Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Petronas Tower

Petronas Tower can be gone within 50-60 minutes from Kuala Lumpur Airport Malaysia. Tower stands at the top of Bukit Nanas at an altitude of 421 meters, is the fourth tallest telecommunications tower in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada (553 meters), Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia (540 meters) and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China (468 meters). Kuala Lumpur Tower was built to improve the telecommunications and broadcasting, and as a symbol of the development of Kuala Lumpur.

Petronas towers are two twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur which had become the world's tallest building. 88 floor high tower was designed by César Pelli in 1998. Petronas Tower stands 452 meters tall or is calculated to 1483 feet above the peak. In between the two towers were built a bridge (skybridge) that connects the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors. This bridge is a tourist destination visit the Petronas Towers come with a limited number of tickets (about 1,200 pieces). The bridge is also used for evacuation in the event of an emergency in a tower so that visitors can move to a safe tower.

Access to location
Travelers have many options to make the mobility of the commuter train started, monorail, erl, taxis, buses and even motorbikes.

Fort Rotterdam


Fort Rotterdam is located in the city of Makassar, South Sulawesi Indonesia. The fort is a historical legacy of the Sultanate of Gowa, Sultanate existed around the 17th century the capital of Makassar. Sultanate has a fortress around 17 throughout the capital. Only, Castle Fort Rotterdam is the most magnificent fortress citadel fort among others, and authenticity are preserved until now.

The fort was built in 1545 by the King of Gowa named Daeng Imanrigau Bonto Karaeng Lakiung or Karaeng Tunipalangga Ulaweng. At the beginning of this fort is a square, as well as Portuguese-style architecture of the castle. Basic materials and a mixture of stones and burnt clay to dry.

Castle Architecture
This sturdy fortress walls rise as high as 5 meters and wall thickness of about 2 meters, with the main door of the small size. When viewed from the air this fort pentagon shaped like a turtle that was about to go into the beach. Because of this castle looks like a turtle, this castle is also sometimes also called Fort Panynyua (Turtles). This fortress has 5 Bastion, which is building a more robust and higher position in every corner of the fort which is usually placed a cannon on it.

Access to Location
Because of its location in the center of Makassar, the fort is easily accessible. Could use a taxi, urban transportation, or delivery of hotel facilities.