According to the world famous travel website Touropia, Ha Long Bay ranks first in the 10 most beautiful bays in the world. Ha Long Bay is located in the North of Vietnam with a coastline of 120km. The bay is one of the most famous natural attractions in Vietnam, which is loved by tourists because of its turquoise blue sea color, limestone mountains, surrounded by dense forests and many species of wildlife. form a spectacular seascape. Ha Long Bay topped the list of top 10 most beautiful bays in the world. Photo: Touropia Famous places associated with Ha Long Bay leave a strong impression on tourists, such as: Thien Cung Cave, Dau Go Cave, Sung Sot Cave, Trong Mai Islet… In addition, if coming to Ha Long and participating in overnight cruise tours, visitors can also enjoy the amazing beauty of the islands, beautiful caves, watch the romantic sunset on Ha Long Bay and enjoy the fresh morning air. Previously, Ha Long Bay was also voted by many other travel websites as the most romantic destination in Asia. UNESCO twice recognized Ha Long Bay as a World Natural Heritage in 1994 and 2000. In July 2003, Ha Long Bay was ranked, recognized and admitted by the Club of the most beautiful bays in the world. member. 2. Guanabara Bay Second on the list is Guanabara Bay – a beautiful bay located in the southeast of Brazil. The bay is surrounded by tropical forests, beaches, strangely shaped rocky islands, high mountains like Mount Marl and the neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara Bay. Photo: Touropia The bay was discovered by the Portuguese explorer Gaspar de Lemos in January 1502 and he named it Rio de Janeiro which means a great river. The name Guanabara is the name of the Tupi-Guarani language. 3. San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is located on the coast of California. The area around the bay, often referred to as the Bay Area, is the second largest western metropolitan area in the United States with about 8 million inhabitants. San Francisco is a financial center of the bay of which San Jose is the most populous city. San Francisco Bay. Photo: Touropia The bay has many islands, including a small island in Alcatraz, which was a prison until 1963. The bay was extended into the Pacific Ocean with the Golden Gate Bridge. 4. Port Jackson Port Jackson is Sydney’s natural harbor, one of the most livable and most beautiful cities in the world. The harbor consists of hundreds of coves, coves, beaches and waterways, creating a picturesque Sydney harbor landscape. The harbor has two of Sydney’s most famous destinations that visitors can visit when traveling to Australia, the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Port Jackson. Photo: Touropia 5. Victoria Harbor Victoria Harbor is a very popular destination in Hong Kong (China), one of the deepest container seaports in the world. Victoria has a beautiful landscape with immense blue sea on one side and skyscrapers on Hong Kong Island (China) and Tsim Sha Tsui coast on the other. Victoria Harbor. Photo: Touropia Victoria Harbor is one of the busiest ports in the world with hundreds of ferries, sailboats and motorboats coming in and out of the coast. One of the most interesting ways to visit the bay is by taking a Star Ferry cruise in the Hong Kong (China) tour. 6. Phang Nga Bay About 95km from Phuket Island, Phang Nga Bay is a beautiful scenic spot of Thailand. It has beautiful caves, flooded caves and 300m high limestone islands. The most prominent island in the bay is a limestone island Ko Ping Kan (commonly known as “James Bond Island” because it appeared in the movie “James Bond – The Man with the Golden Gun”. visit caves and flooded caves. Phang Nga Bay. Photo: Touropia 7. Kotor Bay Kotor, located southwest of Montenegro on the Adriatic Sea, is one of the most beautiful bays in Europe. Due to the surrounding mountains, the view of the bay is often mistaken for a fjord, but in reality it is a vast river gorge. Bay of Kotor. Photo: Touropia The romantic shores of Kotor are beautiful beaches, where there are many tourist resorts and picturesque cities: Risan, Perast and Kotor… 8. Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is the most prominent tourist destination when traveling to New Zealand. The bay consists of 144 islands, a remote area with few people living with large unspoiled beaches. This sea is rich in biodiversity including whales, penguins, dolphins and large marlins. Therefore, visitors coming here can take a cruise on the sea or do sea sports. The bay also has a long history, being where Europeans first settled in New Zealand. Bay Islands. Photo: Touropia 9. Paradise Bay Along with the port of Neko, Paradise Bay is one of only two places where cruise ships stop in Antarctica. Therefore, the bay is one of the most visited areas in Antarctica. The bay is surrounded by icy mountains and cliffs. Traveling here, visitors can take an inflatable boat, visit the Chile research station and take pictures of the penguins. Paradise Bay. Photo: Touropia 10. Bay of Fundy Bay of Fundy. Photo: Touropia The Bay of Fundy is located on the Atlantic coast of Canada with high tides. Due to the special shape of the Bay, the difference between high tide and low tide is about 16m. The best place to watch the tides is the Hopewell Rocks, which are as sharp as wooded sandstone towers. At low tide, you can see the peculiarity of the rock formations here. GALAXY (According to Touropia)

Wat Plai Laem, Koh Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand: Located on the tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand, Wat Plai Laem is a temple dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy. The famous image of the temple is the 20 m high white statue of Guan Yin, with 18 arms, located in the center of the temple courtyard. Unlike many other Buddhist places of worship, Wat Plai Laem is a modern temple. However, the techniques used to build the temple date back many centuries and are based on ancient beliefs. Image: Alexander Todorovic. Leshan Great Buddha, Sichuan, China: Carved out of a cliff face in southern Sichuan province, Leshan Great Buddha is a 71-meter-tall statue. Built between 713 and 803, the giant Maitreya statue became a popular tourist attraction. Image: RPBaiao. Ushiku Daibutsu, Ibaraki, Japan: The tallest statue in the world from 1993 to 2002, Ushiku Daibutsu has a total height of 120 m, including the base and the lotus. The building has an observation deck and the other three floors act as a museum. The bronze statue of Ushiku Daibutsu was built to commemorate the birthday of the monk Shinran, who founded Jōdo Shinshū, the branch of Buddhism that flourished in Japan. Image: Eedology. Man Meets the Sea, Esbjerg, Denmark: Visitors to Esbjerg by sea will be greeted by four monumental 8.2-meter-tall statues made of white concrete called Man Meets the Sea. The work was published in 1995, the 100th anniversary of Esbjerg as an independent municipality. Image: Frank Bach. Guanyin of Nanshan, Sanya, Hainan Island, China: The world’s tallest statue of Guanyin 108 m has 3 sides, one facing the mainland and the other 2 facing the East Sea. The statue took 6 years to build and was decorated in 2005, with the participation of 108 monks and pilgrims. Image: Pisit Rapitpunt. Statue of Liberty, New York, USA: A symbol of New York City, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed visitors since 1886. The work is a gift from France to the American people. Although the statue is only 47 m high, the work has a pedestal that is more than 90 m high. Therefore, the Statue of Liberty is also in the top of the tallest statues in the world. Image: R Scapinello. Adiyogi Shiva, Booluvampatti, India: The 34-meter-tall statue of the Hindu god Shiva has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest bust sculpture. Located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the work aims to inspire and promote yoga. The statue’s name Adiyogi means first yogi, because Shiva is known to be the originator of yoga. Image: Creativecouplestudio. Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: As one of the most famous statues in the world, the Christ the Redeemer statue welcomes around 2 million visitors each year. Perched atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, the reinforced concrete statue is 30 meters tall with outstretched arms 28 meters long. Called Cristo Redentor in Portuguese, the statue was completed in 1931 and is the largest Art Deco sculpture in the world. Image: CVC Viagens. Ocean Atlas, Nassau, Bahamas: Located off the coast of Nassau in the Bahamas, the Ocean Atlas is the largest underwater sculpture in the world. The statue’s creator is artist, diver and naturalist Jason deCaires Taylor. The statue has a height of about 5.49 m, weighs 60 tons, is made of special pH neutral cement, which allows coral reefs to grow on the surface. Image: Retired And Traveling. Decebalus stone sculpture, Orsova, Romania: Decebalus is located in the Danube region on the border between Romania and Serbia. This portrait of the last Dacian king is the largest stone sculpture in Europe. 55 m high and 25 m wide, the work is larger than the Statues of Liberty (New York, USA) and Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Image: Calin Stan.

The construction of the statue started in early 2019, according to the idea of ​​Mayor Adroaldo Conzatti (who recently died because of COVID-19 at the end of March). According to Mr. Gilson Conzatti, project advisor who is also the son of the late Mayor A. Conzatti, the statue is named after Portuguese (the main language in Brazil) as “Protetor de Cristo” (God protect ). “The statue is 43m high including the pedestal, with 2 arms outstretched 36m. The statue is equipped with an elevator inside for visitors to the observatory above” – ​​adviser G. Conzatti said details. The Statue of Christ was built with a budget of 2 million real Brazilian money (BRL), equivalent to 353,000 USD, donated by the Friends of Jesus Association in Brazil in the form of socialization. This record statue will be inaugurated on the 90th anniversary of the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer 38m high in Rio De Janeiro. It is known that the nearly completed statue at Encantado is the third tallest statue of Jesus in the world, after the 92.55m high statue in Buntu Burake (Indonesia) and 52m high in Swiebodzin (Poland).