Large Type

The Taijitu is far better known by the name of the principle which it represents, Yin and Yang - a concept originating in ancient China which describes all things as being composed of two opposing but complementary forces. From Wikipedia:…

Some classic 'Large Type' action in Brazil - Casas Bahia is the largest retail chain in Brazil, and proudly display their logo on the roof. They have a complex numbering scheme for their buildings - you'll see that this is…

Could this possibly be the largest example of using a lake as art? Deliberately shaped like a handgun, the lake was excavated to use the land for building a nearby highway way back in the seventies. Why on Earth they…

Despite Western Sahara being one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world (just over 1 person per square kilometre) Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) have been fighting since 1975 about who should control this territory.…

At a Kuwait air base we see "That Others May Live" written on the ground. This is the motto of the Pararescuemen (or 'PJs'), an elite team whose duty it is to rescue downed pilots - often behind enemy lines.…

This has got to be the world's largest can of 7 Up, and even better - it's actually full of 246,051 litres (65,000 gallons) of 7 Up! (OK that's not entirely true. The 19 metre can is actually a water…