The Breathtaking Terraced Rice Fields in The Cordilleras
Terraced Rice Fields in The Cordilleras - Into precipitous mountains rice paddies have been carved from some 220 miles (350 kilometers) from Manila, this...
Gilbert Hill – A Monolith Column of Black Basalt
Gilbert Hill is a 200 ft (61 m) monolith column of black basalt rock in the middle of Andheri, in Mumbai, the state of...
Kalyan Minaret – History of Beauty and Death
Bukhara is one of the most attractive and legendary cities in the world, where the Kalyan minaret is a minaret of the Po-i-Kalyan mosque...
The Unbelievable Cape Stolbchaty Columnar Basalt Formation
Stone formation like those found at Cape Stolbchaty, on Kunashir Island, seem almost impossible to explain as natural creations. As a matter of fact,...
The Historic Kalyazin Bell Tower, Russia
The Kalyazin Bell Tower is a 244 feet Neoclassical campanile over the waters of the Volga River opposite the old town of Kalyazin, in...
Chokundi Cemetery – Masterpiece of Architecture and Sculpture
Here are some things you may not know about Chokundi Cemetery, named after the 600-year-old city of Khumshan, has a rich history buried in...
Sibuyan Island – A Kidney Shape Island
Sibuyan Island is located in the Sibuyan Sea and is like a kidney-shaped island in Philippines. Since its formation, Sibuyan has remained isolated from...
Unique Underwater Museum of Cape Tarkhankut
More than 100 meters off the coast at Cape Tarhankut, the westernmost part of Crimea. At a depth of 10 to 12 meters is...
Gonur Tepe – The Buried Fortress Town of Turkmenistan
Gonur Tepe (or Gonur Depe) became the capital, serving as the administrative and religious center, and also a trade hub of the Margiana region.
During...
Gatbawi – Hat Shaped Rock
In South Korea, Gatbawi is a natural sandstone and Tafoni formation found near the mouth of the Yeongsan River. Gatbawi means “hat rock” because it...