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These fragments are known as “xenoliths” and they contained the diamonds.

Today, its the only remaining vertical lift in the city and a famous tourist attraction. One of the inclines was replaced with a large elevator, the Elevador de Santa Justa. Construction of the elevator began in 1900 and was finished in 1902. At the top of the elevator there is a viewing platform which provides great views of the city. Photo credit Sources:Wikipedia/A View on Cities/Lisbon-Portugal-Guide.com

The journey originally took close to an hour along a steep and convoluted road. Two of the routes involved digging a tunnel through the mountains in the area. The third was a longer route and involved building on water. Those involved in the project claim this to be Chinas first ecological overwater road. Photo credit Sources:Sina.com/Daily Mail/Rocket News/China Daily

The idea appealed to the entire group, and One Square Mile of Hope was born. In 2011, Inlet regained the title with 1902 boats. That record was broken again in 2013 by a group from Suttons Bay by floating 2099 boats. The event has become some sort of a town favorite since it started seven years ago. Photo credit Sources:onesquaremileofhope.org/Adirondack Outdoors Magazine/www.canoekayak.com

The first tunnel was blasted through the rocks of Sideling Hill in 187374 for the East Broad Top Railroad. This was followed by at least a couple more. The original railroad tunnel ceased operation in 1956, and the one opened in 1940 is now abandoned. Instead, they decided to cut a deep notch across the hill and lay the road through it. Some fossils, mainly plant remains and some marine invertebrate shell casts, were also found at Sideling Hill....

The leaves of creepers, sticks, even dead birds. People also noticed the side of the well looked like a giants skull. Most people avoided it because they believed that they too would be turned to stone if they touched it. Since her childhood, Mother Shiptons misshapen body aroused the curiosity of her neighbours. But Mother Shipton gave them plenty of other things to talk about with her lyrical prophecies. As Mother Shiptons notoriety grew, so did the fame of the petrifying well....

Bekonscot is a toy village located in the English town of Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire. Indeed, Bekonscot is believed to be the oldest original model village in the world. Photo credit There are actually six model villages set within the miniature landscape. The buildings are made of timber, stone and plaster, but sometimes with dense foamboards. Small trains, controlled by a computer, chug around the railway. Some of these have been running for over 50 years, each covering about 3,200 km per year....

Since then the SSA has been organizing the event every 5 years. Concerts and rowing competitions were also organized. As with SAIL Amsterdam, the exhibition ended with a large fireworks.

The construction of the temple and the township began simultaneously. The town was named Ranakpur after the King Rana Kumbha. The entire building is covered with delicate lace-like carvings and geometric patterns. The most outstanding feature of this temple is its infinite number of pillars. From any corner of the temple one can easily view the Lord’s image. These innumerable pillars have given rise to the popular belief that there are about 1444 pillars in the temple....

The Schengen Agreement marks great progress in the gradual unification of Europe and the development of a European consciousness. By showing very calm, peaceful border landscapes, I question the meaning nowadays of borderlines between countries. I want to talk about the borders of the future, more than about the borders of the past. I wanted to give visibility to this radical change, he said. Sources:CNN/Private Photo Review Related

Ohios only life-size wax museum, BibleWalk, is located in the city of Mansfield. King Solomon looks like John Travolta, while the lady standing nearby has the face of Elizabeth Taylor. In another scene, the figure of Jesus Christ with flowing hair and full beard is unmistakably Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise as Jesus in BibleWalk Museum, Ohio. Photo credit: Union Features This isnt a bizarre coincidence. All these figures were actually made to represent the stars they look like....

This strange pattern at sea is what happens when two wave systems cross each other at nearly perpendicular angles. Waves can travel thousands of kilometers over the surface of the water. These are called swells, which is different from ocean waves raised by the local wind. Another term for wind waves generated and affected by local winds is wind sea. Then it becomes a swell. Sea waves and one or more systems of swell waves are frequently present at the same time....

Chinas latest knockoff of a widely recognizable landmark is taking shape in the city of Karmay. But there are a few differences. Many smaller blobs of metal, meant to represent drops of oil, surround the main bubble. “It’s such an obvious copy. While we use similar materials, the shapes and meanings are different. And of course, replica iPhone and fake Nike shoes flood the market. The copycat culture is such rampant in China that there already is a name to it Shanzhai....