Pyramids of The Ancient World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 31, 2014
The pyramids are certainly some of the most mesmerizing historical structures in recorded history. The fact that makes pyramids a unique att...
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Reversing Falls of Saint John
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 31, 2014
The Reversing Falls are a series of rapids on the Saint John River located just west of downtown of Saint John, in New Brunswick, in Canada....
Karl Marx-Hof: The Kilometer Long Residential Building
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2014
The world’s longest residential building, Karl Marx-Hof, is located in the neighbourhood of Heiligenstadt in the Austrian capital city of Vi...
Dargavs, The City of The Dead
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2014
Located on the edge of the village of Dargavs, in the republic of North Ossetia–Alania, in Russia, is an ancient cemetery or necropolis. It ...
El Salvador, A Mining Town Shaped Like A Roman Helmet
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2014
Located at an elevation of more than 2,400 meters in the foothills of the Andes and in the middle of the Atacama Desert, the town of El Salv...
Lucy the Elephant
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2014
Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped building located along the beach in Josephine Harron Park in Margate, New Jersey. Lucy can ...
Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2014
Near the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh, lies one of the largest ship-breaking yards in the world. It stretches for 18 km along the c...
Superkilen, A Public Park in Copenhagen With Artifacts From 60 Countries
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 28, 2014
Superkilen is a public park in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by the arts group Superflex with the collaboration of ...
Champagne Pool, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2014
Champagne Pool is a hot spring located within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The name Champagne Pool is de...
The Double Tree of Casorzo
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2014
Between Grana and Casorzo in Piemonte, Italy, a very unique tree grows. Known as the “double tree of Casorzo” or Bialbero de Casorzo in Ita...
Japanese Artist Launches Plants Into Space
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 25, 2014
Tokyo based artist Makoto Azuma , for his latest project titled "Exobiotanica”, teamed with Sacramento-based JP Aerospace - a volunteer...
Nardo Ring: Porsche’s High Speed Test Track in Italy
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 24, 2014
The Nardò Ring is a 12.5 km long high speed circular test track located in a remote area on the heel of Italy’s “boot,” 50 kilometers east o...
Moshav Villages of Israel
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 24, 2014
Moshav is a type of agricultural community in Israeli consisting of a group of individual farms. The moshav is generally based on the princi...
Sedan Nuclear Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 24, 2014
The Sedan nuclear crater is located at the Nevada Test Site, about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. It is the result of the Sedan nuclear test, ...
Shrek, The Sheep Who Escaped Shearing for 6 Years
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 23, 2014
Shrek was a Merino sheep, a castrated male, belonging to South Island, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004 owing to his gigan...
The Medieval Skyscrapers of San Gimignano
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 23, 2014
San Gimignano is a small medieval hill town in Italy’s famous Tuscany region, 56 km south of Florence. Located on top of a hill, and fortifi...
Dutch Artist Recreates His Childhood Drawings 20 Years Later
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2014
When Dutch artist Telmo Pieper came across a big box of his childhood drawings, which his parents had carefully put in storage, he was fasc...
The Tangalooma Wrecks of Moreton Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2014
The ship wrecks of Tangalooma are located on the western side of Moreton Island near the township of Tangalooma, a former whaling station. M...
The Monastery of Wadi Qelt
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2014
Wadi Qelt is a rocky canyon located in the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and terminating near Jericho, near th...
Argentina’s Train to The Clouds
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2014
Located 4,000 meters above the sea level in the Andes, Tren a las Nubes or “Train to the clouds” is one of the highest railways in the worl...
Cono de Arita in Argentina
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
Near the south border of Salar de Arizaro, the sixth largest salt flat on earth and the second largest in Argentina, 70 km from the village ...
Radisson Blu Iveria: A Luxury Hotel That Became a Refugee Camp
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is located at the center of Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi. Built in 1967, it was Georgia’s finest hotel and a...
Raymond Moretti’s Rainbow-Colored Chimney in Paris
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
In Paris’ affluent district of La Défense, you will find some of the most remarkable pieces of modern art. Within an area of 400 acres, ther...
Glass Paperweights by Paul Joseph Stankard
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2014
These beautiful paperweights with embedded miniature gardens are all made of glass. They were created by New Jersey-based artist Paul Joseph...
Gee Bee Model R: A Cute But Dangerous Airplane
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2014
The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster is a classic airplane designed by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts, and built s...
The Enchanting Island of Gaztelugatxe
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2014
Gaztelugatxe is a little island situated in the Bay of Biscay just outside the Spanish coast in Basque Country. The island is crowned by a s...
The Ancient Windmills of Nashtifan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2014
Wind power has been used by humans since antiquity. Great oceans were crossed to explore unknown lands by putting up sails against the wind....
Lake Heviz: Europe's Largest Thermal Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2014
Lake Heviz is located close to the town of Heviz in Hungary, near the western end of Lake Balaton, about 8 km away from Keszthely. At 47,500...
The Petrified Waterfalls of Hierve el Agua
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2014
Hierve el Agua is located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, about 70 km east of Oaxaca city, and 14 km southeast of the town of Mitla. Hierve ...
Badab-e Surt: A Step Terraced Hot Spring in Iran
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Badab-e Surt is a natural wonder located in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, 95 kilometers south of the city of Sari. The site consist ...
Photos of People Posing With a Week’s Worth of Their Own Trash
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Garbage is a universal problem, more so in developed and developing countries due to their extensive use of plastic, junk food and their pac...
Krubera Cave – The World’s Deepest Cave
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2014
Krubera Cave, also known as Voronya Cave (Russian for “Crow’s Cave”) is the deepest known cave on Earth. It is located in the Arabika Massif...
The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2014
High above the Aegean Sea on the island of Amorgos, the most eastern of the Greek Cycladic Islands, lies the spectacular Byzantine monastery...
Amedee Lighthouse
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2014
The Amédée lighthouse is an iron lighthouse located on Amédée Island, 24 km away from Nouméa, New Caledonia. At 56 meters tall, it is one of...
The Azaleas of Shiofune Kannon-ji Temple in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2014
Shiofune Kannon-ji is a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple in Ome City, in Japan, about 30 minutes by car from Yokota. The temple is located in ...
Gerry Judah’s Amazing Car Sculptures
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2014
Each year, London-based artist Gerry Judah creates a massive sculpture in tribute of an iconic car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, an ev...
The Medieval Market Square of Bernkastel-Kues
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 7, 2014
The German town of Bernkastel-Kues is located in the Moselle Valley, halfway between Cochem and Trier. This attractive little town, often re...
Bahia Honda Rail Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is an abandoned bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. The bridge ...
Ukai - The Japanese Art of Cormorant Fishing
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
Cormorants are a family of sea birds whose diet consist mostly of fish. These birds are masters in fishing – they wait for their prey on sea...
Dry Falls: The Largest Waterfall That No Longer Exist
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
Located in central Washington, on the opposite side of the Upper Grand Coulee from the Columbia River, is a 3.5-mile long and 400-foot high ...
Ajanta and Ellora Caves of India
Anonymous
Jul 5, 2014
Ajanta and Ellora are two monumental rock cut caves that define Indian art and architectural accomplishment. Though these two monuments are ...
All Aboard for Biswa Ijtema
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 1, 2014
Every year more than 3 million Muslims converge at Tongi on the banks of the river Turag, on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital city of Ban...
