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Ganatantra Smarak in Kathmandu, Nepal

August 5, 2020

Nepal’s civil war, also known as the Maoist Insurgency, lasted for over ten years before the monarchy was abolished, giving rise to the People’s Republic. Today, a four-and-a-half-acre park near the Narayanhiti Palace Museum commemorates those who fought and witnessed the falling of the world’s last Hindu kingdom. The road to democracy began long before the Civil War. In 1951, power was seized from the oligarchical Rana family and the first democratically elected government was established in 1959. When...

Lapidarium in Guča, Serbia

August 5, 2020

The Lapidarium is a small outdoor museum of tombstones and roadside stone monuments. In this unusual complex resides 33 tombstones and roadside monuments crafted by sculptor Radosav Čikiriz and other stonemasons from Guča. The open-air exhibit is divided into three vaulted structures (sobrašice), which house some of the tombstones described as the most beautiful examples of “folk blue plastic.” Some of these monuments were created around the 1830s. The tombstones (krajputaši) are highlighted by their authentic decorations and epitaphs....

Ponte di Cecco in Ascoli Piceno, Italy

August 5, 2020

Ponte di Cecco is the oldest bridge in the town of Ascoli Piceno in Central Italy. It passes over the Castellano river connecting the Malatesta Fortress to the rest of the city. For centuries thought to be a Medieval structure, the original bridge was actually constructed during the age of the Roman Republic more than 2,000 years ago, forming part of the ancient Via Salaria. The structure is said to have been renovated in 1349 by an architect known...

Barmaz Ghost Village in Saint-Denis, Italy

August 5, 2020

Along the left bank of the River Dora, between the mountains of the Aosta Valley, a few crumbled houses catch the eye. This is the abandoned village of Barmaz, located on a mountainside near the town of Saint-Denis. The area was inhabited for centuries, but the oldest structures still standing in Barmaz date back to the 16th to 17th-century. The villages survived off agriculture, surrounded by rye fields, terraced vineyards, and pastures for grazing cattle. But despite its optimal...

Barnburgh Crags in Barnburgh, England

August 5, 2020

Between two farmers’ fields is a corridor of woodland wilderness filled with the scent of wild garlic in the spring. In it is a path that leads from the road toward Barnburgh, but if you look to your right at the stone crags, every so often, hidden among the foliage is faces peering out, carved into the rock face. There are also symbols that look alien in origin, or resemble insects. Winter is the best time to go, when...

Found: A Mysterious, Recipe-Filled Diary From 1968

August 4, 2020

One hot day in May 2019, Georgie Williams went to a South London market to buy antique furniture for her new place. Later, within the vintage cabinet she brought home, she found something intriguing: a brown booklet, with Official Diary 1968: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office inscribed on the cover. Inside, she discovered 150 handwritten recipes, scribbled down by a mysterious cook. Williams was stunned by the hard work the diary owner had dedicated to preserving her beloved recipes. Apart...

The Challenges and Delights of Photographing the...

August 4, 2020

Since ancient times, the night sky has been full of mystery and a source of fascination. Some early civilizations, living under naturally dark skies that are far less familiar to many people today, envisioned the stars as part of a solid dome that touched the Earth at the horizon. It’s easy to see why: True outdoor darkness has a depth you can sink into, with innumerable pinpricks of light embedded in the blackness. Capturing the magic of this darkness...

Kizukuri Station in Tsugaru, Japan

August 4, 2020

The Shakōki-dogū figurines were created during the Jōmon era of prehistoric Japan, noted for their depiction of human eyes, which are often compared to Inuit ski goggles or shakōki in Japanese. Some theorized they may have depicted a fertility goddess, the mysterious deity Arahabaki, or even ancient astronauts. First founded in 1924, Kizukuri Station has served as a station on the Gonō Line. A new building was constructed in 1992, making use of the Hometown Rejuvenation Program. The city of Tsugaru...

Knockagh Monument in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

August 4, 2020

High above the settlement of Greenisland on the eastern coast of County Antrim stands a giant stone obelisk known as the Knockagh Monument, named after the hill that it sits upon. The Knockagh Monument was erected in remembrance of the County Antrim men who fell in battle during the First World War (1914–1918), but was later rededicated to all those who died during the Second World War (1939–1945), as well. The high sheriff of the county, Henry Dupre Malkin Barton, started...

For Sale: A Cold War Bunker and...

August 4, 2020

Half an hour south of the Canadian border, in Fairdale, North Dakota, a hulking concrete structure rises up from the flat fields that surround it. The beige buildings are so prominent on an otherwise pastoral landscape that they could be mistaken for a 20th-century Stonehenge. It’s a Cold War missile site, and it’s for sale. In the 1970s, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were about as chilly as you’d expect in the middle of a...

Mangulica & Pulin Statue in Sremska Mitrovica,...

August 4, 2020

The Srem region (also known as Syrmia) in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, is home to a unique breed of pigs and dogs know as the Mangulica and Pulin. The Mangulica (or Mangalica) is a breed of domestic pig that is unique to the region. The breed was created by crossbreeding that took place in Hungary and Croatia that mixed blond mangulitsa and Srem pigs. It’s the last remaining long coat pig breed and is known for its...

The Sacramento Cannon Monument in Port Elizabeth,...

August 4, 2020

Where a lone street of the seaside hamlet of Schoenmakerskop terminates on the edge of a bluff, a solitary bronze cannon aims out over the ocean and a small, secluded bay. It marks the site of an extraordinary shipwreck discovered in 1977. The cannon itself was pulled from the site and dubbed the “miracle cannon” because it remained perfectly preserved despite centuries on the sea floor. In 1647, the Sacramento, a large Portuguese galleon, was on her maiden voyage....

Mörksugga Statue in Avesta, Sweden

August 4, 2020

The Mörksugga is a Swedish mythological creature, said to be present always and everywhere, listening and perceiving without ever being heard or seen itself. In the region of Dalarna, stories told of a “dark sow,” which could manifest as a black shape in the night or a log that refused to catch fire. These days, few people believe in such superstitions, but still the Mörksugga lives on as a souvenir. The initial popularization of the dark entity can be attributed...

Falu Gruva (Falun Mine) in Elsborg, Sweden

August 4, 2020

The Falun Mine used to be considered the treasure trove of Sweden. It was not gold or silver that the people were after there, but copper, a valuable material that was used for everything from cooking supplies to religious items. The mine was started around the ninth century, allegedly after a goat pointed locals to it by one day coming home with red material on its fur. The metals found there made the area rich and prosperous, and Falun...

These Strange Rock Formations Have Been a...

August 3, 2020

Located in Central California, just west of the town of Lone Pine, the Alabama Hills are one of Hollywood’s least famous but most filmed stars. Less “hills” and more giant huddled masses of stone, they are identifiable by the surprising smoothness of their rounded contours, which creates a gorgeous contrast with the sharp lines of the Sierra Nevada mountains that form their backdrop. Though this landscape is truly unlike anywhere else on Earth, its uniqueness hasn’t hindered the diversity...

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