Dubai - from a bird's eye view

A place that is now surely one of the biggest construction sites of the world. Dubai – from the bird's eye view...

Friday, March 2, 2012

Interesting photos from the construction of the Empire State Building

Empire State Building is a skyscraper in New York which is 1250 feet high. It has 102 floors and 6500 windows and the building held the record as the highest building in the world in the period of 1931 - 1970. It was built in 1931 and it was named after the nickname of the state of New York. There were no expensive equipment and robots at the time when it was built. Everything was done by hand. Here are some interesting and somewhat frightening pictures of the building, which is currently the highest building in New York.


















































Images source: ziza.qip.ru

Thursday, March 1, 2012

The waterfall Angel in Venezuela

The longest waterfall in the world is the Angel waterfall, with a height of 3211 feet (according to some measurements even 3474 feet). The height of the continuous water drop is 2647 feet. It was named after James Angel, a pilot who first flew over the falls in 1935. The waterfall is located in the wilds of Venezuela and you can reach it only by air.











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