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City of Mériens is a project by French architect Jacques Rougerie who wanted to represent a floating city in the shape of a stingray
The city will be completely autonomous, self-sustaining and completely environmentally friendly.
It will be supplied exclusively with renewable marine energy and will not generate any waste or emissions.
The city will be completely autonomous, self-sustaining and completely environmentally friendly.
It will be supplied exclusively with renewable marine energy and will not generate any waste or emissions.
First intended for eco-migrants - populations victims of natural disasters - Lilypad is a semi-amphibious and semi-terrestrial city capable of accommodating nearly 50,000 inhabitants!
The structure ?
A large water lily organized into three marinas and three mountains "dedicated respectively to work, commerce and leisure", lists French architect Vincent Callebaut.
A large wave of vegetation shelters all the accommodations, except those that are completely submerged!
To eat?
No problem, the city produces its own food in its community orchard in the center. Finally, with its thousands of wind turbines , the water lily is self-sufficient in energy.
The only problem is the price: 1.5 billion euros, or 25% more than for an equivalent land town.
The structure ?
A large water lily organized into three marinas and three mountains "dedicated respectively to work, commerce and leisure", lists French architect Vincent Callebaut.
A large wave of vegetation shelters all the accommodations, except those that are completely submerged!
To eat?
No problem, the city produces its own food in its community orchard in the center. Finally, with its thousands of wind turbines , the water lily is self-sufficient in energy.
The only problem is the price: 1.5 billion euros, or 25% more than for an equivalent land town.
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Diver finds ancient artifacts at the bottom of the sea, in Israel.
including a real crusader sword
Surprisingly, the weapon is perfectly preserved. It is made of iron, which means that the sword is about 900 years old. According to scientists, this blade may have belonged to a knight who participated in the First Crusade.
including a real crusader sword
Surprisingly, the weapon is perfectly preserved. It is made of iron, which means that the sword is about 900 years old. According to scientists, this blade may have belonged to a knight who participated in the First Crusade.
Three new mosaics were recently discovered in the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, which is located in the present-day province of Gaziantep in southern Turkey. The incredibly well-preserved mosaics date back to 2nd century BC.
Excavations at Zeugma started in 2007 and continue to this day.
Up until 2000 the ancient city was completely submerged underwater until a project to excavate the area received funding from a number of sources. There are still many areas of Zeugma—a city once home to nearly 80,000 inhabitants—left to excavate, including 25 houses still underwater.
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Excavations at Zeugma started in 2007 and continue to this day.
Up until 2000 the ancient city was completely submerged underwater until a project to excavate the area received funding from a number of sources. There are still many areas of Zeugma—a city once home to nearly 80,000 inhabitants—left to excavate, including 25 houses still underwater.
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Celtic Gold Phalera with Cernunnos,
Holding two swastikas
1st Century BC
Cernunnos is the conventional name given in Celtic studies to depictions of the “horned god” of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated cross-legged and often associated with animals and holding or wearing torcs, are known from other instances.
Nothing is known about the god from literary sources, and details about his name, his cult or his significance in Celtic religion are unknown. Speculative interpretations identify him as a god of nature or fertility.
Holding two swastikas
1st Century BC
Cernunnos is the conventional name given in Celtic studies to depictions of the “horned god” of Celtic polytheism. The name itself is only attested once, on the 1st-century Pillar of the Boatmen, but depictions of a horned or antlered figure, often seated cross-legged and often associated with animals and holding or wearing torcs, are known from other instances.
Nothing is known about the god from literary sources, and details about his name, his cult or his significance in Celtic religion are unknown. Speculative interpretations identify him as a god of nature or fertility.