Showing posts from August, 2013

The Solar Power Towers of Seville, Spain

Aug 31, 2013

In a patchwork of agricultural fields outside Seville, Spain, two giant 40-storey-high concrete towers rise. The obelisk-like structures are...

The Greenhouses of Almeria

Aug 31, 2013

Since the 1980s, the small coastal plain, some 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Almeria, has developed the largest concentration of gr...

World’s Shortest Commercial Flight is Just 47 Seconds Long

Aug 30, 2013

The world’s shortest commercial flight takes place between the two Orkney Islands, Westray and Papa Westray, just north of Scotland, separat...

People Too’s Brilliant Paper Sculptures

Aug 28, 2013

People Too is the name of a Russian paper-craft agency run by two talented artist Lena Erlikh and Aleksey Lyapunov. Hailing from Novosibirs...

Surreal Floating Room Sculptures by Leandro Erlich

Aug 27, 2013

Like a scene from a fantasy movie, a dilapidated room that appears to have been literally ripped out of a building remains suspended in mid ...

Hyper Realistic Paintings by Simon Hennessey

Aug 25, 2013

Simon Hennessey is a Birmingham, UK based artist who paints realistic images of famous landmarks around the world as reflected in the lense...

Propaganda Pictures Depicting Women’s Role in World War II

Aug 25, 2013

During World War II, the American government made a conscious effort to include women in the war effort using a vast array of media to urge...

Nanpu Bridge in China

Aug 25, 2013

The Nanpu Bridge across Huangpu river is one of the main bridges in Shanghai, China, and the first cable stayed bridge with a span of over 4...

Charles Jencks’s Peculiar Landscaping Art

Aug 24, 2013

Charles Jencks is an American architect and landscape artist, well-known as the critic who first defined post-modernism in architecture, an...

Food Art By Carl Warner

Aug 24, 2013

London-based photographer Carl Warner uses bits and pieces of food to create incredibly realistic and intricate scenes. Heaps of bread beco...

Historic Black and White Photos Restored in Color

Aug 23, 2013

There is a long standing debate of whether black and white photos of the historic era should be colorized. Last year there was a media uproa...

Singapore’s Vertical Farms

Aug 22, 2013

Land is a luxury that Singaporeans cannot afford. An island country of only 710 square km is already home to 5 million people. No wonder, Si...

Desert Lotus Hotel In Inner Mongolia

Aug 21, 2013

A magnificent new hotel has bloomed amid the vast sea of sands in Xiangshawan Desert, Inner Mongolia, 800 kilometers west to Beijing. Named ...

Victorian Era Sea Fort Turned Into Luxury Hotel

Aug 21, 2013

During the late 1800s, Lord Palmerston, the British Prime Minister of that time, commissioned the construction of several sea forts in the S...

Street Art by DALeast

Aug 18, 2013

DALeast is a Chinese born artist that lives and works in Capetown, South Africa. The 29-year-old, who keeps his real name a secret, has bee...

Half Dome, The Granite Peak at Yosemite National Park

Aug 18, 2013

One of Yosemite National Park's most familiar sights is Half Dome, a granite dome rising nearly 5,000 feet above the valley floor. In 18...

Isle of Sark: Europe's Last Feudal State

Aug 17, 2013

Sark is a small island within the Bailiwick of Guernsey in southwestern English Channel, 25 miles off the French coast of Normandy. The isle...

Al Wahbah Crater: A Pearly White Crater in Saudi Arabia

Aug 16, 2013

The Al Wahaba crater (also spelled Al Waba) is located in the Saudi Arabian desert, 254 km from Taif on the western edge of the Hafer Kishb ...

The Grand Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

Aug 16, 2013

The Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte is a 142-step monumental staircase from 1608 in the old part of the town of Caltagirone, located on t...

Chinese Professor Builds Mountain Villa on Top of Apartment

Aug 15, 2013

A university professor in Beijing, Zhang Lin, has built a mountain villa on the roof of a 26-story apartment block that has gained the title...

Portraits Made from Spilled Liquids by Vivi Mac

Aug 14, 2013

French artist Vivi Mac uses a variety of food, drinks and ingredients to “speed paint” images of famous historical figures, celebrities, an...

7 Strange Museums in Amsterdam

Aug 12, 2013

Amsterdam is a city of museums – there are more than 400 museums and art galleries within the city. It is said that no other city in the wor...

Strange Airport #5: Gisborne Airport - Runway With a Railway Crossing

Aug 11, 2013

Gisborne Airport is a small regional airport that is located on the western outskirts of Gisborne, the East Coast of the North Island of New...

Skara Brae Prehistoric Village in Scotland

Aug 10, 2013

Skara Brae, on the Bay of Skaill, in the Orkney Isles to the north-east of mainland Scotland, was a late Neolithic settlement consisting of ...

Seven Mile Bridge in Florida

Aug 10, 2013

The Seven Mile Bridge is an iconic bridge in the Florida Keys of United States, stretching out into the open sea, connecting Knight's Ke...

Unbelievable Anamorphic 3D Drawings by Wladimir Inostroza

Aug 9, 2013

Wladimir Inostroza, who goes by the name Fredo, is a young Chilean artist who draws mind-blowing three-dimensional pencil drawings that appe...

Fenghuang - The City Frozen in Time

Aug 9, 2013

The ancient town of Fenghuang is located in the southwest corner of the west of Hunan province, in China, at the foot of a mountain along th...

6 More Interesting Events of August

Aug 8, 2013

A year ago, we scoured every nook and corner of the earth and rounded up some of the strangest festivals celebrated every year in the month ...

The Three Peaks of Lavaredo

Aug 6, 2013

The three peaks of Lavaredo, or the “Tre Cime di Lavaredo” in Italian, are three distinctive battlement-like peaks, in the Sexten Dolomites ...

10 Spectacular Wooden Churches of Russia

Aug 6, 2013

Wood is a distinctive part of Russia's architectural heritage, especially in traditional villages in the North of Russia. For over a tho...

Soca River – The Emerald Beauty

Aug 4, 2013

The Soča is a 136 km long river that flows through western Slovenia and northeastern Italy in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valley...

Magical Miniature Worlds by Matthew Albanese

Aug 2, 2013

Matthew Albanese creates small-scale meticulously detailed models of outdoor scenes and landscapes using everyday, simple, mundane material...

Hyper Realistic Pastel Portraits by Ruben Belloso Adorna

Aug 2, 2013

Ruben Belloso Adorna is a talented young artist from Seville, Spain, who, at the age of 27, has already made a name for himself in the art ...

Italy's Earthquake Ravaged Ghost Towns

Aug 1, 2013

You'll have heard, no doubt, of Pompeii, the Roman town perfectly preserved in a moment when nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted. T...

4 of the World's Most Amazing Treetop Hotels

Aug 1, 2013

Once upon a time, building a hotel meant bulldozing the planet's precious trees. However, many of the world's accommodation provider...