Thursday, 28 August 2014
Saturday, 23 August 2014
Baatara Gorge Waterfall | Cave of the Three Bridges (9 pics)
Baatara Gorge Waterfall - Cave of the Three Bridges — The Baatara Gorge Waterfall or Balaa Gorge Waterfall is a waterfall in the Tannourine, Lebanon. During millions of years the waterfall had eroded a three leveled large dizzying sink hole, an open cavern some 255 meters deep. Three natural bridges! The waterfall drops 837 ft into the Baatara Pothole, a cave of Jurassic limestone located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail.
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Detailed Hand Cut Paper Art | by Maude White (22 pics)
Stunning Detailed Hand Cut Paper Art by Maude White — These intricate paper arts are made by Maude White from Buffalo, New York. Each illustration is hand cut and can involve thousands of minute cuts giving the works an extreme feel of density and texture. White works by hand, using a craft knife to cut tiny lines and draw images with the paper’s empty negative space. The painstaking detail with which she cuts her beautiful illustrations out of paper is absolutely stunning.
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Beauty of Ancient Water Town of Zhouzhuang (14 pics)
Beauty of Ancient Water Town of Zhouzhuang — Zhouzhuang, water town is one of the most famous townships in China, is located in Kunshan city which is only 30 kilometers (18 miles) southeast of Suzhou. Zhouzhuang is surrounded by water, boats were necessary for entering and departing from Zhouzhuang. It is noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs. Before the Jishuigang Bridge was built in May 1989, land transportation was not available. Due to an undeveloped transportation network, the ancient culture and historical sites of Zhouzhuang were well preserved after more than 900 years. This beautiful small town has become the model of China's water towns.
Saturday, 9 August 2014
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Tent City | Mina Saudi Arabia (10 pics)
Tent City, Mina Saudi Arabia — Mina is a location situated some 5 Km to the east of the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It stands on the road from Mecca’s city centre to the Hill of Arafat. There are more than 100,000 Air Conditioned Tents in Mina providing temporary accommodation to 3 million pilgrims. The tents measure 8 meters by 8 meters and are constructed of fiberglass coated with Teflon in order to ensure high resistance to fire. Nowadays due to lot of people the Saudi govt is also putting some tents outside the boundary of Mina and on reaching the tents took beds outside of tents and sleep with families on the ground as the tents were in Mazdalfa.
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