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30 Beautiful Doors That Seem To Lead To Other Worlds

30 Beautiful Doors That Seem To Lead To Other Worlds
Most doors are hopelessly mundane, but they don’t have to be; they can also serve as meaningful symbols of portals between worlds or between different aspects of our lives. When we set out to create a list of beautiful doors around the world, we were surprised to find just how many truly amazing doors there are out there that have been decorated with beautiful craftsmanship and artwork. The door is probably the single part of a building’s exterior that people will interact most frequently with, so if you want a building to look impressive up close, there’s probably no better way to do this than by having a beautiful door. Burano, Italy Image credits: John C. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Image credits: Ken Piorkowski Copenhagen, Denmark Image credits: Ingeborg van Leeuwen Valloria, Italy Image credits: socket974 Montmartre, Paris, France Image credits: John Kroll Rabat, Morocco Image credits: David&Bonnie Valparaiso, Chile Image credits: Byron Ellis Garden Door by Kazuyuki Ishihara in Japan Lhasa, Tibet Related:  Amusements

The 15 Most Beautiful Flowers In The World Canna Cannas not only feature pretty blossoms, but also beautiful leaves (often likened to that of the banana plant) that come in a variety of stunning colors. Popularized in Victorian times, Cannas are popular garden plants. Cherry Blossom The unofficial flower of Japan, the spectacular display of blossoms that arrive in the spring are celebrated by festivals both in Japan and the U.S. Colorado Columbine Growing high in the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado Columbine is a welcome reward for the enterprising climbers of Colorado’s 14,000-foot high mountains. Hydrangea Magical snowball puffs in fall: gorgeous. Lily of the Valley A delicate and fragrant sign of spring, the Lily of the Valley has inspired a number of legends. Calla Lily While visually stunning and elegant, this beautiful flower is actually a member the poisonous species, Zantedeschia. Black Eyed Susan The black eyed susan, a cheerful wildflower, is a perennial that serves as a beautiful back drop in any garden. Bleeding Heart Lantana

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Star Wars: Episode III, redubbed using the English subtitles from a pirated Chinese edition / Boing Boing This is apparently a Chinese pirated edition of Star Wars: Episode III, but dubbed using the English subtitles offered on that disc. It's amazing, not least because the voice actors are so good I thought for a moment it might have been a TV segment with Ewan, Hayden, Samuel and co. [via] OBI WAN The front is a lemon avenue flying straightly More: Here's clips from Episode II: The English subtitles on Chinese Star Wars discs are already legendary as the supposed source of the Do Not Want meme; the scene thusly subtitled is easy to guess. report this ad Name your price to learn web design from the pros Designing for the web requires a mix of high-level planning, detailed mockups, and coding skills. This self-brewing mug is reinventing coffee on-the-go On-demand fresh coffee often requires an expensive trip to the cafe or staying tethered to a bulky drip machine. You'll actually feel the bass on these Skullcandy headphones

Color Coded Food and Flowers Photographed by Emily Blincoe Photographer Emily Blincoe (previously) continues to make us smile with her arrays of food and plants perfectly organized by color. Blincoe collects every color permutation of tomatoes, oranges, eggs, and even candy and then sorts them into groups and gradients for each image. Her wildly popular photos have attracted a huge following on Instagram and Tumblr, and many are available as prints.

The Day to Day Life of a Doggo and Ninja Cat Breath-taking shots for Smithsonian photography contest By James Gordon Published: 17:40 GMT, 10 April 2014 | Updated: 18:12 GMT, 10 April 2014 The stunning beauty of nature and diversity of the human race is captured in a series of photographs that have been submitted for this year’s Smithsonian Annual Photo Contest. The range of entries is impressive and shows the diversity of our planet and its inhabitants. The competition was open to professional photographers and amateurs alike. Smithsonian photo editors received more than 50,000 photographers from 132 different countries. Ten were selected from each of six categories: The Natural World, Travel, People, Americana, Altered Images and Mobile, a new category this year. After looking at this year's finalists, readers can vote for their favorite by visiting the website. The organization is also running a video competition for the second year running too. I risked life and phone says Chaz Wilke of his image of Leeloo at Cannon Beach A champion bronco bucks a champion rider at the Helmville Rodeo

No waiting on register 666 gif Dans une mine de sel russe psychédélique Sous la ville de Yekaterinburg en Russie se trouve une mine de carnallite, un minéral servant à faire de l’engrais et qui prend des couleurs allant du jaune au rouge en passant par le bleu et qui s’est déposé en couches naturelles pour former des vagues psychédéliques. La mine est fermée au public mais le photographe Mikhail Mishainik a réussi à s’y introduire pendant une vingtaine d’heures pour ramener ces images spectaculaires. Vous pouvez voir la suite des images sur le site du Mail Online. Kawaii Face | (^‿^v) ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ Every Text Face & Kawaii Stuff

33 Unbelievable Places To Visit Before You Die. I Can’t Believe These Actually Exist On Earth… So many other-worldly places exist right on our planet, and we never even knew about it. Here are 33 landmarks that look like paintings and scenes from science fiction movies. earthporm.com During the rainy season, the world’s largest salt flat becomes the world's largest mirror. The Salar was born when several prehistoric lakes joined into one. michaelyamashita.com These unqiuely tall and thin mountains are so alien that they were used in James Cameron’s “Avatar.” niccolobonfadini.comniccolobonfadini.com These sentinels are actually giant trees covered in snow and ice. apod.nasa.gov natureflip.com This 240-meter-long cave system has been one of Guilin, China’s most popular attractions for over 1200 years. amusingplanet.com all-that-is-interesting.com Ice caves are temporary structures that form at the edge of glaciers when flowing water melts a hole into glaciers. amusingplanet.com all-that-is-interesting.com wikipedia.org jeffwongdesign.com independent.co.uk mostbeautifulplacesintheworld.org

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