February 19, 2013
Schweinfurt, Germany Debris covers a street after an explosion in a house (via Telegraph)

Schweinfurt, Germany

Debris covers a street after an explosion in a house (via Telegraph)

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Filed under: Germany Schweinfurt House Explosion Explosion Debris Photography 
February 18, 2013
Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia A man holds a meteorite fragment found near the Chebarkul Lake (via Telegraph)

Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

A man holds a meteorite fragment found near the Chebarkul Lake (via Telegraph)

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Filed under: Russia Chelyabinsk Oblast Chebarkul Chebarkul Lake Meteor Meteorite Photography 
February 18, 2013
London, UK Daleks cross Westminster Bridge to attack Parliament. Four of the Doctor Who villains surprised on-lookers during scenes filmed at first light on Sunday morning. (via Telegraph)

London, UK

Daleks cross Westminster Bridge to attack Parliament. Four of the Doctor Who villains surprised on-lookers during scenes filmed at first light on Sunday morning. (via Telegraph)

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Filed under: UK United Kingdom London Westminster Bridge Parliament Houses of Parliament Dr Who Doctor Who Daleks Photography 
February 4, 2013
Russia: Wallsized USSR Map Made of Gemstones This unique map is located in the geological museum of Saint-Petersburg. It is made from gemstones in the Florentine and Russian mosaic technique. 45 000 gemstones 4-6 mm (0.15-0.23 inches) thick were used to make the panel of the map. “The map of The USSR industrialization” is the whole USSR in scale 1:1 500 000. The size of the map os twenty seven square meters, it is made from 50 000 fragments. The gemstones were chosen to match the colors and sizes. (via English Russia) More pictures at the link

Russia: Wallsized USSR Map Made of Gemstones

This unique map is located in the geological museum of Saint-Petersburg. It is made from gemstones in the Florentine and Russian mosaic technique. 45 000 gemstones 4-6 mm (0.15-0.23 inches) thick were used to make the panel of the map.

“The map of The USSR industrialization” is the whole USSR in scale 1:1 500 000. The size of the map os twenty seven square meters, it is made from 50 000 fragments. The gemstones were chosen to match the colors and sizes. (via English Russia)

More pictures at the link

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Filed under: Russia St Petersburg Geological Museum of Saint Petersburg Art Mosaic Jewels Gemstones Photography 
January 21, 2013
Istanbul, Turkey Thousands of Turks gather in front of the offices of Agos, an Armenian newspaper, during a commemoration ceremony for journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed in 2007 (via guardian.co.uk)

Istanbul, Turkey

Thousands of Turks gather in front of the offices of Agos, an Armenian newspaper, during a commemoration ceremony for journalist Hrant Dink, who was killed in 2007 (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Turkey Istanbul Agos Hrant Dink Commemoration Photography 
January 21, 2013
Snow in Russia Moscow got a snowstorm that left a ten-inch-thick blanket of snow. They have 12,000 snow removal trucks, but they couldn’t keep up with the tons of snow in the big city. Meanwhile, Norilsk, the northernmost city in the world (of at least 100,000 people), is digging out from under ten feet of snow! (via Neatorama)

Snow in Russia

Moscow got a snowstorm that left a ten-inch-thick blanket of snow. They have 12,000 snow removal trucks, but they couldn’t keep up with the tons of snow in the big city. Meanwhile, Norilsk, the northernmost city in the world (of at least 100,000 people), is digging out from under ten feet of snow! (via Neatorama)

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Filed under: Russia Winter Snow Norilsk Photography 
January 21, 2013
Skopje, Macedonia A man fills a bottle with a wooden cross inside with water from the Vardar river during an Epiphany ceremony when the waters are blessed (via guardian.co.uk)

Skopje, Macedonia

A man fills a bottle with a wooden cross inside with water from the Vardar river during an Epiphany ceremony when the waters are blessed (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: FYROM Macedonia Skopje Religion Orthodox Christianity Epiphany Photography 
January 19, 2013
Rome, Italy Ancient graffiti recently discovered during restoration work is seen inside a gallery of the Colosseum. A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum’s only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black and blue frescoes as well as graffiti and drawings of phallic symbols. (via guardian.co.uk)

Rome, Italy

Ancient graffiti recently discovered during restoration work is seen inside a gallery of the Colosseum. A long-delayed restoration of the Colosseum’s only intact internal passageway has yielded ancient traces of red, black and blue frescoes as well as graffiti and drawings of phallic symbols. (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Italy Rome Colosseum Archaeology Restoration Photography 
January 19, 2013
Berlin, Germany Young visitors dressed in Bavarian regional dress from the Chiemsee region photograph suckling piglets at the Gruene Woche agricultural trade fair. The Gruene Woche is the world’s largest agricultural trade fair. (via guardian.co.uk)

Berlin, Germany

Young visitors dressed in Bavarian regional dress from the Chiemsee region photograph suckling piglets at the Gruene Woche agricultural trade fair. The Gruene Woche is the world’s largest agricultural trade fair. (via guardian.co.uk)

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Filed under: Germany Berlin Agriculture Trade Fair Gruene Woche Photography 
January 19, 2013
Norway: Arctic doghouses on stilts The homes of sled dogs in the desolate Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway are built a foot or two off the ground, presumably so they remain accessible even after snowstorms… (via 22 Words)

Norway: Arctic doghouses on stilts

The homes of sled dogs in the desolate Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway are built a foot or two off the ground, presumably so they remain accessible even after snowstorms… (via 22 Words)

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Filed under: Norway Svalbard Arctic Animals Dogs Sled Dogs Photography 
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