The Weta Cave and Lord of The Ring

Wellington was Production Central for the making of The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Weta Cave is one of the place that was used as Wellington City film location and spellbound by the creative genius at the Weta Cafe.

Stunning views of the harbour and Wellington city from the top of Mount Victoria and the first filming location site used in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Visit Weta Cave in Miramar and take a video tour of Weta. Weta workshop and Weta digital created special effect for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and many other movies.

Sources: www.lordoftheringstour.co.nz

Otago Peninsula, South Island New Zealand

The Otago Peninsula (19.000 ha), stretching along the southern edge of the Otago harbour is an easy drive from central Dunedin. A wonderfully scenic trip will see you passing lush green pastures, small bays and inlets, sandy beaches, rugged hills and volcanic landforms. So near to major city centre, yet so far removed from the hectic pace of city living.

The Otago Peninsula is arguably New Zealand's most renowned eco tourism areas. There are unique opportunities to view a remarkable range of wildlife including Royal Albatros, blue penguins, and rare yellow-eyed penguins a variety of seals, water and wading birds.

Explore the Peninsula's well preserved, colourful history. Larnach Castle, Glenfalloch Woodland Gardens, Disappearing Gun and New Zealand Marine Studies Centre Aquarium are just some of the highlight of any visit.

Discover the talents of current resident when you visit the galleries, studio and craft shops that do the small township and bays.

Otago Peninsula's cafes and restaurants offer the great selection of fine cousine at reasonable prices and the opportunity to sample some of New Zealand's award winning Central Otago wines.

A variety of accomodation styles to suit all budgets is available on Otago Peninsula. Stay a little longer and enjoy the hospitality found at our bed and breakfasts, Farmstays, Homestays, Motels and self-contained units, Cottages, Backpakers, Lodges, and Camping Grounds.

A round tour of the peninsula is approximately 64 kilometers. You may choose to travel the harbourside road out to Taiaroa Heads and Return to Dunedin via high road. Highcliff Road offers magnificent coastal and city view as well as nummerous photo opportunites.

Sources: atoZ Visitor Guide 2009

The Waitaki Valley, South Island New Zealand

The South Island of New Zealand always offers the interesting experience, one of the beautiful place is The Waitaki Valleys. Lets visit there and enjoy the natural place.

The Waitaki Valley is home to the Mighty Waitaki River and its tributaries. The river drives a hydro power scheme featuring a serius of dams and lakes. The Valley offers and array of outdoor activities including fishing, boating, camping, skiing, hunting, hiking, golf and gliding.

We also have opportunity to simply relax and enjoy the ambience at various villages. The Districts unique geological features are showcased at the Vanished World Centre and Trail at Duntroon which is also the gateway to the iconic Elephant Rocks and Dansey Pass.

Sources: atoZ Visitor Guide 2009

Indosiar Television Tower, The Tallest Tower in Indonesia

The Indosiar Television Tower is a 395 m (1,300 ft) guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in West Jakarta Indonesia, completed in 2006.

It is currently the tallest structure in Indonesia and the 8th tallest building in the world. It consists of a 375 metre tall lattice structure with a side length of 6.3 m (20.7 ft), which carries on its top a 20 m (65.6 ft) high TV-broadcasting antena.

The upper parts of the mast are guyed to a 120 m (390 ft) triangular lattice steel structure with a side length of 56 m (183.7 ft), which was built around the mast. This special design, which gives the tower a unique shape, was chosen because of the lack of space available on the site. Broadcasting is run by the local television station, Indosiar.

Source http://www.wikipedia.org

The Petronas Towers, Great Building in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

The Petronas Towers also known Petronas Twin Tower are the great building, their height reached 451.90 meters. This towers were the world's tallest building before being surpassed by Taipei 101 and The Burj Dubai.

The towers were built by Hazama Corpotation, Kukdong Engineering and Construction, and Samsung Engineering and Construction. It was designed by Caesar Pelli, the Argentine-American architect and completed in 1998 and become the tallest building in the world on the date of completion.
This skyscrapers is uniq because this buildings is connected by sky bridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest 2-story bridge in the world. The sky bridge is 170 meters above the ground and the lenght of the sky bridge is 58 meters. Petronas Twin Towers are the tallest building in South-East Asia, there are no building equal with the towers in the regional.

Burj Dubai, The Talles Building in the World

Did you know Burj Dubai?

Burj Dubai will become the tallest building in the world. The building is under construction at the moment, started in 2004 and it is expected will finish in 2009.

Located in Dubai, the capital city of Uni Emirate Arab, Burj Dubai has built by Emaar Properties. Burj Dubai is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 meters (1,667 ft) has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004. Burj Dubai has now reached 141 storeys - more storeys than any other building in the world.

During its construction, Burj Dubai has left behind the skyscrapers that previously defined tall tower architecture around the world, such as Petronas Towers in Malaysia (452 meters, 1,483 ft); Sears Tower, Chicago (442 metres, 1,451 ft); Jin Mao Building, Shanghai (421 meters, 1,381 ft) and Empire State Building, New York (381 meters, 1,250 ft).

The Burj Dubai story is only beginning. The final height and number of storeys, a topic of enthusiastic debate among media and experts alike, has not yet been revealed. But from now on, the tower will set new records for its technical and architectural ingenuity.

When completed, Burj Dubai will have consumed 330,000 cubic meters of concrete, 39,000 metric tons of steel rebar and 142,000 sq m of glass – and 22 million man hours. The tower will have 56 elevators traveling at 1.75 to 10 meters/sec and double-Decker observatory elevators that can carry 42 people at a time.

More than 313,700 cubic meters of reinforced concrete and 62,200 tonnes of reinforcing steel have been used in the tower’s construction so far. Burj Dubai has already set a new world record for vertical concrete pumping for a building by pumping to over 460 meters (1,509 ft). The previous record of 448 meters (1,470 ft) was held by Taipei 101.

Reflecting a no-compromise approach to safety, Burj Dubai has been designed to manage the effect of wind and seismic movements. High-strength concrete makes up the tower’s super-structure, which is supported by large reinforced concrete mats and piles. The 80,000 sq ft foundation slab and 50-meters deep piling are waterproofed and feature cathodic protection.

Burj Dubai became the tallest building in the world in just 1,276 days; excavation work started in January, 2004. More than 5,000 consultants and skilled construction workers are employed on site, and the world’s fastest high-capacity construction hoists, with a speed of up to 2 m/sec (120 meters/min), move men and materials.