The Jiuzhaigou Valley, located at the foot of the snow-capped Minshan Mountain, in the north of Sichuan province, China, is a place of exceptional beauty. A nature reserve and a national park, Jiuzhaigou is known for its spectacular jagged alpine mountains, coniferous forests, blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes, waterfalls, limestone terraces, caves and other beautiful features. Continue reading
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Magnificent Handcrafted Paper Flowers
Tiffanie Turner, a San Francisco-based artist and architect, creates pink, red, yellow, orange and white flowers in crepe-paper. The originality is in the fact that these flowers are created in a giant model of 3 feet wide. Continue reading
Watch How This Giant Cruise Ship Get Built (Timelapse)
Witness the amazing construction process of AIDA Cruises new flagship in Nagasaki, AIDAprima, in 4K timelapse…
AIDAprima Cruise Ship, which was christened on the Elbe on Saturday the 7th of May 2016, during the Hamburg Hafengeburtstag (harbor birthday) festival. Continue reading
20 Sunken Ships People Forgot About
Once upon a time, those mighty brigantines and proud galleons scoured the seas, but now they are underwater, quietly dreaming about vast horizons, deadly storms, lively harbors, and beautiful islands. Oh, the tales they could tell!
Today we welcome you aboard on some of the most mysterious sunken ships. Ready to risk your life and take a walk among ghosts and mermaids? Ahoy!
The sunken barge, British Columbia
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The Angel of The North
The Angel of the North is a steel sculpture of an angle with outstretched wings that stand 20 meters tall on top of a hill in Tyneside, outside Gateshead, in England, towering over the landscape and dwarfing all those who come to see it. The sculpture has a wingspan of 54 meters – greater than that of a Boeing 757, and has the ability to withstand winds of over 100 mph, thanks to its 200 ton weight. These superlative figures make the Angel of the North Britain’s largest sculpture. Continue reading
King Penguins and Elephant Seals
Giant petrels patrol the beach at St. Andrews Bay, thronged by king penguins and elephant seals. During the breeding season South Georgia hosts the densest mass of marine mammals on Earth.
The Amazing World of Turtles in Photography
Green sea turtle at Bora Bora. Green sea turtles are able to hold their breath for hours at a time. Because they are cold-blooded, the temperature of the water affects their ability to hold their breath. Continue reading