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Image of Dr. Gottfried Knoche and his mummies located in Caracas, Venezuela | Gottfried Knoche ( Halberstadt , Germany , 1813 - † Buena Vista, La Guaira , Venezuela , January 2 of 1901 )
Caracas, Venezuela

Dr. Gottfried Knoche and his mummies

Ruins of his laboratory, where he invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

Gottfried Knoche, born in Halberstadt , Germany in 1813, was a German surgeon, famous for inventing an embalming fluid with which created dozens of mummified bodies, including his own,... »

Memento Mori, Mummies, Incredible Ruins | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and others

Image of El Monumento a la paz located in Caracas, Venezuela | Outside wall.
Caracas, Venezuela

El Monumento a la paz

Dr. Farid Mattar's Monument of Peace

The Monument for the Peace was erected by Dr. Farid Mattar in 1963 as an ecological monument and a tribute to recycling. Constructed only with stones and leftovers from constructions sites all... »

Outsider Art, Unusual Monuments, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

Image of Mount Roraima located in Venezuela
Venezuela

Mount Roraima

The Floating Island

It might look like it's straight out of a sci-fi movie, but this natural wonder is completely real, and fully awe inspiring. Mount Roraima, bordered by three different countries (Venezuela, Brazil... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Genki

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