Top 10 Horrifying Prisons Of The World

Top 10 Horrifying Prisons Of The World

Prison is a place where government keeps the criminals by separating them from the rest of the society. Criminals are those who defy the laws and goes against the political regime. From the ancient times these prisons holds the special place in the history.

Kings used to keep the criminals in those prisons for the time being until they are either executed or given a penalty. Now, the governments around the world are using prisons to keep the criminals either serving their time or those who are still waiting charges and sentence. Many famous figures have served into these prisons like Nelson Mandela & John McCain. These prison’s not only housed notorious cirminals but also served as House Of Slaves.

Few prisons came to limelight due to daring escapes, barbaric treatments or even cruelty towards the inmates. Few of those prisons are now a tourist spots. Following is a list of top 10 such infamous prisons around the world.

1. Tower of London, London:

Tower of London is a famous prison in London where few of the very famous person were kept like Thomas More, Anne Boleyn, King Henry VI, Rudolph Hess and even Catherine Howard who was the wife of King Henry VI. Ironical isn’t it. Now, it has become the home to British crown Jewels with a status of most haunted building in entire England.

2. Alcatraz, California, USA:

Alcatraz was very famous Military & Federal prison which has now become a famous tourist spot. Alcatraz was the the first maximum security minimum privilege prison of the country. This prison is also know as The Rock which was the title of Nicholas Cage The Rock Movie.

3. Chateau d’If Prison, France:

Mentioned in the Book “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexander Dumas, Chateau served as a prison to hold the political and religious prison. Wealthy people used to get the better treatment than the poor. This is the most famous prison of entire France.
4. Robben Island, South Africa:

Robben Island is very famous prison in South Africa which housed famous persons like Nelson Mandela and Kgalema Motlanthe. It has become a famous tourist spots which you can see by taking a ferry from Cape Town.

5. Tuol Sleng Genocide Prison, Cambodia:

One of the most horrifying prisons in the world where more than 17,000 people were tortured, executed duing the rise of Rouge Regime. Now, Tuol Sleng Genocide Prison is turned into a historical museum to remember the actions & cruelty of Khmer Rouge regime.

6. Goree Island, Senegal:

Once house of slaves, Goree Island have seen people turned into slaves which will later sent to other countries. This prison is now turned into a museum to serves as a pilgrimage site for many African-Americans tracing their roots.
7. Elmina Castle, Ghana:

Being the oldest European building, it served to house slaves who are captured to be sold to other countries. The rooms where more than 200 people were kept, there were not enough space to even lie down. History tells us that more than 30,000 slaves were kept here and later sold to other countries.
8. Hanoi Hilton, Hanoi:

This prison was built to keep Vietnamese prisoners who defied the French Law. The prisoners passes through extreme torture, murder and starvation. Famous figures like Senator John McCain (later ran for US presidential bid) and James Stockdale have served here as a prisoner of war.
9. Four Seasons Hotel (Sultanahmet Jail), Istanbul:

Sultanahmet Jail was built to keep intellectual dissidents and writers who defied or didn’t agreed to Ottoman Empire. Later the prisoners were transferred to Sagmalcilar prison which used to keep the military offenders. Later Sultanahmet Jail was purchased by Four Seasons and now its a Five star Hotel in Istanbul.
10. Devil’s Island, French Guiana:

This is one of the infamous prison where hardened criminals and political criminals were kept in Napolean III’s reign. Many priosoner planned an escape but in vain. This prison is very well described in the movie Papillon by Dustin Hoffman.

PAKISTANI style Tram in Australia.

The Tram Which You Never Seen Before !!!!

Vehicles of transport have long been celebrated in Pakistan, adorned with elaborate decorations to keep good spirits with the journey. A fleet of particularly vibrant mini-buses ply the Karachi route called W-11, characterized by stainless-steel panels, brightly colored plastic collages, flashing light patterns, music beats and exuberant conductors. As part of the Commonwealth Games, a group of Pakistani bus decorators transformed a Melbourne Tram into what you would expect to see on a Karachi bus routes.

Decorated trams are nothing new to the people of Melbourne, but this tram is different, it's not about advertising, it's about celebrating life. As the words written in Urdu and translated in English emblazoned down the side read "Love is Life". A ride on this tram is not about getting somewhere; it's about really being moved.

And the people of and visitors to Melbourne can't get enough of it! So what does the tram look like? Based on the decorated buses that traverse the city of Karachi, the tram is covered in brightly colored self-adhesive stickers that have been cut out by hand and make intricate patterns.

No part of the tram has been left undecorated as there are beads hanging from the ceiling and even multi-colored tassels hanging from the rear view mirrors. A Each seat also has a cover with a design that incorporates both the Pakistan and Australian flag representing the relationship between the two countries.

Responsible for the initiative were Wajid Ali and his team of decorators, who spent four months in Karachi cutting out the stickers and putting together the decorations. They came to Melbourne and spent another six weeks at the Preston Tram Workshops applying the decorations to the 30-year-old Z class tram which is just about to be retire.

Here are some pictures of the beautiful art from outside and inside of the tram.

Warnings in Urdu and English

Green Text says “ Love is Life”

Driver Side Mirror !!!

Hotelicopter - The World's First Flying Hotel.

Hotelicopter - The World's First Flying Hotel.

Wow, the flying hotel and largest helicopter in the world, Cool! The Hotelicopter is modeled on the Soviet-made Mil V-12, of which there were only two prototypes ever made. The Hotelicopter Company purchased one of these prototypes from the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter plant in Panki-Tomilino, Russia in 2004 and have been engineering the world's first flying hotel ever since. "The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously- appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience. Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine, wireless internet access, and all the luxurious appointments you'd expect from a flying five star hotel. Room service is available one hour after lift-off and prior to landing." The Hotelicopter is due to fly maiden journey this summer(June 26th) with an undisclosed price..

There is three fly tour.

Inaugural Summer Tour - 14 days (Friday, June 26th, 2009 - Friday, July 10th, 2009)

California Tour - 14 days (Friday, July 17th, 2009 to Friday, July 24rd, 2009)

Bay/Jamaica, European Tour - 16 days (Friday, July 31st, 2009 to Sunday, August 16th, 2009)

Dimensions Length: 42 m (137 ft)

Height: 28m (91 ft)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)

Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)

Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)

Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)

Augmented Mi Range - 1,296 km (700 mi)

The Restaurant (Food Is Free? why check it out)

THE RESTAURANT - THE FOOD IS FREE

First - take the tram up to the start of the trail.

Now follow the path .

Be sure to hold on to the 'railing'

Keep an eye on the person in front of you.

Be Very careful when passing someone going in the opposite direction

Now just up a few steps. (they are on the left in the picture)

Gets a little steeper here - so put your toes in the holes .

A few more steps to go .

Finally in sight.

Isn't this amazing!!!
'THE RESTAURANT' !!!
This re

staurant is in China

If you manage to reach the restaurant

the food is free

Let me know how the food is. I'm not going.