Stunning Places

Overlooking San Francisco Bay this is the best of both worlds perched above it all in a quiet, urban forested canyon with a 15 minute drive to glorious San Francisco via 280 or 101. 20 minutes to Palo Alto and the Silicon Valley. 20 minutes to Half Moon Bay and the beautiful Northern California coast. 7 minutes to BART or CalTrain at Millbrea station. 10 minutes from SFO. Walk to the beautiful Mills Canyon 3.1 mile loop trail. Bikes available for loan to ride along the Crystal Springs Reservoir or the Bay. Safe street parking directly below the Treehouse. [Source]

An example of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust’s continued work in the Green Zone is the Herbert River wetlands project. Through a collaboration with the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), approximately 147-acres of high value habitat at the confluence of the Herbert and Eagle Rivers has been set aside. [Source]

Añisclo Canyon is located in the Pyrenees of Huesca (South of Monte Perdido ), flowing southward. It has a length of about 10 kilometers (from the Circus Añisclo to the confluence with the river Aso). It is due to the erosive action of water on limestone, which for centuries has beautiful shapes carved into the rock. [Source]

Being the second largest island in the Mediterranean, the coastline varies enormously from north to south and east to west. However, wherever you are in Sardinia, there will be a stunning coastline with beautiful bays and beaches to discover, from the famous Costa Smeralda stretching for 55km in the north east, to the unspoilt south coast with many deserted beaches and Caribbean-like turquoise sea. [Source]

City Museum is a museum, consisting largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects, housed in the former International Shoe building in the Washington Avenue Loft District of St. Louis, Missouri. City Museum was founded by artist Bob Cassilly, who remained the museum's artistic director until his death, and his then-wife Gail Cassilly. The museum's building was once an International Shoe Company factory and warehouse but was mostly vacant when the Cassillys bought it in 1983. Construction began in January 1995 and the building opened to the public on October 25, 1997. The museum has since expanded, adding new exhibits such as MonstroCity in 2002, Enchanted Caves and Shoe Shaft in 2003, and World Aquarium in 2004. [Wiki]

Red seabeach, located in Dawa County, Panjin Liaoning, China. The Sueda species is one of the few species of grass that can live in highly alkaline soil. Its growth cycle starts in April when it is coloured light red, while the colour of the mature species is deep red. [Source]

The main building in the proportions of Jin Mao Tower is the number eight, which in Chinese culture is associated with well-being. 88 floors (93 if you count the floors Belvedere) are divided into 16 segments, each of which is on the eighth shorter than sixteen-base. The skyscraper is built on an octagonal concrete central frame surrounded by eight huge composite columns and eight external steel columns. [Source]

This next-generation tower maximizes performance, efficiency, and occupant experience. Its faceted form is derived from the juxtaposition of the innovative double-skin façade and the external lateral bracing that wraps the tower from crown to base and defines the dimensions and folds of the building envelope. [Source]

Barcode House explores juxtapositions between the heavy and light and the old and the new. The work is formed by positioning the project’s diverse pressures into a unique situational aesthetic. Brittle masonry walls of the existing Washington, DC row house governed that the addition be engineered as a freestanding structure. Site constraints dictated a vertically oriented spatial solution. [Source]

Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1954. The island was greatly expanded with land reclamation between 1892 and 1934. Before that, the much smaller original island was the site of Fort Gibson and later a naval magazine. The island was made part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1965, and has hosted a museum of immigration since 1990. [Source]

A picture from the Gulf of Alaska that has been making the rounds on the Internet for the last few years -- though particularly in recent weeks -- shows a strange natural phenomenon that occurs when heavy, sediment-laden water from glacial valleys and rivers pours into the open ocean. There in the gulf, the two types of water run into each other, a light, almost electric blue merging with a darker slate-blue. [Source]

With over half a million visitors a year, the Bahá’í Gardens in Haifa and ‘Akko are among the most popular sites in the Middle East. Their unique design, combining geometrical shapes and exquisite detailing with loving conservation of natural and historic landscape features, leaves an indelible impression on visitors. Many return again and again to experience the changing seasons and relive the serene tranquility and uplifting spirit of these special places. [Source]

The Burning Man Festival (Burning Man) is an annual seven-day course that takes place in Black Rock City, Nevada, United States. There is only during the week of Burning Man - that is, a temporary city built by the participants during the first week of September, and ends right on Labor Day. Burning Man takes place in the ruins of a lake in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, 150 miles northwest of Reno. In this year (2012) more than 53,000 people came together to create Burning Man. [Source]

Beautiful night view, Simply amazing to watch and children will love this in a big time. [Source]

Beautiful snap via the wine glass. Artistic photo of a sunset, Simply great. [Source]

Amazing mountain side nature view among the mist. Attractive beautiful picture. [Source]

Castel Nuovo, often called Maschio Angioino, is a medieval castle in the city of Naples, southern Italy. It is the main symbol of the architecture of the city, and has been expanded or renovated several times since it was first begun in 1279. Before the accession of Carlo I of Anjou to the throne in 1266, the capital of the Kingdom of Naples was Palermo. There was a royal residence in Naples, at the Castel Capuano. However, when the capital was moved to Naples, Charles ordered a new castle, not far from the sea, built to house the court. Works, directed by French architects, began in 1279 and were completed three years later. [Wiki]

The Chartreuse Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching to the north from the city of Grenoble to the Lac du Bourget. It is the southernmost range in the Jura Mountains and belongs to the French Prealps. One of the larger cities in the Chartreuse Mountains is Voiron. [Source]

The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the largest mosque in the city, and one of the best-known sights of Istanbul. The design of the Süleymaniye also plays on Suleyman's self-conscious representation of himself as a 'second Solomon.' It references the Dome of the Rock, which was built on the site of the Temple of Solomon, as well as Justinian's boast upon the completion of the Hagia Sophia: "Solomon, I have surpassed thee!" The Süleymaniye, similar in magnificence to the preceding structures, asserts Suleyman's historical importance. The structure is nevertheless smaller in size than its older archetype, the Hagia Sophia. [Wiki]

The Grand Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels. It is surrounded by guildhalls, the city's Town Hall, and the Breadhouse. The square is the most important tourist destination and most memorable landmark in Brussels. [Source]