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Travel Photography | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Gate of Salutation | Topkapi Palace | Istanbul Turkey The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى) is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. As well as a royal residence, the palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments. It is now a major tourist attraction and contains important holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed’s cloak and sword. The Topkapı Palace is among the monuments contained within the “Historic Areas of Istanbul”, which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
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Environmental Portrait | Family Day Outing at Kuala Lumpur City Centre
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | My Family | Kuala Lumpur City Centre KLCC My wife was struggling to hold my son because he wanted to free, running here and there. It was clear blue sky here in Kuala Lumpur on Federal Day Territory day, a public holiday for Kuala Lumpur resident and also for Putrajaya and Labuan Island. This is a safe place for my son to run here and there and the water on that pond behind is not so deep, my son will not get drown by it, maybe get wet a little if he falls down but I just wanted to take a picture of them together,…
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Kuala Lumpur | Federal Territory Day | Hari Wilayah Persekutuan
© 2011 Wazari Wazir | Kuala Lumpur City Center | Federal Territory Day Federal Territory Day, or Hari Wilayah Persekutuan as it is known in Malay, falls on 1st February and celebrates the anniversary of the formation of the Federal Territory in 1974. This day is declared a holiday in the Federal Territory, where visitors will see the streets transformed by parades and fireworks, with various cultural activities and fascinating exhibitions happening in a whole host of different locations. This year the celebration was held at Dataran Merdeka on 29th January 2011. Today, the Federal Territory comprises three cities: Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya. Labuan is an island off the…
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Istanbul | Turkey
When mention about Istanbul, image of Aya Soyfa, Blue Mosque will come into mind and also all those fairy tales and love stories about Constantinople will come alive. Istanbul is a great place to be and among world favorite travel destination. You can see Europe and Asia in one place, living in harmony here. Actually it is not so easy for me to reach here. There were so many procedure to follow and in fact I get the approval the very last minute before the day I depart for istanbul from Kuala Lumpur. To cut the story short, it was a long flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul on 7th…
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