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September 25, 2011
sowjet
has been to Sea Organ
A musical instrument played by the sea
In the Croatian seaside town of Zadar, concealed beneath a set of large white steps leading into the water, is the Zadar Sea Organ. Similar to the Wave Organ in San Francisco, California, the... »
Musical Wonders | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Memento Park
Budapest's Communist-era statues have been banished to the suburbs!
When Communism collapsed in Hungary in 1989, the city of Budapest was left with many public works of art that celebrated that era.
In 1993, four years after the fall, the city government... »
Unique Collections, Strange Statues | Edited by dgreno
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge
Schloss Schonbrunn, in Vienna, is the ridiculously resplendent former hunting lodge and summer palace of the Habsburgs. The palace is, of course, massive and ornate. But one of the most delightful... »
Mazes | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Kriminalmuseum
Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders
Skulls, medieval torture devices, bloody gloves, depictions of murder, death masks, and rusty axes - the Kriminalmuseum in Vienna, Austria is not for the faint of heart.
The Kriminalmuseum or... »
Crime and Punishment | Edited by michelle and Kiri_the_Unicorn
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Flak Towers
Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons
Common wisdom tells us that modern artillery and military aviation made use of stone fortifications obsolete. However, Flak Towers (Flaktürme) are a remnant of WWII that looks more like something... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane, flobro and others
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Josephinum Medical Museum
One of the best collections of wax anatomical models in the world
Once an academy for aspiring imperial army surgeons, the Josephinum is now a medical museum housing the second largest collection of wax anatomical models in the world, and the largest collection... »
Medical Museums | Edited by michelle and Henry
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Vienna Undertakers' Museum (Bestattungsmuseum)
Collection dedicated to funeral rites, equipment, and mourning rituals of the Viennese
It may come as no surprise in a city that houses Europe's second largest cemetery, the excellent Josephinium Museum as well as a separate Pathological collection at the Narrenturm, and where a... »
Unique Collections, Memento Mori | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Esperanto Museum
Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto
Esperanto, often represented by a green star, was invented in the 1870s by optometrist L.L. Zamenhof. Since Zamenhof was a speaker of Russian, Yiddish, German, Belarusian and Polish, it seems... »
Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Gasometer Town
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks
A Gasometer or a Gas holder is a large container in which natural gas is stored at atmospheric pressure.
In the 19th and early 20th century gasometers were used extensively to temporarily... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane and Annetta
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Republic of Kugelmugel
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna
After a dispute with the government over construction of his spherical house in central Vienna, the Austrian artist Edwin Lipburger declared his property an independent nation in 1984 and renamed... »
Micro-Nations, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Josh
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September 25, 2011
sowjet
liked Clock Museum
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999
The Viennese Clock Museum is housed in the Harfenhaus (Harpist's House), one of the oldest homes in Vienna. With around 1,000 clocks in all, there is much to see, from ornate pocket watches, to a... »
Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Long Now Locations | Edited by Dylan
