Egypt Opens Middle East's First Fossil Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 18, 2016
In the desert valley of Wadi al-Hitan, some 150 km southwest of Cairo, Egypt has unveiled what it said is the Middle East's first museum...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 5
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 17, 2016
A collection of interesting and noteworthy articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s nearly 8-year old archives. ...
Château d'Ussé, The Castle That Inspired “Sleeping Beauty”
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 16, 2016
Nestled on the edge of the Chinon forest and overlooking the banks of the River Indre, in the French commune of Rigny-Ussé, is the 15th cent...
The Twin Sails Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2016
The Twin Sails Bridge is a double leaved bascule bridge that spans the Backwater Channel in Holes Bay connecting the town center of Poole, i...
Mount Taranaki And Egmont National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2016
Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, is said to be one of the most symmetrical v...
World’s Largest Railway Model is Now on Google “Mini” Street View
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2016
Google’s Street View, that lets you explore the world through the virtual eyes of street level cameras, has now shrunk itself to the size of...
The Grand Bazaar of Istanbul
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2016
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, encompassing a total of 61 covered streets and o...
The Gregynog Hall of Tregynon
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2016
The historic Gregynog Hall in the village of Tregynon, in Wales, UK, is a large country mansion whose brilliant black-and-white timber-frame...
Paolo Ventura’s Miniature Dioramas
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2016
Italian artist Paolo Ventura began his career as a fashion photographer before he became a storyteller, building highly detailed, miniature...
Emanuel Pavao’s Colored Tape Paintings
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 13, 2016
Toronto-based artist Emanuel Pavao creates unique work out art using a medium very few have been successful with —duct tapes. Pavao uses...
