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...
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...
Blockbuster actor Chris Pratt has caused anguish for architectural devotees by demolishing a beloved architectural gem in LA.
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. ̵...
600 ks east of Perth, the City of Kalgoorlie was a unique expression of gold fever. Unlike most goldmining towns, which last for perhaps a decade, Kalgoorlie includes the famous Golden Mile and has an economy driven by gold since 1893. The central...
Cecil William Baldwin (1887–1961) was born in Melbourne and trained at the Burnley School of Horticulture, working as a landscape gardener until the outbreak of WW1. Cecil enlisted in the 40th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Forces an...
Greek royal family opening the 1896 Gamesfollowed by British Prince of Wales and Russian Duchess OlgaPinterestThe first Olympic Games in the Southern Hemisphere EVER were in Melbourne in 1956. These Games put our beautiful city on the map, got my f...