The Hammetschwand Lift: Europe’s Tallest Outdoor Elevator
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2015
The lookout point at the summit of Switzerland’s famous mountain Bürgenstock offers stunning panoramic views of the Alps, Lake Lucerne, and ...
The Thornborough Henges
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 11, 2015
The Thornborough Henges is one of the most important pre-historic site in Britain, yet scarcely visited by tourists. It’s an earthwork compl...
The Mississippi River Basin Model
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2015
After decades of devastating flood in the Mississippi River Basin, Congress passed the Flood Control Act of 1928 which called for immediate ...
Nebra Sky Disk: The World’s Oldest Star Map
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 9, 2015
In 1999, three grave robbers were combing through a forest near Nebra, about 180 km south-west of Berlin, Germany, using metal detectors whe...
The Chullpas of Sillustani
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 8, 2015
Sillustani is located 34 km northwest of the city of Puno, on the shore of beautiful Umayo Lagoon, in Peru. It is one of the many sites in t...
The Anavilhanas Archipelago
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 8, 2015
The archipelago of Anavilhanas is located on the Rio Negro river, approximately 70 km upstream from Manaus, Brazil, at a place where the riv...
The Lion’s Mound at The Battlefield of Waterloo
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2015
The historic Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, took place near the town of Waterloo, in present day Belgium, in the municipalities of Bra...
The Cirkelbroen Bridge in Copenhagen
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2015
Copenhagen has a new artistic landmark, a bridge called Cirkelbroen, designed by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and opened last...
The Glittering Gold Museum in Bogota
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2015
The Gold Museum in Bogota is one of Columbia’s most important museums with an extraordinary collection of Pre Hispanic gold work on display....
The Neon Museum of Las Vegas
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2015
Not too far from the Las Vegas strip lies a junkyard filled with huge neon signs – signs that once proudly adorned such famous nightclubs an...
