Or Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque in in Brunei is paid by the Sultan and famous for it's size, the pure gold domes and the golden boat made of stone in the lake.
Built on orders of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz (1861-1876), it's a delightful, if ornate, imperial residence with a fountain in the main salon, the usual sumptuous chambers, Bohemian crystal chandeliers, Sèvres and Chinese vases, and pleasant gardens (closed Monday and Thursday; stay 1-2 hrs)
The palace was often used as a guest house for visiting royalty. Empress Eugénie of Fra...
Brunei has refused delivery of these three Offshore Patrol Vessels. (OPV) While based on the FS 2000 Light Frigate design similar to the Lekiu class frigates the Malaysian Navy operates, these are even lighter. Although Brunei eventually took delivery mid-2007, it's not entirely clear if the ships are still in storage at this location or if they've been moved. Most assume that Brunei will sell ...
Dolmabahçe Palace on the Bosphorus shore in Istanbul is a fitting symbol of the magnificence and decadence of the 19th-century Ottoman Empire.
It's just as a sultan's palace should be: huge and sumptuous, with 285 rooms, 43 large salons, a 4000 kg (4-1/2-ton) Bohemian glass chandelier, and a Bosphorus-shore façade nearly a quarter mile (1/2 km) long. It's the grandest of Ottoman ...
Eyup Sultan Mosque is located in Istanbul in the north end of Halic (the Golden Horn) in Eyup region. It is built where Hz Eyyubu El-Ensari (An important Islamic character) was thought to be buried, he was one of the first acceptors of Islam and died during the first Islamic siege of Istanbul in 688-669. A tomb and a mosque was built by the command of Mehmed the Conqueror. The first mosque was ...
sunda-islands.com/Malaysia Discovery Network Link with some 1500 (growing) professionally edited placemarks for points of interest, nature, transportation, religion, activities, infrastructure and cities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. (Over 50 categories selectable)
Links (in german):
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http://www.malaysia-discovery.de/
Mariyinsky Palace is a Baroque palace and the official residence of the President of Ukraine for ceremonial purposes. Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the palace was completed in 1752.
The school known as Lycée de Galatasaray today, was founded in 1481 by Sultan Bayezid II in Istanbul to train civil servants and was then known as Galata Saray ( Galata Serai, Galata Palace).
The New Mosque (Yeni Cami), in Istanbul's Eminönü district on the Golden Horn at the southern end of Galata Bridge, is officially the Mosque of the Valide Sultan (Queen Mother) because it was commissioned by Safiye, mother of Sultan Mehmet III in 1597.<br />
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After her son died, Safiye was no longer Queen Mother, with a queen's powers and revenues, so her mosque...
Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød, Denmark was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV. It is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. The palace is located on three small islands in the middle of Palace Lake and is adjoined by a large, baroque formal garden.
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