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Ancient city constructed on a coral reef remains the only one of its kind
On the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia rest the remarkable ruins of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever constructed on top of a coral reef . Referred to as an ” engineering marvel ” by the Smithsonian...
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Russia’s 17th Century Kizhi Pogost Church is One of the World’s Oldest and...
Read the rest of Russia’s 17th Century Kizhi Pogost Church is One of the World’s Oldest and Tallest Wooden Structures Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Church of the Transfiguration ,...
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Shigeru Ban Wins Bid to Design Mount Fuji World Heritage Center
Shigeru Ban has won a competition to design the new Mount Fuji World Heritage Center in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture. Conceived as an inverted pyramid, the $23.5 million building evokes the image of...
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Drone video shows damaged Palmyra after ISIS occupation
Now that ISIS has been pushed out of Palmyra , archaeologists are starting to assess the damage done to the UNESCO World Heritage Site . Many expressed relief that more damage wasn’t perpetrated, yet...
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Toyo Ito adorns Mexico’s new Baroque museum with curved white walls
The 2013 Pritzker Prize winner created a modern building from a dense collection of curved walls, tucked into an organic footprint. Inside the museum , visitors can stroll through the main hall, one...
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Amazing floating restaurant in Mexico shaped like a bird’s nest
“Nido”, which translates to “nest” in English, is one of three restaurants at the striking Mar Adentro Hotel in San José del Cabo, Mexico . Mimicking bird nests one might find in nature, the...
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M6.8 quake in Myanmar causes historic Bagan monuments to crumble
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, damaging many historic temples dating back to the 11th century. In an ironic twist, much of the damage was actually sustained by modern...
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Ancient city constructed on a coral reef remains the only one of its kind
On the island of Pohnpei, Micronesia rest the remarkable ruins of Nan Madol, the only ancient city ever constructed on top of a coral reef . Referred to as an ” engineering marvel ” by the Smithsonian...
View ArticleNew winery in France is serving sustainable alcohol
Château Angélus recently acquired a new winery in Libourne, France , designed by Architect Eric Castagnotto from Architecte DPLG. The cellar is used for making Château Angélus’ second wine Carillon...
View ArticleCan a 700 million dollar pledge save the Great Barrier Reef?
The Australian government will channel $700 million (AUD 1 billion) toward the protection and rehabilitation of the Great Barrier Reef . The announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison came on...
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