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This ancient limestone canyon in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau region has features that evoke imaginative comparisons, from porous white chocolate to a bleached coral reef. The canyon walls are etched with lattice rock in a honeycomb symmetry, the texture like a bare skeleton in places where the white sand has hardened into bone. The sea creatures, plant life, […]
Raised from the ashes where the classic comic book store Gibiteria once stood, Loja Monstra opened in 2018 and offers a wide range of comics, from weird independent comics to the most classical and famous ones. This place is not only a shop but also a meeting point where every once in a while they […]
Locals recommend the area’s best pies, wild gardens and coastal footpaths. Source link
Completed in 1971, Iglesia El Rosario is considered one of the finest examples of modern architecture in El Salvador. Sculptor Rubén Martínez created the plans for this radically avant-garde cathedral in just six days. The structure, which abandons many of the traditional hallmarks of a basilica, was both so important and controversial in its time that Pope […]
Carved into a hillside from a single white chalk slab, the underground mosque of Shakpak Ata is a century-spanning collaboration across religions. It sits inside of a cave that would look at home on the moon. The porous cream-white cave bears the marks of its inhabitants, each group imprinting their own symbolism and composing their […]
Amongst the chambers, halls, and squares of Lincoln’s Inn, amidst the beauty and bustle of London’s legal district, stands the diminutive Ostler’s Hut. This unassuming cabin, built in 1860, is the remnant of an essential employment of a bygone era. Lincoln’s Inn is one of London’s four Inns of Court, professional associations for barristers, serving […]
Immersed in antiquity, near Florence, Italy Feeling the need for some brief respite from the crowds and snaking queues in Florence, an afternoon visit to the Etruscan hilltop town of Fiesole fit the bill. The settlement can be found within the archaeological area and could date back as far as the ninth century BC. The […]
A large majority of more than 33,000 striking union members voted against a contract that included big raises but not the restoration of a frozen pension plan. Source link
Originally constructed in the 11th century, the chapel is dedicated to St Helen, who is traditionally believed to be the mother of Constantine the Great and credited with finding the True Cross. This ancient building has served various purposes over the centuries, including a chapel, a schoolroom, and even a meeting place for the Dutch […]
“Cemeteries are full of life,” says biologist Anne Pringle as she walks through the Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison, Wisconsin. It’s a bright, early October day and sunlight filters through the still-green leaves, catching strands of spider silk spun over tombstone crosses. Speckled mushrooms stand sentry over the manicured grass as squirrels chatter overhead. But […]