nooks and crannies of a medieval powerhouse that still displays its heritage.
However, as a frame of reference, visitors should do the math. Public access to the six square miles of the central part of Venice is reduced by the areas occupied by private housing, businesses and by canals. Effectively the 80,000 to 100,000 daily visitors and the 40,000 to 60,000 local residents or business employers and employees are competing for approximately one to two square miles of open space. Regardless of the crowds it should be noted that while tourists may travel stem to stern in seemingly endless lines of gondolas, on Venice’s solid ground no car, bus or motor scooter challenges a visitor’s right to live long and prosper. In Venice the trucks, cars, and buses come with keels and rudders. All vie for space on and in the canals. Gondoliers weave their boats and passengers through the Grand Canal water traffic much like carriage driver guide their clip-clopping horse drawn carriages through any busy city’s tourist center. To paraphrase Shakespeare, in Venice all the water’s a stage,
Approximately 6 million people travel into and out of Jakarta's central business district everyday. That is about 1/4 of Australia's population. Sitting in traffic for 2 hrs to travel 10 km is just life in Jakarta.
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Chiwa is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan. According to archaeological data, the city was established in the beginning of the Christian era. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Chiwa. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991).
The Islom-Hoja Minaret at Khiva is the tallest, 57m tall minaret, in Uzbekistan. Most of Chiwa's monuments are hundreds of years younger than those in Bukhara and Samarkand.
Islam-Hoja Minaret was built in 1908 by Islam-Hoja of the Prime Minister of Khan. The minaret is a symbol of the country, is an early example of the architecture of the XIV century. The construction was completed in 1910. The tapered shape makes up more slender minaret and strength. The famous Kalyan Minaret is inferior to the height of Islam-Khoja Minaret. Its height is 56 meters and a base diameter is 9.5 meters. Trunk of the minaret is made of bricks, decorated with white and blue tiles made of glazed ceramic.
Islam-Khoja Minaret is the tallest structure in Khiva, visible from anywhere in the city. After rising to the top of the minaret, you will see the most beautiful panorama of the eastern fairy tale city Khiva.
Das Containerschiff CAP SAN SOUNIO, IMO 9633953, liegt bereits am Container Terminal Altenwerder. Das Containerschiff ONE HANNOVER, IMO 9302138, ist gerade angekommen und wird im Wendehammer von zwei Hafenschleppern gedreht, um später vor der Cap San am Terminal anzulegen. Beide Schiffe sind ca. 330 m lang, 46 m breit und können ca. 10.000 TEU (20 Fuß Standartcontainer) transportieren.
The container ship CAP SAN SOUNIO, IMO 9633953, is already at the Altenwerder Container Terminal. The container ship ONE HANNOVER, IMO 9302138, has just arrived and is being turned around by two harbor tugs in the turning basin so that it can later dock in front of the Cap San at the terminal. Both ships are approximately 330 m long, 46 m wide, and can transport approximately 10,000 TEU (20-foot standard containers).
Taken approximately 10 hours past Full Moon, the Moon was really pink whilst rising due to the pink sunset (a Full Moon rises at the same time as the Sun sets)
I was really lucky that the only 4 minute gap we had in the clouds was at exactly the right time to catch this stunning pink moonrise!
Photos taken from Oxfordshire with a Canon 1100D with 300mm zoom lens
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The pied avocet is a striking white wader with bold black markings. Adults have white plumage except for a black cap and black patches in the wings and on the back. They have long, upturned bills and long, bluish legs. It is approximately 16.5–17.75 in (41.9–45.1 cm) in length of which the bill is approximately 2.95–3.35 in (7.5–8.5 cm) and the legs are approximately 3–4 in (7.6–10.2 cm). Its wing-span is approximately 30–31.5 in (76–80 cm). Males and females look alike. The juvenile resembles the adult but with more greyish and sepia tones.
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The approximately 30 cm long blue-throated parrot (Pyrrhura cruentata) is the largest member of the strikingly colorful group of red-tailed parrots (Pyrrhura). The blue-throated parrot's habitat is the rainforest of eastern Brazil. Because this region, in particular, has been severely affected by deforestation and its numbers have declined sharply in recent years, the blue-throated parrot is considered endangered, with only a few thousand birds remaining. To better promote this endangered species, the European Association of Zoos and Aquatic Parks (EAZA) has launched a conservation program. Currently, 17 zoos across Europe are members of this EEP, with a total of 66 birds.
Because pairing parakeets does not automatically lead to breeding success—like many other parrot species, blue-throated parakeets are highly selective in their search for a mate—the Parrot World zoo in Paris has agreed to provide crucial support in finding a mate. About ten unpaired parakeets are kept simultaneously in a large aviary, the Dating Aviary, which significantly increases the chances of finding a suitable partner. If two birds find each other, the pair is passed on to a zoo that agrees to participate in the conservation breeding program. For example, Nordhorn Zoo acquired a young pair from France in 2021.
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Chiwa is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Region, Uzbekistan. According to archaeological data, the city was established in the beginning of the Christian era. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Chiwa. Itchan Kala in Khiva was the first site in Uzbekistan to be inscribed in the World Heritage List (1991).
The Islom-Hoja Minaret at Khiva is the tallest, 57m tall minaret, in Uzbekistan. Most of Chiwa's monuments are hundreds of years younger than those in Bukhara and Samarkand.
Islam-Hoja Minaret was built in 1908 by Islam-Hoja of the Prime Minister of Khan. The minaret is a symbol of the country, is an early example of the architecture of the XIV century. The construction was completed in 1910. The tapered shape makes up more slender minaret and strength. The famous Kalyan Minaret is inferior to the height of Islam-Khoja Minaret. Its height is 56 meters and a base diameter is 9.5 meters. Trunk of the minaret is made of bricks, decorated with white and blue tiles made of glazed ceramic.
Islam-Khoja Minaret is the tallest structure in Khiva, visible from anywhere in the city. After rising to the top of the minaret, you will see the most beautiful panorama of the eastern fairy tale city Khiva.