Travel Digest #1514

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Hi everyone @LivingUKTaiwan here with today's edition of the #TravelDigest. Today we going to visit three very different cities with our Top 3 Pinmapple posts. First, we'll go to the historical city of Istanbul in Turkey. Next, we visit a unique temple in Chiang Rai in Thailand. And finally, we stop by Ferrrara in Italy, a city that looks like it has stopped in the middle ages time. Enjoy!!

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Our winners today 🍍

🥇 The City of History, Beauty and Chaos: ISTANBUL (from the point of Büyükçekmece) by @ozgeoz

" It is a city that has been the capital city since the 300s. It was the capital of the Roman Empire first, then the Byzantine Empire, and finally the Ottoman Empire, and remained the capital for a total of 1600 years. So much so that those living outside of Turkey still think that the capital of the Turkish Republic, which was established after the Ottoman Empire, is Istanbul. Of course this is not true. :) The capital of the Republic of Turkey is Ankara since 1923, but the country's largest and most populous city is still Istanbul. "

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🥈 Thailand "Wat Rong Khun" in Chiang Rai - Buddhism, abstraction and golden WC - a unique walk around a strange temple by @marianomariano

" This is one of the most unusual and at the same time extravagant temples that can be found in Thailand. First of all, it is a modern facility, made available to tourists in 1997, and at the same time unfinished and under construction all the time. The work is to be completed in 2070. The temple is the first stage of a project aimed at building 9 white temples. The second one is close to completion, others are under construction. The place is located about 13 km from the town of Chiang Rai."

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🥉 Ferrara is a city that has preserved the spirit of the Middle Ages / Феррара - місто, що зберегло дух середньовіччя (En/Ua) by @rosanna-brava

" The long road led me to the great church of San Benedetto, like everything in this city. This is an exact copy of the temple designed by architect Biagio Rossetti. Construction began in 1496 for Benedictine monks fleeingmalaria epidemic. Construction was completed in 1553. The bell tower was built under the direction of Giovanni Battista Aleotti. The Church of San Benedetto was badly damaged by bombing during World War II. In fact, there is only one skeleton left. "

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