India Unveils World’s Tallest Statue
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 31, 2018
The controversial Statue of Unity dedicated to India’s first deputy prime minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was unveiled today at a remo...
Foucault Pendulum And The Pantheon
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 31, 2018
In the old Latin quarter in Paris, stands a magnificent 18th century building—the temple to all the gods, the Pantheon. Originally construct...
The Disgusting Food Museum
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2018
A new museum aimed to assault the olfactory senses of visitors and churn their stomach opened yesterday in Sweden’s third largest city, Mal...
Horse-Drawn Boats
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2018
Before diesel and electric engines made sailing convenient, boats and barges had to be either rowed or pulled. In many European countries su...
The Ziggurat of Choga Zanbil
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2018
The Egyptians had pyramids, the Mesopotamians had ziggurats, which are massive brick structures with raised platforms with successively rece...
Maison Carrée, The Most Intact Roman Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2018
Maison Carrée in Nimes, France . Photo credit: Lamax/Shutterstock.com The Maison Carrée in the city of Nimes, in southern France, is the o...
The Mines of Messines Ridge
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2018
About 8 kilometers south of Ypres, in the middle of a farm, is a small green pond known as the “Pool of Peace”, but its creation was a rathe...
Damme Canal: The Canal That Napoleon Built To Avoid The British Navy
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2018
A popular way to see the beautiful city of Bruges in Belgium is from a boat cruising along the city’s many canals. The historic city center ...
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge: The World's Longest Sea Crossing
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2018
The world’s longest sea crossing connecting Hong Kong with Macau and Zhuhai opened this week in China. The unusual bridge cum tunnel system ...
Offa’s Dyke: The 1,200-Years-Old Dyke Separating Wales From England
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 24, 2018
In south-west England, there runs a great earthwork from the mouth of River Dee near Chester, to the estuary of River Severn near Chepstow, ...
