The death mask of Napoleon Bonaparte: Mystery surrounds its creation, as does the cause of the Emperor’s death

 Courtesy: The Vintage News Feb 22, 2018 Nikola Simonovski Before the invention of photography, people needed a different method of commemorating the faces of the deceased. They had paintings, of course, but another service was saved for the elites: the death mask. This technique was used in many nations to create a lasting memento of a … Read more

تلاش، پر سوال کبھی مت اٹھانا۔ تحریر: پاوٗلو کوہلو ترجمہ: قمر خان قریشی

شری راماکرشنا ایک کہانی سنایا کرتے تھے، جس میں ایک آدمی دریا عبور کرنا چاھتا تھا مگر آس پاس کوئی کشتی یا پل وغیرہ نہیں تھا۔ وہ اسی کشمکش میں کھڑا تھا کہ گرو بیبھیشانا تشریف لے آئے، قریب سے ایک پتہ توڑا اور اس پر ایک نام لکھ کر، اس آدمی کی پشت پر … Read more

The Buzludzha monument: once Bulgaria’s tribute to communism, now a bizarre ruin that fascinates tourists

Feb 23, 2018 Petra Bjelica Courtesy: The Vintage News Formally known as the House-Monument of the Bulgarian Communist Party, the Buzludzha monument is today famous for its resemblance to a ruined UFO, a place of pilgrimage for lovers of abandoned places. A unique and fascinating monument, it was primarily built as a site for the commemoration … Read more

Personal diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the primary sources of the Great Fire of London in 1666, destroying 80,000 homes in three days

Feb 23, 2018 Domagoj Valjak The Great Fire of London by an unknown painter, depicting the fire as it would have appeared on the evening of Tuesday, 4 September 1666 from a boat in the vicinity of Tower Wharf. Personal diaries are important to historians and sometimes the only genuine source of past events. The diary … Read more

Robben Island: Where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years

Courtesy: Abandonspaces.com Shelby Steward – CC BY 2.0 Within the waters of Table Bay, on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, stands an island that has a long, dark history. The island itself is surrounded by powerful Atlantic waves and currents that have caused a great number of shipwrecks throughout history. During a 1990 marine archaeology … Read more

In 1941, Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland by himself and attempted to negotiate peace behind Hitler’s back

In 1941, Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland by himself and attempted to negotiate peace behind Hitler’s back Mar 12, 2018 Domagoj Valjak Courtesy: The Vintage News Rudolf Hess was an original member of Hitler’s notorious Nazi Party and one the most powerful officials of the regime in Germany. He started his career in the party as … Read more

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