Asphalt Lakes And The Secrets in Their Depths
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 23, 2016
Some of the world’s strangest lakes are filled not with water but with asphalt, also known bitumen, the same material that roads are paved w...
Fictional Bridges on Euro Banknotes Become Real
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2016
In 2002, the European Central Bank introduced seven new bank notes to the union. Each note featured an artwork of a bridge on the back. Acco...
Paternoster: This Elevator Never Stops
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 20, 2016
The paternoster is kind of elevator that consist of a chain of open compartments that move up and down continuously through the vertical sha...
The Round City of Baghdad
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2016
The city of Baghdad was founded in the 8th century as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by its caliph al-Mansur. The Caliphate had just ...
The Giant Pink Bunny at Colletto Fava
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 19, 2016
On the hills of the 5,000 foot high Colletto Fava mountain in northern Italy's Piedmont region, there lies an enormous pink bunny. The t...
The Infinite Bridge in Aarhus, Denmark
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2016
The “Infinite Bridge” is located in Denmark’s second-largest city Aarhus. Designed by Gjøde & Povlsgaard Arkitekter for the 2015 “Sculpt...
Friedrich Bayer Bridge, Sao Paulo
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2016
The Friedrich Bayer Bridge is located in front of headquarters of the German multinational pharmaceutical company Bayer, in Sao Paulo, Brazi...
Whitney Plantation: America’s First And Only Slavery Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2016
Whitney Plantation is located near Wallace, in Louisiana, on the historic River Road in St. John the Baptist Parish, less than an hour from...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 22
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 17, 2016
From the archives of Amusing Planet. Spectacular Caves and Rocks at Staffa Island The island of Staffa in Scotland is probably best known ...
UNESCO Inscribes 9 New Heritage Sites
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2016
The World Heritage Committee, the cultural arm of the United Nations is currently meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, for its 40th session. The com...
