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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 743)

1. This used to be the richest silver mine in the world Silver Islet refers to both a small rocky island and a small community located at the tip of the Sibley Peninsula in northwestern Ontario, Canada. A rich vein of pure silver was discovered on this small island in 1868 by the Montreal Mining Company. The islet…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 742)

1. Various types of dormers (lucarnes in French); windows that project vertically from a sloping roof Here you’ll find a breakdown in English of each dormer type presented, highlighting the architectural forms and features of each dormer type. 2. Su Nuraxi: Sardinia’s Prehistoric Stone Giant of a Lost Civilization Su Nuraxi di Barumini, located in…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 741)

1. This Troglodyte House for Sale in France The valley, south of Tours, is classified as a Natural Area of Ecological Interest for Flora and Fauna (known as ZNIEFF for Zone Naturelle d’Intérêt Ecologique, Faunistique et Floristique). Six kilometres long, it constitutes a reserve with an outstanding diversity. Occupied since the Prehistoric era, it still…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 740)

1. People Watching at the Louvre From the archives of Brazilian photographer Alécio de Andrade Archives. 2. Jim Morrison’s bust found nearly 40 years after it was stolen from Paris cemetery Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly four decades ago from the Paris grave that has long been a place of…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 739)

1. The gargoyle at Giusti Garden in Verona The dramatic cypress avenue leads to a cave full of stalactites and subsequently to Palazzo Giusti. Created at the end of the fifteenth century by a knight of the Venetian republic. Talk about taking a grotto to another level. Discover the garden here. 2. “All I know…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 738)

1. The House that Madness Built In the tidy Westphalian town of Lemgo, Germany, where the gabled houses wear their history with restrained Protestant pride, there stands a house that seems to have wandered in from another reality. It is a house made of wood, and also of something more difficult to name—delirium, perhaps, or…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 737)

1. For Sale: Portobello Road’s Most Famous Antiques Shop & the Home Upstairs Property for sale on Knight Frank. 2. Becoming an Artist Residence at the Historic National Arts Club 3. In a Quaint French Village, a sculptor and his daughter brought Vincent Van Gogh’s celebrated Room to Life as an Airbnb This captivating project…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 736)

1. A Ravishing Radish Hat And other wonderful creations by Rebecca Gardner. 2. Penitentes en Cuenca (Penitents in Cuenca) by José Ortiz Echagüe, 1940 a lay confraternity of Spanish-American Roman Catholic men active in Northern and Central New Mexico and southern Colorado. They maintain religious meeting buildings, which are not formal churches, called moradas. More about…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 735)

1. The Magical Garbage Dump Spirits of the Congo In Kinshasa, the Congolese capital, a subculture has found a new way to draw attention to the foreign waste they’re drowning in by turning mountainous piles of invasive trash into surreal costumes. French photographer Stephan Gladieu traveled to the city’s “apocalyptic” waste sites, he documented the collective of artists called Ndaku Ya La…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 734)

1. A wonderful tip from a reader about a very unusual French water tower found by the roadside From our reader: Just perusing your recent article of your internet finds and thought you might like to see this “treehouse”. I found it just outside Pontorson Railway Station when making a “pilgrimage” to the amazingMont St.…

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