Chongqing is a sprawling city at the confluence of the Yangtze River (Yangtze for short) and Jialing River in southwest China. In the city center, the Great Hall of the People with a dome rises above the People’s Square, which is a pedestrian zone. On the other side of the square is the Three Gorges …
Istanbul is an important Turkish city on the Bosphorus, located at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The old city reflects the cultural influences of numerous empires that have ruled over the city over time. Chariot races were held in the open-air Roman Hippodrome in the Sultanahmet neighborhood for several centuries. Egyptian obelisks are also …
The Peruvian sol has been the currency of Peru since 2015. One sol is divided into 100 céntimos. The ISO code is PEN. From 1991 to 2015, the currency was called Nuevo Sol. The sol was introduced on July 1, 1991 as Nuevo Sol to replace the highly inflationary Inti. It was exchanged at the …
Dongguan is a district-free city in the Chinese province of Guangdong. The city is part of the fast-growing Pearl River Delta metropolitan region. Dongguan is located east of the Pearl River at its mouth into the China Sea between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. To the east and northeast, it borders the district-free city of Huizhou. In …
The Louvre, officially the Louvre Museum, is an art museum in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. It is located in the historic Louvre Palace, the former residence of the French kings, on the right bank of the Seine.
Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert of the US state of Nevada is a popular tourist destination known for its lively nightlife with casinos and other entertainment open around the clock. The main street and lifeline of the city is the almost 6.5 km long so-called Strip. Along this boulevard are numerous themed hotels with …
Vancouver, a bustling seaport on the west coast in British Columbia, is one of Canada’s most densely populated and ethnically diverse cities. A popular movie set, it is surrounded by mountains and also boasts a thriving arts, theater and music scene. The Vancouver Art Gallery is known for its works by regional artists, while the …
Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling capital, sits on the Nile River. In the heart of the city are Tahrir Square and the great Egyptian Museum, a treasure trove of antiquities, including royal mummies and gilded artifacts of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Nearby Giza is home to the famous pyramids and the Great Sphinx, which dates back to the 26th …
Baffin Island, also known as Baffin Land, is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is named after the English navigator and explorer William Baffin. Baffin Island is probably Helluland, as the Vikings called it. There is no evidence that they established settlements in the inhospitable land. However, it was probably a transit …
In Prague, the Czech capital, tens of thousands demonstrated against rising energy prices, the European Union and NATO. Authorities estimated the number of participants at around 70,000. Right-wing extremist parties and the Communist Party have called for the rally. The rise in prices, especially electricity and gas, will destroy the economy in the fall, declared …