Citadel

... the magnificent horse sculptures next to the White Gopuram tower. The Ranganathaswamy Temple is an ancient living citadel comprising seven quadrangles. The religious portion begins from the fourth quadrangle inwards with the sanctum sanctorum occupying ...

... be the place where the Pharo's daughter found Moses in the reeds and where later, Mary drew water. Then, it was on to The Citadel, (built in 1176) and home of the beautiful Alabaster Mosque built by Mohammed Ali (see, you thought he was just a ...

... and a large flag tower. While making my way around the citadel had numerous offers of taking a rickshaw ride around the inner citadel walls. didnt really feel like arguing about a price and really wanted the exercise anyways. Made my way inside and ...

... . Back at the Ngo Mon Gate the same decision was needed. Again we opted to explore the other side of the citadel before following everyone else. Next to discover was the To Mieu Temple complex which contains shrines to all nine of the Nguyen ...

... a rabbit warren of defence posts and secret steps with a mini amphitheater within its walls. The 13th century saw the Citadel become a palatial city, with a moat surrounding the perimeter and many social areas such as the Turkish baths and median room ...

... most time) was the citadel that sits on a hill at the meeting of the Meuse and Sambre rivers.  Originally, the citadel was built during the late Roman era, but over the years, because of the strategic location of the fortress, numerous ...

... although Dave was quite impressed as we spotted a KFC on the way out! The majority of Hue's sights are found within the Citadel, surrounded by 2m-thick, 10km-long brick walls. After grabbing some breakfast from a French bakery and picking up our laundry, ...

... to the Sheraton hotel, again we got a little disorientated and had to stop and ask for help. We arrived at the Aleppo Citadel via the backstreets and after circumnavigating the Citadel (they used to fill the trench with water) to find the main entrance ...

... imperial capital that was built by the first king of the Nguyen Dynasty in the early 19th century.  After our visit to the Citadel,   we also visited the Min Thu orphanage where 200 children are cared for by Buddhist nuns.  We then had a ...