Category: ARCHITECTURE

March 14, 2016 at 3:16 pm

There’s a Secret Speakeasy Underneath This Noodle Shop in Moscow (12 Photos)

There's a Secret Speakeasy Underneath This Noodle Shop in Moscow (12 Photos)

It doesn’t look like much, but behind a curtain and down a staircase, a speakeasy called Mendeleev Bar reveals itself

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March 10, 2016 at 11:15 am

17th Century Romanian Salt Mine Gets Converted Into Wild Tourist Attraction

17th Century Romanian Salt Mine Gets Converted Into Wild Tourist Attraction

It’s like stepping into another world

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March 1, 2016 at 10:17 am

Picture of the Day: A Transparent Pool in Thailand

Picture of the Day: A Transparent Pool in Thailand

Stunning transparent pool at the Tubkaak Boutique Resort in Krabi, Thailand. The infinity-edge pool features an acrylic panel that forms the outward-facing wall

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February 25, 2016 at 9:32 am

Picture of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle circa 1900, 10 Years After It Was Built

Picture of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle circa 1900, 10 Years After It Was Built

A photochrom print of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany; taken as few as ten years after the completion of the castle

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February 24, 2016 at 8:31 am

15 Finalists from Smithsonian’s 13th Annual Photo Contest

15 Finalists from Smithsonian's 13th Annual Photo Contest

Smithsonian announces the 70 finalists for their 13th annual photo contest, selected from over 46,000 submissions in 168 countries and territories

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February 19, 2016 at 4:40 pm

Picture of the Day: Radhuset Station, Stockholm

Picture of the Day: Radhuset Station, Stockholm

Like other stations on the Stockholm metro, it uses organic architecture, which leaves the bedrock exposed and unsculptured

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February 17, 2016 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: The Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin

Picture of the Day: The Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin

At nearly 65 meters in length (213 ft), it is filled with over 200,000 of the library’s oldest books

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February 15, 2016 at 2:44 pm

Museum Recreates Van Gogh’s Bedroom Painting and Puts it on Airbnb

Museum Recreates Van Gogh's Bedroom Painting and Puts it on Airbnb

The Art Institute of Chicago recreates Van Gogh’s famous ‘Bedroom’ painting, making the room available for rent on Airbnb for only US$10 a night

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February 1, 2016 at 11:25 am

Teen Illegally Scales Giza Pyramid and Documents the Entire Thing

Teen Illegally Scales Giza Pyramid and Documents the Entire Thing

18-year-old German teen Andrej Ciesielski recently scaled a 146-meter tall Giza pyramid, sharing photos and video of the illegal climb

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January 27, 2016 at 6:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia

Picture of the Day: Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia

Ta Prohm is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries

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