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There is a strange legend about the beautiful Cologne Cathedral, a splendid example of Gothic architecture. According to local lore once upon a time, when the building of the cathedral had begun, the devil himself swore that once it was completed it would be the end of the whole city. Legend or not, the Cologne Cathedral is still not 100 percent completed.

You want to ride the largest Ferris Wheel in Europe? Then you must go to London and visit the impressive London Eye, which was also known in the past as the Millennium Wheel.

Alcatraz prison is situated on an island, in the San Francisco Bay, and has become legendary due to being featured in various movies, series and stories over the decades. It began it's long and often terrifying history as a fort which defended the bay area, then was used as a military prison. Only later it became the stuff of nightmare, a prison were the most dangerous criminals were brought and from where escape was impossible. In theory.

One of the most fascinating and well-known archeological discoveries in recent times is by far the Terracotta Army, although there are some details and mysteries which are far from being understood. The army is made out of more than 8000 terracotta statues representing Chinese soldiers, with armours and weapons, as well as their horses, keeping guard in the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuandi in Xi'an. Remarkably well preserved, as well as wonderfully made, these quiet guardians are still at their posts so many centuries later. 

The British Museum is surpassed only by the Louvre when it comes to the number of visitors.

The St. Basil Cathedral in Moscow is a tourist attraction and historical landmark that you can not simply pass by if you visit the Russian capital. This splendid structure was transformed into reality in it's time by two famous builders and architects, Barma and Postnik, but the story says that their faith was a tragic one. So impressed was the feared Ivan the Terrible by their work that he ordered that they be blinded, for fear that someday they might build something of equal beauty.

The Burj al-Arab Hotel in Dubai is the most expensive one in the world (you could pay 24 000 dollars for just one night), it sits on an artificial island about 280 meters from the beach - being connected by a bridge - and it took only five years for it to be completed, from 1994 to 1999. In the end the overall costs were more than 1.6 billion dollars. It is the most luxurious hotel in the world, being classified as Five Stars Deluxe, although many are presenting it as the only seven stars hotel. While not an official denomination, it is maybe the best advertising slogan ever.

The Night Watch by Rembrandt is the key exhibit of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and every year it draws art lovers from all over the world. There is even a joke that the curators could only present this very piece of art, and still the visitors will keep on coming. Yet it is not very far from the truth, as at the beginning of the 20th century, when the museum was rebuilt, the whole project was made around this painting.

While many know that the Everest mountain is the highest in the world, it is also one of the most challenging for mountain climbers all over. Yet there is an interesting detail: the Nepalese government charges every foreigner a fee if he or they want to climb the famous mountain. And even if in 2014 the costs were slashed it is still a rather big part of the budget, on average ranging from 11 000 to 25 000 dollars.

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