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Gunung Mulu Reserve (Borneo, Sarawak Province)The real treasure of the island of Borneo and a unique attraction of Malay...
27/10/2022

Gunung Mulu Reserve (Borneo, Sarawak Province)
The real treasure of the island of Borneo and a unique attraction of Malaysia is the Gunung Mulu National Park. Thousands of tourists strive to see with their own eyes this place, once included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The park was founded in 1985 by order of the Malaysian government.

The area of ​​the huge park is about 50 thousand hectares, which includes tropical forests, rivers and mountain ranges. In the center of this territory rises the "mountain crown", which includes three peaks - Mulu, Benarat and Api. The highest point of the ridge - Mulu Peak - rises above sea level by 2376 meters.

But the most interesting secrets of the Gunung Mulu Park are hidden in the underground bowels. After all, here are the largest cave systems on the planet. Karst caves stretch for many kilometers, along the way you can see a lot of interesting things - these are huge grottoes, crevasses, underground reservoirs, bizarre limestone figures formed by nature itself.

The main underground attraction of the park is the Lubang Nasib Bagus underground passage, which has the world's largest grotto - its width is about 0.3 km, its length is about 0.7 km, and it reaches a height of 70 meters. The longest underground passage, called the Deer Cave, reaches 2 kilometers in length.

The arches and ceilings of the caves are chosen by countless bats. At sunset, their huge flocks leave the grottoes for an evening meal.

Each of the caves is unique and consists, as a rule, of several underground voids connected by passages. Particularly mesmerizing is the Sarawak Underground Hall, which measures the size of 20 football fields and is roughly the height of a 25-story skyscraper.

Shri Mahamariamman Temple (Kuala Lumpur)For everyone there is something to see in Malaysia, if the path lies through its...
24/10/2022

Shri Mahamariamman Temple (Kuala Lumpur)
For everyone there is something to see in Malaysia, if the path lies through its capital, because, among other things, one of the most important Hindu shrines is located here - the ancient temple of Sri Mahamariamman. At the same time, it is one of the most beautiful temples, especially if you evaluate its facade, generously decorated with convex ornaments.

The temple was erected in honor of the mother goddess Mariamman, the patroness of diseases, epidemics and various troubles. Like other Indian deities, she also has the ability to reincarnate, which is why she is also known as Devi, Kali and Shakti. The cult of worship of this goddess has about 4,000 years.

The temple was founded in 1873 by the leader of the Tamil diaspora in Kuala Lumpur. The founder of the temple built it as a personal shrine to his family, but seeing the need of his compatriots in a place of worship for the gods, he opened the doors of the temple to all visitors.

12 years after its foundation, the temple was dismantled stone by stone, moved to the outskirts of Chinatown and carefully restored to its original appearance. And after another 80 years, a modern temple building was rebuilt nearby, in which the original style was preserved, and the most remarkable part was erected above its main entrance - a five-tier 23-meter tower, richly decorated with ornaments and sculptures. In total, there are 228 sculptural images, each of which depicts a specific Hindu deity. Inside the walls of the temple are decorated with frescoes depicting different guises of the goddess Mariamman.

Niah National Park (Borneo Island, Sarawak)On the island of Borneo, there is the most important natural attraction of Ma...
24/10/2022

Niah National Park (Borneo Island, Sarawak)
On the island of Borneo, there is the most important natural attraction of Malaysia - the Niah National Park, famous for its unique caves. This area acquired the status of a national park in 1971. The basis of the park is made up of dipterocarp forests, limestone, peat bogs. Among the representatives of the local fauna are flying dragons, long-tailed macaques, hornbills and salangans. By the way, salangan nests are considered edible and they even make a special soup, which is an expensive delicacy here.

The natural world of Niah Park is very rich. However, the main purpose of its creation was to preserve the most important local landmark - the ancient caves, in which back in the 50s of the last century, archaeologists found traces of Homo sapiens - skulls, clay and bone tools, as well as the remains of ancient plants and animals. By the way, some of these fossil specimens are presented in a small museum located by the ferry.

The total area of ​​the caves of the national park is huge and amounts to more than 3 thousand hectares. The system of caves includes one of the largest and several smaller ones surrounding it along the perimeter. A myriad of bats live inside the caves, whose droppings, called guano, are used as a valuable fertilizer, because it is very rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. The people call this fertilizer "black gold", and the Iban tribe is engaged in the collection of this product.

Masjid Jame Mosque (Kuala Lumpur)Guests who like the grandeur and beauty of oriental architecture have something to see ...
23/10/2022

Masjid Jame Mosque (Kuala Lumpur)
Guests who like the grandeur and beauty of oriental architecture have something to see in Malaysia - in Kuala Lumpur, at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers, the amazing beauty of the Masjid Jame mosque rises. This beauty was erected in 1909, and its location was not chosen by chance - it was here, at the confluence of the rivers, that the first tin seekers once set up their camps, and it was in these places that the history of the city of Kuala Lumpur began.

The unusually elegant facade of the mosque is a harmonious interweaving of two architectural styles - Moorish and Islamic (mughal). The beauty of the facade is emphasized by the contrasting and organic combination of red and white masonry and snow-white domes. Along the perimeter, the building of the mosque is surrounded by a gallery of lancet arches topped with openwork carvings, and this complex is complemented by equally charming little turrets. At night, the beauty of the Masjid Jame mosque becomes even more attractive and mysterious: the entire perimeter of the building is intensely illuminated, starting to play with new colors.

This extraordinary attraction of Malaysia owes its beauty and charm to the mosque to its architect - A.B. Hubbok, whose list of merits also includes the construction of the building of the Kuala Lumpur city railway station.

Palace of Sultan Abdul - Samada (Kuala Lumpur)In 1894-1897, a beautiful building was erected in Kuala Lumpur, which late...
23/10/2022

Palace of Sultan Abdul - Samada (Kuala Lumpur)
In 1894-1897, a beautiful building was erected in Kuala Lumpur, which later became one of the most famous sights of Malaysia. We are talking about the palace of Sultan Abdul Samad, designed by the architect Norman.

Once upon a time, the British administration was located in the palace, but today the Supreme Court of Malaysia is located here in one wing, and the center of folk art in the other. Unusually beautiful, like a carved facade of the building, combines Victorian and Moorish architectural styles, and conveys all the refined flavor of the East: rounded horseshoe-shaped arches, an abundance of decorative elements, minarets, copper domes - all this is harmoniously reunited into a single whole. The roof of the building is crowned with a 40-meter tower with a golden dome and a huge clock.

How is this palace connected with the name of Abdul Samad? The governor of the province of Selangor was famous as the ruler who laid the foundations of the state of Malaysia. And despite the fact that many residents reproached him for depriving him of independence, since at the end of the 19th century he gave Malaysia under the protectorate of Great Britain, the ruler did a lot for the flourishing of the state. After all, it was with the coming to power of the British that backward Malaysia turned into a developed and prosperous state.

Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur)A symbol of pride and progress that Malaysia has achieved in a relatively short period of ...
21/10/2022

Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur)
A symbol of pride and progress that Malaysia has achieved in a relatively short period of time, have become the Petronas Twin Towers, rising above the city at a height of 452 meters. Therefore, for guests planning what to visit in Malaysia, it is recommended to start the journey with this notable landmark of the city and country.

It is worth noting that until the 90s, there were no tall buildings in Malaysia at all. The construction of the towers, as it were, symbolized the intensive development of this country and the success that its authorities aspired to. The process of erecting the towers began in 1992, lasted 6 years, and in 1998 two majestic towers appeared in all their glory, radically changing the face of the city.

Each of the towers has 88 floors, and this figure is not accidental, since the eight is considered lucky by the Malaysians. Numerous tourists come to the towers to look at this grandiose structure and be impressed by the views that open from the suspension bridge installed at the 42nd floor level.

At the lower levels of the towers there is a presentable shopping center, on the third floor of which there is a popular science and entertainment complex. Fountains are located directly in front of the towers, and on the back of the buildings there is a small park with an artificial lake, fountains, a bridge, an artificial waterfall and a children's pool.

For 8 years, the "heavenly twins" were considered the tallest buildings in the world, but in 2004 this record was broken by another building - the Taipei-101 skyscraper in Taiwan.

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