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The 2014 Oscars are upon us, and we can’t wait to see who wins. The Hollywood stars will be stepping out onto the red carpet prior to the event, before dozens of winners take home the coveted Oscar statuettes.
On this night, the past comes alive through lifetime achievement awards, “in mem...
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
10 Hollywood Celebrities Pose Next to Their Lookalikes... You Will Have To Look Closely.
30 Most Insane Buildings In The World. Would You Live In Any Of These?
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From curvy-wurvy buildings to upside-down houses, this photo collection of architectural oddities around the world will make your head spin.
The single biggest architectural project here is Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. The entire downtown was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the late 1950s and...
30 Most Insane Buildings In The World. Would You Live In Any Of These?
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From curvy-wurvy buildings to upside-down houses, this photo collection of architectural oddities around the world will make your head spin.
The single biggest architectural project here is Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. The entire downtown was designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the late 1950s and...
These Stunning Photos Taken By A Tourist In North Korea Will Shock You By How Happy The Country Is
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When a man from Singapore had his wish to visit North Korea granted, he braced himself for the scenes of ‘barren lands’ and ‘really, really sad people’ that he had seen via a BBC Panorama documentary.
But what he found blew his mind – for all the right reasons.
Inside the communist enclave in 2013, photographer Aram Pan witnessed bustling markets, men and women enjoying themselves at a Western looking water park and miles and miles of crops ready for harvest, shattering all of his illusions about what a holiday to North Korea would entail.
The Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang, North Korea, features colourful water slides, swimming pools and glass pyramids roofs. The complex opened in 2013 and appears popular with locals.
Women in brightly coloured bathing suits throw sand on the beach, as others stand with their bicycles in the background.
In June 2013 it was reported that, as part of his plans to turn North Korea into a ‘world class’ tourist destination, leader Kim Jong-un ordered the transformation of the industrial port of Wonsan into a beach resort town.
A stunning view from Mount Kumgang, a 1,638-metre-high mountain in Kangwon-do, North Korea.
A woman in a pink gown gets her hair dyed at an old fashioned hairdressers. Mr Pan said: ‘People seem to go about their daily lives and everything looks so incredibly normal.’
Consumer goods, such as electrical rice cookers and other kitchen appliances, have begun to flood North Korea via China.
Fireworks explode during the climax of the Arirang Mass games 2013. The Stadium is undergoing renovation so there will be no Arirang Mass Games for 2014.
Young girls hold up red flowers at the Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang, a gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungnado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea.
A horse statue stands at the tomb of King Tongmyong. The sacred site was built when King Jangsu transferred his capital from Hwando Mountain Fortress to Pyongyang in 427 AD. The Royal Tomb of King Tongmyong is one of 63 tombs that exists in five zones of North Korea.
28 Mind-Blowingly Beautiful Infinity Pools Around The World You Must Swim In Before You Die
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Visually stunning and always situated against a gorgeous backdrop, infinity pools are surely the most beautiful man-made pools in existence. The edges of these pools seem to just drop off into space which lends a very unique experience for swimmers, especially when the pool is located on the...
13 Stunning Real-Life Locations Where Game Of Thrones Was Filmed
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Interested in finding out more about the epic Game of Thrones filming locations?
Game of Thrones, or rather the book on which it’s based (A Song of Ice and Fire), is set in an immense world, incorporating several continents, seven kingdoms, and large unmapped areas.
Most of the filming takes p...
Remember 'Independence Day'? This Real-Life Mothership Thunderstorm Is Both Spectacular And Terrifying
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The awesome power of nature was on full display when stormchaser Marko Korošec captured this beautiful picture of a mothership supercell storm. The giant thunderstorm made its approach throughout the great Plains in eastern Colorado in 2013, looking like a scene from a Hollywood Catastrophe ...
20 Bizarre Pictures From China's Theme Park Full Of World Landmarks
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Window of the World is a theme park located in the city of Shenzhen in China. Created in 1994, it has about 130 replicas of some of the world’s most famous tourist destinations squeezed into 48 hectares. Some reproductions are done to scale, in life-size or smaller representations.
Visitors can ...
Monday, 22 September 2014
10 Stunning Photos Taken From 5,000 Feet Above The Earth Show Humanity's Footprint On The World.
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For nearly 40 years, American photographer Alex S. MacLean has been taking pictures from the sky.
MacLean is a fully-licensed pilot, and flies in a fuel-efficient carbon-fiber Cessna 182 plane, all the while recording nature, agriculture, architecture, and humanity from a bird’s eye v...
11 Spectacular Photos That Will Convince You To ALWAYS Go For a Window Seat On An Airplane.
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Are you a window flier or aisle seater?
Children clamor for the airline window seat. Shutterbugs are drawn to them. And some of us can’t not look out the window.
Below, the 11 beautiful photos captured from airplane windows are good reasons why you should always go for a window seat.
1. You m...
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
32 Natural Phenomena That Actually Exist. A Couple Will Haunt My Dreams But #31 Is My New Favorite.
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As amazing as technology and modern advancements can be, sometimes nature shows us things that are more incredible than anything man could ever imagine creating.
See these amazing natural phenomena below. You may find it hard to believe that they exist, but every one of them is very, very...
Here's What A Perfect Mountain Shadow Looks Like At Sunrise
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A photographer posted this remarkable shot of a mountain’s shadow at sunrise, and it quickly went viral. Kris J B ascended Mount Fuji in 2012 in his fourth attempt to capture a crystal clear shot of its shadow, and finally achieved this incredible shot.
The image of the perfectly triangular s...
Check Out The Epic Photoshoot Where Models Had To Dive 25 Meters And Hold Their Breath Under Water
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Benjamin Von Wong, a Montreal-based photographer has completed a difficult and dramatic underwater photoshoot with spectacular results.
He and a hand-picked crew of experienced divers, underwater photographers and freedivers set up an entire photoshoot 25m under the sea in a sunken shipwreck...
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Wait, Hogwarts Castle Actually Exists In REAL LIFE? What The What?
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Images of the new Hebei Academy of Fine Arts in Xinle, China have been making the rounds on the internet because of the school’s uncanny resemblance to Hogwarts castle from the Harry Potter films.
Some people are even saying that it’s a direct ripoff of the fictitious castle’s design.
The arc...
This Couple Was On A Photo Shoot When A Tornado Hit, And Ended Up With These Badass Wedding Pictures
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Wedding photographer Colleen Niska was on an outdoor assignment with a couple in Saskatchewan when they received an unexpected guest. A tornado had touched down in the distance during the photo shoot.
Instead of fretting over the overcast skies, or running for their lives, they decided to...
12 First-Class Airplane Seats And Suites That Are Nicer Than A Hotel Room
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Traveling first class on an airplane will set you back a pretty penny. But for that cash you’ll receive nothing short of the most luxurious flying experience one can buy.
Here are 12 first class airline seats that are probably nicer than a hotel room.
16 Stunning Photos Of The Blue Forest In Belgium That Is Completely Carpeted With Bluebells
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The Hallerbos (Dutch for Halle forest) is a forest in Belgium. Nicknamed “The Blue Forest”, the forest is a crowd favourite thanks to its beautiful purple carpet of bluebells, which bloom around mid-April. The giant Sequoia trees also make a visit to this forest more than worth it.
When you see ...
There Is A Big Cat Hidden In These 3 Photographs. Can You Spot The Predator?
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Snow leopards are an endangered species, with fewer than 6,500 left worldwide. These rare photographs of wild snow leopards reveal just why the elusive animal is so hard to spot.
In these 3 photographs below, the endangered big cat is barely visible against a background of rock and shale. Try...
This May Be The Most Insane Vessel That Has Ever Been Built. Seriously, Wow.
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When you need to transport large cargo from one place to another, sea freight is the most common choice. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world’s seas and oceans each day, and they handle the bulk of international trade.
Then there are the heavy-lift ships.
A heavy-lift ship is a vessel d...
Sunday, 14 September 2014
Saturday, 13 September 2014
A Crane Operator Took These Stunning Photos From The World's Second Tallest Building
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A crane operator has taken advantage of his sky-high position working on what will be the second highest building in the world to take spectacular photographs of the amazing Shanghai skyline.
Wei Gensheng works on a construction crane for the Shanghai Tower – the world’s second largest fre...
This 3,200 Year Old Tree Has Finally Been Photographed In Whole For The First Time. WOW!
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Meet the President
Nestled away in Nevada’s Sequoia National Park, 7,000 feet above sea level in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is this massive tree that has been around for an estimated 3,200 years – 110 human generations.
The giant tree has 2 billion leaves and stands 75.3 meters tall, 8.2 met...
21 Most Pretty Japanese Cherry Blossom Photos Of 2014. Time to Stop And Smell The Sakura.
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In Japan, the flowering cherry timber, known as sakura, sign the return of spring. the beautiful blooms are quick-lived – they remaining about two weeks – which makes them additionally a metaphor for fleeting early life and beauty. They are popular topics of painting and poetry, and their every year return is celebrated with flower-viewing picnics and festivals all over the country starting in April.
The great thing about these pink plant life never will get outdated. here’s a compilation of the best pictures of this year’s cherry blossoms in Japan. Time to prevent and scent the sakura.
Friday, 12 September 2014
13 Stunning Real-Life Locations Where Game Of Thrones Was Filmed
http://goo.gl/oTRbv7
Interested in finding out more about the epic Game of Thrones filming locations?
Game of Thrones, or rather the book on which it’s based (A Song of Ice and Fire), is set in an immense world, incorporating several continents, seven kingdoms, and large unmapped areas.
Most of the filming takes p...
28 Mind-Blowingly Beautiful Infinity Pools Around The World You Must Swim In Before You Die
http://goo.gl/k7LZne
Visually stunning and always situated against a gorgeous backdrop, infinity pools are surely the most beautiful man-made pools in existence. The edges of these pools seem to just drop off into space which lends a very unique experience for swimmers, especially when the pool is located on the...
28 Mind-Blowingly Beautiful Infinity Pools Around The World You Must Swim In Before You Die
http://goo.gl/k7LZne
Visually stunning and always situated against a gorgeous backdrop, infinity pools are surely the most beautiful man-made pools in existence. The edges of these pools seem to just drop off into space which lends a very unique experience for swimmers, especially when the pool is located on the...
These Stunning Photos Taken By A Tourist In North Korea Will Shock You By How Happy The Country Is
http://goo.gl/ER76B8
When a man from Singapore had his wish to visit North Korea granted, he braced himself for the scenes of ‘barren lands’ and ‘really, really sad people’ that he had seen via a BBC Panorama documentary.
But what he found blew his mind – for all the right reasons.
Inside the communist enclave in 2013, photographer Aram Pan witnessed bustling markets, men and women enjoying themselves at a Western looking water park and miles and miles of crops ready for harvest, shattering all of his illusions about what a holiday to North Korea would entail.
The Munsu Water Park in Pyongyang, North Korea, features colourful water slides, swimming pools and glass pyramids roofs. The complex opened in 2013 and appears popular with locals.
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Women in brightly coloured bathing suits throw sand on the beach, as others stand with their bicycles in the background.
In June 2013 it was reported that, as part of his plans to turn North Korea into a ‘world class’ tourist destination, leader Kim Jong-un ordered the transformation of the industrial port of Wonsan into a beach resort town.
A stunning view from Mount Kumgang, a 1,638-metre-high mountain in Kangwon-do, North Korea.
A woman in a pink gown gets her hair dyed at an old fashioned hairdressers. Mr Pan said: ‘People seem to go about their daily lives and everything looks so incredibly normal.’
Consumer goods, such as electrical rice cookers and other kitchen appliances, have begun to flood North Korea via China.
Fireworks explode during the climax of the Arirang Mass games 2013. The Stadium is undergoing renovation so there will be no Arirang Mass Games for 2014.
Young girls hold up red flowers at the Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang, a gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungnado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea.
A horse statue stands at the tomb of King Tongmyong. The sacred site was built when King Jangsu transferred his capital from Hwando Mountain Fortress to Pyongyang in 427 AD. The Royal Tomb of King Tongmyong is one of 63 tombs that exists in five zones of North Korea.