The Cannon And The Bell: The Tsars of Moscow Kremlin
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2016
Cannons and bells have always had a special relationship. They are made from the same metals and often in the same factory. Throughout histo...
Venus of Berekhat Ram: The World’s Oldest Piece of Art That Predates Humans
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2016
To the untrained eye, this tiny piece of volcanic rock vaguely resembling a female figurine looks natural, but under the microscope, the gro...
The Decorative Chimneys of Hampton Court Palace
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 12, 2016
Back in the middle ages, a heated home was a luxury that the majority did not have. Most people huddled around an open hearth in the center ...
Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 12, 2016
For the last 35 years, Alabama resident Tom Hendrix has been building a mile-long monument, in his hometown Florence, to honor his great-gre...
Unconditional Surrender
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 10, 2016
On San Diego’s harbor, right next to the maritime museum aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway, stands a 25-foot-tall statue depicting a sa...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 27
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 9, 2016
From the archives of Amusing Planet. Spectacular Opera on Lake Stage at Bregenz Since 1946, the Bregenz Festival ‘Opera on the Lake’ in Au...
Istanbul’s Famous ‘Meme Cat’ Honored With Statue
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2016
On the occasion of World Animal Day on October 4, Istanbul unveiled a sculpture in the likeness of Tombili, a cat that shot into fame early ...
Jison-in: Japan’s Boob Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2016
Situated at the base of Mount Koya, in the small town of Kudoyama, in Wakayama prefecture, the Jison-in temple looks looks no different than...
The Catacombs of Odessa
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2016
Underneath the city of Odessa, in Ukraine, is an extensive network of tunnels believed to be the largest catacomb system in the world. Large...
The Wrecked Bomber of Huu Tiep Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 5, 2016
On the night of December 27, 1972, a US bomber B-52 was knocked out of the sky during a bombing raid on Hanoi, Vietnam. A part of the wrecka...
