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The region is so remote that it remained unconquered until the Russians exerted control in the mid-19th century. The thickness of the walls decreases as the tower rises, giving the towers a slender, tapering profile. Many of the towers have disappeared or are collapsing into ruins over time. Other towers can be seen in Mestia and the frontier villages, such as Latali. Sources:UNESCO/Lonely Planet/intergeorgia.info/NatGeo If you liked these pictures, you will also like these

The Safavids had a particular liking for melons and consumed them in staggering numbers. At its peak, Isfahan had an estimated 3,000 pigeon towers. Today, around 300 remain scattered throughout the countryside in various states of disrepair. The inside of a pigeon tower, looking from the bottom towards the ceiling. The small size of the entrances prohibits large birds such as hawks, owls or crows from entering inside. The interior consists of endless nesting balconies in checkerboard pattern scattered uniformly along the walls....

Abyaneh is one of the last surviving village of the valley. The winters are freezing, but summers are refreshingly cool. The villages remote location and isolation have, however, helped preserve the culture and tradition of its founders. Many elderly residents speak Middle Persian, an earlier incarnation of Farsi that largely disappeared some centuries ago. The local clothing is another example of great antiquity. They also wear colourful dresses, along with a special pair of pants....

But Laguna Colorada is the only large red lagoon in the Reserve. Photo credit The majority of the landscape around Laguna Colorada is desert rocks and salt deposits. Another famous location, the salt flats ofSalar De Uyuni, lies not far away. Also see:The Mysterious Red Lagoon of ChileandFlamingos of Lake Nakuru Sources:Lake Lubbers/Wikipedia

Some of the hanging icicles have reached the floor and formed spectacular ice columns shaped like giant hourglasses. Diamond grotto adjoins Polar grotto where it is possible to observe ice stalactites and stalagmites. In all, Kungur Cave contains 48 grottoes, each having their own story and unique name. In the Meteorite chamber, a viewer has the illusion that huge celestial bodies are lying under the earth. Today the cave is visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors each year....

Sultan the Pit Pony is a massive 200 metre raised-earth sculpture in Caerphilly, in South Wales. Previously, children and women were employed to lug or drag coal out of the mines. As the mines became deeper and distances became greater, they were replaced with pit ponies. Sultan The Pit Pony was designed by Mick Petts using roughly 60,000 tonnes of coal shale. At its peak around 1913, there were some 70,000 pit ponies working below ground in Britain....

What prompts the sardines to migrate is still poorly understood. Occasionally, sardines would fail to run. The hunting strategy employed by the dolphins is particularly worth watching. Occasionally sharks and sometimes whale also take advantage of the opportunity. Sources:Sardinerun.com/Wikipedia/Wikitravel If you liked these pictures, you will also like these animal migration stories.

Walking along the beach, one can see three primary layers of rock exposed in the cliff face. This soft sediment was later compacted and hardened to form chalk. The Hunstanton Formation in the middle was formed during the lower cretaceous period over approximately 15 million years. The dark orange-brown rock layer at the base is sandstone rich in iron ore, and hence the colour. It has been used widely in buildings around the county....

The waters located between the western coast and Ushant island form the Iroise Sea. Over thirty ships were lost in this region between 1888 and 1904. La Jument became well known in 1989, through a series of photographs taken by Jean Guichard. Lighthouse keeper Theodore Malgorn decided to take refuge up in the lantern room while waiting to be rescued. Guichard wanted to fly over the Iroise Sea despite extremely dangerous flying conditions....

The island is fascinating to look from the air. For this reason, the island has earned the name The Mexican Venice. These days Mexcaltitan is mostly a tourist town with shrimp fishing the main economic vocation of the islands inhabitants. All day long, shrimps are spread out to dry on raised sidewalks.

Stolby is also a major rock climbing location. They call their extreme sportstolbism, known elsewhere as solo climbing. Also see:Manpupuner Rock FormationsandLenas Stone Forest Sources:www.stolby.ru/UNESCO

Fish traps or weirs are one of the oldest methods developed for catching fish. These were usually built of stones or wooden posts and utilizes the tides to trap fish within the walls. The weirs also have to be maintained, because they eventually succumb to the tides. Stone fish weirs were once an important source of economy of the fishermen in Penghu. Twin hearts stone weir is the one of the best preserved stone weir in entire Penghu....

Do you know that India has not one but two Taj Mahals? Indeed, there is a monument identical to the Taj that stands in Aurangabad in Maharashtra. Azam Shah intended to build a monument that would rival the Taj Mahal. Due to its strong resemblance to the Taj Mahal, it is lovingly called the Taj of the Deccan. This is not Taj Mahal. Above this is covered with a fine plaster polished to give a marble-like finish....