Showing posts with the label Landmarks

PLTD Apung 1: The Tsunami Ship Memorial

Aug 24, 2023

Less than a kilometer from the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, stands another monument that conveys the true power of nature that w...

Uraniborg: An Observatory Without a Telescope

Aug 22, 2023

Before the invention of the telescope, astronomers relied on a variety of tools and techniques to observe and study the celestial objects an...

La Catedral: Pablo Escobar’s Personal Prison

Jul 19, 2023

By 1991, Pablo Escobar had undergone a remarkable journey, starting as a car thief and then evolving into a small-time trafficker and kidnap...

Cold Water Geysers

Jun 28, 2023

A typical geyser expels hot water and steam when an underground spring comes in contact with hot rocks heated by magma, causing the water to...

Fernando Traverso's Bicycles

Jun 27, 2023

Throughout the streets of Rosario, a city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe, you will find hundreds of images of bicycles stenci...

The Monument to Soviet Tank Crews

Jun 27, 2023

For many decades, a Soviet tank raised on a pedestal in the center of Prague was a monument to the liberation of the city by the Red Army at...

Dresden’s Tobacco Mosque

Jun 22, 2023

The ‘Tobacco Mosque’ in Dresden, Germany, by the city’s main railway line, is a fascinating structure. The impressive building with a 60-fee...

The Dwarves of Wrocław

Jun 20, 2023

The city of Wroclaw is famous for its charming market square, stunning old houses, and majestic churches. But lurking below near the ground,...

The Ether Monument in Boston

Jun 19, 2023

In a corner in Boston's Public Garden, near the intersection of Arlington Street and Marlborough Street, stands an obscure monument that...

Playa de Las Teresitas: A European Beach Made From Saharan Sand

Jun 2, 2023

Playa de Las Teresitas in Tenerife, Spain, is one of the most popular beaches of the Canary Islands, but the beach is not natural—it was cre...