photofun 4 u com: Travel

Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

The Monument to Soviet Tank Crews

For many decades, a Soviet tank raised on a pedestal in the center of Prague was a monument to the liberation of the city by the Red Army at the end of World War II. But when the Soviet Union invaded the country in 1968 to crush the country’s attempt at freedom and democratization, known as the Prague Spring, public perception of the tank memorial shifted. It was no longer seen as a symbol of liberation and freedom, but a cruel reminder of the communist oppression imposed by the Soviet Union. In 1991, a group of art students painted the Soviet tank bright pink in protest, sparking intense debate and discussion within the Czech society. This was followed by many more acts of vandalism aimed towards the tank, culminating in the removal of the monument from the square.

The tank memorial at its original location, in Prague. Credit: Wikimedia

Click Here to read more Amusing Planet

Chandu Numerology Pada June 27, 2023 Komentar

The World's Deepest Submarine Rescue

Travel

More than eighty hours after the Titan submersible lost contact with its surface ship while on a dive to explore the wreck of the Titanic at 12,500 feet, reports have emerged that the submersible experienced a catastrophic implosion killing everyone on board. A remotely operated underwater vehicle has discovered debris from the Titan on the ocean bead, not far from where the wreck of the Titanic lay. Now as the world mourns the tragic loss of five lives and debates the sea-worthiness of the vehicle and all the wrongs the company OceanGate did, let us recall the story about a dramatic rescue that happened fifty years ago when another submersible sank to the ocean floor sparking a 76-hour international rescue operation.

The rescue of Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson.

Click Here to read more Amusing Planet

Chandu Numerology Pada June 27, 2023 Komentar

Dresdens Tobacco Mosque

Travel

The ‘Tobacco Mosque’ in Dresden, Germany, by the city’s main railway line, is a fascinating structure. The impressive building with a 60-feet-high glazed dome and minarets stands out from the otherwise Baroque architecture found in Dresden’s historic old town. But despite its appearance, the building is not a mosque; it’s a former tobacco and cigarette factory.

The building was built between 1907 and 1909 by Jewish entrepreneur Hugo Zietz, who founded the Yenidze Tobacco and Cigarette Factory in the late 19th century. The company was named “Yenidze” after the Ottoman town in Western Thrace from which the tobacco was imported. This town is currently called Genisea and is located in modern Greece.

Credit: Jörg Blobelt/Wikimedia

Click Here to read more Amusing Planet

Chandu Numerology Pada June 27, 2023 Komentar

The World's Deepest Submarine Rescue

Travel

The rescue of Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson.

Click Here to read more Amusing Planet

Chandu Numerology Pada June 23, 2023 Komentar

William Goodall: Robinson Crusoe of Singapore

Travel

Sandwiched between the mainland of Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, in the Straits of Johor, lies the small island of Pulau Sarimbun. The island lies within the Singapore Air Force live firing area and is restricted to casual visitors, but back in the early 1900s, it was a popular picnic spot and for nearly a decade, it was the retirement home to an Englishman named William Arthur Bates Goodall.

Click Here to read more Amusing Planet

Chandu Numerology Pada June 22, 2023 Komentar

The Willamette Meteorite

Travel

One of the treasures of the American Museum of Natural History’s permanent collection is a large piece of extra-terrestrial rock called the Willamette Meteorite. At 15.5 tons, it is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States, and the sixth largest in the world.

The Willamette Meteorite is mostly composed of iron and nickel, and like all iron meteorites, it was formed billions of years ago when the solar system was still forming out of cosmic dust. Gravity caused these dust particles to come together to form protoplanets and heavier metals like iron and nickel sank into the interior to form the core. Some time later, this protoplanet must have collided with another planetary body, causing it to fracture, sending chunks of rocks rich in iron and nickel out into space.