Sunday, May 29, 2016

Rozenburg Wind Wall

a dutch wall that reduces wind apparently, its big

Friday, May 27, 2016

Prambanan

a super old hindu thing. like over a thousand years old. yeah. it's near yogyakarta

Malbork Castle

apparently poland has the world's largest castle or something. it's very reddish

Salt Lake Temple

the mormon thing

Sri Ranganathaswarmy Temple

seems to be the largest hindu tower-like temple and it looks weird. it's in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu.

Anuradhapura

super old buddhist city with archaeology galore including the largest stupa in the world: JETAVANARMAYA!!!! (what's a stupa)

Nanjing

important big city in China. it's got interesting stuff like:

Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Chiang Kai-shek's office or palace or something
some other stuff too probably

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Vostochny Cosmodrome

the new cosmodrome in Russia to replace Baikonur. it might the place that launches people to the moon next, who knows

FAST

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope~!!!!!! In Guizhou, it is an even bigger radio telescope than Arecibo and ot's apparently almost ready for use. Whoa. Seriously China, you're building so much what's going onNNnn

Monday, May 16, 2016

Tuskegee Institute

that college that had booker t washington and george w carver its pretty cool

Boll Weevil Monument

in Alabama, a monument to the insect that destroyed a ton of crops, and kinda led to the diversification of the agricultural industry in the area. george washington carver and all that. seriously, it's like a lady holding a giant insect.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Kerala Backwaters

some kind of waterway in Kerala, India, with a bunch of cool trees and lakes and houseboats and it looks very pretty

Friday, May 6, 2016

Nan Madol

so apparently there was a dynasty in micronesia all the way back to the 13th century and they built a super important city out of artificial islands and the ruins are still there and I NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT???