viernes, 28 de octubre de 2011
Olympic flag
Each of the 5 rings and their colors represent a continent. Yellow symbolizes Asia, the blue, Europe, the black, Africa, the green, Oceania, and red America. With these five colors is possible to make all the flags of the world.
History of the Olympic Games
The history of mass sporting events, dates back centuries, where the main examples are found in ancient Greece.
In its major cities such as Corinth, Delphi or Argolis, were organized athletic events in honor of the gods, however, the most important were those who were held in honor of the god Zeus in the holy city of Olympia every four years during the summer.
Thus, the Olympics were born in 776 BC, and for nearly three thousand years were the competency framework in the participating athletes from all over Greece and the peace which reigned ever since the war even if there were time games were made, imposing a truce between the warring parties not to interfere in the conduct of the Games.
In its major cities such as Corinth, Delphi or Argolis, were organized athletic events in honor of the gods, however, the most important were those who were held in honor of the god Zeus in the holy city of Olympia every four years during the summer.
Thus, the Olympics were born in 776 BC, and for nearly three thousand years were the competency framework in the participating athletes from all over Greece and the peace which reigned ever since the war even if there were time games were made, imposing a truce between the warring parties not to interfere in the conduct of the Games.
martes, 25 de octubre de 2011
Burj Khalifa
Known during construction as Burj Duba, is a skyscraper that is located in Downtown Burj Dubai district of the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest structure built by man with 828 meters high. Construction began on September 21, 2004, and was officially inaugurated on January 4, 2010.
The Burj Dubai is the central part of the development known as Downtown Burj Dubai, a complex of 2 square kilometers beside Sheikh Zayed Avenue, which crosses the city in a cross.

The Burj Dubai is the central part of the development known as Downtown Burj Dubai, a complex of 2 square kilometers beside Sheikh Zayed Avenue, which crosses the city in a cross.
On July 21, 2007, the sponsoring company Emaar Properties announced that Burj Dubai had then surpassed the previous record held until then height of the skyscraper Taipei 101, becoming the tallest building in the world. This record did not become official until January 4, 2010, as the body responsible for measuring the height of the buildings, the Council on Tall Buildings and Human Habitat, did not recognize the final height of the building until completion of the works.

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