World's greatest religious buildings

Meenakshi Temple, Tamil Nadu, India






Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík, Iceland


Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Japan
Once the private residence of a villainous shogun, Kinkaku-ji — "the Temple of the Golden Pavilion" — was converted into a Zen Buddhist temple by his son.
That was 600 years ago. It was burned down by a monk in the 1950s and rebuilt beam for beam.


Fanjingshan Temples, Guizhou, China

The Choluteca Bridge in Honduras was built with such design strength that it could withstand the worst of hurricanes. When Hurricane Mitch came in 1998, it dumped 75 inches of rain in less than four days and destroyed 150 Honduran bridges, but not the Choluteca Bridge.

While the bridge itself was in near perfect condition, a wider view revealed that the roads on either end of the bridge had completely vanished, leaving no visible trace of their prior existence. Of even greater significance, however, was the fact that during the massive flooding caused by the hurricane, the several hundred feet wide Choluteca River had carved itself a new channel and no longer flowed beneath the bridge at all; the bridge now spanned dry ground.

Kaleni ocelove karoserie tanku

Koza Brněnská, hrad Špilberk

That time photographer Scott Taylor caught an 'angry bird' in real life.

His camera captured a moment in which a cardinal’s wings were tucked tightly into its body, making the bird look like a fluffy red ball floating in midair.

A photographer captured a stunning image of Christ the Redeemer “holding” the Moon after three years of attempting to get the shot.

Angolian artist paints himself painting himself

Towns and cities that look spectacular from above

Madrid


Barcelona


Centuripe, Sicily, Italy


Gangi, Sicily, Italy


Fort Bourtange, the Netherlands


Saint-Malo, France

KISS OF LIFE

In 1968, the author received the Pulitzer Prize for this photograph - one of the most prestigious awards in the United States, which is awarded for achievements in music, cinema, theater and journalism.

The picture shows two electricians, Randall Champion and Jay Thompson, hanging from a power pole. That day there was a strong heat and nothing foreshadowed trouble. The hum of air conditioners in July 1967 was heard throughout the state of Florida. Because of them, in the city of Jacksonville, there was an overload of power lines, and this caused a power surge.

Randall and Jay were doing routine maintenance on a live line when Randall accidentally touched one of the wires. A discharge of 4000 V passed through the body and his heart stopped. For understanding: during the execution in the electric chair, a voltage of 2000 V is used

Randall's lifeless body hung from the harness. But his partner Jay did not lose his head, realizing that every second is precious, he began to give him artificial respiration right on the pole. It was very inconvenient, but there was no other way out. In such a situation, it is difficult to conduct a normal resuscitation, but Jay still tried to start his friend's heart until he had a weak pulse.

Only after that he unhooked his partner's insurance and, throwing him over his shoulder, went down to the ground. By the time the rescuers arrived (they were called by professional photographer Rocco Morabito, who happened to be at the scene), Champion was already conscious on the ground.
Not only was he saved, thanks to Thompson, but he lived another 35 years. The electrician died in 2003 at the age of 64.

Thompson is alive today.

Člen Ku Klux Klanu stojí za policistou kvůli ochraně poté, co dav obklíčil shromáždění klanu v Austinu v Texasu, 1983

Front Street in Lahaina, Maui. People abandoned their vehicles, jumping into the ocean to escape the fire.

JWST našel galaxii ve tvaru otazníku

Zapadající Měsíc ukrojený siluetou Lomnického štítu.
Neuvěřitelný záběr pořídil Tomasz Ziajor v červenci 2019 z polské obce Pstrągowa, která je od Vysokých Tater vzdálena přes 140 km!
Chce to „jen“ čistý vzduch, vhodné načasování, dobrý teleobjektiv a velkou dávku štěstí.

Kyrys vojáka, kterýho u Waterloo trefila dělová koule.

Road to Burning Man Festival, Nevada.

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St Elizabeth's Hospital was renovated by only preserving the façade. víc fotek a info tady:
themindcircle.com/st-elizabeths-hospital/

This iconic photograph is still considered one of the most-terrifying space photographs to date. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II became the first human being to do a spacewalk without a safety tether linked to a spacecraft. In 1984, he floated completely untethered in space with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive.