The Norias of Hama
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 19, 2017
The norias of the ancient Syrian city of Hama are seventeen historic waterwheels located along the Orontes River that date back to the Byzan...
Operation Tracer: The Secret Plan To Bury Soldiers Alive Inside The Rock Of Gibraltar
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 15, 2017
The great limestone monolith called the Rock of Gibraltar, towering over the small British overseas territory near the southwestern tip of E...
Casa Vicens: Gaudi’s First Building Opens To Public
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2017
More than 130 years after it was built, the first building designed by Barcelona’s famed architect Antoni Gaudi opens to the public for the ...
The Moving Facade of Bund Finance Center, Shanghai
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 13, 2017
A new financial quarter is being built near the waterfront of Shanghai's old town. Designed by British architectural firms, Foster + Par...
A New Atmospheric Phenomenon Called Steve
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 12, 2017
For the past three years, members of a Facebook group called the Alberta Aurora Chasers , consisting of photographers who exchange tips and ...
Spreewald: Germany’s Venice
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 9, 2017
About 100 km south-east of Berlin in the State of Brandenburg, lies the beautiful Spreewald Biosphere Reserve. This low-lying area in which ...
The Sand Collars of The Moon Snail
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 9, 2017
These strange-looking frilly edged flat spirals made of sand sometimes wash ashore on tropical beaches. They are called sand collars—so call...
The Pines That Lean Towards The Equator
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2017
Most trees grow vertically straight, but under challenging conditions where individuals have to compete for light, or when mechanical stress...
El Helicoide: A Shopping Mall That Became A Prison
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2017
Sitting on top of a small natural hill, amidst the slums of San AgustÃn, in south-central Caracas, Venezuela, is a magnificent building with...
Pomerode: The Most German Town In Brazil
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 8, 2017
About thirty kilometers to the north of Blumenau, a city in Brazil, lies the town of Pomerode, so named because its founders came from Pomer...
