19 Most Unforgettable Photos from History

1.Racism/Segregation in the United States (Douglas Martin, USA)

1957. The first day of Dorothy Counts at the Harry Harding High School in the United States . Counts was one of the first black students admitted in the school, and she was no longer able to stand the harassments after 4 days.



2.Assasination (Yasushi Nagao, Japan)

January 12, 1960. A second before the Japanese Socialist Party leader Asanuma was murdered by an opponent student.

3.Protest (Malcolm W. Browne, USA)

1963. Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist priest in Southern Vietnam , burns himself to death protesting the government's torture policy against priests. Thich Quang Dug never made a sound or moved while he was burning.

4.Death (Hictor Rondsn Lovera, Venezuela)

1962. A soldier shot by a sniper hangs onto a priest in his last moments

5.Vietnam War (Kyoichi Sawada, Japan)

1965. A mom and her children try to cross the river in South Vietnam in an attempt to run away from the American bombs.

6.Vietnam War (Kyoichi Sawada, Japan)

1966. U.S. troops in South Vietnam are dragging a dead Vietkong soldier.

7.Vietnam War (Eddie Adams, USA)

February 1, 1968. South Vietnam police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan shots a young man, whom he suspects to be a Viet Kong soldier.

8.Assasination of Salvador Allende, Chili (Unknown photographer)

1973. A few seconds before Chile 's elected president Salvador Allende is dead during the coup.

9.Accident (Stanley Forman, USA)

1975. A woman and a girl falling down after the fire escape collapses.

10.Hunger in Uganda (Michael Wells, U.K.)

1980. A kid in Uganda about to die of hunger, and a missionary.



11.Seizure of the Spain Parliament (Manuel Pirez Barriopedro, Spain)

February 23, 1981. Colonel Molina ve military police seizes the Parliament building in Spain . The photographer did not expect the scene, and hid the films in his shoe.

12.Dead bodies of the Palestianian refugees in Lebanon (Robin Moyer, USA)

1982. Palestinian refugees murdered in Beirut , Lebanon .

13.Protest in China (Charlie Cole, USA)

1989. A young man in China stands before the tanks during protests for democratic reforms.

14.Hunger in Somalia (James Nachtwey, USA)

1992. A mother in Somalia holds the body of her child who died of hunger.

15.Torture in Rwanda (James Nachtwey, USA)

1994. A man who was tortured by the soldiers since he was suspected to have spoken with the Tutsi rebels.

16.Civil War in Angola (Francesco Zizola, Italy)

1996. Kids who are shocked by the civil war in Angola .

17.Dead Afghan kid(Erik Refner, Denmark)

2001. An Afghani refugee kid's body is being prepared for the funeral in Pakistan .

18.Digging graves in Iran after the earthquake (Eric Grigorian, USA)

2002. Soldiers and villagers in IRan are digging graves for the victims of the earthquake. A kid holds his father's pants before he is buried.

19.Iraqi prisoner with his child (Jean-Marc Bouju, France)

2003. An Iraqi prisoner of war tries to calm down his child.

the world's unusual hotels....!!!!!

the worlds unusual hotels..........

The Pitcher Inn, Warren, Vt.

The nine rooms and two suites at The Pitcher Inn are designed on themes such as "School," "Trout" and "Calvin Coolidge." We’re not just talking variations in wallpaper–the "Stable" suite has a hay chute opening into it. Guests don’t rough it, however. The inn is a Relais and Chateaux property, and it includes a spa and dining room that uses fresh local and regional ingredients.




Propeller Island City Lodge, Berlin, Germany

Would you rather sleep in a coffin or in a bed atop a castle? These are just a couple of options available when visiting the Propeller Island City Lodge, where each of the 31 rooms embrace a different theme. From the orange room to the symbol room–tiled entirely with wooden blocks painted with 300 different symbols–this gallery-esque spot gets those creative juices pumping.





Library Hotel, New York City

Appropriately located near the New York Public Library, the hotel has 60 rooms on 10 floors. Each floor is designed after one of the 10 categories of the Dewey Decimal System, such as Math and Science and Religion, and each room houses part of the hotel’s collection of 6,000 books.




Ice Hotel, Quebec, Canada

The Ice Hotel is created anew each year out of 15,000 pounds of snow and 500 pounds of ice. The 34-room hotel features an ice chapel, two art galleries and a host of outdoor activities. The temperature inside the hotel ranges from 23 to 28 degrees Fahrenheit, and the beds are carved from ice. You don’t sleep directly on the ice, though–there’ s a wooden plank between the ice and a comfy mattress, plus you’re insulated with a special sleeping bag that can withstand the harshest climes (-40 degrees Fahrenheit). Happily, the bathrooms are not frigid–the heated facilities are in the adjacent hotel.





Hydropalace, Qingdao, China

Scheduled to open in 2009, the Hydropalace in Qingdao, China, will be anchored in the Yellow Sea in water that is 16 to 20 meters deep at low tide. Guests will arrive at the hotel by yacht, which will also stop at a planned land-based hydrotower, scheduled to open for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Casablanca Hotel, New York City

Ever wanted to live like Bogey? The 48-room Casablanca Hotel in Times Square features a Moroccan décor complemented by Rick’s Café, named for the restaurant in the classic 1942 film featuring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.

Beckham Creek Cave Haven, Parthenon, Ark.

A "luxurious cave" may sound like the ultimate contradiction. This property, built into the Ozark Mountains, features natural rock walls and ceilings as well as Jacuzzi bathtubs and large windows for letting in light. Built as a Cold War bomb shelter by John Hay, founder of Celestial Seasonings tea, it’s now a base from which to hike, bike and explore local springs.

Ariau Towers Hotel, Brazil

Not for the acrophobic, this hotel lets you sleep in the treetops of the Amazon Rainforest. "Tarzan’s house," for example, is perched on stilts 80 feet above the ground. Situated on the bank of the Negro River, Ariau’s apartments, suites and tree houses are linked by a series of catwalks

Taj Mahal - The hidden truth

One of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Taj Mahal, India: The white marble-domed mausoleum in Agra combines Indian, Persian and Islamic styles and was built by a 17th century Mogul emperor for his favorite wife, who died in childbirth.
[as said by everyone]
But i recieved a mail which says according to BBC this isn't the truth... the truth is indeed shocking!!!

jus read it...!!!

AERIAL VIEW OF TAJ MAHAL




THE INTERIOR WATER WELL




FRONTAL VIEW OF TAJ MAHAL AND DOME




CLOSE UP OF THE DOME WITH PINNACLE




CLOSE UP OF THE PINNACLE




INLAID PINNACLE PATTERN IN THE COURTYARD




RED LOTUS AT APEX OF THE ENTRANCE

REAR VIEW OF TAJ AND 22 APARTMENTS




TYPICAL VEDIC STYLE CORRIDORS





THE MUSIC HOUSE-- A CONTRADICTION





A MARBLE APPARTMENT ON THE GROUND FLOOR

THE OM IN THE FLOWERS ON THE WALLS

STAIRCASE THAT LEADS TO THE LOWER LEVELS

300 FOOT LONG CORRIDOR INSIDE APPARTMENTS

VEDIC DESIGN ON A CEILING OF A LOCKED ROOM

SECRET WALLED DOOR THAT LEADS TO OTHER ROOMS

SECRET BRICKED DOOR THAT HIDES EVIDENCE

PALACE IN BARHANPUR WHERE MUMTAZ DIED

PAVILION WHERE MUMTAZ IS SAID TO BE BURIED

NOW READ THIS.......
NO ONE HAS EVER CHALLENGED IT EXCEPT PROF. P. N. OAK, WHO BELIEVES THE WHOLE WORLD HAS BEEN DUPED. IN HIS BOOK TAJ MAHAL: THE TRUE STORY, OAK SAYS THETAJ MAHAL IS NOT QUEEN MUMTAZ'S TOMB BUT AN ANCIENT HINDU TEMPLE PALACE OF LORD SHIVA (THEN KNOWN AS TEJO MAHALAYA ) . IN THE COURSE OF HIS RESEARCH O AK DISCOVERED THAT THE SHIVA TEMPLE PALACE WAS USURPED BY SHAH JAHAN FROM THEN MAHARAJA OF JAIPUR, JAI SINGH. IN HIS OWN COURT CHRONICLE, BADSHAHNAMA,SHAH JAHAN ADMITS THAT AN EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL GRAND MANSION IN AGRA WAS TAKEN FROM JAI SINGH FOR MUMTAZ'S BURIAL . THE EX-MAHARAJA OF JAIPUR STILLRETAINS IN HIS SECRET COLLECTION TWO ORDERS FROM SHAH JAHAN FOR SURRENDERING THE TAJ BUILDING. USING CAPTURED TEMPLES AND MANSIONS, AS A BURIAL PLACE FORDEAD COURTIERS AND ROYALTY WAS A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG MUSLIM RULERS. FOR EXAMPLE, HUMAYUN,AKBAR, ETMUD-UD-DAULA AND SAFDARJUNG ARE ALL BURIED IN SUCH MANSIONS. OAK'S INQUIRIES BEGAN WITH THE NAME OF TAJ MAHAL. HE SAYS THE TERM " MAHAL " HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR A BUILDING IN ANY MUSLIM COUNTRIES FROM AFGHANISTHAN TO ALGERIA. "THE UNUSUAL EXPLANATION THAT THE TERM TAJMAHAL DERIVES FROM MUMTAZ MAHAL WAS ILLOGICAL IN ATLEAST TWO RESPECTS. FIRSTLY, HER NAME WAS NEVER MUMTAZ MAHAL BUT MUMTAZ-UL-ZAMANI ," HE WRITES. SECONDLY, ONE CANNOT OMIT THE FIRST THREE LETTERS 'MUM' FROM A WOMAN'S NAME TO DERIVE THE REMAINDER AS THE NAME FOR THE BUILDING."TAJ MAHAL, HE CLAIMS, IS A CORRUPT VERSION OF TEJO MAHALAYA, OR LORD SHIVA'S PALACE . OAK ALSO SAYS THE LOVE STORY OF MUMTAZ AND SHAH JAHAN IS A FAIRY TALE CREATED BYCOURT SYCOPHANTS, BLUNDERING HISTORIANS AND SLOPPY ARCHAEOLOGISTS . NOT A SINGLE ROYAL CHRONICLE OF SHAH JAHAN'S TIME CORROBORATES THE LOVE STORY. FURTHERMORE, OAK CITES SEVERAL DOCUMENTS SUGGESTING THE TAJ MAHAL PREDATES SHAH JAHAN'S ERA, AND WAS A TEMPLE DEDICATED TO SHIVA, WORSHIPPED BY RAJPUTS OF AGRA CITY. FOR EXAMPLE, PROF. MARVIN MILLER OF NEW YORK TOOK A FEWSAMPLES FROM THE RIVERSIDE DOORWAY OF THE TAJ. CARBON DATING TESTS REVEALED THAT THE DOOR WAS 300 YEARS OLDER THAN SHAH JAHAN. EUROPEAN TRAVELER JOHAN ALBERT MANDELSLO,WHO VISITED AGRA IN 1638 (ONLY SEVEN YEARS AFTER MUMTAZ'S DEATH), DESCRIBES THE LIFE OF THE CIT Y IN HIS MEMOIRS. BUT HE MAKES NO REFERENCE TO THE TAJ MAHAL BEING BUILT. THE WRITINGS OF PETER MUNDY, AN ENGLISH VISITOR TO AGRA WITHIN A YEAR OF MUMTAZ'S DEATH, ALSO SUGGEST THE TAJ WAS A NOTEWORTHY BUILDING WELL BEFORE SHAH JAHAN'S TIME. PROF. OAK POINTS OUT A NUMBER OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL INCONSISTENCIES THAT SUPPORT THE BELIEF OF THE TAJ MAHAL BEING A TYPICAL HINDU TEMPLERATHERTHAN A MAUSOLEUM. MANY ROOMS IN THE TAJ ! MAHAL HAVE REMAINED SEALED SINCE SHAH JAHAN'S TIME AND ARE STILL INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC . OAK ASSERTS THEY CONTAIN A HEADLESS STATUE OF LORD SHIVA AND OTHER OBJECTS COMMONLY USED FOR WORSHIP RITUALS IN HINDU TEMPLES .. FEARING POLITICAL BACKLASH, INDIRA GANDHI'S GOVERNMENT TRIED TO HAVE PROF. OAK'S BOOK WITHDRAWN FROM THE BOOKSTORES, AND THREATENED THE INDIAN PUBLISHER OF THE FIRST EDITION DIRE CONSEQUENCES . THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO DISCREDIT ORVALIDATE OAK'S RESEARCH. THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHOULD OPEN THE SEALED ROOMS OF THE TAJ MAHAL UNDER U.N. SUPERVISION, AND LET INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS INVESTIGATE.