The bridge spans Christianshavn Canal to connect the Christiansbro area with Applebys Plads. From the mast is suspended several tensioned wires that connect to the periphery of the circles. Smaller boats such as kayaks can pass below the elevated podiums. “But Cirkelbroen is much more than a bridge or a work of art. It is a new venue. The bridge is expected to be used by around 5,000 cyclists and pedestrians every day....
The indigenous people of South America were rich in gold and silver. An exhibit at the Gold Museum in Bogota. The museums most precious collection is theMuisca Raftdiscovered in 1886 in a Colombian cave. The item weighs 287 grams of which 80% is gold. The legend begins in the 16th century, when Emperor Atahualpa was captured by the Spanish commander Francisco Pizarro. Atahualpa fulfilled his end of the deal, but the Spaniard did not....
Not much of the battlefield remains today. Its mostly farmland now with a few memorials and monuments scattered throughout the area. Construction of the colossal monument began in 1822 and was not finished until 1825. The statue of the lion at the summit was inspired by the 16th-century Medici lions statue in Florence. The lion has its right front paw upon a sphere, signifying global victory.
Maunsell designed two kinds of sea fort, one for the Army and the other for the Navy. Photo credit The naval forts were of a different design. The twin reinforced concrete legs housed the living quarters and were quite spacious. Each fort accommodated approximately 120 men. The Maunsell Forts were decommissioned in the late 1950s and later used for other activities. The forts were left unmanned for several years. One of the forts later became a micronation called thePrincipality of Sealand....
It is one of the main tourist attractions of Manaus. Rio Negro is the largest tributary of the Amazon and the worlds largest black-water river. The name Rio Negro itself means Black River. A black water river has high acidic levels, and very little sediment. Several dozen tour companies offer boat trips to the exact spot where the rivers meet. The best time to take tours is between January and July when the rivers are swollen with water....
Escobar named his home Hacienda Napoles which means Naples Estate in Spanish. The ranch also had a large collection of old and luxurious cars and bikes. He himself lived in a Spanish colonial villa. Most of the animals were given away to other zoos as it was too expensive to maintain them. There is a museum in the middle of the park entirely dedicated to the drug lord. Nearly 50,000 tourists is said to visit the place annually....
Over time, the layer of salt was buried under a thick layer of mud. The salt domes of Dasht-e Kavir are probably some of the best examples of this geological phenomenon. Photo credit: George Steinmetz Geologists have identified about 50 large salt domes in this region. Some of the domes have been eroded away by wind and rain exposing its cross-section. Because of this travelling in Dasht-e Kavir is extremely dangerous....
These strange little shelters are brimming with architectural styles thats unlike anything you have ever seen anywhere else. There are pyramids and arches, domes and vaults and other improbable structures. Indeed, it was a government stipulation that they should be beautiful and reflect a local aesthetic. This allowed architects to flex their creativity. People should get pleasure out of them. We decided they should be monumental art in space, he toldThe Guardian....
The Fremont people, who were contemporaries of the Anasazi, also contributed to the Newspaper Rock. There is a parking lot nearby and a picnic area on the far side of the road. Sources:Wikipedia/The American Southwest/Western Digs Related: The Cave of Hands in PatagoniaPetroglyph Beach in Wrangell, Alaska
The Myra Canyon section was particularly tricky. McCullogh originally built 19 wooden trestles of various lengths and heights. In 1978 the track was officially labeled as abandoned. In 2003 a forest fire destroyed 12 of the original 18 wooden trestles. These have been rebuilt to historical specifications using British Columbia wood. The Myra Canyon was designated a place of national historic significance in January of 2002. Sources:Myra Canyon Trestle Restoration Society/Wikipedia/BC Adventure/TheKVR....
The gasification plant of Seattle Gas Light Company was built 1906. Its primary product was coal gas used for lighting, cooking, refrigeration, and heating homes and water. The plant ceased production of coal gas in 1956 when Seattle converted to natural gas. Instead of removing the contaminated soil, Haag decided to deal with it by using natural microbes and sewage. Haags bio-remediation approach worked, but only to some extent. Occasionally, tar still oozes from some locations within the site and is isolated and removed....
Their assignment was to seize control of the German trenches near the village of Beaumont Hamel. It was a strategically difficult assignment. Besides, the Germans knew when an attack was going to start. The battlefield of Beaumont-Hamel is still pockmarked with craters and trenches. The Germans knew that once the artillery bombardment stopped, an infantry attack would follow. But they made another terrible mistake here: they blew the explosives 10 minutes before zero hour....
While other street artists take to vertical walls, for Ella and Pitr, the ground is their canvas. Ella & Pitr met in 2007 and decided to combine their talents. Later they started painting on rooftops, airplane runways, and even huge grassy fields. Their latest mural is reportedly the largest outdoor mural in the world to date at 226,040 square feet. Titled Lilith and Olaf, the piece illustrates a curled-up woman with a small figure dropping from her fingers....
