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To defend itself from a sea that killed thousands, the Netherlands closed a bay with giant dikes, drained almost 1,000 km² of seabed, and transformed the land reclaimed from the ocean into Flevopolder, the largest artificial island on the planet, where today more than 400,000 people live below sea level.
25+ min ago (950+ words) There is a place in the north of Europe where the solid ground was actually taken from the bottom of the sea. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest artificial island in the world is Flevopolder, in the Netherlands,…...
Leland Stanford | American Experience | PBS
3+ day, 4+ min ago (224+ words) Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape. Hard Hat Riot repasa los eventos…...
Blakeview: The Columns Hotel in New Orleans had a life long before it became a hotel
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (325+ words) The Columns Hotel is an 1883 Italianate mansion. In honor of next week’s Tales of the Cocktail, we visit a place where many visitors have enjoyed a cocktail or two: the bar of the Columns Hotel. The hotel’s bar area was…...
Why hasn't the Pantheon's dome collapsed? [13:33]
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (53+ words) The Pantheon remains elusive. Despite its exceptional preservation, its original function is uncertain. And despite centuries of research, there are unanswered questions about how this structure, crowned by the largest unreinforced concrete dome in history, was built. The Purpose of…...
The grand granary that could never be filled
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (358+ words) The Times of India Patna: Patnaâs iconic Golghar is one of the cityâs most recognisable landmarks â an architectural marvel that has fascinated visitors for more than two centuries However, behind its imposing beehive-shaped silhouette lies an extraordinary…...
Voices/Douglas Swinford | Shake roof leads to English (Brothers) career
9+ hour, 15+ min ago (725+ words) A look at the finished product in 1924. In 1959, a call came in to the local Carpenters Hall for two men to put on a wood shake roof on a beautiful new home at 1008 Foothill Drive, Champaign. It just so happened…...
Today in History: July 12, Disco Demolition Night
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (112+ words) Baltimore Sun If Orioles are sellers, these 9 players could be dealt at trade deadline Chick-fil-A pulls out of planned Westminster location Health officials warn of parasitic intestinal illness outbreak Restaurateur faces suits for unpaid rent after citing safety concerns in…...
From the Archives: Mound Key – The Calusa capital city
10+ hour, 48+ min ago (499+ words) The following contains excerpts from a March 31, 2012, article in the Naples Daily News entitled “Heart of the Calusa empire.” On a remote Estero Bay island accessible only by boat, South Florida’s capital city once stood. For centuries, the Calusa kingdom…...
Harvington Hall history festival returns with leading historians and broadcasters
15+ hour, 46+ min ago (362+ words) VISITORS including Tracy Borman OBE, Antiques Roadshow’s Will Farmer and jewellery specialist Susan Rumfitt will headline this summer’s Harvington History Festival. The event returns to Harvington Hall near Kidderminster from Wednesday, July 22 to Sunday, July 26, after a sell-out year in…...
Wreckers demolish 216-year-old building in Akron - AOL
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (842+ words) We’ve lost another landmark in Akron. This one was older than the city itself, and most people didn’t even know it existed. According to Summit County records, the small wooden structure at 97 Kent Court in Middlebury was built in 1810, making…...