Gasometers of Vienna: Former Gas Storage Tanks Turned Into Housing
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2013
In 1896, Viennese authorities decided to invest in large-scale gas and electric utilities to provide the townsfolk with coal gas for stoves,...
Atomic Gardening: Breeding Plants With Gamma Radiation
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2013
Did you know that the peppermint flavor in your chewing gum and toothpaste, and the red-ruby grapefruit on your plate, is the result of muta...
White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 19, 2013
The White Pocket is an isolated, notoriously hard-to-reach patch of sandstone hidden within the desert expanse of Vermillion Cliffs National...
Abandoned Buzludzha Monument at Bulgaria
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 18, 2013
Located at the historical peak of Buzludzha in the Central Stara Planina, Bulgaria, stands a magnificent piece of architecture. The Buzludzh...
Hibaku Jumoku: The A-Bombed Trees That Survived Hiroshima
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2013
After the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, with landscapes demolished, soils charred and radiation rampant, Dr. Harold Jacobs...
Capital Gate Building: The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2013
Capital Gate is an iconic leaning skyscraper located in Abu Dhabi adjacent to the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. At 160 meter (520 ft...
The Underbelly of Aircrafts: Photographs by Jeffrey Milstein
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2013
When artist Jeffrey Milstein was a kid, his favorite pastime was hanging around the end of the runway at the Los Angeles International Airp...
Stunning Pictures of Volcanic Lightning by Martin Rietze
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Photographer Martin Rietze travels around the world in pursuit of Earth's greatest fiery spectacle – volcanoes. Recently, he went to Jap...
Amazing Pencil Sculptures by Cerkahegyzo
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Hungarian artist, known only by his nickname cerkahegyzo, manages to produce incredibly detailed sculptures by carving on pencil lead. Using...
Photos of Children Around the World With Their Favorite Toys
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti is always traveling the world in search of adventure, good stories, and interesting people. For his...
Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2013
Huanglong is located in the northwest part of Sichuan Province, China, 50 kilometers north-northwest of the capital Chengdu. This scenic are...
Troll-A Platform: Largest Object Ever Moved by Man
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2013
The Troll A platform is an offshore natural gas platform in the Troll gas field off the west coast of Norway. At 1.2 million ton ballasted u...
Tianjin Eye: Gigantic Ferris Wheel on a Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 12, 2013
Tianjin Eye is a 120-meter tall giant Ferris wheel built on the Yongle Bridge over the Hai River in Tianjin, China. It is claimed to be the ...
Georgia Aquarium: The Largest Aquarium in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2013
The world’s largest aquarium is located in Atlanta, Georgia. It houses more than 120,000 animals, representing 500 species in 8.5 million ga...
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho: The Greenest Street in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 11, 2013
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho is a street located in Porto Alegre, the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Flank...
The Hanging Restaurant Fangweng in Yichang, China
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
Fangweng Restaurant is located in China, in Hubei Province, about 12km north of the city of Yichang, near Sanyou Cave, or “The Cave of the T...
The Balancing Barn Hotel in England
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
The Balancing Barn is situated on the edge of a tranquil nature reserve a few miles inland from the Suffolk coast, near the historic towns ...
Antogo: Crazy Fishing Ritual in Mali
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2013
Built among boulders in the dry and arid Dogon county in Mali, at the foot of an incredible 500 meter high escarpment, lies a small village ...
Wieliczka Salt Mine: An Underground Salt Art Gallery
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 7, 2013
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, has a unique position in the history of salt mining. Built in ...
Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2013
Located not far from the coast of southwest Australia are thousands of limestone pillars that rise from the shifting yellow sands. In places...
Pink Lake Hillier in Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2013
Lake Hillier is a pink-colored lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western ...
The Mysterious Moray Agricultural Terraces of the Incas
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 4, 2013
One of the most visually stunning Inca ruins is at Moray, an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 km northwest of Cuzco and just wes...
Snake Alley – The Crooked Street
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2013
“The world’s most crooked street” is a contested title. While most publications recognize the Lombard Street in San Francisco, California, ...
Thrihnukagigur: The Volcano That You Can Explore From Inside
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Thrihnukagigur volcano, located about 30km from Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has become the latest adventure tourism destination, beca...
Moss Pink (Shibazakura) Blossoms at Hitsujiyama Park, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Moss pink, or shibazakura, is a flower that grows close to the ground in brilliant colors of magenta, pink, and white. The season for moss p...
Hyper-realistic Paintings by Antonio Cazorla
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
Antonio Cazorla was born in Punta Umbria, Spain, in 1971. From an early age he showed an exceptional interest and aptitude for art. By the ...
Paul Rousso’s Hyper-sized Currency Bills
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2013
American artist Paul Rousso uses heat infusion on plexiglass to create hyperrealistic, hyper-sized, sculptures of crumpled money. The piece...
Mount Thor - The Greatest Vertical Drop on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 1, 2013
Mount Thor, officially called the Thor Peak, in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, is a granite peak that features ...
House in The Middle of The Drina River
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 28, 2013
A solitary house on the Drina River in Serbia has been attracting curious travelers from across the globe, after an image of the house was p...
Beach of the Cathedrals, Spain
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2013
Beach of the Cathedrals, or Playa de Las Catedrales in Spanish, is situated in the municipality of Ribadeo in the province of Lugo (Galicia)...
Massive Bird Nests on Telephone Poles
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2013
In the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, a native bird called the Sociable Weaver Bird constructs massive nests that, from a distance, looks li...
Overloaded Vehicles in China
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2013
A collection of snaps, mostly taken on the highways of China and published by China Foto Press, reveal drivers who load up their vehicles fa...
Crowded Hong Kong Apartments Photographed From Above
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 25, 2013
German photographer Michael Wolf showed us outside views of Hong Kong’s crowded residential apartments . Now Hong Kong based advocacy organi...
Finger Paintings by Iris Scott
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 22, 2013
Seattle based artist Iris Scott has taken finger painting to an entirely new level. Wearing surgical gloves and using high grade oils, Iris...
White Water Terraces of Shangri-la, China
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 22, 2013
Baishuitai, also known as the White Water Terraces, is located in the foothills of the Haba Snow Mountains, 101 kilometers (about 62 miles) ...
Aerial Photography of Cameron Davidson
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 21, 2013
Cameron Davidson , a twenty-five year resident of the Washington DC metro area, is an award-winning aerial photographer. Davidson has shot a...
Het Arresthuis: A Dutch Prison Turned Into a Luxury Hotel
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 21, 2013
Het Arresthuis in the Netherland is a newly opened luxury hotel, that served as a jail between 1863 to 2007. The penitentiary has 150 holdi...
Creepy Images From Inside a Snake Slaughterhouse in Indonesia
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 21, 2013
In the small Javanese village of Kapetakan in Indonesia’s West Java province, Wakira owns a slaughterhouse that produces snake meat and skin...
The Square Colosseum
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2013
The Esposizione Universale Romana or EUR for short is a suburb, about 20-minute ride away from Rome, built by Italy’s infamous dictator Beni...
The Atlantic Ocean and The Caribbean Sea at Eleuthera
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2013
Eleuthera is one of several islands that lies within the archipelago in The Bahamas, about 80 km east of the capital city Nassau. It is long...
Wat Rong Khun: A Buddhist Temple Inspired by Sci-Fi Movies
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 18, 2013
Wat Rong Khun, more well-known among foreigners as the White Temple, is an unconventional Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Designed ...
The Bizarre Sport of Goose Pulling
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 16, 2013
Goose pulling is an old sport originally played in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, England and North America from the 17th to the 19th ce...
Foamhenge - Stonehenge Replica in Virginia Built of Styrofoam
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 14, 2013
Virginia, USA, has a Stonehenge of its own, built from Styrofoam. This full size replica was built by Mark Cline of Enchanted Castle Studio ...
The Wall of “I Love You”s in Paris
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 14, 2013
The “I love you” wall stands at the center of the Abbesses garden at Montmartre, Paris, and covers a surface area of 40 square meters with a...
World’s Smallest Hotel - Eh'haeusl or 'the Wedding House'
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 14, 2013
The smallest hotel in the world is just 2.5 meters wide, and occupies a mere 53 square meters of space but is fitted with all modern accesso...
Up Helly Aa: The Viking Fire Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 12, 2013
Every year, thousands of Scots gather for the Up Helly Aa fire festival in Lerwick on the Scottish Shetland Islands to pay homage to the cou...
Robotic Bicycle Parking Tower in Czech Republic
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 12, 2013
Remember Volkswagen’s car parking towers in Germany? Recently, a Czech bicycle importer installed a similar automated parking tower for bic...
10 Beautiful Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 11, 2013
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, the USA, is one of the most geothermically active regions in the planet. Half of the world's all g...
Incredible Photos of Sharks and Dolphins Preying on Mackerel
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 11, 2013
British Wildlife photographer Christopher Swann swam in the midst of this frenetic battle of life and death to capture this images off the c...
Kawazu-Nanadaru Loop Bridge, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 9, 2013
How do you build a bridge on a mountainside when the grade is so steep that a linear ramp isn’t possible? Build a loop, and if one is not en...
