THE MONA LISA EXPERIENCE Photograph by JTTDR on Reddit Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde, or Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo) is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519.…
AT THE SPEED OF LIFE Photograph via DON CHAMBLEE Photographer’s Description [Don Chamblee]: This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. Charles Ave. I held the camera against the window sill, making sure to divide the image equally between the inside and the outside. …
Hong Kong – Photograph by CHENSIYUAN A high-rise is defined as a structure at least 35 meters (115 feet) or 12 stories tall. Below is a list of the 25 cities with the most high-rise buildings in the world. The complete list of cities around the world with at least one hundred high-rise…
MOUNTAIN FARMING IN ITALY Photograph via XCygon on Reddit Photograph via XCygon on Reddit Incredible captures of mountain-side farming in the province of Bolzano-Bozen in Italy. The incline is steep but the view at the top must be amazing! To see where this is on Google Maps, click here via…
STUNNING WINDING ROAD IN MOUNTAINS OF BRAZIL Photograph via Lugares Fantasticos Photograph by sawuellbruno Photograph via SkyscraperCity.com The Serra do Rio do Rastro is cut by Road SC-438, which is characterized by steep climbs and hairpin turns of 180 degrees. It is located in the southeast state of Santa Catarina…
THE TABLE CAPE TULIP FARM FROM ABOVE Photograph by ANTHONY CREHAN for National Geographic Photograph by VAN DIEMEN QUALITY BULBS Photographer’s Description [Anthony Crehan]: Aerial view from a helicopter of the tulip field at the Table Cape Tulip Farm on Table Cape, near Wynyard, on the North West Coast of…
THE INHABITED VOLCANIC ISLAND OF AOGASHIMA Photograph by MHARADA on Panoramio Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea, administered by Tokyo and located approximately 358 kilometres (222 mi) south of Tokyo and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Hachijojima. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of…
CLOUD COVERED ISLAND OF LITLA DIMUN Photograph by SPUMADOR on Flickr Photograph by ERIK CHRISTENSEN Cloud goes up. Cloud goes down. Litla Dimun is a small island between the islands of Suouroy and Stora Dimun in the Faroe Islands. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands, being less than…
TOKYO METROPOLIS FROM ABOVE Photograph by PANIC_SWITCH on Reddit Stunning aerial photograph of Tokyo, Japan as seen from a helicopter. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. The prefecture is part of the world’s most populous metropolitan area with…
COLORFUL VINEYARDS OF CHIANTI CLASSICO IN TUSCANY Photograph by FABIO MUZZI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Chianti is a red Italian wine produced in Tuscany. It was historically associated with a squat bottle enclosed in a straw basket, called a fiasco; however, the fiasco is only used by a few makers of the wine now; most…