The World's 5 Strangest Stadium

   Stadium is the place where people get together to see or hold a festive event, democracy, sports games and others. Here are some examples of unique stadiums in the world that we have.

1. Munich Olympic Park
   Location: Munich, Germany

Background: Located just north of the city center, the park hosted the 1972 Olympic Games and its stadium, formerly the home of German Soccer's most successful club, Bayern Munich, is the only one in the world to have hosted the Olympics, the World Cup Final and European ssoccer championship final.

The unique is: Combining stainless-steel cable nets, acrylic glass and supports, architect and structure engineer Frei Otto's design of the Munich Olympic Park is a masterwork in tensile architecture. Never before had work like it been done on such a massive scale, and it's a design that continues to permeate Otto's pieces, according to Niemuth.

2. Beijing National Aquatics Center
   Location: Beijing, China

Background: More commonly known as "The Water Cube" the aquatic center was the site of Michael Phelps unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals in 2008.

The unique is: Inspired by an image of bubbles clustered together, the Sydney based firm PTW Architects won an online vote by the Chinese public to build the Aquatics Center. The Water Cube's square form was created in order to play off of the roundness of the Beijing Olympic Stadium located just a few hundred feet away, creating the "yin and yang of the Beijing Olympics," Niemuth says 100,000 square meters of the thin , UV resistant ETFE plastic comprise the walls of arena, held together with a maze of  22,000 steel beams for a breathtaking effect when light up at night. "That exterior image is on par with the Bilbao Art Museum," Niemuth says.

3. Pengrowth Saddledome
   Location: Calgary, Canada

Background: The home of the NHL's Calgary Flames, the Saddledome was completed in 1983 and hosted ice skating and hockey during the 1988 Winter Olympics.

The unique is: The Saddledome's shape evokes Calgary's western heritage, which includes the world famous annual rodeo and fair the Calgary Stampede. Yet the signature saddle like from also serve an important function, as the arena's designer Graham McCourt Architects shaped the concrete roof as an inverse hyperbolic paraboloid so its weight would be supported without internel pylons that would block fans views.

4. The Float
   Location: Marina Bay, Singapore

Background: The Float, which opened in 2007, will  be converted to a stage to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the inaugural Youth Olympics Games in 2010.

The unique is: Built as part of a land reclamation project that began in the 1970s, the Marina Bay development extends Singapore's Central Business District. On the edge of the bay, the Float, a 30000 seat grandstand farces a nearly 33000 square foot steel platform that sits atop 200 pontoons.

5. The Burj Al Arab Hotel Helipad
   Location: Dubai, UAE

Background: In preparation for the 2005 Dubai Championship, the Burj Al Arab converted its helipad into a tennis court for Roger Federer and Andre Agassi to hit around.

The unique is: Maybe there's a bit of stretch to call the stadium as there is no seating for spectators. This area was originally a place for helicopters to land. This is the most beautiful place inn the sport because it is suspended 650 feet in the air. The hotel is located on a man made island just off the coast of Dubai and derives its sail-like shape from the region's nautical history.

The First Ice Bar Opens in New York

NEW YORK - Residents of these cities now have one location to cool off during the summer whwn an ice bar that first opened in the Hilton Hotel in Six Avenue, Manhattan.

    When summer arrives, here visitors can cool the body by bringing family members together. Rested the body with the greatest coolness of this invention can eliminate fatigue and can have fun with friends and family.

    The Ice Bar named by Minus5 because the entire bar is made of ice. Visitors will be given a thick glove and should wear sweaters because of the circumstances surrounding the very cold with temperatures 5 degrees Celsius.

 

    Interior design as a theme park made many lovers come to enjoy the coolness and beauty landscape there. Visitors will be charged an entrance fee of U.S.$ 20 ( RM60 ) for cocktails and thick gloves while he was in it.

    All equipment in the bar as walls, chairs, glasses, tables, lamps are made from ice. The bar has a double personality. From 2 p.m, when it opens daily, to 7 p.m, children and families are welcome. After that, the establishment caters to a New York nightclub crowd.

Patrons mingle with the bar’s mascot

    There penguin mascot show the background of the cold place. Mascot is meant to entertain visitors with family. About 350 blocks of it, each weighing up to 100 pounds, was used to create the cool surroundings that are meant to feel good on a Manhattan afternoon when temperatures soared into the 90s.

The main door Minus5

There are already two Minus5 bars in Las Vegas.

Quirky Homestay In The World

Hotel or homestay is a guesthouse frequented by tourists who come for vacation. Apart from the beautiful tourist vacation spot also choose a hotel or homestay suitable or appropriate to their liking. Uniqueness homestay is also one of the tourist attractions to come to this place.

Unique guesthouse example is as follows :

'Boot' in New Zealand

Unusual: Boutique homes, like this 'Boot' in New Zealand, have become popular holiday destinations

Romantic: Couples can stay in the kitsch hideaway for around £153 a night

Water tower in North Kensington

Place to stay: The owner of this water tower in North Kensington, London, rents out the rooms to visitors

In an attractive design and simple

Mykonos hotel

Something different: Guests to this Mykonos hotel are able to rent out the old-style windmill

The Wigwam Motel

Boutique: The Wigwam Motel, off Route 66 in California, USA, offers guests rooms from around £44 a night

 

Since 1949

Red Caboose Motel

Out of the ordinary: Demand for unusual places to stay, such as this converted train in Pennsylvania, USA, has soared in recent years

Unique interior and wide

Jumbo Stay

Flying high: This plane near Stockholm airport in Sweden has been converted into an 85-bed hostel

Like sleeping on a cloud

The World's Largest Swimming Pool

    World largest swimming pool, is nothing short of AMAZING!  This pool is located at the San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo, Chile. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115 ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.  The pool is so large that resort guests use kayaks and small boats to move around. A computer controlled filtration system is used to keep fresh seawater in the pool. Seawater is taken in at one end of the pool and then pumped out at the other.

    Become one of the tourist attractions that come to Chile. Tourists can view the beautiful pool as the sea is the largest pool in the world. This pool was built facing the sea so that tourists can enjoy the beauty of the surrounding fresh air.

The World's Longest Cable Bridge Began Operating

Jiaxing-Shaoxing Sea Bridge in China is 6.2miles long

It's world's longest and widest multi-pylon cable-stayed bridge

Took seven years to complete and is 2,560ft wide

PICTURE shows the appearance of the longest and widest cable bridge in the world

SHAOXING -  The longest cable bridge in the world and the most wide-open for public use last month.

    The bridge is located in Zhejiang province in northeast China. The cloud infrastructure took seven years to build. Named Jiaxing Sea Bridge - Shaoxing, the building extends over 10 kilometers with 780 meter wide main parts.

    Infrastructure has six lanes opened to vehicles on May 28 and will be fully operational by next Monday.

    The bridge is also equipped with walkways and bike. It begins and ends in Haicang district Houzhai, in the city of Zhangzhou.

  BRIDGE Jiaxing - Shaoxing built along 10 kilometers by 780 meters wide.

Hidden Treasure : Marieta Island

    The Marieta Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of Nayarit, Mexico. They are very popular tourist destinations because of the abundant marine life populations due to the islands being protected from fishing and hunting by the Mexican government.

 

 

  The Marieta Islands were originally formed many thousands of years ago by volcanic activity, and are completely uninhabited. The islands are about an hour long boat ride west-northwest from the coast of Puerto Vallarta and are visited daily by hundreds of tourists, yet no one can legally set foot on the islands. In the early 1900s the Mexican government began conducting military testing on the islands because no one lived there. Many bombings and large explosions took place on the islands causing amazing caves and rock formations to be created. After a massive international outcry, started by scientist Jacques Cousteau in the late 1960s, the government eventually decided to label the islands a national park and therefore protected against any fishing, hunting or human activity.

 Protection by the government has created an environment conducive to the development of the marine ecosystem, and is a popular location for snorkeling and scuba diving. People often report seeing sea turtles, manta rays, octopus, wild dolphins, humpback whales and thousands of species of tropical fish around the islands. The islands are also home to a few thousands birds, with species such as the Blue-footed Booby. Currently, the Mexican government allows only a few companies to go to the islands for public tours because of conservationist efforts.

Eliminate Criminal Use of Luxury Cars

Dubai -  Dubai traffic police received a number of luxury cars to use force to eradicate the crime.

    After car unit Lamborghini Aventador worth Rs 1.4 million arrived in Dubai last month, local police now receive four additional units, each of the brand Ferrari, Bentley, Mercedes, and Aston Martin One-77 worth Rs 7.3 million.

    Every vehicle capable of being driven with a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour. Dubai analyzed as other provinces joined the United Arab Emirates are known as financial resources abound.

   Recently, the police announced that anyone found driving more than 200 kilometers per hour will be legal action. police spokesman said the use of a luxury car has 700 horsepower and hopes to make a stubborn drivers think twice before breaking the law of the road.

Lamborghini Aventador

Bugatti Veyron

Aston Martin One-77

 Ferrari FF