Thursday 29 December 2011
German Artist Sails on the Thames in a Paper Boat
After carefully folding it on the banks of the Thames, artist Frank Bölter jumped into his origami boat and sailed it under the surprised gazes of passers-by. Named “To The World’s End”, Frank Bölter’s paper boat was part of the Drift 10 art exhibition, in London. It was created out of giant sheets of paper that he and the public at the Canary Wharf Docks folded, using origami techniques. Reinforced with metal poles, the unusual sailing craft didn’t seem to sink, and its creator was so relaxed that he laid back and read a newspaper, while the public stared at him in awe.
Tuesday 27 December 2011
The Smallest Five Star Hotel
The Wedding House, the smallest 5-star hotel in the world, is located in Amberg, Germany and has only 53 square meters. Eh Hausl or The Wedding House in Amberg, Germany, is listed as the smallest 5 stars hotel in the world; and that for a good reason. It has an opening of only 2.5 meters and a total area of 53 square meters. The five-star hotel has an intimate air, so those who will choose to stay here will not regret it.
Beautiful Rain and Wind bridge in Sanjiang
Rain and wind bridge across the river Sanjiang — Bridge of wind and rain in the Chinese countryside Chenyan (Guangxi Province) lies across the river and Sanjiang is made of wood and stone. During the construction of this three-story wonder was not used a single nail.
Monday 19 December 2011
High-Rise Cities in the World
Hong Kong - 7.685
Interesting data on the number of houses taller than 35 meters. For the record - the usual panel five-storey building - about 18 meters.
Banyan Tree — Seychelles
Banyan Tree Seychelles is a luxury hotel located on Seychelles. The hotel has 60 5 star villas with an amazing view.
The Old Combs
Selection of the ridges of the early 20th century. Previously recorded small inconspicuous hair pins and bobby pins, combs and served a decorative function. This is some kind of elf stuff, not because they wear now.
Al Hakawati Zabeel Park - Dubai
Al Hakawati - The Storyteller Zabeel Park, Dubai
The thyssenkrupp elevator award was a competition which asked architects to develop an iconic tall emblem structure for zaabeel park in dubai. For their proposal visiondivision designed a statue based around al hakawati – a storyteller, whose profession that goes way back in ancient arabic times and still is performed in the arabic world today. the statue will be a home of stories! ; a children’s library in its base and various spaces for performance and reading inside of the statue.
In every part of the park, small speakers will be set up so people can gather around them and listen to the statue when he recites stories; perhaps great legends from one thousand and one night, historical anecdotes from the city itself and future speculations, all this performed with an animated body language.
Social Networking Shoes
Lumen Bigott - graphic designer, photographer and marketer, has created a collection of interesting shoes «Keds. Social media ». This collection will appeal to clear today's youth that no longer imagine life without the Internet and social networks. There are shoes for every taste: Facebook, Twitter, Google, WikiPedia, Flickr or YouTube. Unfortunately, this project so far is represented only in the portfolio designer.
Top 10 Most Amazing Temples of World
01. Wat Rong Khun
Wat Rong Khun: – Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai, Thailand is all white temple which is highly ornated with mosaic mirrors to shine. Wat Rong Khun temple is still under construction and is expected to take another 90 years making it a wonder of coming years.
Here are 10 most amazing temples of the world. These temples are from Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Taoism. These religious people worship in temples, which are architecturally as diverse as the religions are different from each other.
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Buddhist Temple Built By Bottles
Buddhist temple built 1.5million recycled beer bottles — Built using more than a million beer bottles, this incredible temple in the north-east of Thailand is a novel way to recycle any empties. The resident Buddhist monks at the Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew complex encourage local authorities to deposit any used bottles at the temple which they then use to build new structures. Having already built the a temple and even shelters, the monks who live in the town of Khun Han really have got into the spirit of recycling.
Monday 5 December 2011
The Head office of Facebook
Employees of Facebook based in the new office in Palo Alto, California since 2009. And A big thanks goes to the joint efforts of the design studios of Studio O + A, Virginie Manichon, KPFF – Consulting Engineers, Air Systems Inc., Elcor Electric and Brightworks for a stylish and unique interior. The design of the main office is fully reflects the essence of the company as a social network of people.
10 Most Impressive Abandoned Water Parks of the World
L'Aquatic de Sitges, Spain.
Built in the distant '90s, the park has worked for 2 years before being closed.
A Natural Root Bridge
A Natural Root Bridge Across a Valley at Cherrapunji, India — Cherrapunjee is a valley in North Eastern part of India, where the rain lashes the entire place 5 months in a year. Due to heavy rains as well as cyclones the locals in this place have developed in genuine way of building a bridge across valleys. The process is that the root of a rare Indian rubber tree is made to grow in a particular direction with the support of the bamboos and a constant watch is kept on the growth.
Beautiful Bridge in Norway
This bridge is located in Norway. When you go on it, so it seems that it ends abruptly, and all the machines that went ahead, anyway what you think about this bridge, for what reason it was built like this ?
World’s Top 10 Longest Single Span Bridges
1. Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Japan – 1,991 m
The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan heads the list of the top 10 longest single spand bridges in the world. Europe’s longest singel span bridge is the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, although current plans for a bridge between mainland Italy and Sicily across the Messina straights would surpass it if given the go ahead. The Tsing Ma (Hong Kong to China), has the longest span for a bridge with both road and train traffic.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Voices from Vancouver's past mingle with the sounds of nature, beautiful gardens skirt colourful totem poles, British Columbia First Nations artisans chisel legend into cedar and Capilano Suspension Bridge takes you to the serenity of a West Coast rainforest and Canada's award-winning Vancouver attraction, Treetops Adventure.
The Longest Sea Bridge in the World
China opens longest sea bridge in the world. Bridge road, but the way it is through the waters of the Yellow Sea. The total length of 41.58 kilometers of buildings.
Sunday 4 December 2011
Moses Bridge
No, your eyes are not deceiving you - the waters have indeed parted! This incredible “sunken” bridge located in the Netherlands is giving visitors a unique way to access a beautiful 17th Century Dutch fort. Designed by RO & AD Architects, the Moses Bridge literally parts the waters that surround the fort, allowing pedestrians to pass through. The bridge is made from sustainable Accsys Technologies Accoya wood, which is both FSC and PEFC certified.
Top 25 Universities Of The World
25. Kyoto University, Japan
Kyoto University rated as 25th best university in World University Rankings. Founded in 1897, Kyoto University has deeply considered its traditions of liberal and academic freedom, educating many. We continue to actively maintain these principles, which are the foundation of academic freedom. Kyoto University places top priority on basic research, develops advanced technology leading to the acquisition of intellectual property, and then returns this knowledge to society through education, social cooperation, and the opportunity for lifelong education. Kyoto University has 3 campuses nestled in a basin, which forms the main part of Kyoto, a city which in tradition and culture of which Kyoto University is a part.
Girl wolf got into the Guinness Book
11-year-old Supatra recognizes that proud to be considered a "very hairy girl in the world." Her life around other kids teased Supatra, calling the girl "obezyanolitsey" and "girl-wolf", but now that Supatra hit the Guinness Book of Records, kids at school began to treat her very differently. "I am happy that I got into the record books. Many people have to try to prove it. And I asked a few questions - and all "- she says.
Preparations For Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro
ShareThe 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janeiro.
Animations on the Leaf
It is an art of manual removing the surface of a leaf. In this process the artists remove without cutting of veins. It is a very complicated and difficult work to produce some animations on the leaf. This art derived from china. The artists of china make different, nice and delightful pictures by using this wonderful art. Mostly they use leaf of a Chinar tree because that leaf is bigger in size then others and also have a good shape.
You can make this leaf by using a complete process like the leaf blade forms a permanent pigment. After that, use an anti aging treatment which helps the leaves in durability. After the complete process the leaf looks strong, natural and wondrous, and also use for great gift for your love ones.
Friday 2 December 2011
7 Most Gorgeous Pagodas in China
07 Liuhe Pagoda
This architectural wonder is located at the foot of Yuelun Hill, in Hangzhou. It is also known as “Six Harmonies Pagoda”. Liuhe Pagoda was originally built, during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD). The octagonal pagoda was built out of brick and wood, and is 196 feet high.
The pagoda is most popular structure associated with Buddhism. Its origin can be traced all the way back to the 3rd century BC.
15 Absolutely Beautiful Architectural Photographs
Cuba Gallery, France
Witch Well — Tuhala’s
Not a lot of people believe in witches. It is understandable, because it is difficult to understand things that we can not explain. There is a great myth in Estonia about witches. And maybe it is not only a myth… We have a proof for you.And so the story begins…
Tuhala’s Witch’s Well starts to boil 100 litres per second only when the current intensity of the water in Tuhala river is at least 5000 litres per second.
Under Water Restaurant
Here is world’s first underwater restaurant of its kind in the world. Ithaa is positioned five metres below sea level at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in Rangalifinolhu, Maldives. The Ithaa Restaurant sits 15 feet below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a coral reef and encased in clear acrylic, offering diners 270-degrees of panoramic underwater views.
It’s served with a Maldivian-Western Fusion menu with a price range varying from $120-$250, counted 14 people can dine in one go. Contemporary fusion Maldivian cuisine with western and asian influences. The restaurant is reached by a wooden walkway from the nearby over-water Sunset Grill Restaurant, and seats just 14 people for exclusive dining with a real difference.
Four Enormous - Eerie Hands
For many reasons there are hundreds if not thousands of large outdoor hand sculptures around the world, the majority of which seem to be reaching towards the sky in an attempt to escape life below ground. I'm a big fan of all things creepy so thought I'd show you 4 of the best examples.
Mano del Desertio
The 11 metre tall Mano del Desertio can be found protruding from the sand in the Atacama Desert, Chile, and has been standing alone since 1992 when it was inaugurated. Made from a combination of iron and cement, the huge hand was designed and built by Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal, the man also behind 'The Drowned', seen below.
Thursday 1 December 2011
Bull Frog Vs Sparrow
Spectacular captures of the American Bullfrog preying on an unlucky sparrow. Growing up to a length of 20 centimeters or 7.9 inches, the bullfrog preys on any animal that it can overpower and stuff down its throat. Their stomachs have been found to contain rodents, small turtles, snakes, frogs including bullfrogs and birds of course. Ambush predators as they are known for, the bullfrog can be seen submerging large preys (in this case the sparrow) into the water to cut their air supply and defense.
Amazing Moments
Hard to believe that all these photos are real or photoshop, But this is amazing and wondrous.
Beautiful Messages From People
A group of people gathers in a word or phrase that can be read only on the top. The minimum knowledge of English, but if you do not know the language, You can appreciate the scale of some productions. Many productions are called to stop the destruction of nature and the termination of a warrior.
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