Chinese Village Builds Giant Golden Statue of Mao Zedong
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2016
Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People's Republic of China, was a controversial figure. His Marxist–Leninist theories, military s...
The Avalanche Protection Wall of Flateyri
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2016
Flateyri is a small fishing village located on a narrow strip of land at the edge of the sea in the picturesque Westfjords, in northwest Ice...
The Unique Flower Auction at Aalsmeer
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 6, 2016
The Aalsmeer Flower Auction or Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer in Dutch, takes place in the town of Aalsmeer in North Holland near Amsterdam Schiph...
Russky Bridge: Russia’s Billion-Dollar Vanity Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 6, 2016
Throughout the history of civilization, bridges have been constructed to connect cities across waterways and over unfavorable terrain so tha...
The Forsby-Köping Limestone Cableway
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2016
From the limestone quarry at Forsby in Vingåker municipality, to the cement factory at Köping in central Sweden, once ran one of the world’s...
Asia’s Largest Man-Made Waterfall Opens in China
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2016
The largest man-made waterfall in Asia has opened to the public in Kunming in China’s Yunnan Province. The waterfalls is 12.5 meters high an...
The Alphabets From Space
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 5, 2016
In July 2012, while working on a story about wildfires, NASA’s science writer and social media manager Adam P. Voiland spotted a V-shaped pl...
Rainier Tower, or The Beaver Building
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
The North American beaver is the lumberjack of the rodent world. With nothing but its four front teeth, the beaver can cut down a small tree...
The Best Drone Photography of 2015
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
Drone photography has becoming increasingly popular, and thanks to communities like Dronestagram , drone fliers from around the world are ta...
Buildings That Look Like Stacked Boxes
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
With all high rises starting to look alike, some architects are trying out new design forms like twists and circles . A new form that’s gai...
The Battle For The Largest Bonfire in The Netherlands
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2016
In the last few days of the year leading up to the midnight of December 31, two Dutch teams from the neighboring districts of Scheveningen (...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 3
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 3, 2016
A collection of interesting and noteworthy articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s nearly 8-year old archives. ...
Germany Opens Bicycle Superhighway
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2016
Intercity travelling by bicycles is about to become a reality in Europe, as Germany opens the first ever superhighway for bicycle-only traff...
Northumberlandia: The Lady of the North
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2016
In the former coal mining town of Cramlington, Northumberland, North East England, is a gigantic piece of land art in the shape of reclining...
Skating on The Rideau Canal
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2016
New Year has arrived and gone. The holidays is almost over and many people have already returned back to their dreaded work and life in gene...
The Ice of Lake Baikal
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 30, 2015
Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, remains covered with ice for almost five months a year. Every winter as the temperature plummets below zero...
Kobe Luminarie Light Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 30, 2015
One of the best display of lights in entire Japan takes place in Kobe during Kobe Luminarie. The event is held every year from early to mid-...
A Daredevil Aerial Walkway Over a Tea Park in China
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 30, 2015
What’s more dangerous than a glass-bottom bridge ? A bridge without a bottom, of course! Such an aerial walkway buttressed by only ropes ha...
The Hall of Mosses
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 29, 2015
The Hall of Mosses is a short hiking trail located in the Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula in the west of Washington state, USA. The...
The Painted Cliffs of Maria Island
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 29, 2015
The beautifully patterned sandstone rocks of Painted Cliffs are one of Maria island’s most popular attraction. The mountainous island locate...
