World’s Shortest Commercial Flight is Just 47 Seconds Long
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 30, 2013
The world’s shortest commercial flight takes place between the two Orkney Islands, Westray and Papa Westray, just north of Scotland, separat...
People Too’s Brilliant Paper Sculptures
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2013
People Too is the name of a Russian paper-craft agency run by two talented artist Lena Erlikh and Aleksey Lyapunov. Hailing from Novosibirs...
Surreal Floating Room Sculptures by Leandro Erlich
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 27, 2013
Like a scene from a fantasy movie, a dilapidated room that appears to have been literally ripped out of a building remains suspended in mid ...
Hyper Realistic Paintings by Simon Hennessey
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2013
Simon Hennessey is a Birmingham, UK based artist who paints realistic images of famous landmarks around the world as reflected in the lense...
Propaganda Pictures Depicting Women’s Role in World War II
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2013
During World War II, the American government made a conscious effort to include women in the war effort using a vast array of media to urge...
Nanpu Bridge in China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2013
The Nanpu Bridge across Huangpu river is one of the main bridges in Shanghai, China, and the first cable stayed bridge with a span of over 4...
Charles Jencks’s Peculiar Landscaping Art
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2013
Charles Jencks is an American architect and landscape artist, well-known as the critic who first defined post-modernism in architecture, an...
Food Art By Carl Warner
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2013
London-based photographer Carl Warner uses bits and pieces of food to create incredibly realistic and intricate scenes. Heaps of bread beco...
Historic Black and White Photos Restored in Color
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2013
There is a long standing debate of whether black and white photos of the historic era should be colorized. Last year there was a media uproa...
Singapore’s Vertical Farms
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2013
Land is a luxury that Singaporeans cannot afford. An island country of only 710 square km is already home to 5 million people. No wonder, Si...
Desert Lotus Hotel In Inner Mongolia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2013
A magnificent new hotel has bloomed amid the vast sea of sands in Xiangshawan Desert, Inner Mongolia, 800 kilometers west to Beijing. Named ...
Victorian Era Sea Fort Turned Into Luxury Hotel
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 21, 2013
During the late 1800s, Lord Palmerston, the British Prime Minister of that time, commissioned the construction of several sea forts in the S...
Street Art by DALeast
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2013
DALeast is a Chinese born artist that lives and works in Capetown, South Africa. The 29-year-old, who keeps his real name a secret, has bee...
Half Dome, The Granite Peak at Yosemite National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 18, 2013
One of Yosemite National Park's most familiar sights is Half Dome, a granite dome rising nearly 5,000 feet above the valley floor. In 18...
Isle of Sark: Europe's Last Feudal State
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 17, 2013
Sark is a small island within the Bailiwick of Guernsey in southwestern English Channel, 25 miles off the French coast of Normandy. The isle...
Al Wahbah Crater: A Pearly White Crater in Saudi Arabia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2013
The Al Wahaba crater (also spelled Al Waba) is located in the Saudi Arabian desert, 254 km from Taif on the western edge of the Hafer Kishb ...
The Grand Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2013
The Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte is a 142-step monumental staircase from 1608 in the old part of the town of Caltagirone, located on t...
Chinese Professor Builds Mountain Villa on Top of Apartment
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 15, 2013
A university professor in Beijing, Zhang Lin, has built a mountain villa on the roof of a 26-story apartment block that has gained the title...
Portraits Made from Spilled Liquids by Vivi Mac
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 14, 2013
French artist Vivi Mac uses a variety of food, drinks and ingredients to “speed paint” images of famous historical figures, celebrities, an...
7 Strange Museums in Amsterdam
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2013
Amsterdam is a city of museums – there are more than 400 museums and art galleries within the city. It is said that no other city in the wor...
