Wat Thai Buddhist Temple was built to commemorate the golden jubilee celebrations of the Thai king Bhumibol’s accession to the throne. This temple has great architectural beauty. It stands amidst acres of greenery and was a forest monastery. The temple is visible from any place in Kushinagar. ...
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: China A model for the suspended mountains of "Pandora – The World of Avatar" at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park can be found in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in central-eastern China. The park protects quartz-sandstone columns – some dr...
Forests: Tropical Evergreen forests are characterized by trees that remain green throughout the year, with minimal leaf shedding. These forests are primarily found in regions like the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. However, they do not cover a large percentage of the total forest area in India. ...
From Argentina to Australia and Norway to Nova Scotia, these places chosen by National Geographic Traveller (UK) will be making headlines in the year ahead.
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Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves (natural) Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina (cultural) Central Amazon Conservation Complex (natural) Pantanal Conservation Area (natural) Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves (natural) Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada...
2. Forest Spiral – Hundertwasser Building Architect: Heinz M. Springmann This is a residential building complex located in Darmstadt, Germany. The building has a unique façade which doesn’t follow a regular grid pattern and the windows appear as if they are dancing out of line and appear...
From the sandstone peaks of China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park to the beaches of Thailand, Asia’s cinematic backdrops have become stars in their own right.
The famous trees of the Giant Forest are among the largest trees in the world. In fact, if measured by volume, five of the ten largest trees on the planet are located within this forest. At 11.1 meter (36.5 ft) along the base he General Sherman tree is the largest of them all. The...
Sexual size dimorphism has motivated a large body of research on mammalian mating strategies and sexual selection. Despite some contrary evidence, the narrative that larger males are the norm in mammals—upheld since Darwin’s Descent of Man—still domin