Shirakawa-go is a region in Japan's Gifu prefecture, famous for its beautiful wooden houses known as "Gassho-zukuri." Gassho-zukuri have large, triangular shaped thatched roofs, with steeply sloping sides. The steepness of the roofs makes the houses suitable for large snowfalls, and in the olden days people made use of the space under the sloping roof for silk cultivation. These unique houses are a registered world heritage site-Canon
Shibam is a historic town in the Hadhramaut region of Yemen, a nation in the Middle East. It features almost 500 mud brick tower houses which reach between 5 and 8 stories high. Because of its location in the desert, it is sometimes called "the Manhattan of the desert," or "the oldest skyscraper city in the world." These unique houses are a registered world heritage site. The pieces of this paper craft can be nested inside one another like Russian matryoshka dolls-Canon
This is one amazing work of art!!! It took one year to design this masterpiece which was based on Parthenon of Athens. It has 58 complete columns when opened and uses a unique designed interlocking system. This one is not for free though. You can download it for $39.99 US dollars.
Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups found in the highlands of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Their heartland lies to the west of Medan centred on Lake Toba. The Toba Batak traditionally believe that they originate from one ancestor "Si Raja Batak", with all Margas, descended from him. A family tree that defines the father-son relationship among Batak people is called tarombo-wiki
That marine research laboratory from the game Zelda: Majora's Mask is dedicated to the study of marine biology. Link learns the "New Wave Bossa Nova" in this same lab after rescuing all seven Zora Eggs from the newly hatched Zora babies.
This windmill from the Ocarina of Time is the largest structure found in Kakariko village. It is connected to Dampé's Grave.
Here's a lighthouse found in Diddy Kong Racing, a Nintendo 64 racing game released back in 1997.
A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine. The presence of a torii at the entrance is usually the simplest way to identify Shinto shrines while a small torii icon represents them on Japanese road maps.
This papercraft is a result fo the collaboration between Rumah Inspirasi and Paper Replika. Jam Gadang (literally "Massive Clock") is a clocktower and major landmark of the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located in the centre of the city, near the the main market, Pasar Atas, and is a tourist attraction. The structure was build in 1926 during the Dutch colonial era, as a gift from the Queen to city's controleur.
