Elfreth’s Alley: America’s Oldest Residential Street
(via Amusing Planet) In Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood near the Delaware River, close to Interstate 95, is a historic cobblestoned
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Architecture
9 Notable Buildings With Secret Floors
(via mental_floss) Secret floors have long captured the imagination; conspiracy theorists love to imagine that government buildings keep their darkest
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The Ancient Romans’ Concrete Recipe Could Help Us Beat Back Rising Seas
(via Popular Mechanics) Ancient Roman concrete was more durable than any developed before or since. “It’s the most durable building
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Get Lost in These Real-World Fairy Tale Landscapes
(via Atlas Obscura) Characters and plot are crucial to any story, but key to the appeal of most fairy tales and
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Get Ready for Skyscrapers Made of Wood. (Yes, Wood)
(via Wired) Today, on a site along the Chicago River, architects are exploring a new kind of high-rise structure built
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Happy 11th Birthday to the USS Oriskany ‘Great Carrier Reef’
(via Atlas Obscura) On May 17, 2006, the USS Oriskany transformed from a warship into the world’s largest artificial reef
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America’s State Capitols: An Architectural Explainer
(via City Lab) You might, in the abstract, expect a dazzling range of difference in 50 variants on the same
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Architect Incorporates Concrete Emojis Into His Building Design
(via mental_floss) Emojis aren’t the quintessential example of timeless design—and that’s why architect Changiz Tehrani decided to stamp them into
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10 Wacky Facts About the Empire State Building
(via Walks of New York) On this day in 1931, the Empire State Building in New York was first opened
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4 Ancient Roman Amphitheaters Still in Use Today
(via Amusing Planet) Two thousand years ago, when the Roman emperors ruled over a significant part of the world, they
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A Fold Apart: Origamist Robert Lang’s Incredible Paper Creations
(via Great Big Story) Twenty five years ago, physicist Robert Lang worked at NASA, where he researched lasers. He also
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For Sale: A Castle Where Henry VIII Honeymooned
(via Atlas Obscura) If you’ve ever wanted to live like a king, now’s your chance, as Thornbury Castle in Bristol
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