Pagoda Kyaikhtiyo

Pe piscul de nord al colinelor Kelasa din Birmania se afla unul dintre cele mai venerate locuri ale acestei tari. Pagoda Kyaikhtiyo sta catarata pe un bloc de piatra acoperit cu aur care se leagana pe marginea unei stanci.

Acest bloc de piatra a fost probabil adus de vreun ghetar, dar, potrivit legendei, candva atarna in aer avand sub el un loc in care ar putea incapea o "gaina care cloceste". Se spune ca acum se sprijina pe un singur fir de par din capul lui Budhha, pus acolo de un pustnic care a creat acest loc sfant. Batranii locului cred si acum ca blocul de piatra acoperit cu aur are forma capului acelui pustnic care a intemeiat pagoda.

Locuintele in stanca din Cappadocia

Situata in Antalia, Cappadocia poate fi considerat cel mai neobisnuit obiectiv turistic din Turcia. Aceasta spectaculoasa zona de formatiuni geologice ofera vizitatorilor unul dintre cele mai ciudate peisaje de pe pamant. De sub formatiunile nascute din lava aruncata in urma cu milioane de ani de vulcanii aflati in apropiere, ies la iveala constructii ingenioase sapate de oameni in stanca din dorinta de a crea orase subterane.

Acestea erau folosite de locuitorii satelor din zona ca loc de refugiu in cazul in care erau atacati de dusmani. Se estimeaza ca sunt peste 36 de astfel de orasele, asezate pe mai multe niveluri si legate intre ele prin labirinturi.

Tot in stanca au fost sapate in secolele VIII-XI o serie de asezaminte religioase, acestea fiind unele dintre locurile preferate ale unor teologi deveniti ulterior sfinti.

Moscheea de la Djenne-un post pentru a mai uita de frigul de afara

Lumea este plina de constructii exceptionale facute cu mare maiestrie de mana omului. Unele au devenit celebre pentru profunda lor semnificatie religioasa, in timp ce altele sunt adevarate minuni ale tehnicii si ingeniozitatii umane.

Exista insa si constructii ciudate, unice in lume, despre care se vorbeste mai rar desi sunt cel putin la fel de impresionante.
Moscheea de la Djenne

Cea mai mare cladire din lume facuta din pamant, Moscheea de la Djenne, este construita in Mali, tara situata in vestul Africii. Ridicata intre anii 1906-1907, pe vremea cand Mali era colonie franceza, intreaga cladire este facuta din caramizi de pamant uscat la soare, legate prin intermediul unui mortar facut tot pe baza de pamant.

In interiorul zidurilor au fost introduse bucati de lemn pentru a reduce riscul aparitiei unor fisuri cauzate de schimbarile frecvente de umiditate si temperatura. Acestea servesc si ca schele pentru reparatiile anuale la care este supusa cladirea.

Moscheea seamana cu un gigantic castel de nisip cu turnuri si turnulete, ale caror terminatii sunt in forma de oua de strut, simboluri ale fertilitatii si puritatii. Cladirea a intrat in patrimoniul UNESCO in 1988.

Cum functioneaza sania Mosului?

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10 Real Houses Inspired by Cartoons

1. The Simpsons' House

 

  This exact replica of The Simpsons' House was made by a fanatic, and it looks exactly like the one in the cartoon inside and out. It is located in Henderson, Nevada.

2.Flintstones-like House

This stone house looks amazingly similar to The Flintstones'. In spite of its unusual look, given by the huge spherical boulder on the uphill side and scoop-shaped end, it is like most contemporary homes on the inside. It has a front door, some windows, a roof. This house is located in Nas Montanhas de Fafe in Portugal .

3.Barbie's House

This modern house was created by interior decorator Jonathan Adler on the eve of Barbie's 50th birthday. In March 2009, he decked out a real-life 3,500-sq ft pad overlooking the Pacific Ocean to look like the famous doll's outrageous home. TheBarbie's Real-Life Malibu Dream House is in Malibu, California.

4.Minnie Mouse's House

This pink and lavender house not only looks cute on the outside but it is full equipped on the inside. It includes items such as an answering machine (where you can listen to messages from Mickey and Goofy), an oven through which you can watch a cake baking, and a microwave that even pops popcorn! It can be seen at the Mickey's Toontown Fair, in Orlando, Florida.

5.Snoopy's House

This giant version of Snoopy's house is used as an information kiosk for a baseball field complex, part of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, in Santa Rosa, California.

6.Hobbit's House

This amazing Hobbit House was built by Simon Dale, who in spite of not being an architect or even a construction worker, could build this together with his father-in-law and the help of passers-by. It took them just 4 months to have it finished and it cost around 3,000 pounds.

7.Hello Kitty's House

This cute pink painted house was 100% inspired by the most famous cat in history. The Hello Kitty villa is located in Taipei, Taiwan.

8.Heidi's House

Not only this lovely house looks just like Heidi's grandfather's but doesn't the landscape look very similar as well?

9.Batman's House

This mysterious unusual looking house looks like Gotham City's most famous mansion. And that red flash makes me wonder if the Batmobile has just passed by.

10.Star Wars-inspired House

This original house was first built in 1970 by Claude King and his folks that took inspiration from Neil Armstrong (who had just landed on the moon). The flying saucer shaped white home is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The house looks like it was taken right from a Star Wars movie, however the film was relesead almost 7 years after the house was constructed (thanks to all our readers that are Star Wars fans).
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Vine Craciunul..si odata cu el si ideile in materie de braduti!

Mayra(mayra.ro) s-a gandit sa realizeze un top al bradutilor, mai precis "Top 10 trenduri pentru brazii de Craciun".Uitandu-ma la imaginile stralucioare si pline de farmec,ce te fac sa simti spiritul craciunului(unele din ele te fac sa simti un spirit extrem de americanesc al sarbatorii in sine..but never mind),dupa cum spuneam, uitandu-ma la aceste poze, mi-am amintit de alta imagine legata de brazi,doar ca intr-o viziune "putin" diferita:D.
   Dar mai intai sa va arat topul:

1. Mic si auriu  (nu..nu e pestisor)

2. Bradul de aur

3. Alb si simplu(si cam chel)

4. Pasnic si floral(si mai chel)

5. In dulcele stil clasic(la extrem fata de precedentul,tipic american,bradul perfect,exagerat de stufos care n-are nimic a face cu realitatea..dar e frumos:D)

6.  Un Craciun albastru(ca in reclamele de la Tuborg)

7. Feerie in alb

8. Miracolul rosu

9. Decoratiuni... altfel

10. Culoare si iar culoare

Acum ca v-ati umplut sufletul de entuziasm si fericire:D,va arat craciunul si prin ochii mai putin artistici ai unui arhitect:proiect tehnic de amenajare a livingului:

CRACIUN FERICIT TUTUROR!