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Mythical Dragon Gate Protects Home
In Dublin, Ireland, stands an estate reminiscent of old folklore, complete with its own dragon! Of course, dragons are mythical creatures, so this home only has a dragon made of steel which acts as its gatekeeper. The property, known at Harlech … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, dragon, Dublin, engineering, folklore, Gate, Home, Ireland, Mythical, Protect, steel
Stonehenge Was Ancient Graveyard, Researchers Say
British researchers have proposed a new theory for the origins of Stonehenge: It may have started as a giant burial ground for elite families around 3,000 B.C. New studies of cremated human remains excavated from the site suggest that about … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, architecture, engineering, Graveyard, mystery, researchers, Say, science, Stonehenge
Discover Barcelona From The Sky To The Ground
Looking at the amazing Catalonian city from above reveals it’s structure and order, it looks like a chess board. The city is made of perfect square blocks of buildings. The square blocks and the triangle shape roads that lead to center, create an exclusive look and a … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Barcelona, Discover, engineering, Ground, sky
The Maijishan Grottoes — masterpiece of cave architecture
Located in Gansu Province, China, Maijishan Grottoes is an amazing example of ancient rock cave architecture consisting of more than 7,000 Buddhist sculptures and about 1000 square meters of murals. Maijishan Grottoes means wheat stack mountain, it is 142 meters … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, cave, engineering, Grottoes, Maijishan, masterpiece, spiritual, temple
Predjama Castle (built within a cave) – Slovenia
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle woven within a cave mouth in southwestern Slovenia. It was built in the Gothic style and first mentioned in 1274. It is truly an architectural masterpiece. The structure was constructed under a natural rocky … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, built, castle, cave, engineering, Predjama, Slovenia, within
The Baigong Pipes mystery
In rural China, in a location that is considered to be uninhabitable to humans, there are three openings in Mount Baigong that contain hundreds of rustic iron pipes. Some of the pipes run deep into the mountain, others run to … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient aliens, Baigong, China, engineering, mystery, Pipes
A Vortex of Little Orange Men – Do Ho Suh’s ‘Cause & Effect’
This giant tornado of piggybacked men is an installation by Korean artist Do Ho Suh that is currently on display at Western Washington University (photographs above depict it in alternate configurations). Via Western: “‘Cause & Effect’ evokes a vicious tornado. This vast ceiling … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Do, engineering, Ho, Little, Men, Orange, Sacred Geometry, spiral, Suh, Vortex, ‘Cause & Effect’
Pyramid of the niches El Tajin
Located in the state of Veracruz, El Tajin was at its height from the early 9th to the early 13th century. It became the most important centre in north-east Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacan Empire. Its cultural influence … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, El, engineering, maya, Mexico, niches, of, pyramid, Stone, Tajin, Teotihuacan, the, Veracruz
Has China Built A Stargate? The Ring Of Life
This 157 meter high building named “Ring of Life” cost around a hundred million RMB ($16 million USD) and used 3,000 tons of steel, but is it really a piece of architecture or are China expecting some visitors? As always … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, built, China, engineering, Stargate, The Ring Of Life
The Barabar Caves : The caves at Nagarjuna Hill
There are three caves situated on and around Nagarjuna Hill: the Vadathi-ka-Kubha, the Vapiya-ka-Kubha, and the Gopi-ka-Kubha. I was very pleased to have the chance to visit all three of them on this visit, and I hoped that they would … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Barabar, caves, engineering, Hill, india, Nagarjuna, rocks, Stone, temple