Archive for October, 2008

14
Oct

Weird Hospital Themed Restaurant in Latvia

A unique, weird restaurant has opened in Riga, Latvia named “Hospitalis“.It is a must-see place if you like gore things. The restaurant looks like a medicine cabinet, while you are treated as a patient and taken good care by the long-legged waitresses in nurses uniforms.

hospital restaurantThe food is served in flasks and operating-room’s dishes and isn’t that cheap (7 and more lats per meal), but this is a bizarre experience that is worth breaking the bank. Besides, the place is owned by local doctors, but unfortunately, the president of Latvia, who is also a doctor, declined his appearance at the opening once he realized how weird this place actually is.

Hospital Themed Restaurant in Latvia

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09
Oct

Banksy’s Pet Shop in New York

Worldwide known British street artist, Banksy is in New York now and he’s doing more than just painting graffiti , or hiding. Banksy has just opened a new installation entitled The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. A surreal pet shop complete with animatronic animals and kiddie dolphin ride.It concentrates on the contradictory ways in which people see and use animals as food, pets, exotic beasts, and clothing.

Banksy's White Rabbit Pet
Banksy’s White Rabbit
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05
Oct

Casa Batllo : The House of Bones

Restored and remodeled by the Spanish modernist architect Antoni Gaudi in the years 1905–1907, Casa Batllo is now one the most overlooked buildings by the tourists who visit Barcelona.Although Casa Batllo is a museum now, Gaudi designed it for for a wealthy Barcelona Aristocrat.
The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality.

Casa Batllo Chimney
Close up of Casa Batllo chimney :: Photo Credit: WikiMedia

Casa Batllo’s roof has been compared to a reptilian creature, the backbone of a gigantic dinosaur, the dragon killed by St. George (Sant Jordi being the patron saint of Catalan). Continue reading ‘Casa Batllo : The House of Bones’

02
Oct

Planet Panoramas: Popular Spots on Little Planets

Planet Panoramas utilize Stereographic Projection to map spherical panoramas.This results in interesting effects: the area close to the point opposite to the center of projection becomes significantly enlarged, resulting in an effect known as little planet (when the center of projection is the nadir) and tube (when the center of projection is the zenith).

Here are some amazing Planet Panoramas of famous places around the world.
Scroll down the page to find some tutorials on how to create these breathtaking Planet Panoramas.

Planet Chicago :: Millenium Park - Gehry
Planet Chicago :: Millenium Park – Gehry by: Sam Rohn – Location Scout
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