Lake Retba, Senegal
Lake Retba or Lac Rose lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal, north east of Dakar.It is so named for its pink waters, caused by Dunaliella salina algae in the water that produce a red pigment...
View ArticleAmazing click of Pisa, Italy
Elevation of Piazza del Duomo: about 2 metres (6 feet, DMS)Height from the ground floor: 55.863 metres (183 ft 3 in), 8 storiesHeight from the foundation floor: 58.36 metres (191 ft 47 in)Outer...
View ArticleSt. Bartholomew's Church - Berchtesgaden, Germany
St. Bartholomä is a Catholic pilgrimage church in the Berchtesgadener Land district of Bavaria in Germany. It named for Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of alpine farmers and dairymen. The church...
View ArticleMonterosso, Italy
Monterosso al Mare is a town and comune in the province of La Spezia, part of the region of Liguria (northern Italy). It is one of the five villages in Cinque Terre. It was extensively damaged by a...
View ArticlePuente Nuevo - Ronda, Spain
The Puente Nuevo is the newest and largest of three bridges that span the 120-metre (390 ft)-deep chasm that carries the Guadalevín River and divides the city of Ronda, in southern Spain. The architect...
View ArticleStarfish Beach, Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the nation's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles (121 km)...
View ArticleWieskirche - Bavaria, Germany
The Pilgrimage Church of Wies is an oval rococo church, designed in the late 1740s by Dominikus Zimmermann, who for the last eleven years of his life lived nearby. It is located in the foothills of the...
View ArticleTorres del Paine National Park, Chile
Torres del Paine National Park is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia. The Cordillera del Paine is the centerpiece of the park. It lies in...
View ArticleTownhall in Vienna, Austria
The Rathaus is a building in Vienna which serves as the seat both of the mayor and city council of the city of Vienna. The town hall also serves, in personal union, as Governor and Assembly (Landtag)...
View ArticleLas Lajas Sanctuary, Columbia
Las Lajas Sanctuary is a minor basilica church located in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, municipality of Ipiales and built inside the canyon of the Guáitara River The present church was...
View ArticleCappella Colleoni - Bergamo, Italy
The Cappella Colleoni (Colleoni Chapel) is a church/mausoleum in Bergamo, northern Italy.Dedicated to the saints Bartholomew, Mark and John the Baptist, it was built in 1472–1476 as the personal shrine...
View ArticleHighway of Death, Bolivia
The North Yungas Road (alternatively known as Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas, Road of fate or Death Road) is a 61-kilometre (38 mi) or 69-kilometre (43 mi) road leading from La Paz to...
View ArticleBridge Silhouette, Prague
The city of Prague is traditionally one of the cultural centres of Europe, hosting many cultural events.Some of the significant cultural institutions include the National Theatre (Národní Divadlo) and...
View ArticleMoorea, French Polynesia
Moʻorea is a high island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands, 17 km (roughly 9 mi) northwest of Tahiti. Moʻorea means "yellow lizard" in Tahitian. An older name for the island is ʻAimeho,...
View ArticleMode Gakuen Spiral Towers - Nagoya, Japan
Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers is a 170-metre (558 ft), 36-story educational facility located Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. The building is home to three vocational schools: Nagoya Mode Gakuen, HAL...
View ArticleMount Rainier National Park, Washington
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national...
View ArticleScotney Old Castle - Kent, England
Scotney Castle is an English country house with formal gardens south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England. It belongs to the National Trust.The gardens, which are a...
View ArticlePorto Katsiki Beach - Lefkada Island, Greece
Porto Katsiki on the Ioanian Sea island of Lefkada is one of the most famous beaches in Greece and Europe in general. Translation to English means "Port of the Goat", because before only a goat could...
View ArticleWeave Bridge at University of Pennsylvania
The Weave Bridge is a 145 ft (44 m) bridge at The University of Pennsylvania, USA which was conceptualized by Cecil Balmond and engineered by Ammann & Whitney. It was commissioned by the University...
View ArticleWaterfall in Letchworth State Park, New York
Letchworth State Park is a New York state park located 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Rochester and 60 miles (95 km) southeast of Buffalo in Livingston (towns of Leicester, Mount Morris, and Portage)...
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