The Ruined Churches of Ani
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2016
Up on a plateau in the remote highlands of northeast Turkey, 45 km away from the Turkish border city of Kars, lies the crumbling ruins of so...
The Mysterious London Stone
Kaushik Patowary
May 20, 2016
Embedded in the wall of 111 Cannon Street, in the City of London, just above the sidewalk, is a small grilled window that appears like a dec...
The Tombstone Covered Floor of St. John's Co-Cathedral of Malta
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2016
Commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of St. John, the St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, ...
Quincy Granite Railway: America’s First Commercial Railroad
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2016
When architect Solomon Willard arrived in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1825, and discovered a granite ledge in a wooded area, he knew he had fo...
Bridges With Buildings
Kaushik Patowary
May 17, 2016
Back in the old days, one of the easiest way to raise money for a bridge’s maintenance was to rent space over the bridge to merchants and sh...
Trajan’s Column: An Emperor’s War Diary Carved in Stone
Kaushik Patowary
May 16, 2016
In the beginning of the 2nd century, the Roman Emperor Trajan led two very successful war campaigns against the powerful Dacia kingdom by th...
Flower Carpets at Infiorata Festival, Italy
Kaushik Patowary
May 16, 2016
The best time to visit Italy, if you want to catch the incredible Infiorata festival, is during May and June. At this time of the year, espe...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 17
Kaushik Patowary
May 15, 2016
A collection of interesting articles from Amusing Planet’s archives . World’s First UFO Landing Pad, and the First Landing! St. Paul, Alb...
The Abandoned Humberstone And Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2016
Forty-eight kilometers east of the city of Iquique in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, lies the remains of two large saltpeter works. B...
Devon Island: Mars on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
May 14, 2016
Devon Island in Baffin Bay, belonging to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is the largest uninhabited island on Earth, and for good reasons. ...
