Angkor Wat: Hindu/Buddhist cultural site
By Art and Architecture, mainly on May 14, 2024 in: architecture, history
aerial view of Angkor Wattotally surrounded by wallWhen the Khmer Empire came to power, Hinduism became...
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Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument"
By Boing Boing on Apr 30, 2024 in: architecture
Punctuating the skyline of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's capital, is an architectural monstrosity that defies convention — the Neutrality Monument. This massive 95-meter grotesquely phallic arch, cloaked in gleaming white marble, was the brainchild of t...
Medieval saints, pilgrims, souvenirs
By Art and Architecture, mainly on Apr 29, 2024 in: architecture, Britain, Christian, France, history, Israel, medicine
In the Christian tradition, journeying was associated with conversion: all pilgrim roads potentially led to Damascus. All Christians were stained with sin in his life, but individuals’ motives for going on pilgrimage differed from person to p...
Moulin Rouge goes "topless" as blades fall off famed Parisian windmill
By Boing Boing on Apr 27, 2024 in: architecture, paris
The iconic windmill that decorates the Moulin Rouge Cabaret in Paris has collapsed like a dying diva in the third act. The New York Times reports that the blades fell off, probably around midnight Wednesday. No one was hurt in the accident, except...
Chris Pratt destroys gorgeous, historic mid-century modern house to build a gaudy mansion
By Boing Boing on Apr 21, 2024 in: architecture, los angeles, real estate
Actor Chris Pratt (Just About Every Movie Franchise) and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger have just destroyed the 1950 Zimmerman house in Los Angeles so that they could replace it with a massive home "in the modern farmhouse style that has come to d...
The oldest skyscrapers in the world
By Boing Boing on Apr 20, 2024 in: architecture
If you've a penchant for craning your neck all the way up to revel at gigantic manmade wonders from an unnatural angle, visiting Manhattan is probably on at the top of your travel itinerary. It's amazing what rebar has done for the modern city. ̵...
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger demolished a 1950s LA architectural gem they bought for $12.5 million, reports say
By Business Insider on Apr 20, 2024 in: Entertainment, architecture
Blockbuster actor Chris Pratt has caused anguish for architectural devotees by demolishing a beloved architectural gem in LA.
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