The Bund Finance Center is a development of eight buildings on over 100 acres in waterfront of Shanghai, China. The center includes office buildings, a boutique hotel, luxury retail space and a cultural center. Arts and cultural center includes an exhibition and event hall and it was inspired by the traditional Chinese theater. But, the…
This abandoned structure is known to the locals as Geraja Ayam – meaning Chicken Church – and each year it attracts hundreds of curious tourists and photographers on the hills of Magelang. According to the person who built it – Daniel Alamsjah, the building is neither a chicken nor a church. He’s saying that he…
Those, who are on a boring road trip from from Salt Lake City to Nekoma, North Dakota, might stumble upon a huge pyramid. The Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard Complex is the eerie cold war era reminder, located in the fields of North Dakota. Resembling the Mayan pyramid, this abstract building was erected by the US…
Located on top a historical peak in the Central Stara Planina, Bulgaria, the Buzludzha monument looks like an alien ship out of a sci-fi movie. Built in 1981, the monument is closed for the public. Aside from the unusual architecture, which took seven years and 6,000 workers to complete, the interior is filled with intricate…
Back in the 1990s, Thailand’s economy was booming and the future was as bright as it had ever been. Things were going so well that developers were seeing tall office buildings everywhere and residential skyscrapers, a true show of the nation’s wealth.
Ferdinand Cheval was born in 1836, in the French commune of Charmes-sur-l’Herbasse, in the Drôme department. Cheval left school when he turned 13, in order to become a baker’s apprentice, but ended up becoming a postman instead. Although he didn’t seem to be, in any way, an extraordinary man, he went on to become the…
The Appennino (Italian: Colosso Appenninico), a 35-foot-tall sculpture located in Villa Demidoff, part of the former Villa Medici at Pratolino, 7 miles north of Florence, Italy, is a stunning masterpiece. Created by the Flemish artist Giambologna between 1579 and 1580, the Appennino personifies the Apennine mountain ranges and is sculpted in such a way that…
Mont-Saint-Michel is a magnificent tidal island located in Normandy, France. It’s known for its awe-inspiring Abbey, which defies gravity and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the breathtaking bay. The Mont-Saint-Michel has a rich history. It served as a stronghold in the sixth and seventh centuries for Gallo-Roman culture and was later occupied…
