Category: Architecture
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See the World’s Largest Monastery Library in Austria
Admont Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River in the town of Admont, Austria. It is the oldest remaining monastery in Styria and contains the largest monastic library in the world. The abbey is known for its Baroque architecture, art, and manuscripts. While the abbey itself was completed in 1074 the library (late…
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Stunning Clifftop Cave House in the Blue Mountains of Australia!
Lionel Bucket has one of the most stunning views in the world from the stone outcrop that makes up the veranda of his clifftop cave home. He has an outlook over the Blue Mountain range in Australia from the cave home that was built on 600 acres of bush land that has been in his…
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The Most Amazing Blooming Flower Lamps That Dance Like Jellyfish!
In a magical and seamless blend of technology and organic aesthetic, Studio Drift, an art and design studio in Amsterdam, has created a set of beautiful silken ceiling lamps called “Shylights” that mimic the circadian rhythms of flowers by opening and closing in a hypnotizing dance. In flowers, nyctinasty is the opening and closing of their petals…
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The Amazing Art of Stone Balancing
Artist and photographer Michael Grab first ventured into stone balancing in the summer of 2008 while exploring the beautiful landscape of Boulder Creek, Colorado. Ever since, it has become a source of meditative practice and creative passion and Grab has become quite prolific in the art form. As Grab explains on his website Gravity Glue: Balance requires a…
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An Australian House That Floats Above the Sea
If you’ve been lucky enough to take a trip down the famous Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, you may have seen a house seemingly and precariously placed on the size of a cliff face. Using tricks of perspective and elegant modern architecture, this amazing house was designed and built by architects F2 Architecture. The…
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Artist Spends 10 Years Digging an Amazing Cave Alone With His Dog
For the last 10 years, American artist Ra Paulette has been walking alone into New Mexico’s desert to work. He spends his time carving a sandstone cave that he found, turning it into a wonderful subterranean space full of light. Without no one but his dog for company, Paulette created different designs and styles for…
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Paintings Created with Bicycle Tire Tracks by Thomas Yang
Artist Thomas Yang creates some of the most unique artworks using a medium that might seem strange to some… bicycle tire treads! Yang has explored landmarks around the world that merge his passion for cycling and architecture including depictions of the Eiffel Tower, the Tower Bridge, China’s Forbidden City, and the Empire State Building. While it…
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Glowing Bicycle Path In Netherlands Inspired By Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Dutch artist and designer Daan Roosegaarde has created a beautiful and innovative glowing bike path that, when illuminated at night by glowing pebbles and LEDs, looks like Van Gogh’s famous Starry Night painting. The kilometer-long bike path, which was created using both glow-in-the-dark technology and solar-powered LEDs, is located in Brabant, the Dutch county where…
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Amazing Aerial Tour of Tulip Fields in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is world-famous for their tulip fields. Every year from March to May the Dutch countryside transforms into a sea of colour. According to Nat Geo, the first tulip was planted in Dutch soil in 1593, and it has become a national symbol ever since. In the series below you will find incredible photographs taken…
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Amazing 360 Degree Photography of Abandoned Architecture
German photographer Sven Fennema captures his architectural subjects in a full 360 degrees. He travels to abandoned places in Europe like churches, cemeteries, and even cooling towers to show all sides and angles of them. Sometimes, these locations are well kept, while other times we see that they’ve fallen into disrepair. Fennema’s photos of these…