Dubai top view

The 19-year-old Russian was on holiday in the Emirate and boasted of climbing to the top of several skyscrapers during his stay in Dubai.
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Fire engulfs luxury tower in Dubai

A fire ripped through a 63-floor luxury hotel in Dubai on New Year's Eve, injuring 14, just 600 yards from the world's tallest building.
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Kuala Lumpur tower

The Kuala Lumpur Tower (abbreviated as KL Tower) is a tall tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its construction was completed on 1 March 1995. It is used for communication purposes and features an antenna that reaches 421-metre.
The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to observe the crescent moon which marks the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan, Syawal, and Zulhijjah. The tower is the highest viewpoint in Kuala Lumpur that is open to the public. The building is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur with arch-rival Petronas Towers.
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Bride of the Desert

Palmyra is Syria’s star tourist attraction and one of the world’s most splendid historical sites.
It was an ancient city in central Syria that was a major trading center during the Roman period and was an important link in the trade between Rome and the Far East. It was an important city located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus.
It had long been a vital caravan stop for travelers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert.
In traveling to Palmyra don't forget the city’s museum, situated between the ruins and the new town, contains many statues and objects, which have been excavated from the site.
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Palm Jumeirah

The Palm Jumeirah are artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates. It is one of three islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the Persian Gulf, increasing Dubai’s shoreline by a total of 520 kilometres (320 mi).
The Palm Jumeirah is in the shape of a palm tree. It consists of a trunk, a crown with 16 fronds, and a surrounding crescent island that forms an 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long breakwater. The island is 5 by 5 kilometres (3.1 by 3.1 mi) and its total area is larger than 800 football pitches. The crown is connected to the mainland by a 300-metre (980 ft) bridge and the crescent is connected to the top of the palm by a subsea tunnel. Over the next few years, as the tourism phases develop, The Palm Jumeirah is touted as soon to be one of the world’s premier resorts. The Palm Island is the self-declared 'Eighth Wonder of the World'. The island doubled the length of the Dubai coastline.
According to the developer's publicity material, the Jumeirah Palm island will feature themed hotels, three types of villas (Signature Villas, Garden Homes and Canal Cove Town Homes), apartment buildings, beaches, marinas, restaurants, and a variety of retail outlets.
Palm Jumeirah has everything you need to enjoy a wonderful holiday break. World famous hotel names, amazing tourist attractions, luxury fashion and shopping malls are starting to open up. Whether you just want to relax or immerse yourself in an exciting world of leisure and entertainment, this is a truly inspirational holiday destination.
Visitors will come to enjoy the magnificent sunsets, unwind in the spas, pools and gardens and eat out at the fine selection of restaurants. There's a wide range of daytime activities, including water sports, aquariums, theme parks and of course miles of beautiful beaches.
Palm Jumeirah is in an Islamic country but there are non-islamic items in there.

Colorful rocks

Mine in East-Java is probably one of few places where no tourist would like to go for enjoyment. This area is full of danger and sulfur pollution. Photo journalist Philipp Aldrup went there and took these pictures of labor working in that dangerous zone. Showing the amazing yellow, gray and blue rocks with hard working miners ruining their health for $5 a day so that the whole world will get vulcanize rubber, bleach sugar, fertilize flowers...
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the Beautiful Mosque in Kuwait

Sheikha Fatima Mosque, the mosque located in the suburb of Abdullah Al-Salem is considered an architectural masterpiece radiate hope and faith, hangs throughout the year, especially with lights. In the month of Ramadan to welcome thousands of worshipers, and remain a witness outstanding design and conical dome unique overlap of Islamic art.
The minaret is different from those of the other minarets, and the shape of the candle, and achieved a balance between the architectural skill of the dome and the minaret and other elements.
Over an area of 45 thousand square meters including construction area 25 thousand and 20 thousand yards, gardens and open corridors, including a capacity for about 60 thousand worshipers, moved.

Japanese tourist in Istanbul

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Beautiful Sana'a

Sana'a; in my opinion it's one of the most beautiful cities in th world. Its old buildings are really beautiful and wonderful.
Sana'a is the capital of Yemen and the centre of San‘a’ Governorate. Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
The old fortified city has been inhabited for more than 2,500 years, and contains a wealth of intact architectural gems. It was declared a World Heritage City by the United Nations in 1986. Efforts are underway to preserve some of the oldest buildings, some of which are over 1400 years old like the Samsarh or the old Mosque. Surrounded by ancient clay walls which stand 9–14 metres (30–46 ft) high, the old city boasts over 100 mosques, 12 hammams (baths) and 6,500 houses. Many of the houses resemble ancient skyscrapers, reaching several stories high and topped with flat roofs. They are decorated with elaborate friezes and intricately carved frames and stained glass windows.
See also: Imam Yahya's palace, darel hacer, Al Hajjara, Houses of Al Hajarah