![Stunning French Chateau on Central Park [20 pics]](https://twistedsifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/french-chateau-on-central-park-in-manhattan-new-york-city-3.jpg?w=800)
Photograph by Sotheby’s East Side Manhattan Brokerage Located on Central Park, this stunning 19th century chapel is an official landmark in Manhattan, New York City. Listed at a cool $12.5 million, the imposing neo-French Renaissance Chateauesque style prewar condominium features: incredible vaulted ceilings, peaked chapel windows, stone columns, an arched gallery and antique French…
AWESOME DUTCH ANGLE SHOT OF ENDEAVOUR SPACE LAUNCH Photograph by NASA/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O’Connell An exhaust cloud engulfs Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida as space shuttle Endeavour lifts off into the night sky. The primary payload for the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station is…
FRANCE WORLD’S 1ST COUNTRY TO EMANCIPATE JEWS – SEPT. 28, 1791 Jewish emancipation was the external and internal process of freeing the Jewish people of Europe, including recognition of their rights as equal citizens, and the formal granting of citizenship as individuals; it occurred gradually between the late 18th century and…
STUNNING PANORAMIC ATOP MONTE CIVETTA, ITALY Photograph by FEDERICO (deeeeeeeep on Flickr) This is an incredible panoramic by Federico taken from Rifugio Tissi atop Monte Civetta in the Northern Italy province of Belluno. In the distance lies the village Alleghe, Lake Alleghe and the Civetta group between the valleys Cordevole, Val Fiorentina…
![Musha Cay and the Islands of Copperfield Bay [25 pics]](https://twistedsifter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/musha-cay-and-the-islands-of-copperfield-bay-21.jpg?w=800)
Photograph by Imagine Nation Company, Inc. Hidden among the outer islands of the Exumas, in the Bahamas, lie the eleven private islands of Musha Cay and Islands of Copperfield Bay. Over 700 acres of lush natural beauty belong to you and 24 of your selected guests. Musha Cay is privacy redefined, featuring five spectacular…
MASSIVE MILITARY PARADE IN NORTH KOREA Photograph by AFP/Getty Images The North Korean military parades to celebrate the 63rd founding anniversary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Pyongyang on September 9, 2011. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his son reviewed the parade of military hardware and thousands of goose-stepping…
Retouching by M SETH JONES In the world of fashion photography it is the often unheralded skill of the retouchers that bridge the gap between the image creators (i.e., the photographer, model, stylists, make-up artist, etc.) and the final version you see in print or online. For the photographer, their talent lies in capturing…
UNBELIEVABLE LIGHTNING SHOW AT THE GRAND CANYON Photograph by DAN RANSOM Photographer Dan Ransom took this incredible shot on August 28, 2011 during a wild electrical storm at the Grand Canyon. Just an amazing capture and event to witness. Nature is incredible. Camera: Canon 5D Lens: Sigma 20 1.8 Focal Length: 20…
Artwork and Photography by URSUS WEHRLI Swiss comedian and artist Ursus Wehrli is releasing a new book called, The Art of Clean Up, where Wehrli meticulously rearranges, organizes and tidies everyday objects and scenes and then photographs the harmonious outcome. This beahviour could be considered a form of obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) which is…
INCREDIBLE CENOTE IN CHICHEN-ITZA, MEXICO Photograph by JACK PAULUS A cenote is a deep natural pit or sinkhole, characteristic of Mexico and Central America, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. Especially associated with the Yucatán Peninsula and some nearby Caribbean islands, cenotes were sometimes used by the…
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