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Tiébélé Village in Burkina Faso
[A]t the base of a hill overlooking the surrounding sun-drenched West African savannah lies an extraordinary village, a circular 1.2 hectare complex of intricately embellished earthen architecture. It...
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The Republic of Molossia in Dayton, Nevada
[T]he Republic of Molossia, is a micronation, founded by Kevin Baugh and headquartered solely from his home near Dayton, Nevada. The Republic of Molossia claims to be a sovereign, independent...
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The Russian Exclave of Kaliningrad
I am sure this is common knowledge in Europe, or at least Eastern Europe, but it isn’t often that I learn a new word at the same time as have my geographical knowledge of Europe revised. Most people...
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Floating Norwegian Snowflake Hotel
Netherlands-based company Dutch Docklands has designed the Krystall Hotel, a snowflake-shaped floating 5-star hotel in Norway. The Krystall Hotel is slated for opening in 2017. It will contain 86...
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The Death Sculpture of Rome
At Santa Maria dell’Orazione e Mort a skeleton delivers a message to the living on the street from the dead inside the crypt: “Hodie mihi. Cras tibi.” (Today me. Tomorrow you.) It shrugs. The...
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The Soviet War of Aggression on the Micronation of the Principality of Outer...
The Principality of Outer Baldonia is a now defunct micronation whose territorial pretensions comprised the roughly 4 acres (16,000 m2) of Outer Bald Tusket Island, the southernmost of the Tusket...
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The Ship Hotel
Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. Developed by Las Vegas Sands (LVS), it is the world’s most expensive building, at US$ 4.7 billion. Las Vegas Sands declared...
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A Mountain Villa That is Free to Stay In (If You Can Reach It)
The structure, with 9 beds, is located at an altitude of 2531 meters in the Julian Alps, on the crest of the Foronon Buinz in the group of montasio along the trail equipped Ceria-Merlone, which starts...
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New York’s Converted Elevated Freight Line Park
The High Line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. Founded in 1999 by community residents, Friends of the High Line fought for the High Line’s...
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The Giant Mauna Kea Telescope Atop a Hawaiian Volcano
An enormous 30m telescope has begun construction atop the volcanic peak of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. After years of planning and discussions, construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) started on...
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