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Showing posts with label Palaces. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palaces. Show all posts

Friday, May 3, 2013

Hotelicopter - Flying Hotel

Wow, the flying hotel and largest helicopter in the world, Cool! The Hotelicopter is modeled on the Soviet-made Mil V-12, of which there were only two prototypes ever made. The Hotelicopter Company purchased one of these prototypes from the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter plant in Panki-Tomilino, Russia in 2004 and have been engineering the world's first flying hotel ever since."The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience. More after the break...

Monday, February 18, 2013

House dutch hill

An interesting project is a Dutch design studio Denieuwegeneratie – Dutch Mountain House. This is a half-underground house, which is located in the Dutch nature reserve. In addition to the unusual architecture of the house and the original furniture – a bookcase from the “Jaguar” or the legs of the kitchen table of the bin.dutch hill

Friday, September 14, 2012

10 Most Fascinating Castles and Palaces

1. The Potala Palace: Tibet's greatest monumental structure


Originally built by King Songtsen Gampo in the seventh century, Potala Palace is located on the Red Hill of Lhasa, Tibet. Destroyed by lightning and war, Potala Palace had been rebuilt by the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1645. Since then, Potala Palace has become the seat of Dalai Lamas and also the political center of Tibet. The thirteenth Dalai Lama extended it to the present size, 117 meters (384 ft) in height and 360 meters (1,180 ft) in width, covering an area of more than 130, 000 sq meters (about 32 acres). Mainly comprised by the White Palace (administerial building) and the Red Palace (religious building), Potala Palace is famous for its grand buildings, complicated constructions, devotional atmosphere and splendid artworks. More after the break...
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