Thursday, November 21, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Land of the Giant Mushrooms - Albania's Cold War Bunkers
Bunker and dictator Enver Hoxha's of Albania — During the nearly forty-year leadership of Communist dictator Enver Hoxha of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, over 700,000 bunkers were built in the country – one for every four inhabitants. The bunkers (Albanian: bunkerët) are still a ubiquitous sight in Albania, with an average of 24 bunkers for every square kilometer of the country.
Hoxha's programme of "bunkerisation" resulted in the construction of bunkers in every corner of Albania, from mountain passes to city streets. They had little military value and were never used for their intended purpose during the years of Communist rule (1945–1990). The cost of constructing them was a drain on Albania's resources, diverting them away from more pressing needs, such as dealing with the country's housing shortage and poor roads.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Bridge to Shikhar — The Shahara Bridge
Yemen. North of Sana'a is a beautiful array of two Sahhar mountain (2306 m) and Mafluk (2215 m), and around - the green land of Wadi Vaara, famous for its mild subtropical climate. It also houses one of the main attractions of the northern part of the country - a village-fortress Shikhar (163 km north of Sanaa), located on top of the mountain height of 2160 meters, and therefore practically impregnable. Over its long history of this place was the headquarters of the resistance forces and the Turks during the XVI-XVII centuries, and the headquarters of the Royalists during the Civil War of 60s. The village is actually made up of two parts, each of which is crowned with its own mountain peak. More images after the break..
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Electronic Guitar without Strings
Typical owners Kitaro will be studio musicians, DJs and performers of electronic and psychedelic mood music, the usual players and musicians are just obsessed with the idea to the creation, retrieval and transmission to others is really a new experience.
Kitaro - a new type of guitar. It is 100% digital, which allows guitarists to create a new wonderful world of electronic sound and expressiveness - on stage and in studio. With a built-in polyphonic synthesizer and a touch screen with multitouch, Kitaro allows guitarists to fully express their ideas and extend possibilities of electronic music. More after the break.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
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