It's a very common misconception that the great wall of china is the only man made object visible from space (sometimes others say from the moon, or from a satellite). Apparently the rumour started long before…

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Although the walls in question are made of stone, the title of this post isn't missing an 'e'. Ston is a town in Croatia which is the proud owner of Europe's longest structure. The walls of…

When the Romans invaded Britain in the 1st century AD, they never quite managed to conquer Caledonia - the area now known as Scotland. We'll never know whether the Roman army felt it was too much…

We’re continuing the first annual GSS Desert Week! In time-honoured tradition, we’ll mostly be posting about deserts. For about a week. Whilst not technically a desert, The Great Dune of Pyla (or Pilat), France, is without…

Here in the city of Djenné, Mali stands the Great Mosque of Djenné, which is the largest mud brick building in the world. The first mosque was built on this site in the 13th century, but…