The Million Dollar McGuire's Irish Pub
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 28, 2015
McGuire's Irish Pub and Brewery is a popular restaurant and local landmark in Pensacola, Florida. The pub is located in a 1927 building ...
Showing posts from February, 2015
The Colorful Cemeteries of Guatemala
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2015
In Guatemala culture, afterlife is highly celebrated, and this cultural aspect is readily visible in their cemeteries. Scattered throughout ...
The Sinkholes of Cerro Sarisarinama
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 26, 2015
Cerro Sarisarinama is a table-topped mountain called a tepui , in Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park at the far south-west of Bolívar State, in...
A Customer Service Complaint From 1750 B.C
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 26, 2015
A letter inscribed in an ancient clay tablet, dating from 1750 BC corresponding to the period of Old Babylon, and currently at the British M...
Semuc Champey Stepped Pools
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 26, 2015
Hidden in the jungle in the department of Alta Verapaz, in Guatemala, about 11 km south of the Q’eqchi’ Maya town of Lanquín, is a stunning ...
The Sunken Pirate City of Port Royal
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 25, 2015
Port Royal was a city situated on the end of an 18-mile long sand spit known as the Palisadoes, at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in sou...
The Electric Blue Waters of Chalk Sound
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 24, 2015
Chalk Sound is a beautiful natural lagoon located on the southwest of Providenciales, an island belonging to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a...
Playful Electrical Pylon Designs
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 24, 2015
The expansion of the power grid is an important part of a country’s development, but the electrical pylons or transmission towers - the huge...
The Children’s War Victims Memorial in Lidice
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 23, 2015
On 27 May 1942, a high-ranking German Nazi official and the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia - Reinhard Heydrich, was being driven f...
Qasr al Farid: The Lonely Castle of Mada'in Saleh
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 21, 2015
Mada'in Saleh is an ancient city of pre-Islamic period located in northern Saudi Arabia, about 1,400 km to the north of capital Riyadh. ...
A Hidden Beach in Marieta Islands Formed by Military Bombing
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 21, 2015
Marieta Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of Nayarit, in Mexico. Ever since the islands was labelle...
Alex Chinneck’s Upside Down Car Installation in London
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2015
A section of the tarmac at the car park at London's Southbank Centre appears to have been peeled back suspending a tomato-red Vauxhall C...
The Wind Catchers of Iran
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2015
The middle eastern countries are characterised by a hot and dry climate, and so buildings and homes are traditionally constructed from thick...
The Eye Deceiving Murals of Quebec City
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2015
In the last 15 years, a number of fresco paintings have popped up across Quebec City, becoming a real tourist attraction and a major compone...
Ali Alamedy’s Miniature Dioramas
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 19, 2015
Ali Alamedy is an Iraq-born, Turkey-based art director who loves making miniature models using materials any typical person would throw awa...
Okotoks Erratic: The Big Rock of Alberta
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 17, 2015
About 7 km west of the town of Okotoks in Alberta, in Canada, on the flat prairie lies a massive piece of rock 41 meters long, 18 meters wid...
The Temple of All Religions in Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 17, 2015
The Temple of All Religions is an architectural complex in the dacha settlement of Staroye Arakchino, inside Kazan municipality in Russia. T...
The Cave Pearls of Gruta de las Canicas
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 16, 2015
Cave pearls are small, spherical calcite formations the size of marbles that are formed by the concentric deposition of calcium salts around...
The Architectural Grandeur of Omotesando, Tokyo
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 13, 2015
Omotesando is a tree-lined avenue located in the Harajuku and Aoyama district in Tokyo, stretching from Meiji Shrine in Aoyama-dori to Haraj...
Las Vegas At Night From 8,799 Feet
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 12, 2015
After capturing jaw-dropping images of New York City from a helicopter, Vincent Laforet has turned his camera towards the city of sin - La...
4 Ancient Roman Amphitheatres Still in Use Today
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 12, 2015
Two thousand years ago, when the mighty Roman emperors ruled over a significant part of the world, they built large public stadium-like ente...
The Cathedral of Salamanca's Astronaut
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2015
The ancient Spanish city of Salamanca, situated on the banks of the River Tormes, is one of the oldest university towns in Europe with a ric...
The Slave Huts of Bonaire
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 9, 2015
Bonaire is an island located off the north coast of South America near the western part of Venezuela, and like many Caribbean islands, Bonai...
“Greetings to the Sun” – A Solar Powered Light Installation in Croatia
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 7, 2015
Greetings to the Sun is a permanent art installation located on the waterfront of the vibrant medieval port city of Zadar in Croatia. Create...
World's Largest Vertical Maze in Dubai
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2015
With massive construction projects, Dubai has earned itself the reputation of being at the forefront of design and development. Their latest...
The Dollar Bills of Salty Dawg Saloon
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2015
Salty Dawg Saloon is a popular watering hole in Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska, and the most cherished landmark of the Spit, which is understan...
Native American Trail Marker Trees
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 5, 2015
All throughout North America there are trees that are peculiarly bent out of shape, but they are not some quirks of nature. Rather, they wer...
The Painted Monument to the Soviet Army in Bulgaria
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 4, 2015
The Monument to the Soviet Army is located in the King’s Garden in the heart of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. Built in 1954, it was create...
The Primeval Beech Forests of Shirakami Sanchi
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 3, 2015
Shirakami Sanchi in an extensive wilderness area of unspoiled virgin forest covering one third of Shirakami mountain range that straddles th...
The Tree of Tule
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 3, 2015
El Árbol del Tule, Spanish for “The Tree of Tule”, is a mighty Montezuma cypress located in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the M...
The 98 Rock of Wake Island
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 2, 2015
Wake Island is a coral atoll located in the North Pacific Ocean, just north of the Marshall Islands. The island is an unorganized, unincorpo...
The Inclined Boat Lifts of Elblag Canal
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 2, 2015
The Elblag Canal, also called the Elblag-Ostroda Canal, is a 150-years-old canal in Poland that runs from Elblag to Ostroda. At over 80 km i...
