In the Italian mountain commune of Santo Stefano Quisquina is an extraordinary place: Andromeda Theater. Thirty years ago, the sculptor and a farmer Lorenzo Reina built the place, where he united his passion for art and nature. The Sicani Mountains are a home of the sculptor/shepherd Lorenzo Reina. There lays his family farm on 300…
The Salar de Arizaro is home to one of the most spectacular natural formations Cono de Arita. At first glance it looks like a pyramid, but it is all natural volcano, which sits on a bed of salt. The cone stands over 400 ft above the sea of salt. There are many questions regarding the…
Located in Copenhagen, Denmark Grundtvig’s Church referred to as a Gothic cathedral, but it is a fine piece of expressionist architecture. The building of the church was completed in 1940. It was built in commemoration of the Danish priest, poet, politician and reformer Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig. His philosophy influenced modern danish national conciseness. Even…
Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Vienna, Austria, does not really look like a temple of God. It looks like a bunch of piled up concrete blocks, held together with glass. The church is also known as Wotruba Church, in honor of the architect, who built it. It was built in 1976. Created by…
Hertogenbosch (“Den Bosch”), Netherlands is home to an unusual neighborhood known as Bolwoningen, which means ball houses. At first glance it looks like post alien invasion scene, but don’t be scared; these houses are occupied by humans only. In 1968, the Government of the Netherlands decided to fund an experimental construction of low-cost housing. The…
There is a picturesque region, stretching along the banks of the Vigi river. It is located between Suda and Chukhloma: about 340 miles from Moscow. 25 years ago there was the village of Pogorelovo, the first written mention of which dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. Today, there is not much left…
This reservoir is the source of the Cetina river. Rising from a spring at Milasevo near a small village called Cetina, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Vrlika, it flows 101 kilometres (63 mi) to the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia. The source of the Cetina river in Croatia is…
This odd art installation is the work of French sculptor Lili Fantozzi, a self-educated 39 year-old sculptor and actress, whose works have been exhibited in contemporary art galleries in Paris, Vienna, New York and Brussels. “I presented a miniature version of the sculpture (a pair of Keds on eggs), which is symbolic of the dangerous…