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[8 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
A Giant Book at Lake Constance in Bregenz

A floating stage, resembled a giant book on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria can be considered as the biggest book on earth. However, the giant book of Lake Constance can only be seen during Quantum of Solace festival each year. The festival has become renowned for its unconventional staging of shows. The example of its strange opera show was Verdi’ s opera “A Masked Ball” in 1999 featured a giant book being read by a skeleton.

 

Europe, Headline »

[11 Jun 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Futuristic Atomium at Brussels Belgium

Atomium is a stunning monument designed by the engineer Andre Waterkeyn for the International Exhibition of Brussels, that took place here in 1958. The Atomium, which is a structure that is half way between sculpture and architecture, symbolising a crystallised molecule of iron by the scale of its atoms, magnified 150 thousand million times.

 

Australia, Featured »

[9 May 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
Wave Rock of Hyden – Surfing on the Land

Can you believe people can actually surf not only on the beach, but also on the land? 14 meters high, and 110m long, the face of Wave Rock appears ready to crash onto pre-historic surf, now frozen in time. Believed to have formed over 2700 million years ago, Wave Rock is part of the northern face of Hyden Rock and this amazing nature sculpture is located at Perth, Australia. The shape of the wave is formed by gradual erosion of the softer rock beneath the upper edge, over many centuries. There are actually several examples of such waves …

Arts and Culture, Europe »

[25 Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Unusual Crooked House at Sopot Poland

Have you ever heard of Crooked House at Sopot Poland? Different from Athens’ New Acropolis Museum, this awesomely unusual building was designed by architect Szotnyscy Zaleski and built in 2004. While many not know, Zaleski was inspired by the unbelievable work of Polish artist Jan Marcin Szancer, a fantasy and children’s literature illustrator when designing the building. Following are the photos of the bizarre Crooked House at Sopot Poland.

 

Arts and Culture, East Asia, Featured »

[5 Sep 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Japanese Asimo is Reaching Human

Japanese robot called Asimo has reached a life of almost human. 20 years of research and hard work has produced the incredible result. He can walk, dance, serve, kick and even riding a doe! Below are the photos of the marvelous Asimo in action.






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Arts and Culture, East Asia, Featured »

[31 Aug 2009 | 6 Comments | ]
Hadaka Matsuri “Naked” Festival Photos

Japan has a lot of weird celebration events. One of them is Hadaka Matsuri or well known as “The Naked” Festival. The Hadaka Matsuri is about purifying the soul, but most people remember it because of what the men wear: Fundoshi, or traditional Japanese laincloths. The event is particularly famous because there is one completely naked man hidden in and among a crowd of 10000 men. Shinto tradition has it that the naked man absorbs all bad luck and evil deeds from the men who touch him. Below are the photos of the Hadaka Matsuri event in Japan.

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