10 Incredible Castles Around The World

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Everyone knows about the Palace of Versailles in France, the Tower of London in England and the Forbidden City in China. These famous estates are awe-inspiring works of architectural mastery, not to mention historical goldmines.

Although these sites are some of the most famous, they're not the only destinations deserving recognition. Look past the tried-and-true and you may find other amazing structures. From Dracula's Castle in Romania to the Hearst Castle in California, here are 10 palatial spaces that are sure to inspire. LINK: The Presurfer

World’s Largest Pavement Art

“More than 2,000 children have created the world’s biggest piece of pavement art. The youngsters drew the 7,000 yard train using 10,000 boxes of chalk in Cluj, Transylvania, Romania… The drawing started as a school game but gradually grew as teachers and other pupils started to join in.”

Birdhouses Modeled After Dictators’ Palaces

In their installation "Super Kingdom," Artists Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson of London Fieldworks created a set of (functional) birdhouses modeled after houses and palaces of dictators.

This one to the left is modeled after Nicolae Ceausescu’s Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, Romania.

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Stones That Grow By Themselves

Romania may be known as the land of Dracula, heaped with bloodthirsty vampires and other creatures shaped by Hollywood imagination, but it is also a land where nature has had an interesting activity. Link, Via: UniqueDaily