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33 Fascinating Pics Capture Street Scenes of Beijing in 1990

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:15:50 +0300

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for culture, diplomacy and politics, business and economy, education.

Jakarta Built A Surburban Village On Top Of A City Mall

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:38:27 +0300

Depending who you ask, Cosmo Park is an ingenious urban oasis or an ill-conceived dystopia. It is a surreal urban bubble, where normal life unfolds at an abnormal altitude. To access ground level, resident drive their cars down a ramp. A tall metal fence runs around the perimeter to make sure no one falls or drives off. Peer beyond the fence and you can spot the city’s landmarks below.

Amazing Pics From Kyoto “Bullet Tour” Show No Matter How Tight Your Schedule, You Should Go

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:17:29 +0300

Breathtaking images from a skilled photographer show that even one day in Japan’s former capitals is enough for unforgettable beauty. Japanese photographer Naohiro Yako went on a dangan tour of Kyoto and Nara, Japan’s former capitals which are halfway across the country from his current home in Tokyo. In total, he only spent 20 hours in the cities before he had to leave, but that was still enough time to take these jaw-dropping photos.

Russian Artist Has Left His Mark In The Most Unexpected Places Across The Country

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:22:22 +0300

Twenty-nine-year-old Stanislav Komissarov, aka Slava PTRK (an abbreviation of the word “Patriot”, his alias in computer games), is a street artist from the Urals. Nowadays he lives in Moscow and travels across Russia and Europe, leaving ‘mementos’ in different cities in the form of graffiti and installations that, by and large, deal with burning social issues. He has been doing street art for about 10 years, and has been very successful in the process.

Extraordinary Black And White Photographs Of London In The Early 1950s

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:57:12 +0300

Between 1949 and 1953, Robert Frank continually returned to Europe from his new home in New York to take photographs in France, Switzerland, Spain, and Great Britain, photographs that show the development of his uniquely humanist, poetic, and realist eye. In 1951 and early 1952, Frank visited London – “I liked the light, I liked the fog.” – and set out to photograph the unique atmosphere of the city.

My 27 Surreal Photos Of Tokyo At Night

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:43:17 +0300

I'm Davide Sasso and this is my project titled 'Tokyo Dream Distance' where I tried to capture the surreal beauty of Tokyo at night with my camera. I tried to give my photos that Cyberpunk look that I loved so much in some of my favorite movies, such as "Blade Runner" or "Akira". I published some of these photos on my social networks and I'm glad people like them a lot.

Lisbon’s Government Allowed Street Artists To Paint On Walls

Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:48:45 +0300

The so-called 'street art' in Lisbon was getting out of hand. After a long period of cleanups, Lisbon City Council finally decided to acknowledge graffiti and urban art as a legitimate form of creative expression and facilitate, support and institutionalize it. And this is the result!

Before-And-After Pics Showing How Famous Cities Changed Over Time

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:41:19 +0300

The world has evolved so rapidly over the last 100 years that it's difficult to imagine just how much things have changed during that time. Many of the world's most famous cities - like Kuala Lumpur for example, or Hong Kong - bare little resemblance to their earlier selves, and cities such as Dubai didn't even exist at all until fairly recently.

I Draw Famous Cities From My Memory

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:32:24 +0300

The city fascinates me, no it totally absorbes me, actually it excites me to such degree that I feel like spending hours, days, weeks and sometimes months recreating in fine detail my impressions of all great cities I’ve visited. Mainly from memory, I reconstruct whole cities in pen and ink and not a single little detail is lost on me: streetlights, subway entrances, shopfronts, park benches, yes, even curtains in windows.

I Infect Cities With CCTVs And Satellite Dishes

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:14:35 +0300

This project is simply called “Nests” and mimic the random human activity in the urban landscape. Jakub Geltner was inspired by the characteristics of several cities on his travels around the world where he often found different unplanned, almost organically placed, elements that interfere with the typical facades of the buildings in specific cities.

I Cover City Streets In Lace Street Art

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:26:29 +0300

I create works that are somewhere in between street art, pottery, painting and sculpture. Most of my work consist of prints of traditional laces, made in clay or painted on the walls. Why laces? Because in laces there is an aesthetic code, which is deeply embedded in every culture. In every lace we find symmetry, some kind of order and harmony, isn’t that what we all seek for instinctively?

Delightful Paper Dioramas Showcase Iconic Cities Atop Famous Foods

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:12:13 +0300

In Bea Crespo and Andrea G. Portoles’ delightful “Brunchcity” series, paper dioramas form iconic skylines that pop out of foods for which major cities are famous. Crespo, an illustrator, created the charming drawings, selecting and sketching landmarks that represent each city. For example, the ruins of Athens' Parthenon rises out of a dish of Greek yogurt, Cuba's capital building and a mural of Che Guevera stand on a bedrock of beans and rice, and a paper Coliseum teeters on the side of an Italian ice cream cone. .

The Avenues of Monopoly, Captured in Pictures

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:36:44 +0300

One photographer's investigation of Atlantic City shows how far the city is today from the romance of the classic board game.

The Avenues of Monopoly, Captured in Pictures

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:36:34 +0300

One photographer's investigation of Atlantic City shows how far the city is today from the romance of the classic board game.

Toothpick City Art and Sculpture

Tue, 20 May 2014 13:26:01 +0400

Amazing sculptures by American Artist Bob Morehead who has spent years and approximately 300,000 toothpicks, wood glue (and nothing else) to construct these sculptures. Morehead comments, that these sculptures are not flimsy as they are sometimes 3 of more toothpick thick.

Kowloon City

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:06:19 +0400

Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. In 1987, the Walled City contained 33,000 residents within its 6.5-acre (0.026 km2; 0.0102 sq mi) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by Triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use. In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the Walled City. After an arduous eviction process, demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park opened in December 1995 and occupies the area of the former Walled City. Some historical artifacts from the Walled City, including its yamen building and remnants of its South Gate, have been preserved there.

Sex Boxes in Zurich

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:33:44 +0400

We've seen photos of German sex boxes about three years ago. This time the authorities of the Swiss city of Zurich placed the sex boxes in their city. A prostitute must pay about $5.40 a day to use these boxes. The couple must stay inside the car during the whole process. The boxes are opened from 5pm till 5am.