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Fact Minsk City: View from the Roof

The earliest historic references to Minsk date to the 11th century 1067, when it was noted as a provincial city within the principality of Polotsk. The settlement developed on the rivers. In 1242, Minsk became a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It received town privileges in 1499.

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18 Jun 2012 12:00:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Mask Project By Lala Roe

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth”. – Oscar Wilde. (Photo by Lala Roe)

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07 Apr 2015 08:38:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Statue of Liberty in Paris (1877-1885)

When a French politician remarked that a monument should be raised in honour of American independence at a dinner party in 1865 he probably didn't imagine that the result would become an international icon of freedom. ...

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27 Jul 2012 04:07:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Embroidery on Metal by Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene

Just when you thought you had seen it all…Lithuanian artist, Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene drives up in this. This woman is comfortable around a drill bit and a sewing kit. Back it up and park it.

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08 Dec 2012 15:10:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Bodhi Bennett Two-Year-Old Traveller

Bodhi Bennett went on his first outdoor adventure when he was just five days old.

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30 Jul 2015 10:28:00,post received 0 comments

Charming UK Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 Winners

Aurorae category runner-up: Lone Tree under a Scandinavian Aurora by Tom Archer (UK). The photographer decided to explore the area around the hotel on a very crisp -35C evening in Finnish Lapland. When he found this tree, he decided to wait for the misty conditions to change and could not believe his luck when the sky cleared and the aurora came out in the perfect spot. Archer spent about an hour photographing it before his camera started to lock up because of the harsh conditions, but by then he was happy to call it a night. (Photo by Tom Archer/2020 Astronomy Photographer of the Year)

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