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stanestane
Stane was born in Serbia and spent way too much time locked in that country. Now he lives in Finland and spends way too much time behind a desk thinking about places he would like to visit.
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October 13, 2010
stanestane
updated the Moon Amtrak
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October 13, 2010
stanestane
updated the Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention
Annual convention held by the largest pyrotechnic community in the world
Every year since 1972, amateur and professional fireworks enthusiasts of all ages gather in August in Muskegon, Michigan, for the Pyrotechnic Guild International (PGI) annual convention. With an... »
Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances | Edited by Nicholas Jackson, wythe and others
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October 13, 2010
stanestane
updated the Michigan Theatre
Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage
Standing on the spot where Henry Ford opened his first workshop in 1892, the Michigan Theatre, once an incredibly opulent downtown institution, is now quite possibly the world's most extravagant... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by Nicholas Jackson, stanestane and others
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October 8, 2010
stanestane
updated the Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens
Tivoli, which opened in 1843, is the second-oldest amusement park in the world (after nearby Dyrehavsbakken, which opened in 1583). Consolation prize: Tivoli, with its merry-go-round and boat... »
Architectural Oddities, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by nitikp, Nicholas Jackson and others
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October 8, 2010
stanestane
updated the Tsar Bell
World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow
The largest bell in the world lies on a pedestal located on the grounds of Moscow’s Kremlin. Cast in 1735 at the request of Empress Anna Ioanovna, a niece of Peter the Great, the great bell has... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by ronin, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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October 8, 2010
stanestane
added Haunted Guest House
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding
Legend says that once upon a time the landlord of this guest house had fallen on the hard times and, desperate for money, he rented the house to a cloaked stranger for one night only under the... »
Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by stanestane, dzamonja and others
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July 29, 2010
stanestane
updated the Minack Theatre
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman
Born in 1893, Rowena Cade was considered an unusual British woman. Living on the southern tip of England, near Lands End, Cade, along with friends and family staged open air performances of A... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and stanestane
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July 29, 2010
stanestane
added Old Observatory in Tartu
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July 28, 2010
stanestane
added Old Thomas
Old Thomas (Vana Toomas in Estonian) is name of the weather vane of the tower of Tallinn’s ancient town hall. Legend has it that the real "Old Thomas" spent a life in the service of the city.... »
Strange Statues | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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July 27, 2010
stanestane
added Lake Bodom
Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery
They say that it was the Grim Reaper, death itself that came for the victims on that faithful night of June 4, 1960.
Four teenagers, Maila Irmeli Björklund and Anja Tuulikki Mäki, both fifteen... »
Disaster Areas | Edited by stanestane and Dylan
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July 26, 2010
stanestane
added Supilinn - The Soup Town
Supilinn, or Soup Town or Tartu is one of the last historic 19th century slums surviving in Europe. The neighborhood sprung up around A Le Coq brewery on the bank of Emajõgi river. The low-lying... »
Intriguing Environs | Edited by stanestane and Dylan
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June 9, 2010
stanestane
added Manneken Pis
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe
The corner of Rue de l'Étuve/Stoofstraat and Rue du Chêne/Eikstraat in the heart of old town is the home of one of most peculiar attractions of Brussels.
A statue of little naked boy pissing in... »
Strange Statues, Peculiar Fountains | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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June 8, 2010
stanestane
added EPFL Learning Center
University library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese
From up in the air, Rolex Learning Center looks like a giant slice of Emmentaler cheese, placed on the banks of Lake Geneva. Its design is no doubt a play on the clichés associated with building's... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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June 2, 2010
stanestane
added Men's Water of Kladanj
A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia
Even at its heyday in the mid 1960s so-called Men's Water -- Muška Voda -- of Kladanj was a strange campy attraction.
The Balkans, like many other mountainous regions of Europe, have abundance... »
Intriguing Environs, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by stanestane and Dylan
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June 1, 2010
stanestane
added Zeljava Airbase
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins
In the movie Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the rebels keep their spacecraft hidden in an underground base, to come out only when striking at the Empire. Željava Air Base was Communist... »
Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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May 19, 2010
stanestane
added Bullfights of Grmec
Two bulls enter. One leaves a champion—but neither loses its life.
Bullfights in Bosnia are an ancient tradition. A symbol of power in the Mediterranean since before the Greeks, bullfighting has been present in many forms, from the bull-jumping rituals of ancient... »
Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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May 18, 2010
stanestane
added Medjugorje
An apparition of Virgin Mary in Herzegovina
The Virgin Mary is said to have first appeared to six Catholic Croat children on June 24, 1981. In the days that followed, apparitions continued to appear to those who flocked to see the site. The... »
Rites and Rituals, Commercial Curiosities | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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May 17, 2010
stanestane
added Bascarsija
Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo
Baščaršija is the main tourist attraction of Sarajevo. Located in the very heart of the city, this bazaar is one of Sarajevo's oldest wards as well as a well-preserved example of oriental... »
Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and 2 others
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May 17, 2010
stanestane
added Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge
Celebrated example of Ottoman architecture that also served as a site for brutal massacres
The Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic Bridge that spans the Drina River in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a long and morbid history. Built at the end of the 16th century by the well-known court... »
Memento Mori, Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane, Annetta and 2 others
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May 16, 2010
stanestane
added The Lost Bruce Lee Sculpture of Mostar
The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans
In happier times, during the 1970s and 1980s, the youth of Socialist Yugoslavia had a peculiar obsession: They absolutely devoured "kung fu" movies from Hong Kong, and their love was fueled by a... »
Strange Statues | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and 2 others
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May 16, 2010
stanestane
added Bridge on Neretva
A bridge destroyed three times: once as a ruse, then in an actual attack, and finally for the movies
During the Second World War, Bosnia was the scene of some of the fiercest battles between the Yugoslav Partisans (the Communist guerrilla-resistance) and the Axis Powers.
The Axis Powers... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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May 16, 2010
stanestane
added Dubrovnik Maskeron
Gargoyle head that brings good luck
If you enter the Old Town of Dubrovnik by the Pile Gate, as you walk along the Stradun, the main street, look carefully and you might spot a strange gargoyle head protruding from a stone wall.... »
Strange Statues, Rites and Rituals, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
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May 10, 2010
stanestane
added Orlando's Column in Dubrovnik
An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom
Among famous knights, France's Roland is among the most legendary.
Roland was a knight in service of Emperor Charlemagne—the Frankish emperor who unified much of Europe under his rule—and the... »
Unusual Monuments | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and 2 others
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May 6, 2010
stanestane
added Museum of the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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May 4, 2010
stanestane
added Our Lady of the Rocks
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic
Gospa od Skrpjela (Our Lady of the Rocks) is the name of one of two tiny islands located in the inner part of Boka Kotorska bay, near the old town or Perast.
The peculiar fact about these... »
Anomalous Islands, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by stanestane and Dylan
