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Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:17 pm to deltaland
And tGOAT
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:29 pm to deltaland
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architectural masterpiece
And here's the brick-
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a workman named Yi Kaizhan who lived during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and who was a very proficient mathematician. He calculated that it would take exactly 99,999 bricks to build the pass. The supervisor did not believe him and said that if he had miscalculated by so much as just one brick, then all the workmen would be condemned to hard labor for three years as a punishment. After the completion of the project, one brick was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick and prepared to carry out his threat of punishment. However Yi Kaizhan said with an authoritative air that the brick had been put there by a supernatural being to stabilize the wall and that even a tiny move would cause the whole structure to collapse. Therefore the brick remained in place and was never moved. It can still be found there today on the tower of the pass.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:33 pm to 13SaintTiger
quote:Go see it and you'll figure it out all by yourself.
Can someone tell me what makes the stone henges so special?
It's "Stonehenge" not the stone henges.
The name is kind of a misnomer.
A henge is a (usually) circular ditch (probably defensive) that was dug around a Neolithic site.
They just kind of backed into the name in modern times.
Because it was huge standing stones inside a henge.
It is extremely impressive by itself and then even more when one factors in the distance which most of the stones came from and how long ago it was done.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:36 pm to soccerfüt
The Pons Fabricius is the oldest bridge in Rome. Built in 62 BC, it has lived through some shite.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:38 pm to SlapahoeTribe
Coral Castle
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According to the Coral Castle's own promotional material, Edward Leedskalnin was suddenly rejected by his 16-year-old fiancée Agnes Skuvst in Latvia, just one day before the wedding. Leaving for America, he came down with allegedly terminal tuberculosis, but spontaneously healed, stating that magnets had some effect on his disease.
Edward spent more than 28 years building the Coral Castle, refusing to allow anyone to view him while he worked. A few teenagers claimed to have witnessed his work, reporting that he had caused the blocks of coral to move like hydrogen balloons. The only tool that Leedskalnin spoke of using was a "perpetual motion holder".
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The grounds of Coral Castle consist of 1,100 short tons (1,000 t) of stones in the form of walls, carvings, furniture and a castle tower.
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The stones are fastened together without mortar. They are set on top of each other using their weight to keep them together. The craftsmanship detail is so skillful and the stones are connected with such precision that no light passes through the joints. The 8-foot (2.4 m) tall vertical stones that make up the perimeter wall have a uniform height. Even with the passage of decades and a direct hit on August 24, 1992, by the Category 5 Hurricane Andrew, the stones have not shifted.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:38 pm to Lsupimp
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I had to fight back tears when I went to La Sagrada Familia.
It makes you proud to be human. It also makes you feel very average and unambitious.
Don't worry baw. Same here.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:41 pm to deltaland
I only see 4.
And the list has to include the Superdome.
And the list has to include the Superdome.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:42 pm to Tigris
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The Pantheon is more impressive all things considered.
i was really let down by the pantheon.
and it smelled like french fries. i think a mcdonalds being right next door sort of ruins the experience...
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:43 pm to fr33manator
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Sedlec Ossuary
Had to google this. That is insane
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:46 pm to deltaland
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:50 pm to TulaneUVA
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Sedlec Ossuary
looks like something out of an Indiana Jones Movie
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:54 pm to fightin tigers
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Posted on 8/29/17 at 7:02 pm to TigerBait1971
kirby smith was a palace in the early 70's. by the 80's it was a dump.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 7:12 pm to Tigris
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The Coliseum, no - The Pantheon is more impressive all things considered.
Sydney Opera House.
Taj Mahal (the building, not the band (but they are decent))
Hagia Sophia
Fallingwater
Can't argue with any of those. I also rank the Pantheon above the Colosseum. There were many amphitheaters in the Roman Empire.
Sydney Opera House, although in its relative infancy, is a marvel to behold.
I almost cried when I saw and then touched both of them.
And Taj Mahal is way more than a "decent" band!
Posted on 8/29/17 at 7:13 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Posted on 8/29/17 at 7:57 pm to ssgrice
Actually there are bone chapels all over Europe. There are underground catacombs in Paris chock full of bones. They are from the victims of the plague and these are a dedication to their lives. It's pretty morbid shite to see in real life.
Also, I am no nazi but the Reichstag is pretty freaking cool.
Also, I am no nazi but the Reichstag is pretty freaking cool.
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 8/29/17 at 7:59 pm to nateslu1
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Actually there are bone chapels all over Europe. There are underground catacombs in Paris chock full of bones. They are from the victims of the plague and these are a dedication to their lives. It's pretty morbid shite to see in real life.
It seems like I remember there still being weird stuff going on at those chapels in Paris. Sure it may be some nerds, but some stuff pointed to organized "religious" type things.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 8:00 pm to deltaland
lamar dixon expo center
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