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Archaeologist Italo Gismondi Spent Over 35 Years Creating This Massive Scale Model Of Ancient Rome

In 1933, Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini commissioned archaeologist Italo Gismondi to create a scale model of ancient Rome. In order to replicate the layout of ancient Rome, Gismondi used Rodolfo Lanciani’s Forma Urbis Romae which was publish...

Someone Illustrates The Reason Why The Stairs In Medieval Castles Were Spiral

The Middle Ages, also referred to as the 'Dark Ages', was the medieval period in European history between the 5th and 15th centuries. It started from the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD until it gradually made way for the Renaissance period in 145...

A Super Fan Of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Built His Own Real-Life Hobbit House

This is a concrete example of a fictional element coming to life. If you’re a huge fan of fantasy books, you’ve probably wished to get sucked into that fantastical world at one point. But one Lord of the Rings fan did the unthinkable. Instead of fant...

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The Zhongshuge Bookstore In China Is Creating All Sorts Of Buzz With Its Optical Illusion Design

For book-lovers, there are only two places where they can find total bliss. And those places are libraries and bookstores. These places are all about their collection of reading materials. But what if somebody can turn a library or a bookstore into a...

A Village Is Being Made In France Specifically For Alzheimer’s Patients To Live Together Freely

The ‘golden years’ stage is an inevitable phase where human bodily functions start to deteriorate. Our physical body gets weak and will easily get tired even with minimal activities. During this phase, we begin to lose our senses of vision and hearin...

Architect Designs A House Inside A Giant Rock With A Modern Minimalist Look

Most architects would demolish giant boulders that may get in the way of construction. But Shanghai-based architectural photographer Amey Kandalgaonkar has a different take on this. Instead of removing the giant rock, the architect plans to build a h...

This Swiss Cinema Switched All Of Their Normal Seats With Comfortable Double Beds

We want to feel comfortable as much as possible while watching our favorite movie at the cinema. But with the limited space of the cinema seats, you could only sit upright and nothing more. Furthermore, you’re not allowed to rest your feet on the cha...

Ford Introduces Lane-Keeping Bed That Moves Bed-Hoggers Back Over To Their Side

Do you have a bed-hogger as a partner? If so, we really feel sorry for your misery. Those sleepless nights full of disturbances brought about by your bed-invading partner. Yes, we feel your sorrow. But there’s still hope for all of us who are always ...

An Art Installation In The Forest Looks Like A Giant Chandelier And It Collects Up To 800 Pounds Of Water

The never-ending work of nature moves in a beautiful yet mysterious way. People have tried to capture these movements through still images and recorded footage. But it would be best to witness how a natural phenomenon unfolds right before our very ey...

Bridges Are Being Made For Animals To Safely Cross Roads

Road systems are necessary for public transport. Street network is indeed convenient for humans. But roads and highways have proved to do more harm than good to animals. Every week, millions of wild animals die from vehicle collisions in the U.S. al...

Stunning Stained Glass Windows That Suck You Into Their Beauty

One of the most fascinating features of Gothic churches is their splendid stained glass windows that are so bewitching. Gazing at the colorful glass mosaics, you could virtually transport yourself to a kaleidoscopic world. More importantly, when sunl...

Take A Look At Frank Lloyd Wright’s Famous ‘Fallingwater House’

In the Mill Run Section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, a gentle waterfall streams along Bear Run in the Allegheny Mountains. But the tranquil waterfall isn’t the most remarkable highlight of the place. Rather, it’s the house that ...

What The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World Might Have Looked Like

The seven wonders of the world is a list to give worldwide recognition to the most remarkable sights and structures. In 2007, the New7Wonders Foundation was formed to decide the new list based on votes from people around the globe. The new seven wond...

$400,000 House In Texas Is On The Market And The Interior Is Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen Before

Let’s admit it. We always have that unexplainable fascination of the weird things. And it’s always amusing to behold something out of the ordinary. But would you go so far as to live in it for the rest of your life? We could only handle some weird st...

Elderly Japanese Women Are Living The Rest Of Their Years At This Enchanting Retirement Home

To be in our golden years only means one thing – spending the rest of our lives in a retirement home. Getting old is inevitable and we will retire sooner or later. So, we might as well prepare for that day and plan how we’re going to spend our retire...