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Safest House in the World

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:38 AM PDT

The Safe House, designed by Robert Konieczny from KWK Promes in Poland, is made to be the world’s most secure home. With moveable concrete walls that seal shut, making The Safe House impregnable, it’s little mystery where people is going to run when the zombie apocalypse happens. The 6100 sq. ft Safe House is encapsulated in concrete walls. The walls can be configured to the owner's desire and once safe inside, only a security code can open the home that also has an inner safety zone.

The reason this private home is an architectural feat is that every part of it moves; the concrete walls, inner walls, shutters and aluminum entrance gate. Being so large, one might wonder how these huge panels of concrete are moved. It's all remote controlled baby! The Safe House was just nominated for a World Architecture Festival Award so have a look at the fortress below and get more at the KWK Promes website. See photos until the end to know why this home is the world safest house. Enjoy!
















Source: Worlds Safest Home

Kaohsiung City: Lotus Lake, One of the Most Popular Touristic Locations in Taiwan

Posted: 09 May 2011 05:05 PM PDT

Beautiful locations and impressive natural landscapes are very common for Taiwan. There are several highly popular destinations in Taiwan and one of them is Lotus Lake.


Astonishing beauty of the colorful environment around the Lotus Lake, Credits: Flickr

Lotus Lake is artificially built lake, made by humans and it is almost completely covered with lotus blossom. It is located in southern Taiwan, in Kaohsiung City. With it surface of 42 hectares it is the largest lake in the Zuoying District. You can get here pretty fast from the center of the Kaohsiung City, it is only 5 kilometers away from there. The best way to travel from the city to the lake is by train which can get you here for less than 5 minutes.

It is favourite place for many tourists who are visiting this place to enjoy watching the beautiful sunsets and sunrises and to visit these limpid waters by a wooden boat which can be hired from local residents.


The place is as same beautiful during the nights, Credits: Flickr


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The place is best visited by tourists during the winter. The lotus flower is very important part of the life in Kaohsiung, it is often used in culinary and it comes as one of the most important ingredients for almost every kind of food here.


Credits: Taiwan.net

Lotus blossom isn’t a single attraction for visitors, there are a number of temples in the nearby of Lotus lake and with their unique architecture and historical significance, they attract the attention of many visitors who came here. The most popular of them are Spring and Autumn Pavilions, the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and Confucian Temple. There are more than 20 temples in the area which tells us enough about their significance amongst local people.


Credits: Taiwan.net

This lake has hosted some of the 2009 World Games, which were held in Kaohsiung, like water skiing, dragon boat and canoe polo.


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Credits: Wikimedia


Credits: Wikimedia

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