Wallblake House – The only surviving plantation house on the island in The Valley
September 2021
Borobudur ship – The reconstructed Indonesian historic ship is being exhibited in Magelang
The 8th-century wooden double outrigger sailing vessel of Maritime Southeast Asia depicted in some bas reliefs of the Borobudur Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. The ships depicted on Borobudur were most likely the type of vessels used for int...
Xianren Cave – The site of the immortals in Jiangxi
An archaeological site and a location of historically discoveries of prehistoric pottery shards and it bears evidence of early rice cultivation. The cave's name refers to the legendary Chinese enlightened people, the Xian, who had a long life or were immo...
ArcelorMittal Orbit – The Britain’s piece of public art in Stratford
A 114.5-metre-high sculpture and observation tower. Orbit was designed by Turner-Prize winning artist Sir Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond.
Kapoor and Balmond believed that Orbit represented a radical advance in the architectural field of combining sculp...
National Museum of Sudan – The world’s largest collection of ancient Nubian artifacts in Khartoum
The museum constructed in 1955 and established as a museum in 1971. The building and its surrounding gardens house the largest and most comprehensive Nubian archaeological collection in the world including objects from the Paleolithic period.
National Mu...
Tim Burton – The modern film director is shooting his first films in Burbank
An American film director, producer, writer and artist. He is known for his fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Big Fish (2003), Charl...
Rugby football – The birthplace of the famous sport in Rugby
A collective name for the family of team sports of rugby union and rugby league, as well as the earlier forms of football from which both games, as well as Australian rules football and gridiron football, evolved. Rugby football is played with an oval bal...
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica – One of the country’s most interesting and impressive museums in San José
In 1887, under the presidency of Bernardo Soto, the National Museum was created with the purpose of providing the country with a public establishment to deposit, classification of natural and cultural wealth. Construction of the building began for militar...
Florence Griffith Joyner – The fastest woman breaks all records in Seoul
Also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete. During the late 1980s she became a popular figure due to both her record-setting athleticism and eclectic personal style.
Griffith-Joiner was the big favorite in the sprint games held at th...
Deep Purple – The great psychedelic rock band recorded “Smoke on the Water” in Montreux
On December 4, 1971, Deep Purple was in the Swiss seaside town to record the Machine Head album using a mobile recording studio, rented by the Rolling Stones and known as the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
On the eve of the recording, Frank Zappa gave a...
Les Espaces d’Abraxas – The incredible urban monument in Noisy-le-Grand
The large complex of 600 apartments was designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura in 1978 and completed in 1982. It consists of three buildings: Le Palacio is the largest, followed by Le Théâtre to its west, and the smaller L'Arc between the other...
Jean-Paul Belmondo – The important figure of European cinema studied acting in Paris
A French actor, initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s and a major French film star for several decades.
His best known credits include Breathless (1960), That Man from Rio (1964), Pierrot le Fou (1965), The Brain (1969), Borsalino (1970), F...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – The temple of musical experience in Cleveland
The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established in 1983, by Ahmet Ertegun, founder and chairman...