Fliegeberg: Otto Lilienthal’s ‘Fly Mountain’
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 4, 2016
One of the major inspiration to the Wright brothers was the work of German pioneer of aviation, Otto Lilienthal, who repeatedly and successf...
The Temples of Humankind, Damanhur
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 4, 2016
In 1978, a group of about fifteen people belonging to a mysterious spiritual community called Damanhur, lead by its founder Oberto Airaudi, ...
The Devil’s Nose Railroad
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 3, 2016
When Ecuador President General Eloy Alfaro took office in 1895, and announced that a new railway line would be built connecting the coastal ...
Texas Town Erects a Selfie Statue
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 3, 2016
The town of Sugar Land, Texas, has got the Internet talking after it erected a strange new piece of public art —a bronze statue featuring tw...
The Strangely Seductive 18th Century Anatomical Wax Models
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 2, 2016
These beautiful wax models of sensuous women lying supine, with their heads tipped back, and lips parted in ecstasy, look like they are from...
The Monument to Hugh Glass
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 1, 2016
Perhaps the most memorable scene from the 2015 movie The Revenant was Hugh Glass, played by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, being attacked by a gr...
Carving Dead Trees Into Public Art
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 1, 2016
Trees have long life spans, but eventually they too die of old age or succumb to diseases or get damaged in thunderstorms and hurricanes. Wh...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 18
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2016
A collection of interesting articles from Amusing Planet’s archives. Illustrated Guide to Italian Hand Gestures Hand gestures and body lan...
These Mysterious Mounds in South America Are Made of Worm Poop
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2016
Scattered across the vast grassy floodplains of the great Orinoco River of South America, in an area roughly the size of Ireland, are thousa...
Rock in The House, Fountain City
Kaushik Patowary
May 27, 2016
On April 24, 1995, a 55-ton boulder rolled down a hill and crashed into the bedroom of the house of Maxine and Dwight Anderson at 440 North ...
Historic Dollhouses Capture 300 Years of British Domestic Life
Kaushik Patowary
May 27, 2016
The National Building Museum in Washington DC has a new exhibit. On loan from the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood in London, this ...
Cuexcomate: A Dead Volcano You Can Climb Into
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2016
Located in the neighborhood of La Libertad, in the city of Puebla, Mexico, the sinter cone deposit of Cuexcomate has been mistakenly describ...
Memorial to The Murdered Jews of Europe
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2016
One of the most impressive and controversial memorial to the Holocaust is located near Brandenburg Gate, in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood ...
Parque de Bombas: The Old Ponce Fire Station
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2016
One of Ponce’s most recognizable landmarks is Parque de Bombas, the city’s old firehouse building and now a firefighting museum. This bright...
The Skyscraper Without a Window
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2016
Standing at 33 Thomas Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of New York City is a 550-foot tall monolithic, granite-clad, concrete buildin...
The Crooked House of Himley
Kaushik Patowary
May 24, 2016
The Crooked House, so called because of its lean, is a curious little attraction and a local watering hole located close to the village of H...
Hidden Poems on Boston’s Sidewalk Reveal When it Rains
Kaushik Patowary
May 24, 2016
For the last few months, Boston’s local artists have been spray painting poetry onto concrete sidewalks using biodegradable, water-repellent...
The Fine Cave Paintings of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2016
Of all prehistoric cave paintings discovered in different parts of the world, the ones at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in southern France des...
John Hooper’s Public Art And Sculptures
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2016
Located in front of Barbour's General Store on King Street in downtown Saint John, in New Brunswick, Canada, is a set of eleven life-siz...
Monument to The Taxi Driver, Buenos Aires
Kaushik Patowary
May 21, 2016
Located in the square of the Avenue of the Italians and Macacha Guemes, in the neighborhood Puerto Madero, in Buenos Aires, the Monument to ...
