The 3-Billion-Year-Old Klerksdorp Spheres of Ottosdal
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2015
In the small town of Ottosdal, in central North West Province of South Africa, miners working in pyrophyllite mines have been digging up mys...
Behind The Stage of Famous European Theatres
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2015
For the last few years, Hamburg-based photographer Klaus Frahm has been capturing images of incredibly ornamental European theaters from th...
Zheng He’s Enormous Treasure Ships
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2015
Between 1405 and 1433, during the Ming era, Chinese Admiral Zheng He, who was also the court eunuch, commanded seven expeditionary voyages a...
Stiltsville: The Stilt Houses of Florida
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2015
A mile off the coast of Cape Florida on the edge of Biscayne Bay, in Miami-Dade County, you can see a collection of houses floating above th...
Bo-Kaap, The Colorful Neighborhood in Cape Town
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2015
Situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city center, Bo-Kaap is one of the oldest and the most fascinating residential areas in the ...
The Camouflaged Military Bunkers of Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2015
Switzerland is a politically neutral country, yet it has a strong military. All across the Swiss alps are military installation and bunkers ...
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Around the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2015
Throughout history, thousands of wars have been fought and millions of soldiers have lost their lives, but only an insignificant fraction of...
The Ghost Army That Duped The Nazis
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2015
Deception and decoy are part of war strategy. During the Second World War the Allied forces employed dozens of tricks to confuse, mislead or...
Eschenheimer Turm: A Mediaeval Tower in The Middle of Frankfurt
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2015
Standing right in the middle of downtown Frankfurt, surrounded by modern high-rises, is an early 15th century tower called Eschenheimer Turm...
The Rice Paddy Art of Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2015
Since 1993, the farmers of the Japanese village of Inakadate, in Aomori Prefecture, has been creating elaborate designs on rice paddy fields...
