In Case You Need To Be Reminded Our World Is Amazing, Check Out These 20 Photos
by N/A, 8 years ago |
3 min read
Because sometimes we forget how vast and amazing the world can be.
Construction of the Statue of Liberty.
Cairo, Egypt, 2011: as Muslims pray, Christians circle around them, hand in hand, to protect them.
After the 2011 landslides in Rio, this dog waited by its owner's grave for several days.
The Great Wall of China's end.
At the end of World War II, prisoners of the Nazis are rescued at long last.
145 people on water skis are pulled by a single boat.
A photograph of Mars' surface, in its actual color, taken by the Curiosity Rover.
Climbers on the long, grueling ascent of Mount Everest.
A young Mahatma Gandhi, during his days as a lawyer.
"Wait For Me, Daddy," a young boy in Vancouver runs to his father as he departs for the Canadian army, 1940.
The MGM lion is filmed.
This is Jackie the lion. While there are a number of lions that roared for the studios over the years (the most famous of which being Leo), Jackie was the first to gain fame as the MGM lion.
A loving kiss and embrace amidst rioting in Vancouver.
Tree-climbing goats in Morocco.
A picture of the first gay couple to be married in Manhattan.
An ancient grocery list, as illustrated by Michelangelo.
Because his servants were illiterate, this was his method of indicating what he wanted them to pick up from the market.
An uncanny sculpture of Christopher Reeve in his iconic role as Superman.
Yes, we live in a world where people can make things like this. Amazing.
The Genghis Khan Equestrian statue on the bank of the Tuul river in Mongolia is over 130 feet high.
Following the assassination of his father, JFK Jr. gives a final salute.
A portrait of Audrey Hepburn, created with actual people.
It's incredible that people themselves can be art.
This is what happens immediately after a bee sting.
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Do not show me this again