They become the place for the coolest parties, source of extraordinary ideas and unpredictable discoveries. Nowadays whole houses, temples, gardens, pools and stadiums reach peaks of their popularity – all of them on tops of buildings.
Skyward
Pools on skyscrapers roofs are in fact one of the means hotels resort to in order to attract guests. The latter ones are ready to pay considerable amounts of money to simply have an eyeful of amazing views that come to sight from high altitude and to have some swim almost in the clouds, of course. One gets a sense of being in an endless space when up on floor 57 of Singapore hotel Marina Bay Sands.Photo marinabaysands.com
A pool on the roof of Harbour Plaza Hotel in Hong Kong looks rather futuristic. Thank to its transparent walls one can enjoy the look of surrounding buildings and hills even when under water.Photo hоspitalitynеt.org
However from the top of Hotel Udai Kothi in Indian city of Udaipur a view of ancient palaces greets the eye while at the same time one is surrounded with various pavilions covered in Rajasthani style ornamentations and paintings.Photo trivago.ru
In spite of the law
In Chinese Shanzhen at the top of 21-storied building the owner of the penthouse, in secret from local authorities, erected a real temple. There is a miniature garden near it where one can have some rest from big city fuss without living the house. It isn’t simple at all to have a closer look at the construction. At the entrance gapers are greeted by specially trained dogs and modern security system with metallic door, video surveillance and admission only by fingerprint. Photo scmp.com
Another remarkable Beijing inhabitant – professor and the owner of large western medicine clinics chain at the same time – created a huge mansion surrounded by mountain scenery on his 26th floor.Photo st.pixаnews.cоm
Temples, gardens, plantations, sports fields… The Chinese succeeded in “high-level” building-up all in all. A cost of a square meter in the country is expensive enough to learn how to make use of every available plot. Thus, a whole cottage village of 25 villas is peacefully settled on top of a trade centre in Chengyang.Photo cb.com.cn
Hovering over the world
Alongside practical use from additional roofs development, some managed to find a space for art there. Korean painter Do Ho Suh created an extraordinary installation symbolizing student’s life in the USA: when graduating from school, a person becomes independent and has to live separately from parents – either in a dorm or in an apartment. The master’s work bears the name “A Fallen Star” and represents a multi-storied building that is affixed to the roof of one of University of California in San Diego buildings at an angle of 10 degrees.Photo stirileprоtv.rо
The Brits, some time on the threshold of Summer Olympic Games in London, held a competition for creative people: come up with an ingenious architectural design – obtain a chance to bring it to life! That’s how a town of Bexhill got a bus teetering on the edge of De La Warr Pavillion building. The author of the work was inspired by “Italian Job” the movie.Photo encryptеd-tbn0.gstаtic.cоm
However in Vienna one can see a house attacking a roof of another building. It is in fact a work of modern sculptor Erwin Wurm. It has an ilk name: “A House Attacks”. The construction under assault is nothing else but Vienna Museum of Modern Art. The invading house is a symbol of daily routine and plain low-cost buildings like “countrymen dream” that swarmed Austria.Photo а-static.prоjektn.sk
Ancient Fez medina is firmly holding time in a criss-crossing maze of tiny alleyways and picturesque shops. The medieval town of craftsmen does not recognize modern technology, however, it is not difficult to trace a full production of cute handbag with embossed lettering. The leather for souvenir is produced there, in courtyards, and at a reasonable cost a tannery owner would reveal details of folk art with a millennial history.
Kyrgyzstan is called Middle Asian Switzerland. Mountains, rivers, waterfalls, caves, cols and green meadows aren’t a speck inferior in terms of aesthetics to European ones yet travelers haven't duly appreciated this country so far. Across-the-board exploration of the land by the state’s guests has only just begun. And alongside hotels that are being swiftly erected, ordinary yurts are still offered for residence to feel local natural.
Six million years ago, in faraway Mongolia a deep crater of an extinct volcano was gradually filled to the brims with water, turning into a wonderful lake. Water ran high with gusts of wind, and sparkled in the sun like precious jewel, so no wonder that along with the official name of Hövsgöl Lake, this nature wonder has a more poetic name of the Dark Blue Pearl.
Buddhists say: to get rid of suffering, one should get rid of desire. There are special places for that. Today we suggest you to check out our top five of stunning temples, where Buddhists and tourists are looking for a way to harmony for their souls.
Finally, one of our favorite categories reached the city, where dollars are considered as the main currency. Thus, we will not have to go around exchange offices and constantly convert prices. So, we go to such a different and exciting New York to spend our 10 dollars.
What do you imagine when you hear the word "abbey"? I'm sure most people will first of all think of Westminster. But what if I said that in fact it is no longer an abbey? So what makes these medieval buildings so special? Let's look at the example of buildings from different European countries.
Stereotypes are terrible. They form a definite picture of the world in our heads, and it is not so easy to change. Take, for instance, the concept of skyscraper: imagination of 90% people immediately provoke skyline of American cities, familiar from movies and TV. It is quite logical, but nowadays panorama of the best luxury skyscrapers is in other direction – keep moving to the East. For Arab structures may outdo Western ones in all respects.
We were catching the warm spring sun rays at almost empty Warsaw Sunday streets. When the sun had hidden behind the skyscraper - we got high on the tallest among them to enjoy the sunset.
The architecture of temples has interesting and sometimes controversial history. Quite often the novelties and fundamentals of movements in architecture started with the building of temples with sophisticated design. The Polish Roman Catholic churches are rather bright in their beauty.
A function of UNESCO World Heritage Committee is to work in the most careful manner year after year on studying objects that constitute outstanding culture civilizations and are unique in their origins. Under number 569 of an impressive list of the organization city of Gjirokastër, the one from the south of Albania, is located – it is it we are going to study today through the length and breadth.
Marina Orlova is a project manager in a cultural and public organization. Working on one of her international projects, she met her love - Wim, a guy from Belgium. She succeeded to visit his country only when Ukraine obtained visa-free regime and Marina shared with OUTLOOK her observations about how the Belgians live, what they eat for breakfast and how they relax.
Iceland is a ‘country of ice and fire’, ‘country of thousand rivers and lakes’, countless waterfalls and geysers. There, like in a fairy tale, again and again, you feel like pinching yourself to check if you are dreaming or does it all really exist…
Impressions of this city depend much on what you have visited before being introduced to it. After Los Angeles it may seem very business-like and culturally rich, after New York – provincial and old-fashioned somehow. In any case, it has a bright and memorable face of a gentleman from Massachusetts.
Someone compares Jaipur with lace tablecloth; others with a box of pink marshmallows; and some admirers claim this is a hive densely inhabited by bees. However, everyone agrees on one thing: there is the wonderful air full of freedom which cannot be found in Europe. It fills the lungs and breathing it a traveller loses count of hours and even centuries.
First exhibition of paintings in the world’s most visited museum the Louvre was opened on 1793. But its building was well-known far beyond France, though the edifice was not used with such lofty cultural purposes.
"A small territory with a great mission" is the motto under which on February 11, 1929 Lateran Treaty between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See recognized Vatican as a sovereign territory. It was an agreement which opened doors for curious patrons who for centuries had been trading gossip about "What is kept inside Vatican castles?".
On this great holiday for all Christians of the Orthodox rite, we want to present you a video about the holy places of Palestine, namely the city of Bethlehem.
With this article, we want to inspire both current and future students with a selection of the most impressive universities and institute campuses. Those who have already received degree will probably get filled with admiration, too, and start thinking whether or not to get another one because in such places one hits the books especially fruitfully.
In the world there is an unusual place where the biggest number of twins are born. Although at first glance it looks like a mystical coincidence, statistics makes you believe in miracles. The Indian state of Kerala can boast of a village where unusual things happen. Kodhini is the place with more twins than anywhere else in the world. Actually, there is almost no explanation for this.
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