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The Multicultural Legacy of Ukraine’s Forgotten Region

March 7, 2022

Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Carpathian Mountains lies a verdant landscape dotted with evergreens and medieval cities. It’s a region that has seen many people come and go. Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Goths, and Huns all have claimed and lost pockets of land there. In the ninth century, Scandinavian Vikings, known as the Rus, established one of medieval Europe’s most powerful states there. Centuries later, a Rus descendant, Prince Roman of Volhynia and his son, pulled a...

Silvana Nakamura Mosaico in Tupã, Brazil

March 7, 2022

Varpa is a district in the small town of Tupã, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The district is known for being home to a large population of Latvian immigrants. Amidst the Latvian-style architecture, there is one colorful residence with intricate tile mosaic pieces on the outside. This is the atelier of an artist who works with mosaic style. Artist Silvana Nakamura decorated the entire residence with her art, inside and out. What is most striking is that...

Benjamín Carrión Statue in Mexico City, Mexico

March 7, 2022

An Ecuadorian intellectual memorialized in Mexico City thanks to his diplomatic work and love of chess. Benjamín Carrión was born in Loja, Ecuador, in 1897. At the start of his career in Ecuador, he made a name for himself in writing, especially poetry. In addition, he dabbled in publishing and editing. Having learned French in his youth through books with the help of his mother and brother, his diplomatic career began as the Ecuadorian consul in Le Havre, France, in...

Murtoa Stick Shed in Murtoa, Australia

March 7, 2022

This location once acted as one of the many emergency grain stores constructed in the region during World War II. Though it is now known as the Stick Shed, the grain storage facility was previously known as Murtoa No. 1 Grain Store. With the onset of World War II leading to trade restrictions, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, Australia had a lot of grain and nowhere to put it. The grain glut prompted the Australian Wheat Board...

Devetashka Cave in Devetaki, Bulgaria

March 7, 2022

Devetashka is a massive cave located in rural Bulgaria and is believed to date back to the Stone Age. Unsurprisingly humans don’t tend to live in caves anymore and today the cave is home to over 30,000 bats. The cave is impressively large measuring a little over a mile (two kilometers) in length and in places over 100 meters in height. Several large holes in the roof, commonly referred to as eyes, allow daylight to illuminate the vast interior....

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena in...

March 7, 2022

The oldest still existing bank in the world can be found in Siena, Italy. But its days may be numbered due to financial problems. The bank traces its history back to 1472, when it was founded as a monte di pietà (mount of piety), an early form of organized charity that was intended as an alternative to moneylenders. After a reform in 1624, the bank came to its current name: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. This bank is...

Joe Gelato in Mexico City, Mexico

March 7, 2022

The cempasúchil, flame-colored marigolds that the Aztecs once used to honor a goddess of death, are inescapable in Mexico City each October. Millions of the blossoms make their way into garlands in preparation for Día de los Muertos. On November 1, most of these fragrant flowers will wind up on the graves of loved ones. But each year, a few are set aside for a very different purpose: ice cream. “It tastes almost like you mixed chamomile with vanilla,” says José...

Stone Gargoyle Chair in Durham, England

March 7, 2022

In the northern city of Durham, the River Wear snakes around to carve out a U-shaped peninsula. This was an ideal natural defense for both the city’s medieval Norman castle and cathedral. Today, one can stroll along the banks of the river in a three-mile circular walk, taking a little over a mile. Nestled between the St. Leonard’s School Boat Club to the north, and the 18th-century stone Prebends Bridge to the south is a rather odd-looking structure with...

Tim Willis' Junkyard Playground in Cleveland, Ohio

March 7, 2022

Sometimes the most amazing things lay off the beaten path and away from the more touristy sights of a city. Such is the case in the Fairfax neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, where one man’s lifetime fascination with tinkering, muscle cars, and monster trucks has translated into a delightful menagerie of roadside art pieces. Inspired by the giant mechanical spider in 1999’s Wild Wild West, Timothy Willis has built over 28 brightly painted robots and fantastical machines on a grassy...

Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway in...

March 7, 2022

Promontory Point, Utah, is justly famous as the site where the eastward-building and westward-building parts of the Transcontinental Railroad were connected in 1869. And the historic park at the site, with its visitor center, replica locomotives, and interpretive exhibits, is certainly worth a visit. But what is less known is that this part of the original transcontinental route is completely abandoned. The route was bypassed by the Lucin Cutoff directly across the Great Salt Lake in the early 20th...

'The Wedding of the Hen' in Lisbon,...

March 7, 2022

Tiles are deeply steeped into the Portuguese cultural fabric. Decorating palatial buildings, humble houses, church façades, and public walls, tiles are ubiquitous in Portugal. This tradition dates back to the 13th century, when the Moor conquered the Iberian Peninsula. The Portuguese word for tile, azulejo, comes from the Arabic word الزليج (al-zellij), which refers to polished stones used for mosaics. In line with Moorish aesthetic sensibilities, the earliest examples of Portuguese tiles exhibit geometric patterns, but the art of tiling...

The Tomb Of Hannah Courtoy in England

March 7, 2022

Deep inside Brompton Cemetery in London resides a large mausoleum. This is the tomb of Hannah Courtoy, a wealthy woman who died in 1849. According to official records, she is interred inside this tomb along with two of her three adult daughters. However, according to local legend, the tomb also contains a working time machine. Before Hannah Courtoy died, she was friends with a renowned Egyptologist named Joseph Bonomi. Bonomi was convinced that he had discovered the secrets of...

Exploring the Enduring Mystery of Crete's Phaistos...

March 7, 2022

Excerpted from The Greatest Invention: A History of the World in Nine Mysterious Scripts by Silvia Ferrara. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Copyright © 2019 by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore s.r.l. Translation copyright © 2022 by Todd Portnowitz. All rights reserved. On the Old Continent, on Crete, hidden among the ancient Aegean scripts from 4,000 years ago, is another script, perhaps an isolate, perhaps not, but certainly the most mysterious of all. And like all the most hidden and...

‘Charles Edward 1864’ in Metung, Australia

March 7, 2022

This magnificent stainless steel sculpture made by local artist Doug Hadaway pays tribute to The Charles Edward. This was the name given to an iron-hulled paddled steamer built on the other side of the world in Dumbarton, Scotland, which shortly after being designed in 1864, sailed its way across the world to Australia. Sitting in an iconic position on the Metung foreshore, this work of art is based on the old ship itself and looks out to the sea...

34th Street Graffiti Wall in Gainesville, Florida

March 7, 2022

This retaining wall has been regularly tagged since 1979. Though technically illegal, the wall has become an institution of sorts. City officials even placed trash cans along the wall to discourage littering. People call the 1,120-foot wall the “Community Bulletin Board.” Artists post all kinds of things from victory announcements and personal victories to activism slogans and tributes. Most of the art is done by students and local residents, but sometimes, a professional contributes to the piece. Local historians...

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