Grand Place, in olandeza Grote Markt sau Grand Place in franceza, este piata centrala din Bruxelles. Esta incadrata de casele diferitelor ghilde de mestesugari din evul mediu, de catre cladirea Primariei si de catre Casa Regelui. Piata este una dintre dintre destinatiile turistice ale orasului Bruxelles alaturi de Atonium si Manneken Pis.Cladirea primariei a fost construita intre 1402 si 1455. Arhitectul original a fost probabil Jacob van Thienen. Turnul central, in stil gotic, a fost facut dupa un concept al arhitectului Jan van Ruysbroeck.In varful sau, aflat la 97m, se afla statuia Arhanghelului MICHAEL, patronul orasului. In 1873, orasul a incredintat arhitectului Victor Jamaer sarcina de a restaura edificiul in stil neo-gotic.Piata  Details...

Angel Oak is one of the oldest organisms east of the Mississippi, believed to be over 1,500 years-old. Before you start with the “It’s photoshoped” comments, check Wikipedia and you’ll see it’s very real. Angel Oak is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Charlestone, South Carolina. It has a height of 20 meters, measures 2.7 meters in diameter and it’s crown shades an area of 1,600 square meters. It’s longest limb stretches out 27 meters. Its name comes from the Angel estate, but local legends say ghosts of former slaves sometimes appear around the tree, as angels. Angel Oak has survived countless earthquakes and floods, as well as human interference. It was damaged by Hurricane Hugo, in 1989, but has since then  Details...