The 7 Wonders Of Russia

in PLACES by Tajuddin — November 13, 2009 at 7:34 | 2 comments | 25,163 views |

 

 

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Acquaint you with the most wonders of our country and those wonderful places that everyone should know Rossiyanin.  Election of seven “wonders of the country” took place through SMS and Internet voting. It was finally selected 49 wonders of the 7 federal districts of Russia (on the 7 wonders of each federal district).

1. Pillars of weathering

Pillars of weathering – Butte, Mount Man-Pupu-Ner, or, as they are called, “Mansi stupid”, are the pillars of weathering. This geological monument located in the Trinity-Pechersk district of Komi, in the interfluve Ichotlyagi and Pechora.

This geological monument located in the Trinity-Pechersk district of Komi, in the interfluve Ichotlyagi and Pechora. The height of the pillars from 30 to 42 meters.

2. St. Basil’s Cathedral

St. Basil’s Cathedral – This is not only the main temple of the Red Square, but also a symbol of all Russia. It was built in 1555-1561 by order of Ivan the Terrible to celebrate the capture of the Kazan Khanate. Sturm Kazan began Oct. 1, 1552, the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, so the “official” name of the temple – the temple of the Protection of the Mother of God.

3. Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus – two-headed Elbrus, the highest point of Russia and Europe, is located at the junction of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Western Elbrus rises above sea level at 5642 meters, the east – at 5621 meters. Nodes are separated by a deep saddle.  Elbrus is located a few kilometers north of the Main Caucasian ridge and connects with the ridge-jumper.

4. Mamaev Kurgan

Mamaev Kurgan and the statue of the motherland – Title Mamaev Kurgan, the legend associated with the name of the Tatar warlord Mamaia. At the top of the mound were once guard patrols.  At the crest was a horseman, closely observe if there is where the danger. Zastava was founded by Khan Mamaev.  About a hundred picked men and most loyal soldiers were sent to them from his personal security guard service for the objection.

5. Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal – the “Glorious sea, sacred Baikal” – and wants to tighten the unhurried motif, looking at the fresh wave of gray-haired old man, who can still surprise accustomed to the wonders of mankind. As the ancient world, Lake Baikal, there are about 25-30 million years. The average useful life of the lakes in the 10-15 million years old, he became a double record.

6. Valley of Geysers

Valley of Geysers – Kamchatka Russia is famous for a unique corner of nature – the Valley of Geysers. clouds of steam, fountains of boiling water, incredible color slopes on which jets of hot water, along with lush green grass and trees create an enchanting sight.  The valley is located approximately 160 kilometers north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

6. Clouds of steam

Clouds of steam, fountains of boiling water, incredible color slopes on which jets of hot water, along with lush green grass and trees create an enchanting sight. The valley is located approximately 160 kilometers north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

7. Peterhof

Peterhof – Not all Petersburgers like Peterhof, criticized those blinding glare, the crowds of tourists, but returned and returned to Peterhof, and guests first thing is being taken here. Peterhof was founded in 1710 as the imperial country residence, the status of the city – from 1762.

Incredible Gadgets You Would Kill For – 20 Examples

Gadgets are more unusual and more clever than normal technological objects and that makes them gain popularity. These wonderful gizmos ease our daily routine and keep us in contact with the innovative movement, making sure we don’t get stuck in the past. But of course, in the world of gadgets there are also some devices that take it a little bit far, making us gaze at them with hope that we will get our hands on them sooner.

Window phone concept

Is it a window, is it a phone? No. Actually, it’s Window phone and this is the part where you are saying “Whaaat? What are you talking about?”. The phone is actually a concept with extraordinary features. Surely if this could be actually put into production, it would set a new standard for the term “cool”.

AFGT Gaming Device

This gadget seems to be the holy grail of the gaming world. Its interesting feature is the tactile feedback that is used to enhance the gaming experience. This very interesting gadget is made out of touch sensitive silicon, to be more specific, silicon air pockets, each with a pressure generator.

Sound Mug Speaker

This particular device could look a little bit strange at a first impression but actually it’s a damn cool thing. The crazy looking speaker can fit in your car’s cupholder and don’t worry about batteries, the gadget is powered by car’s accessory socket.

Vestalife BumbleBee Earbuds

If you’re a guy, it’s unlikely that you will be interested in these little pink earbuds but as a girl, you’ll find them pretty glamy.

Babelfisk

In case you’re getting lazy in classes these wonderful glasses will give you some help. They have two microphones that can be directed to where someone is speaking and you have text and audio recorded into a flash drive.

QWERTY Keyboard For iPhone

Surely, this sounds like a dream come true. The Iphone is everywhere and probably a lot of you have it encountered the typing problem. With this tiny little qwerty keyboard you can type fast and accurately.

Sliding Pooltable

Bio Robot Refrigerator

The Bio Robot fridge cools biopolymer gel through luminescence. It might look stinky and sticky but it’s actually an odorless gel that envelopes the food.

eRoll

eRoll could be the future of e-reading, along with iPad and another gadget that will be presented in this article. If you don’t want it to read ebooks on it, you can use it as a self defense weapon.

Folding-out Laptop

The Transformers wallpaper on this laptop says it all. This laptop transforms into a mega-laptop as soon as you unfold its keyboard.

MU SPACE

Listening music in bed with your headbuds in your ears can be really annoying and it appears that Yuan-Hao Hsu and Lin Tzu Hsuan have figured that one out. The result consists in a mp3 player pillow that will help you relax when taking your nap.

Wind circle

This will surely start a lot of discussions with your house guests but besides that it will also cool the air in the room. Yeah, it does that too…

Bracelet phone

Concept phones are becoming very popular these days. The stranger their shape is, the more popular they get. Probably that’s why this bracelet phone got so many fans or because it has a round dialer on it, like in old land phones.

Mint Sputnik projector

Portable Interactive Display

This device should be interesting especially for architects or industrial designers because of its interesting features. Its software can take CAD drawings and display them on the surface where they can be manipulated easily.

Newspaper of the future

Nowadays people try to find alternatives to using paper and they come up with interesting solutions. We already saw the eRoll in this article and tablets like iPad are made in a lot of variations today but Seon-Keun Park and Byung-Min Woo came with a different idea.

Air Clean Balls

Enough with the serious talking, let’s talk about balls (…?!). They have a funny name but an interesting feature, they can clean the air in the room by using a form of ionization with a photocatalyst complex sterilizing. It is interesting that it doesn’t freshen the air as you would probably think, but it actually cleans it, removing bacterias and viruses too, besides strange odors.

Geist Projector

We’ll keep on going with the balls issue but this time it’s about a projector. The mobility of the projected image is given by the levitating ball that sustains itself in the air with the help of electromagnetism.

Help Readers device

This device converts text to audio, helping you in case you have eye problems or because you’re infected with the laziness virus. in

HP LIM Glass computer

The HP LiM (Less is More) concept is set to feature a 19″ transparent touch OLED screen along with a wireless keyboard. The touch screen slides down to create a more ergonomic touch experience and easy navigation.