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http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/6612396313/the-seven-lost-cities-of-the-world/2
ASI,India.
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Lost Cities Photo Essay
Machu Picchu, Peru. Located on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley, Machu Picchu was the ‘Lost City of the Incas’, inhabited in the 15th and 16th century. Archaeologists believe that the mountain estate was built for the Inca emperor, Pachacuti, but was abandoned because of the Spanish Conquest. The inhabitants were also believed to have been wiped out by smallpox introduced by Spanish conquistadors. The actual ruins were discovered centuries later, in 1911, by American historian, Hiram Bingham. 
Petra, Jordan. Petra is a historical marvel dating back to the 6th century BC. It was the capital city of the Nabataeans, center of trade routes and used by the civilization to control the water supply in the desert city, and was built on the slope of Mount Hor. It was first discovered in 1812 by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Oh, and you might recognize it from a little movie called Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. 
Pompeii, Italy. Pompeii and its inhabitants were the unfortunate victims of the catastrophic volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Spanning two days, Mount Vesuvius’ eruption completely buried the Roman city under ash and pumice. It remained lost for over 1700 years until a farmer stumbled upon the ruins in 1749. 
Memphis, Egypt. Memphis – a city located south of Cairo – was founded around 3000 BC by the pharaoh Menes. It used to be the ancient capital of Lower Egypt and thrived as a cultural, commercial, religious and trading hub. The city was abandoned as the Roman Empire came into prominence, and consequently, the site fell into disrepair. 
Troy, Turkey. Home of the legendary decade-long Trojan War described in Homer’s Illiad and Odyssey – involving a wooden horse, a beautiful queen Helen, a heroic Agamemnon and Achilles’ heel – Troy was the center of all ancient civilizations. Though the authenticity of the Trojan War legend is sketchy, the city of Troy was inhabited from the third millennium BC to the 4th century AD. It was rebuilt over 10 times, occupied by different civilizations (including the Hittite), appears as Ilium after Roman rule, and eventually declined during the Byzantine era. The ruins were found in 1822 and excavated from 1870-1890. 
Babylon, Iraq, Located south of Baghdad, and home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Babylon was one of Mesopatomia’s first cities. The city housed an advanced civilization with well-developed literature, medicine, religion and legal system dating back to the third millennium BC. The term “eye for an eye” also stems from this ancient city, uttered by King Hammurabi who created the Babylonian empire. The city eventually collapsed in the 7th century AD, after centuries of foreign domination. 
Founded by King Darius, Persepolis was one of the four capitals of the Persian Empire. Building began around 518 BC and the city reflected the wealth and grandeur of the Archaemid Dynasty, before it was burnt to the ground in 330 BC by Alexander the Great. 
Dwaraka,ehere Lord Krishna Ruled, about 3500 years ago,India -
Collapsed Buildings Photo Essay.
As a woman was rescued from the collapsed building in the suburbs of Dhaka, Bangladesh, I thought it might be worth looking at some of the Collapsed buildings. To the story first.
‘A woman has been pulled alive from the ruins of a building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh‘s capital, Dhaka, 17 days ago.
The head of the fire service earlier said the woman, named Reshma, had been found in the remains of the second floor of the eight-storey Rana Plaza. She had no serious injuries and had been talking with rescuers, he added. The dramatic news came after the army said more than 1,000 people were now known to have died in the disaster. The death toll is expected to keep climbing, as work crews using heavy machinery have begun removing rubble from the worst-damaged areas.’
Rubble survivor records
- Naqsha Bibi – buried for 63 days in what had been her kitchen after 2005 Pakistan quake; survived on rotten food and water
- Evans Monsignac – trapped for 27 days in the rubble after 2010 Haiti tremor; stayed alive by drinking sewage water
- Park Seung Hyun – pulled from the wreckage of a supermarket in South Korea in 1995, 16 days after it collapsed; drank rainwater
- Pedrito Dy – spent 14 days in the ruins of a hotel after the 1990 Philippines tremor; drank water and urine.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22477414
- Providential, I would say.
A collapsed building in the earthquake region. 
Dhaka Collapsed Building 
Collapsed Building Mumbai,India 
Collapsed Building ,Lagos,Nigeria 
Building Collapse,Shanghai,China. 
Building Collapses Tanzania. 
9/11 Building Collapse.,US 
Building Collapses in France. 
Collapsed Building during Blitz, London 
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Bangladesh Building Crash Rescue Photo Essay
An eight story building collapsed on 24 April , 2013, in Rana Plaza, Savar Bangladesh, with 3000 garment workers inside.
Photo Essay on The incident and the Rescue Operations.
Source.The Atlantic.
Bodies of garment workers lie among the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza building, in Savar, on April 25, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer) 
The body of a Bangladeshi garment worker is carried by rescue workers after being removed from the rubble in Savar, on April 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer) 
Bodies of victims of the building collapse lie numbered in a row in Savar, on April 24, 2013. Rescuers tried to cut through the debris with earthmovers, drilling machines and their bare hands. (AP Photo/A.M.Ahad) 
Sparks fly as a Bangladeshi rescuer works at the site of the collapse in Savar, on April 26, 2013. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad) 
People and rescuers gather around the collapsed building in Savar, on April 24, 2013. Related articles
- Bangladesh building collapse death toll approaches 1,300 (telegraph.co.uk)
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Water Shootout Boston Bomber Tamerlan Photo Essay
Photo Essay on the killing of Tamerlan, the suspect involved in Boston Marathon bombing, who was killed in Watertown shoot out.
The Tsarnaev brothers take cover. 
Multiple police vehicles. 
Kitzenberg says you can see the suspects firing at police officers. 
Kitzenberg’s zoomed-in photo, highlighting a pressure cooker bomb. 
Watertown Shootout 
A blast mark from the explosion. 
After shooting had stopped my roommate found a bullet hole that penetrated his west-facing wall and continued to pierce through his desk chair. Watertown Shootout From Kitzenberg’s blog: 
Body of Tamerlan, Boston Bomber. Watertown Shootout Timeline.
UPDATE 3:20PM 4/23/2013: I have decided to take down the photos during the ongoing investigation.
On Thursday night [Friday morning] at 12:45am EST. I was in my living room working on my computer when I heard multiple “pops” coming from outside. At that point, I had no idea that I was about to become an eye witness to the biggest news story in the country.
When I looked outside my window, I could clearly see two people (the Tsarnaev brothers) taking cover behind an SUV and engaging in gunfire. After witnessing shots being fired I promptly ran up the stairs to my 3rd floor bedroom to distance myself a little further away from the gunfire. As I ran into my room, overwhelmed by shock, adrenaline, and curiosity, I jumped onto my bed to stay below the windows but also have a clear view at the shooters and photograph the event. As soon as I was laying safely on my bed I started taking pictures with my iPhone 5 and captured the following images that documented the terrifying shootout with the Tsarnaev brothers, which then led to an overnight citywide manhunt.
Here are the two brothers taking cover behind the black Mercedes SUV and shooting towards Watertown Police officers. (Taken at 12:46:11AM)
http://urbangrounds.com/2013/04/tamerlan-tsarnaev-radical-islam/
Images Ack.Huffpost.
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Bathroom Graffiti Pure Wisdom Photo Essay
Downloading…… 
Pure Wisdom 
Bathroom Equation 
Shower Flowchart 
Bathroom Terminator? 
Toilet Wisdom 
True Source.Odde.
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