The riot of flowers is a highly volatile exhibition occurring between August and October on most years. Every year between brings a different formula, and a different selection of flowers. Namaqualand in summer, quite the opposite from the beautiful flower beds.Photo credit Sources:1,2,3,4. Photo credit:Martin Heigan
Wuppertal Schwebebahn or Wuppertal Floating Tram is a suspension monorail in Wuppertal, Germany. First opened in 1901, the Wuppertal Schwebebahn is one of the oldest monorail still in operation today. This is the worlds first and the only suspended monorail in the world. At the end of the 19th century, Wuppertal was at its peak of industrialization. The population had reached 400,000 individuals and growing. Even before industrialization set in, Wuppertal was a prosperous town, larger than Cologne, and fully built....
Although the Niagara Falls is illuminated all round the year, the Winter Festival offers a special spectacle. Sources:NiagaraParks.com,USAToday
Florida-basedRobert Micklesenis one of the world’s most renown glass artists. Roberts work is strongly focused on form, surface, color, and texture. He creates beautifully detailed glass sculptures, which pay homage to traditional, utilitarian glass forms. Some of his work includes literal motifs found in nature such as human, animal and plant forms. These figurative motifs are juxtaposed with abstract shapes creating fanciful and mysterious sculptures. Robert says his pieces are narratives, representing his inner most thought process....
The complex was designed almost entirely by Valencia born Santiago Calatrava. LHemisferic, the planetarium, was the first element to be opened to the public in April 1998. The bottom of the pool is glass, creating the illusion of the eye as a whole. LHemisferic is the centerpiece of the City of Arts and Sciences. Photo credit The Science Museum Principe Felipe, opened in 2000, resembles the skeleton of a whale....
That included watching every episode of every animated series of Batman. I like to think of my GIFs as a slow day in Gotham when no one is looking. Sarah Johnson graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in Film & Animation. She lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA.
Today there are hundreds of them scattered throughout villages and rural landscapes in the former Yugoslavia. These pictures are taken by Antwerp-based photographer Jan Kempenaers who travelled the Balkans photographing these eerie objects.
The Islands have a population of nearly 50,000 and a language and culture of their own. The Faroe Islands are undeniably beautiful: green, rugged and wind-swept. The countryside is dominated by steep mountains, vertical sea cliffs and picturesque valleys. During summer, the Faroe Islands turn extraordinarily green and this is usually the best time to visit. There are over a hundred villages in the Faroe Islands. The buildings are usually built very close to each other, which is very cosy....
Along the side of the Crescent Lake is a pagoda in traditional Han Chinese architecture. A street lined with souvenir stalls leads up from the entrance to the complex.
Nathan Walshcreates amazing photorealistic paintings of cityscapes. I am fascinated by the city, says Nathan Walsh. It’s visual complexity and constant state of flux. By using simple mathematical ratios I can begin to describe concrete form within my picture plane. Nathan Walsh was born in Lincoln in 1972. He studied at the Liverpool School of Art before completing his Masters Degree at the University of Hull. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy, Lambeth Palace and Eton College....
Thousands of yoga devotees withstood soaring temperatures on June 20 as they tried to find tranquility in Times Square.
A pedestrian crossing this street usually requires a few extra minutes and two to three traffic light rotations. 9 de Julio Avenue is only 1 km long but 110 meters wide. Photo credit The street runs far in both directions and connects the unique sections of the metropolis. The southern connections were completed after 1980, when the downtown portion of the tollway system was completed. Clearing the right-of-way for these intersections required massive condemnations in the Constitucion area....
Ive never seen anything like these storms before. Mitch Dobrowner has just won the 2012 Sonys World Photographer of the Year award with his stunning Storms series. Also See:Spectacular Storm Photography by Chris Allington [viaBlu Sky Gallery]
