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LeahC
Recent Activity
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March 14, 2011
LeahC
updated the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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March 14, 2011
LeahC
added National Capitol Columns
Our country's Capitol's former columns still stand
In 1958, the sandstone columns that had supported the east portico of the U.S. Capitol since 1828 were replaced with newer, marble columns. Unsure of what to do with the columns, the U.S.... »
Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by LeahC, Dylan and others
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March 13, 2011
LeahC
liked UFO Watchtower
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March 11, 2011
LeahC
liked Hussaini Hanging Bridge
Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan
In a world of commercial space-flight and super sonic jet flight it can be easy to forget just how hard it can be to traverse certain parts of this planet.
But those living in the... »
Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Dylan, wythe and others
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March 8, 2011
LeahC
liked TWA Flight 260 Crash Site
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects
In a secluded canyon tucked into Sandia Peak above Albuquerque, New Mexico, a sign and wreckage commemorate the 1955 crash of Trans World Airlines Flight 260. The flight, a Martin 4-0-4, left... »
Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by philcrater and Nicholas Jackson
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March 8, 2011
LeahC
added Tomb of Hafez al-Assad
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March 8, 2011
LeahC
added Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
Even though Washington, D.C., is home to over 270 Art Deco style buildings, the Hecht Company Warehouse remains a landmark of the streamlined-style popularized by the world fairs of the 1930s.... »
Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson
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March 4, 2011
LeahC
added Sam Houston Statue
World's tallest statue of an American hero
The 67-foot tall, gleaming white statue of Sam Houston, dubbed "Big Sam," towers over Texas Interstate-45. Billed as the “World’s Tallest Statue of an American Hero,” it was completed in 1994 with... »
Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson
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March 4, 2011
LeahC
added Lebanese "Hall of Fame" Museum
Brush shoulders with animatronic Arab leaders made of silicone
Lebanon’s “Hall of Fame,” located north of Beirut in Zouk Mosbeh, breaks the standard wax museum mold in a few, odd ways. First of all, its figures are made of silicone, not wax, enabling... »
Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson
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March 4, 2011
LeahC
commented on a blog post: Sartorial Hybrids: Traditional Dress Quirks Throughout History
Another interesting "hybrid": Yemeni men often wear a blazer over their tunics. While I'm not sure the exact origin of the blazer, we in the West often associate it with business or prep school, but it's a staple in Yemeni wardrobe, along with a jambiyya (curved knife) and kuffiyeh.
http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2010/1001/al_saleh_yemen_0105.jpg
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/assignment-18/
And kinda related are the "sapeurs" of Congo: http://www.colorsmagazine.com/issues/colors64/04.php
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February 25, 2011
LeahC
liked Presidio Modelo
Series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba
Built between 1926 and 1928, the Presidio Modelo was designed to be a model prison by President-turned-Dictator Gerardo Machado. Each building is a circle of prison cells surrounding a center... »
Crime and Punishment | Edited by A Facebook user, Nicholas Jackson and others
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February 25, 2011
LeahC
has been to Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato
Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy"
Known as "natural mummification" it is the process by which corpses are naturally preserved. There are many different environments where natural mummification occurs, the extremely cold, very dry... »
Ossuaries, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by michelle and re_nakaba
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February 25, 2011
LeahC
liked Ponte Tower
Tallest residential building in Africa
Looking upwards from the inner courtyard of Ponte Tower can be an unsettling experience. A small patch of blue sky surrounded by a 173-meter-high cylindrical matrix of identical windows is all you... »
Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Leez0
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February 25, 2011
LeahC
has been to Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul
A Frenchman visiting Constantinople in the 1500s heard stories of locals fishing and drawing up fresh water from holes in their cellars. Upon further investigation, he rediscovered a subterranean... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by Annetta
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February 25, 2011
LeahC
has been to The Very Large Array
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets
Western New Mexico is high, dry land, with scrub brush in the brown dirt and hills in the distance. There are no trees and few towns... and then there is the Very Large Array, 27 huge, white... »
Instruments of Science | Edited by Henry
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February 25, 2011
LeahC
has been to White Sands National Monument
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it
The wind blown sands and rolling dunes of White Sands National Monument blanket an area of 115 square miles in south-central New Mexico. It is the largest pure gypsum dune field in the world. A... »
Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Seth Teicher
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February 24, 2011
LeahC
added October War Panorama
3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea
The Tishreen or October War Panaroma Museum in Damascus commemorates the 1973 October War between Israel, Egypt, and Syria from a decidedly Syrian perspective. The external grounds of the museum... »
Museums and Collections, Unusual Monuments | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson
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February 24, 2011
LeahC
added Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, a boomtown-turned-ghost town
Even during Thurmond's most prosperous days as a coal depot in the early 20th century, the town's only connection to the outside world was a single rail line. No roads led in or out of the town... »
Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson
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February 18, 2011
LeahC
added Glen Echo Amusement Park
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891
Since its founding in 1891, Glen Echo Park has undergone many transformations. The park initially served as a site for the National Chautauqua Assembly, which was an American cultural and... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by LeahC and Nicholas Jackson
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July 14, 2010
LeahC
added Congressional Fallout Shelter at the Greenbrier Resort
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress
Known as Project X, Project Casper and eventually as Project Greek Island, and designed with relative luxury, this congressional fallout shelter remained a state secret until 1992.
In the mid... »
Odd Accommodations, Long Now Locations, Subterranean Sites | Edited by LeahC, Dylan and others
Another interesting "hybrid": Yemeni men often wear a blazer over their tunics. While I'm not sure the exact origin of the blazer, we in the West often associate it with business or prep school, but it's a staple in Yemeni wardrobe, along with a jambiyya (curved knife) and kuffiyeh. http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2010/1001/al_saleh_yemen_0105.jpg http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/assignment-18/ And kinda related are the "sapeurs" of Congo: http://www.colorsmagazine.com/issues/colors64/04.php