The Tjuvholmen Skulpturpark is a sculpture park that was built in Oslo, Norway, in 2012. The Tjuvholmen Skulpturpark was conceptualized along with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art as a part of the development plan of Tjuvholmen. The park contained seven unique pieces of art when it was opened. In the next few years, many […]
The Merry Cemetery is located in the village of Sapanta, Maramures County, Romania. The Merry Cemetery is named so because of its unusually colourful tombstones, naïve paintings, poetic and funny epitaphs. The reasons for such a joyous display at a cemetery have been linked to the Dacian culture, which believes that death is only a
First mentioned around 1423, Blagaj is a small town-village located in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Blagaj is named such after its mild weather patterns. Situated at the spring of the Buna River, Blagaj is home to the historical tekke or tekija (Dervish monastery), which was built around 1470 and has a mix
Built in 1912, the Quinta da Ragaleira is an estate, which is situated very close to the historical centre of Sinatra, Portugal. Classified as a World Heritage Site, the Quinta da Ragaleira is a prime tourist destination. This Palace comprises a chapel, parks with lakes, fountains, grottoes and other beautiful constructions.
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Frederick Albert Cook was born on 10th June 1865 in Callicoon, New York, United States, and he died on 5th August 1940 (aged 74 years) in New Rochelle, New York, United States. An American explorer, physician and ethnographer, Frederick became famous when he claimed to have reached the North Pole which gave rise to a
Captain George Comer was born in April 1858 in Quebec, Canada, and he died in 1937 (aged 79 years) in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA. A well-known whaling captain and an authority on Hudson Bay Inuit, George was also a Polar explorer, cartographer, author and photographer. He made 14 Arctic and 3 Antarctic voyages during his
Frank Cole was born in 1954 in Saskatchewan, Canada, and he died in 2000 (aged 46 years) in Mali, West Africa. Frank was a Canadian film-maker and a surfer. He is famous for being the first North American to cross the Sahara desert alone on a camel’s back from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red
Nicolau Coelho was born about 1460 in Portugal and he died in 1502 in Mozambique. Nicolau was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who participated in the voyage of the discovery of the route to India with Vasco da Gama. He was commanding the ship ‘Berrio’ which was the first to return. It was his ship
Bain Hugh Clapperton was born on 18th May 1788 in Annan, Scotland, United Kingdom, and he died on 13th April 1827 (aged 39 years) in Sokoto, Nigeria. A Scottish naval officer, Hugh was the first European who went to West Africa giving the first account of the area now known as northern Nigeria. He also
Boris Grigoryevich Chukhnovsky was born on 28 April 1898 in Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union, and he died on 30th September 1975 (aged 77 years). A pilot and Arctic explorer, Boris was one of the pioneers of Soviet Arctic aviation. He flew many flights in the Arctic region taking the aerial pictures of Novaya Zemlya. He
Fletcher Christian was born on 25th September 1764 in Eaglesfield, Cumbria, United Kingdom and he died on 20th September 1793 (aged 29 years) on the Pitcairn Islands. Fletcher was a sailor by profession. After a career in the Royal Navy he was sailing with William Bligh on a 2-year voyage from Tahiti to the West
Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov was born on 28th February 1726 in the Russian Empire and he died on 4th April 1809 (aged 83 years) in Saint Petersburg in Russia. A Russian Navy Admiral and explorer, Vasily was in charge of the expedition to find the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans along the Siberian
Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov was born on 24 December 1703 in the Russian Empire and he died on November 1748 (aged 45 years) in Moscow, Russia. A Russian explorer Aleksei who along with Vitus Bering was the first Russian to reach the North-west coast of North America. He was the second-in-command on the Kamchatka expeditions where
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt was born on 30th September 1891 in Mogilev, Belarus, and he died on 7th September 1956 (aged 65 years) in Mozzhinka, Russia. Otto Yulyevich Schmidt was a mathematician, scientist, astronomer and Arctic explorer. He led expeditions to the Arctic in which he established the first scientific research station and explored the Kara