the most dramatic chapel on earth

if god was real and happened to be a sci-fi fan i reckon the cadet chapel at the air force academy in colorado would be his chapel of choice. it looks like no place of worship you’ve ever seen and from the outside resembles a row of 17 angular spacecraft sitting on their back-ends, ready to shoot off at any minute. the chapel and its surrounding complex was designed by walter netsch of architectural firm skidmore, owings & merrill and construction was completed in 1963. no sooner had the spire-fest been announced than the public outcry began…

the world’s largest gathering

the ‘maha kumbh mela’ takes place once every 12 years in allahabad, india, and is the largest of 4 gatherings which make up the hindu pilgrimage known as kumbh mela.
pilgrims travel from all over the world in order to bathe in the sacred ganges river as they believe that doing so frees them from past […]

these rocks rock

the title was just too tempting. sorry.
1. meoto iwa
situated just off the coast of mie, japan, meoto iwa (wedded rocks) are meant to signify marriage, the larger being male and the smaller female. the rope connecting the rocks (the shimenawa) weighs over a ton and is replaced throughout the year during various ceremonies.

2. kjeragbolten
wedged between […]

massive jesus

just came across a picture of a huge jesus christ sitting in some water outside the ’solid rock church’ in ohio.
it’s incredible. and hilarious. and frightening.
62ft tall and 8 tonnes.

[update]
thanks to madmolecule, here’s another fantastically surreal statue that can be found outside the ‘world overcomers outreach ministries church’ in memphis…

incredible.
anyone know of any more?

finally, religion makes sense..

the 10 plagues in modern society

i’m not religious in the slightest but i thought it might be interesting to see if modern society had experienced anything even similar to the 10 biblical plagues (horrific events magically caused by god). so below are all the plagues listed, accompanied by the results of my search.
1. (exodus 7:14-25) rivers and other water sources […]