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Pune Prarthana Samaj in Pune, India

February 19, 2025

The area near Tapkir Galli (a busy road in the center of the city) is known for its electronics market. In this area, there are also several old temples and mansions. Among these structures is a beautiful stone building that houses the Pune Prarthana Samaj. Pune Prarthana Samaj was founded in December 1870. It has its roots in the Brahmo Samaj movement inspired by the religious and social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Pune Prarthana Samaj is a society...

World’s Largest Rainbow Road in Toronto, Ontario

February 19, 2025

The world’s longest rainbow road appeared in the summer of 2024 on Toronto’s Hanlan’s Point. Fifty-three years after Canada’s first Pride event was held here, artist Travis Myers painted the colorful installation to recognize and celebrate the area’s importance to the city’s LGBTQ+ community. The main attraction of Hanlan’s Point for many is its nude beach—it’s one of two official clothing-optional beaches in Canada. Located at the western edge of Toronto’s Islands, it boasts some of the best views of...

Iguanodon Statue in Maidstone, England

February 19, 2025

The statue of the Iguanodon, commissioned in 2021, stands proudly in front of Maidstone railway station, greeting both visitors and locals alike. This majestic sculpture serves as a poignant reminder of the Iguanodon skeleton discovered in a Maidstone quarry in 1834. The big, bulky herbivores lived during the Cretaceous period. They could grow up to 36-feet-tall and had large “thumb spikes,” thought to be used for defense. Today, the skeleton is housed in the Natural History Museum in London....

La Alameda's Castle in Madrid, Spain

February 19, 2025

This castle once had humble beginnings. Originally built near the medieval road to Alcalá de Henares, Alameda Castle was a small structure with a moat and an artillery barrier. The castle had a rectangular floor plan with rounded corners and two towers—one square and one cylindrical—as well as a central courtyard with a water fountain. The construction of irregular limestone masonry was completed in 1476. In 1575, the castle got a serious makeover into a Renaissance-style leisure villa. Large...

Mt. Baker Ridge Sunset Stones in Seattle,...

February 19, 2025

On Mt. Baker ridge, above the I-90 tunnel, a line of 12 basalt stones stand, each with a perfect vertical line cut down their centers. On the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—the stone at one end will perfectly align with the sunset, which will set 36 degrees north of due west. On a certain day of each passing month, the next stone in the line will frame the sunset. The last rock marks the winter solstice, the...

Lydenburg Heads in Cape Town, South Africa

February 19, 2025

In the early 1960s, 16-year-old Karl-Ludwig von Bezing stumbled across some odd pottery fragments poking out from the soil on his family’s farm in South Africa. As an amateur geologist and archaeologist, the young man’s curiosity was piqued. Between 1962 and 1964, Von Bezing went on to excavate and collect what eventually were identified as the oldest African Iron Age artworks from south of the equator. Once reconstructed at the University of Cape Town, a total of seven ceramic heads were...

Asukayama Park in Kita City, Japan

February 19, 2025

Asukayama, or Mount Asuka, is a small hill in Kita-ku, Tokyo, standing 83 feet tall. The mound is informally considered the smallest mountain in the metropolis, though the Geospatial Information Authority has refused to officially recognize it as a mountain. Whether a proper mountain or not, the hill is still home to a large public park known for its cherry blossoms, a popular hanami, or flower viewing, spot since the early 18th century. In 1720, Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune had...

Museo San Colombano – Collezione Tagliavini in...

February 18, 2025

The Museo San Colombano – Collezione Tagliavini in central Bologna features the unusual sight of a Renaissance-era church decorated with frescoes and filled with harpischords, pianos, and other keyboard instruments. The story of how this museum came to be housed within a deconsecrated church is complicated. Originally, the site held a church built in the seventh century, though little of the original structure remains. In 1591, an oratory was built on top of it, and later its interior was...

Duwisib Castle in Alt Duwisib, Namibia

February 18, 2025

This red-stone castle emerges from the desert in the middle of nowhere. It’s built in the neo-romantic style, but served its romantic purposes for just seven years. In 1907, German army captain Hansheinrich von Wolf fell in love with Jayta Humphreys, a wealthy American. He had Duwisib Castle built for her, a grand structure with 22 rooms, a great hall, and a luxurious courtyard spa. The architect Wilhelm Sander designed and built the castle for 250,000 gold Marks. It was...

A Man in 19th-Century Italy Preserved His...

February 18, 2025

Tucked between the tibias of a standing skeleton in a museum in Turin, Italy, is a peculiar glass dome. The small container almost escapes notice, located in the last room of the Luigi Rolando Museum of Human Anatomy. Despite the wooden plaque below the item, the explanation just raises more questions. “Being neither an advocate of cremation nor cemeteries, I would like my bones to be laid to rest in the Anatomical Institute,” the inscription reads. “I would also...

Friar’s Music Museum in Toronto, Ontario

February 18, 2025

At the busy intersection of Yonge and Dundas streets in Toronto there are many shiny, loud things vying for attention, from giant video billboards to busking musicians to blustery public speakers. There’s also a hidden cultural gem, the Friar’s Music Museum. Inside a nondescript Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy, beside shelves of toothpaste and deodorant, you’ll find a corner space filled with musical instruments, vintage vinyl, stage clothing, and other artifacts from artists who once made this stretch of Yonge...

Al Capone’s Grave in Hillside, Illinois

February 18, 2025

Buried in a family plot at Mt. Caramel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois, lies one of America’s most infamous gangsters, Al Capone. Capone ruled organized crime in Chicago from 1925 to 1931, before he was eventually arrested for income tax evasion and violating the laws of Prohibition. He was initially incarcerated in Atlanta but was moved to Alcatraz in 1934. In 1939, Capone was released to a hospital in Baltimore, as his syphilis had progressed to an advanced stage. After his...

Birds-of-Paradise Can Emit Light Through Their Feathers

February 18, 2025

This story was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright and colorful plumage, but it turns out they are even more dazzling than previously thought. Researchers have found 37 of the 45 species show biofluorescence—in other words, patches of their plumage or other body parts absorb UV or blue light, and emit light at lower frequencies. “At a minimum, it would make these biofluorescent areas...

A Guide to the Cardamoms of the...

February 17, 2025

This article is adapted from the February 15, 2025, edition of Gastro Obscura’s Favorite Things newsletter. You can sign up here. My favorite source for Thai recipes is Pailin Chongchitnant’s blog and YouTube channel Hot Thai Kitchen, and I recently decided to make her Thai-style biryani. Thailand has a lot of Indian influence, and I was intrigued to learn there was a Thai version of what I usually think of as a South Asian dish. I was also interested...

Hotel Activities: Essential Guide to Engaging Guest...

February 16, 2025

Hotel activities are the various things guests can do for enjoyment during their stay. Examples can range from spa treatments and live entertainment, to city tours and outdoor adventure activities. The hotel activities on offer can make a huge difference to the guest experience, helping to create memorable moments. Designing your hotel to offer interesting The post Hotel Activities: Essential Guide to Engaging Guest Experiences appeared first on Revfine.com.

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