Liam Carriker outlines places he wants to visit on a dream trip, including historical sites in Britain, France, Egypt, Istanbul, and Japan. In Britain, he wants to see the Cabinet War Rooms from World War II and the ancient stone circle Stonehenge. In France, he will visit the Bastille fortress and Palace of Versailles. His destinations in Egypt include the iconic Great Pyramid of Giza and the massive Great Sphinx. In Istanbul, Turkey, he plans to tour the Hagia Sophia church-turned-mosque and Suleymaniye Mosque. Finally, in Japan, he is interested in seeing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the sites of the first atomic bomb
4. THE CABINET WAR ROOMS
The Cabinet War Rooms
were originally used as
shelters for the government
members during the
bombing of Britain. After
that, they became “secret”
meeting places for the
British during World War 2.
Here, they planned attacks
against the Nazis. It was
basically control room
where the army planned
their movements there.
5. STONEHENGE
Stonehenge, is an ancient
site located in Wiltshire,
Britain. It is a prehistoric
monument that dates back
to the first stones being
erected in 2400–2200 BC
according to archeologists.
It is composed of a circle of
standing stones. In the
center, there are dense,
complex monuments dating
back to the Neolithic Period
and the Bronze Age.
7. THE BASTILLE
The Bastille was a fortress, and
a prison. Located in Paris
France, it played important
roles in France’s history. It
was stormed during the French
Revolution, and became an
important symbol for the French
Republican Movement.
8. PALACE OF VERSAILLES
It is a chateau found in the area of
Versailles hence the name The
Palace of Versailles. It was built
20 kilometers southwest of the
capital of France and served as
the center of political power in
France until the royal family had
to move to the capital after the
start of the French Revolution.
10. THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of
the oldest pyramids found in Egypt. It
was built by one of the ancient
pharaohs Khufu, and is one of the
seven wonders of the world. One
special thing about this specific
pyramid is that it is the only pyramid in
Egypt known to contain both
passages that go both up, and
downwards.
11. THE GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA
The great Sphinx of Giza is a
great sculpture made of limestone
of a Sphinx, which is a mythical
creature that has a lion body and
a human head. It was built on
the Giza Plateau on the west
bank of the Nile at the believed
time of the reign of the pharaoh
Khafra who ruled at the time of
2558-2532 B.C.E. It is one of the
largest monolith statues in the
world.
13. HAGIA SOPHIA
Hagia Sophia, located in Istanbul
Turkey, had a very long history. It
was first an Orthodox Basilica,
then it became a mosque, and it
is now a museum. It was
originally a church that was built
back in the time of
Constantinople, but was then
converted into a mosque in 1453
when the Ottomans invaded
Constantinople.
14. SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE
The Suleymaniye Mosque is an
Ottoman Imperial Mosque located
on the Third hill of Istanbul,
Turkey. It is thought of to be the
second largest mosque in the city
and is one of the best sites. It
was built from 1550-1558 AD for
the Sultan Suleyman. It is a
mosque that is said to rival Hagia
Sophia in size, but is still smaller.
16. HIROSHIMA
Hiroshima is the capital of the
Hiroshima Prefecture, and is
located in the Chugoku region of
western Honshu which is the
largest island in Japan. It is
historically famous for being the
first city being under attack, from
some of the first, war used
nuclear bombs. It also has
historical importance, dating back
to the Sengoku and Tokugawa
Period of Ancient Japan.
17. NAGASAKI
Nagasaki is the capital of the
Nagasaki Prefecture, and is
located on the island of Kyushu.
It is historically famous for being
the second city being under
attack, from some of the first, war
used nuclear bombs. It also has
historical importance, from when
the Portuguese found it in the
second half of the 16th century
which put it under European
influence between the 16th
century and the 19th century.
