Medieval ‘dos-Ã -dos’ Book Bindings
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 27, 2017
Back in mediaeval times, when people didn’t have Kindles to carry a thousand books, some book binders bound two separate books together in a...
Japanese Milk Delivery Boxes
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 25, 2017
For many western countries, doorstep milk delivery is a thing of the past, but in Japan, millions of people still rely on the milkman for fr...
The Forgotten Soviet-Era Murals
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 25, 2017
Telling stories through mosaics and murals is a tradition that goes back to antique times. During the Soviet era, murals were used extensive...
The Sacred Grove of Bomarzo
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2017
Once upon a time there was a young nobleman who, after the death of his beloved wife, became so distraught with grief and anguish that he de...
Vozrozhdeniya, The Anthrax Island
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2017
In the 1920s, the Soviet government began searching for an isolated place where they could build a military complex to test biological weapo...
The Forgotten Nubian Pyramids of Meroe
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 21, 2017
About 200 km northeast of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in a valley known as Nubia, lies the remains of three ancient Kushite kingdoms. He...
The Squatters of Grande Hotel Beira
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2017
You might not know this, but Mozambique is one of the fastest growing tourist destination in the world. Its wild beauty and untamed nature h...
The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 18, 2017
The granite quarries located along the Nile, in the city of Aswan, supplied some of the finest quality stones for the construction of temple...
The Buddhas of Bamiyan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2017
On the cliff face of a sandstone mountain, visible from the ancient Silk Road near the town of Bamiyan in Afghanistan, are two massive voids...
Jealous Wall: Ireland’s Largest Folly
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 17, 2017
The Belvedere House and Gardens located on the shores of Lough Ennell near Mullingar, County Westmeath in Ireland, contains several architec...
