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Picture of the Day: Constructing an Icon
CONSTRUCTING AN ICON Photograph by Louis-Emile Durandelle The Centennial Exposition of 1889 was organized by the French government to commemorate the French Revolution. Bridge engineer Gustave...
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Picture of the Day: The Statue of Liberty from Above
Photograph by Apple Maps / Digital Globe In celebration of the Fourth of July (The United States’ Independence Day) we see a satellite view of the iconic Statue of Liberty, a neoclassical sculpture...
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Picture of the Day: Buzz Aldrin’s Message to the Cosmos
Photograph by James O. Davies via Buzz Aldrin on Twitter While visiting Stonehenge, astronaut Buzz Aldrin sent a “message” to the Cosmos, urging NASA to “get their ass to Mars”. Aldrin was the Lunar...
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The Lonely Castle in the Middle of the Desert
In the desert landscape of northeastern Saudia Arabia you will find Qasr al-Farid aka “The Lonely Castle”. Built in the first century A.D. the Lonely Castle rises four stories; an unfinished tomb...
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Picture of the Day: Perfectly Framed
Photograph by Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Seen here is the stunning Taj Mahal, perfectly framed by this nearby archway and captured by Diego Delso. The Taj Mahal (which literally...
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Picture of the Day: The Lion’s Mound, Belgium
Photograph by Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Located in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium, the Lion’s Mound is a large conical (and artificial) hill with a lion statue at the peak that...
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POV Eiffel Tower Climb
Scale the Eiffel Tower with urban explorer James Kingston in this heart-stopping POV video. You can learn more about the harrowing experience in the YouTube description. I’ve included some of the...
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Guy Makes Giant Periscope So He Can See the Eiffel Tower from Bed
Tinkerer and DIY enthusiast Lucas Berbesson recently built a DIY periscope so he could see the Eiffel Tower from his bed. Berbesson posted a step-by-step guide on Imgur in addition to a video...
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There’s a Statue in Russia Dedicated to the Most Loyal Dog a City Has Ever Known
Photograph by ShinePhantom In 1995, residents of Tolyatti, Russia began to notice a German Shepherd at the edge of South Highway. Every day the dog would be in the same place, rushing at passing...
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Cool Close Up Puts Immensity of Great Pyramid of Giza Into Perspective
Photograph via StugotzLobos on reddit Sometimes a new perspective can cast something familiar into an entirely new light. That was the case for me and this close up of the Great Pyramid of Giza,...
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