Signal Hill: The Birthplace of Modern Communications

Overlooking the harbour of St John’s, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, is a massive piece of rock towering 140 meters above the Atlantic Ocean. The rock, known as Signal Hill

Tower Blocks of Berlin

Fine art photographer Malte Brandenburg’s ‘Stacked’ series explores the architecture and urban design surrounding Berlin’s post-war tower blocks.

Semaphore: The World’s First Telegraph

A Chappe semaphore tower near Saverne, France. Photo credit: Hans-Peter Scholz/Wikimedia

Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but the only reliable way to send messages over long distances

World’s Fastest Elevator

Shanghai Tower, China’s tallest building, world’s fastest elevator that travels at a record-breaking 42.8mph. In December, Shanghai’s Tower elevator was awarded the Guinness World Record for speeds of 42.8 mph (69 km/h).

400 Year Old Colonial Church Emerges From Mexican Reservoir as Water Levels Drop

As water levels dropped from a Mexican reservoir, something rather surprising occurred. A 400-year-old colonial church emerged, as if it was a ghost attempting to come back to life.

Urban Photography

Jimmy Fashner is a talented self-taught photographer and visual story teller from the sunny city of St. Petersburg, Florida. Jimmy shoots a lot of travel, portrait and commercial photography.

Capturing Kazakhstan’s Two Capitals

In documenting the old and new capitals of Kazakhstan, Amsterdam-based photographer Ryan Koopmans managed to capture the country’s ever-changing urban landscape with its huge tower blocks and peculiarly symmetrical public gardens.

World’s Thinnest Observation Tower i360 Opens in Brighton

A shiny steel and glass, doughnut-shaped viewing platform rose up against a slender pole on the seafront of the English town of Brighton, yesterday afternoon, thus officially opening the world’s thinnest observation tower. Dubbed the “vertical pier”

Chapel of the Intercession

Silhouette of chapel is taken from traditional Ukrainian wooden church tower. Surroundings of pinewood forest conditioned vertical shape of the chapel. Small floor area (9 m2) compensates by high interior space.