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Photo credit At the end of the great war in 1918, Austrias economy was in tatters. Unemployment, poverty and famine paralyzed Vienna and soon a powerful workers movement emerged, asking for change. At the time, more than 250 000 workers lived in old jam-packed apartment buildings with no running water. The election of the Social Democrats in 1919 marked the beginning of a new era. Some of these buildings were huge structures that resembled fortresses, but none was more iconic than Karl Marx-Hof....

Near the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh, lies one of the largest ship-breaking yards in the world. The steel accounts for half of all the steel in Bangladesh. The ship could not be refloated and so remained there for several years. In 1965, Chittagong Steel House bought the ship and with the help of locals had it scrapped. In 2008, there were 26 shipbreaking yards in the area, and in 2009 there were 40....

Satellite images of El Salvador shows the town to be shaped like a Roman helmet. The truth is that this legend is nothing but a myth. Photo credit: Google/GeoEye, taken Feb. 11, 2010. Photo credit The aerodrome of El Salvador.Photo credit Sources:Wikipedia/Codelco.com/Angela Vergara

Superkilen is a public park in the Nrrebro district of Copenhagen, Denmark. The red square, painted bright red, orange and pink, focuses on recreation and modern living. The green park has rolling hills, trees and plants suitable for picnics, sports and walking the dog. Many of the objects in the park have been specially imported or copied from foreign designs. They include swings from Iraq, benches from Brazil, a fountain from Morocco and litter bins from England....

Champagne Pool is a hot spring located within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The vibrant colors come from a rich deposition of minerals and silicate. The silicate structures around the edge of the pool is teeming with microbial life. Mercury, thallium, gold and silver are also deposited in the rocks. Also see:10 Beautiful Hot Springs of Yellowstone National Park Carbon dioxide bubbles.Photo credit

After both pieces went up, Azuma embraced his team warmly and smiled. I always wanted to travel to space, he said. This is a dream come true. Both devices were retrieved about five miles from the launch site, but the plants were never found.

Moshav is a throw in of agricultural community in Israeli consisting of a group of individual farms. The first moshav was established in the Jezreel Valley in 1921. By 1986 about 156,700 Israelis lived and worked on 448 moshavim. Moshav ovdim relies on cooperative purchasing of supplies and marketing of produce. The family or household is, however, the basic unit of production and consumption. The other, less common key in, is the moshav shitufi (Hebrew for “collective”)....

The Sedan nuclear crater is located at the Nevada Test Site, about 90 miles north of Las Vegas. The intensity and distribution of radiation, however, proved too great, and the program was abandoned. Operation Plowshare resulted in 27 thermonuclear detonations. Only four events were intended to produce craters, among which Sedan was by far the largest. The resulting crater is 100 meters deep and 390 meters wide. An observation platform built on the rim of the crater allows tourists to peek into the crater below....

Shrek became famous after escaping his enclosure and evading the shearers for six years by hiding in caves. Merino sheep are usually shorn annually but Shrek managed to escape the blade for six years straight. When he was finally caught, the sheep was unrecognizable. He looked like some biblical creature, said John Perriam, Shreks owner. His fleece contained enough wool to make suits for 20 large men. Shrek shot to fame immediately....

San Gimignano is a small medieval hill town in Italys famous Tuscany region, 56 km south of Florence. Owing a tower was a symbol of wealth and power. Over the decades, the town saw a steady rise of towers with increasing heights. Weakened by the plaque, the town submitted to the rule of Florence. Also see:Manhattan of the Desert - Shibam Sources:Wikipedia/UNESCO/Lonely Planet

The result became a series called “Kiddie Arts.” Telmo Pieper now works together with Miel Krutzmann as the artistic group titled TELMO MIEL. And checkoutWendy Tsao, who takes childrens doodles and turns them into real toys.

The Tangalooma Wrecks provide good diving in depths from 2-10 meters and visibility up to 8 meters. The huge structure created a break-wall, which served as a sanctuary to protect smaller boats. On top of that, the wrecks also provide a great place in which to dive and snorkel. Its now a popular attraction of Moreton Island. Also see:12 Famous Shipwrecks That you could Still Visit Sources:Visit Moreton Island/Tangalooma Island Resort

During the 16-hour trip, the train travels 217 km and climbs a staggering 3,000 meters. It crosses 29 bridges, 12 viaducts, 21 tunnels, swoops round two gigantic loops and two switchbacks. He designed a singular system supported by bridges, tunnels, viaducts, spirals and zigzags. Maury didnt use funiculars orcogwheelsthat are normally used on steep slopes, instead relying on switchbacks to gain height. The route started taking tourists from the 1970s....