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Work in Progress of my Asia Town. The whole town stands on a wooden board with a wall made of LEGO BLURBs. Under the board is a shadow Station with five railway sidings for 12V trains, but not completed at the moment. On the left side there is a small city built of Xingbao houses of the Zhong Hua Street series. The entry to the city leads through the Korean Sungnyemun Gate from Oxford Blocks. The train station from LEGO is the 2150 in a MOD version. The place in front of the buildng is not finished, so still a lot of work to do. On the right there is the Glory Hotel from the Korean Netflix TV series Mr. Sunshine and also both other sets (bakery and tram) are there. The big market with a lot of food stalls from Sembo follows. The LEGO gate leads to the Korean Palace, the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion. There is the Ninjago temple from LEGO 70751 and the special set from 2019 New Years Eve Dinner 80101 at the right end.
My personal project on Asian faces. Can you guess which Asian country each one is from?
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Raffles Hotel is a colonial-style luxury hotel in Singapore. It was established by Armenian hoteliers, the Sarkies Brothers, in 1887. The hotel was named after British statesman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore.
It is the flagship property of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, and is managed by AccorHotels after Accor acquired FRHI Hotels & Resorts. The hotel is owned by Qatar-based, government-owned Katara Hospitality. The hotel commenced Phase 3 of a three-phase restoration programme on 13 December 2017 and reopened in August 2019 following the completion of the renovation.
Hawa Mahal (English translation: "The Palace of Winds" or "The Palace of Breeze") is a palace in Jaipur, India approximately 300 kilometers from the capital city of Delhi. Built from red and pink sandstone, the palace sits on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur, and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers.
The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, the grandson of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, who was the founder of Jaipur. He was so inspired by the unique structure of Khetri Mahal that he built this grand and historical palace. It was designed by Lal Chand Ustad. Its five floor exterior is akin to honeycomb with its 953 small windows called Jharokhas decorated with intricate latticework.The original intent of the lattice design was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life and festivals celebrated in the street below without being seen, since they had to obey the strict rules of "purdah", which forbade them from appearing in public without face coverings. This architectural feature also allowed cool air from the Venturi effect to pass through, thus making the whole area more pleasant during the high temperatures in summer. Many people see the Hawa Mahal from the street view and think it is the front of the palace, but it is the back.
In 2006, renovation works on the Mahal were undertaken, after a gap of 50 years, to give a facelift to the monument at an estimated cost of Rs 4.568 million.The corporate sector lent a hand to preserve the historical monuments of Jaipur and the Unit Trust of India has adopted Hawa Mahal to maintain it.The palace is an extended part of a huge complex. The stone-carved screens, small casements, and arched roofs are some of the features of this popular tourist spot. The monument also has delicately modeled hanging cornices.
Het eiland Bohol in de Filipijnen is de laatste jaren sterk in opkomst als toeristische trekpleister, en niet ten onrechte. Het eiland combineert schitterende witte stranden met een rijk cultureel erfgoed; prachtige koraalriffen met het curieuze spookdiertje. Hier bevinden zich eeuwenoude Spaanse kerkjes en uitkijktorens, gebouwd van koraalsteen, en vaak voorzien van schitterende naïeve beschilderingen. Het eiland heeft een prachtig groen binnenland met rijstterassen en de wereldberoemde 'Chocolate Hill' een merkwaardige groep heuvels, die als een enorm grote molshopen in het midden van het eiland liggen. Het typerende karstlandschap van Bohol wordt door vele rivieren en riviertjes doorsneden, die met af toe met een idyllische waterval, hun weg naar de zee vinden. Zelfs onder de grond zijn schatten te vinden in de vorm van tientallen druipsteengrotten. Dit eiland is zeker een bezoek waard.
Bohol is een eiland in het midden van de Filipijnen, ongeveer 800 kilometer, of een uurtje vliegen ten zuiden van Manilla. Dit eiland vormt samen met een stuk of 75 kleinere eilanden die vlak voor de kust liggen de gelijknamige provincie. Met zijn oppervlakte van ongeveer 4117 vierkante kilometer is het ongeveer even groot als de provincie Gelderland. Het heeft ongeveer 1,3 miljoen inwoners, die voornamelijk van de landbouw leven. Belangrijke gewassen zijn kokosnoten, rijst, en maïs. De hoofdstad, Tagbilaran, ligt in het zuiden van het eiland, en beschikt over een pier en kleine luchthaven.