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His first artwork was his house. Incidentally, his house is his only permanent work.

As of spring 2012, more than 5,000 residents have already moved in. When construction completes by 2015, the island will have room for 41,000. The islands design also resemble a string of pearls. These include brands like Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, Roberto Cavalli and Elie Saab. There will also be a Venice-like community with extensive canal system, pedestrian-friendly squares and plazas and beachfront townhouses. There is even a replica of Venices Rialto Bridge....

Auckland is the only city in the world built on a basaltic volcanic field that is still active. Mount Wellington, a 135 metre volcanic peak, located 10 kilometres southeast of the city centre. Photo credit: GNS Science Fortunately, Aucklands volcanoes are small in comparison to most of the worlds volcanoes. Most of the volcanoes in Auckland are small cones less than 150 meters in height. These grew by eruptions, which lasted only a few months or possibly a few years....

Riisitunturi National Park is situated in the southern part of Finnish Lapland near Posio, in Finland. Most trees cannot bear the immense weight of the snow, and bend over into sharp curls. Some trees break down. The snowy forests at wintertime are absolutely worth seeing. Photo credit Sources:Outdoors/Hanneke Travels

The Szechenyi Bath is a favorite for both locals and tourists alike. Photo credit The first thermal bath was built here in 1881. The Szechenyi Thermal Bath was built in 1913 with beautiful Neo-Baroque interior. The bath was further expanded in 1927 with a 50 meter long open air swimming pool. There is water streaming, whirlpool and Jacuzzis, as well as saunas and massage service. Turkish-style thermal baths are segregated and are located off to the sides of the pool....

This section lies almost entirely on the Nullarbor Plain. Between Balladonia and Caiguna, the road stretches for 145.6 kilometers without a bend. The first European to cross the Plain was English explorer Edward John Eyre in June 1841.

Photography makes an image from light reflecting off materials. Time and Matter Photography can capture the image and the material together as one, the artist explains.

These new paintings titled Black Scalpel Cityscapes were revealed in an exhibition atWhite Cube Galleryin Sao Paolo, Brazil. Vatican (Rome), 2014 San Francisco, 2014 Leeds, 2014 London, 2014 Baghdad, 2014

Globally, 526 million women are forced to go to the toilet in the open. Without accessible toilets for these populations, they remain excluded from opportunities to attend school and gain employment. Madagascar.Vanessa, 17, is a student who lives in Antananarivo. She says she worries when she is on her period at school. It is 20 square meters. 35% of the population of Buzescu village are Romas who are prosperous and proud to show it off....

Ifrane, however, is unlike any other town in Morocco. Photo credit Ifrane was built by the French in the 1930s, during the protectorate era for their administration. What attracted the French, and now affluent Moroccans, is the cool climate during summer. As Fes and Meknes swelter in heat, Ifrane is pleasant and refreshing. In winter, temperatures frequently drops below freezing and the surrounding mountainside is blanketed in snow. The architectural style and even trees and flowering plants were imported from the European home country....

There he bought books and shipped them in containers back to Hay-on-Wye. By the 1970s Hay had become internationally known as the “Town of Books”. Today, the town receives an estimated 500,000 tourists a year. These bookshops, sometimes nothing more than a shelf on a wall, are usually unmanned. People simply select books and drop the money in a small letter box. The paperbacks are 10p each and the hardcovers are 1....

What he saw shocked and upset the General deeply. General Medici, instead, decided to relocate the poor. The project was rushed through with little concern of preservation of the Amazon Rainforests fragile ecology. Map of the highway. After the construction of the Trans-Amazonian Highway, Brazilian deforestation soared to levels never before seen. Over the years, virgin forests gave way to cattle ranches, logging stations and gold mines. Deforestation of the Amazon, triggered by the Highway, has continued to this date....

The dome structure that covers the silo cap can withstand winds in excess of 500 mph. A single condo in nearly 2,000-square-foot in size and cost anywhere from $1.5 to $3 million. Each residential unit is provisioned with a five-year supply of freeze-dried and dehydrated survival food per person. Numerous levels of blast doors designed to withstand sizable explosives protect the facilitys entrance. Incidentally, the Survival Condo Project is not the only one of its kind....