Junction of Two Rivers - Geneva Switzerland

Junction of Two Rivers - Geneva Switzerland

In this incredible photograph we see the junction of the Rhone and Arve rivers in Geneva, Switzerland. The river on the left is the Rhone, which is just exiting Lake Lehman. The river on the right is the Arve, which receives water from the many glaciers of the Chamonix valley before flowing north-west into the Rhone on the west side of Geneva, where its much higher level of silt brings forth a striking contrast between the two rivers.

Chateau Guedelon Castle Built with Old Technology

Chateau Guedelon Castle Built with Old Technology



Guedelon Castle is a project that is being completed with only the materials and techniques that were available to man in the Middle Ages. Of course, it’s going to take decades to complete.

Gullfoss Iceland Images n Detail

Gullfoss Iceland Images n Detail



Gullfoss is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the country. The wide Hvítá rushes southward. About a kilometer above the falls it turns sharply to the left and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 m and 21 m) into a crevice 32 m (105 ft) deep. The crevice, about 20 m (60 ft) wide, and 2.5 km in length, is at right angles to the flow of the river. The average amount of water running over this waterfall is 140 m³/s in the summertime and 80 m³/s in the wintertime. The highest flood measured was 2000 m³/s.

Hogenakkal Falls India - Images n Detail

Hogenakkal Falls India - Images n Detail



Hogenakkal Falls or Hogenakal Falls is a waterfall in South India on the river Kaveri. It is located in the Dharmapuri district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, about 180 km (110 mi) from Bangalore and 46 km (29 mi) from Dharmapuri town. It is sometimes referred to as the "Niagara of India". With its fame for medicinal baths and hide boat rides, it is a major site of tourist attraction. Carbonatite rocks in this site are considered to be the oldest of its kind in South Asia and one of the oldest in the world This is also the site of a proposed project to generate drinking water.

Murray River Images n Detail - Australia's Longest River

Murray River Images n Detail - Australia's Longest River



The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At 2,375 kilometres (1,476 mi) in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it flows to the northwest, before turning south for its final 500 kilometres (310 mi) or so into South Australia, reaching the ocean at Lake Alexandrina.

Dargavs Russia - City of The Dead

Dargavs Russia - City of The Dead


A place called the City of the Dead actually exists in Russia's North Ossetia, hidden in one of the five mountain ridges that cross the region. Needless to say, several myths and legends shroud the place, with locals claiming that no one has ever come back alive. The city hardly ever gets any tourists either, although this might be due to the difficulty of just getting there.



Dargavs Russia

Fingals Cave Scotland - Imagery Tour

Fingals Cave Scotland - Imagery Tour



Fingals Cave is located on the uninhabited rock island of Staffa, off the West coast of Scotland. This fascinating cave is formed from hexagon shaped basalt columns. The basalt formed into hexagonal columns when a lava flow cooled in the ocean. The lava flow that created Fingal Cave also created the amazing Giant Causeway rock formation in Scotland. In Gaelic, Fingal Cave is known as Uamh-Binn, meaning cave of melody, due to the lovely sounds made by echos of waves crashing inside.



Fingals Cave Scotland

Great Salt Lake USA - Images n Detail

Great Salt Lake USA - Images n Detail



The Great Salt Lake, located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Utah, is the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere,the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world.In an average year the lake covers an area of around 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2), but the lake's size fluctuates substantially due to its shallowness. For instance, in 1963 it reached its lowest recorded level at 950 square miles (2,460 km2), but in 1988 the surface area was at the historic high of 3,300 square miles (8,500 km2).

Empire of Death - The Catacombs of Paris

Empire of Death - The Catacombs of Paris



Overcrowding in medieval cemeteries in the center of Paris at the end of the 18th century led the government to the creation of subterranean mass graves. Over the course of 18 months, from 1785, the bones and rotting corpses of 6 million people were moved in large carts across the city at night to a new resting place. Here they are arranged in huge piles at the Empire of Death, as it is commonly known. This network of about 200 miles of underground galleries contains millions of bones and the small part that is open to the public is certain to shock.

The human bones - including countless skulls - are arranged in many configurations such as crosses, faces, wall ornamentation, or simply huge mounds. Not for those of a nervous disposition.



The Catacombs of Paris