Architectural Experiments by Terunobu Fujimori

The architect, Japanese nationality, is known for its curious architectural creations. Some of them look like little hut on chicken legs, others - to create a surrealist. Nevertheless, to live in them pretty well - despite the strange appearance, the houses are provided with all necessary. The architect continues to do, and we - wonder at his creations. Of course, not all of us would agree to live in such homes, but still, everything is worth a look and evaluate

Maritime House (10 Photos)

Maritime House (10 Photos)

Egypt in 1849. While there are no tourists

Photos of the first expeditions to Egypt

The highest bridge in the world

The highest bridge of peace is in the south of France, going from Paris, over the valley of the river Tarn. The highest of the pillars of the bridge has a length of 343 meters - more than the height of the Eiffel Tower. And the average height of the road over a precipice about 270 meters.



The total weight of the bridge is 290.000 tonnes. And it consists of 127.000 cubic meters of concrete, 19.000 tons of steel for reinforced concrete and 5.000 tons of supporting fixtures. The length of the bridge is nearly 2.5 kilometers. Interestingly, the bridge is made in the form of a semicircle with a radius of 20 kilometers.



Every day the bridge Millau Viaduct passes from 10 to 25 thousand cars. According engineers, a minimum service life of the bridge will be 120 years old.
Construction of the bridge at a cost of 394 million euros. And built a bridge from both banks, pulling sections on all fours and met in the middle to within 1 cm!

The White House in Ukraine>>Ukraine Hotel

The hotel, almost exactly like the White House in the U.S., assured the creators.

Longest art gallery of the world.

About 90 of the 100 underground stations provide visitors the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of different types and directions of art. Here and fabulous caves (many stations have been hewn in the rock, as the cave), and sculpture, and the corners of classical architecture, and wall reliefs, mosaics, graffiti and even a video installation.
In the subway frequently organized the exhibition. His work provided the Stockholm subway several hundred artists. Formerly, the state invested annually in the underground gallery of about $ 1.5 million