Colossal Monuments From Around The World That No One Talks About

Grand Bouddha Sakayamunee. Ang Thong, Thailande. 92 m (301 ft). Built in 2008.

“Who were these people? And why did they feel the need to commemorate themselves in stone?”

Bialowieza: Europe’s Last Primeval Forest

Before the arrival of humans, much of northeastern Europe was covered by primeval forests that stretched for thousands of kilometers across the European plains.

Vasa: A 17th Century Warship That Sank, Was Recovered and Now Sits in a Museum

In 1628, the Swedish warship Vasa set off on its maiden voyage from Stockholm harbor towards Poland, where a war was raging in the Baltic. Built by 400 craftsmen at the royal shipyard at Stockholm, the ship was richly decorated as a symbol of the king’s ambitions for Sweden and himself.

Paternoster: This Elevator Never Stops

The paternoster is kind of elevator that consist of a chain of open compartments that move up and down continuously through the vertical shaft of a building in a loop and without stopping. Passengers step into the moving compartments in the direction they wish to go and then hop off when the elevator reaches the desired floor.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Cute family of squirrels pictured on a family outing by Yvette Richard for the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016, Canada, June, 2015.

Beautiful Portraits of Women With Freckles

Agata Serge is a young self-taught photographer from Lodz, Poland who currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Agata started photography in 2012, she shoots a lot of portrait, black and white and fashion photography.