The monastery is hidden on a beautiful mountain with mysterious stories about the "black virgin"
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Montserrat is a serrated mountain with undulating hillsides. This place is famous for the Benedictine monastery, Santa M...
Continue reading"SWEET DREAMS", ANTONIO FRILLI, 1892.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
An Ode to Slumber and Artistry," this piece explores the 1892 marble sculpture by Italian artist Antonio Frilli, housed ...
Continue readingTheopetra Cave's Prehistoric Legacy"
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Nestled within the breathtaking landscapes of Meteora, in the heart of Thessaly, Greece, lies a hidden treasure trove of...
Continue readingThe olive tree of Vouves, on Crete. This tree, which has a trunk 15 feet in diameter, is at least 2,000 years old, and likely 2,900 years old, based on the graveyard found nearby.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
This tree likely lived through the writing of the Iliad, the golden age of Athens, the rise of the Roman Empire, and the...
Continue readingThe Kailasanath Mandir in Ellora Caves, Maharashtra is a splendid example of Rashtrakuta architecture.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
A megalith and the only one in the World carved out of single basalt rock top to bottom in the 8th Century C.E. The l...
Continue readingThe Majestic Artistry of Ice Sculptures from Harbin, China Ice Festival 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Continue reading
Sleeping Beauty, by Sussmann-Hellborn.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
In the realm of art, there are pieces that captivate the imagination and stir the soul. Among these, "Sleeping Beauty" b...
Continue readingThe Crowley Lake Columns, located in California's Eastern Sierra region, are a stunning geological formation resulting from ancient volcanic activity.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Towering up to 20 feet, these hexagonal or pentagonal columns formed through molten lava cooling and contracting. They o...
Continue readingOn May 2, 1982, the British submarine HMS Conqueror sunk the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. It remains one of the most controversial incidents in naval history.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
On May 2, 1982, during the Falklands War, the British submarine HMS Conqueror delivered a fatal blow to the Argentine cr...
Continue readingOn this grave stele, you can see an Athenian young dead mother seated on a stool looking unemotionally at her son that is held by another standing woman.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The infant extends his arms outstretched yet unable to touch his mother who does not react to her baby""s dramatic gestu...
Continue reading