Building the World's Largest Ship (in 76 seconds)

A timelapse of the construction of Maersk Line's very first Triple-E vessel at the DSME shipyard in Okpo, Korea. image source The timelapse was produced by Discovery Channel and Maersk, and it consists of 50,000 photos taken over 3 months. Video: Building the World's Largest Ship (in 76 seconds) from Maersk Line on Vimeo. Read more about Maersk Line's Triple-E vessels here: worldslargestship.com...

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11 Most Bizarre European Ossuaries

Across Europe in many predominantly Catholic or Orthodox countries are sites known as ossuaries, often referred to as "bone churches". Creepy by today's standards, these churches decorated from floor to ceiling with human skeletal remains were often used in places where major plagues had hit or where burial space had become scare.  Though the original intention in many areas was for bones to be buried when space became available, many of these...

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10 Impressive Eiffel Tower Replicas

The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become both a global cultural icon of France. At 320 metres (1,050 ft) its the tallest building in Paris and one of the most recognizable and most visited monuments in the world. The Eiffel Tower, Paris [image source]...

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8 of the World’s Most Incredible Swimming Pools

This is a compilation of the 8 incredible swimming pools around the world.  These pools are anything but ordinary. Enjoy!   Marina Bay Sands Sky Pool image source Located along the Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore, Marina Bay Sands features three cascading hotel towers topped by an extraordinary sky park. At the top of the 55-storey hotel is a 150-meter infinity swimming pool, the world’s largest outdoor pool at that height. Perched...

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