Eco-tourism is the prime concern: Minister

Kerala Tourism is keen to undertake only such projects, which do not endanger the environmental stability and bio-diversity of Kerala, informed Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Minister for Tourism. He inaugurated the Neyyar Dam Destination Plan, a 30.25 million rupee project aiming at the development of Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary as a major eco-tourist destination. The project, implemented in association with the Department of Forests, is expected to provide employment opportunities for the local citizens. The 128 sq. km sanctuary will highly bene...

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Church of Mary Magdalene, Jerusalem.

Bringing a taste of the Kremlin to Jerusalem, the 19th-century Church of Mary Magdalene is a distinctive Jerusalem landmark on the Mount of Olives.

The Church of Mary Magdalene was built by Tsar Alexander III in 1888 in the traditional Russian style. Easily spotted from the Temple Mount, the Russian church's seven golden domes have been newly gilded and sparkle in the sun. Combined with its multiple levels and sculpted white turrets, the church looks like something out of a fairytale.

The church is worth a close-up visit as well, for it stands in a tranquil garden and is filled with Orthodox icons and wall paintings inside.

The crypt holds the remains of Tsar Alexander's mother, the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, who was killed in the Russian revolution of 1917.

Also buried here is Princess Alice of Greece (Queen Elizabeth's mother-in-law), who harbored Jews during the Nazi occupation of Greece.

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