The Forgotten Communist-Era Monuments of Bulgaria
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 15, 2017
From the end of the Second World War until the fall of communism in 1990, Bulgaria was a communist state ruled by the Bulgarian Communist Pa...
The Diving Horses of Atlantic City
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 13, 2017
For nearly half a century, Atlantic City, in New Jersey, United States, was home to an attraction almost too fantastical to believe—an appar...
The Double-Barreled Cannon of Athens
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 11, 2017
In front of the City Hall of Athens, in Georgia, United States, stands an unusual cannon from the American Civil War. It’s a double-barreled...
The Art of Mediaeval Book Repairing
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2017
In the early Middle Ages, books were made from animal hides known as parchment, rather than from paper. Preparing the parchment was a delica...
Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings at Medici Chapels
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 10, 2017
In a concealed room beneath the New Sacristy of the San Lorenzo Basilica in Florence, Italy, the great Italian sculptor and architect Michel...
Lyon, The City of Murals
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 8, 2017
For the last four decades a group of muralists in the French city of Lyon has been transforming the city into a massive outdoor art gallery....
The Abandoned Canfranc Railway Station
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 7, 2017
Sitting at the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains on the Spanish side of the French-Spanish border is an immense railway station. Built wit...
Puzzlewood: Tolkien's Inspiration For Middle Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 6, 2017
The “The Lord of the Rings” movie trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel of the same name were shot almost entirely in New Zealand,...
Newton's Apple Tree in Lincolnshire
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 6, 2017
The story of Sir Isaac Newton and the falling apple is one of the most famous anecdotes in science. The young Isaac Newton was sitting under...
Ise Jingu: The Japanese Shrine That’s Torn Down And Rebuilt Every 20 Years
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2017
The Ise Grand Shrine, also known as Ise Jingu, located in the city of Ise, in Japan, is one of Shinto's holiest and most important sites...
