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There was once a time when the most we could build was a simple shelter to keep us safe from the elements. But as the centuries passed, we learned new skills, developed better tools, and figured out how to create much more impressive structures. Eventually, architecture became a real art form. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up some beautiful and timeless buildings shared by the page Architecture & Tradition. It’s amazing to think that people designed and constructed places like these from scratch.Avid hikers Cynthia Bennett and her boyfriend @henrythecoloradodog adopted their adorable dog Henry back in 2014. At first Bennett was going to pick a golden retriever mix, but then she came across Henry at an adoption event. He was only 14 weeks old, but already five times bigger than the other puppies of the same age. When she entered Henry’s pen, he just curled up into her lap, went belly up and flipped his head over her arm. That was when she knew he was the one. “I think we only had him for three days when we took him on our first hike,” Bennett told The Dodo. “He found the steepest, tallest rock around, and he ran up to the top of it to look over the edge.” That’s why they started calling him their “little mountain goat.” A few months ago the couple decided that they’d like to have another pet in their family. Bennett really wanted a rescue kitten, and after five months of searching the shelters, they finally found a Siamese kitten mix named Baloo. They introduced the cute cat to their dog, and Baloo just fell in love with Henry – all he wanted was to play and snuggle with him. Since then Henry and Baloo became a virtually inseparable pair! It wasn’t long until the best friends started going on their first trips together. “I get a lot of questions about how we got him used to it and how is it to travel with both a cat and a dog. But he really loves it. He really wants to go outside,” Bennett said. “If I touch Henry’s leash, [Baloo] will start screaming at the door.”Our world is so full of wonders that new unusual places and beautiful nature are discovered every day, be that by professional photographers or amateurs. Different geographical locations, climatic conditions and even seasons offer the widest variety of beautiful sceneries: pink lakes, stunning lavender or tulip fields, breath-taking canyons and mountains, and other amazing places to go to you can hardly believe actually exist! Some of the beautiful places to visit in this collection will be of all natural sights you can find while traveling around the world, while the others have experienced human interference – but even in these cases, the result of such collaboration is spectacular. Autumn doesn’t exactly believe in subtlety. 🍂🌈 From fiery red and golden yellow leaves to colorful forests, fruits, vegetables, and unexpected bursts of color, these photos capture the incredible spectrum that appears as the season takes over. Every corner seems to come with its own little rainbow. 🍁✨ Nature really went all out with the fall color palette, and honestly, we’re not complaining.Minimalist photography can make a busy city feel strangely quiet. By stripping scenes down to their strongest shapes, colors, and contrasts, Beijing-based photographer Leon Yu turns architecture and everyday urban spaces into carefully organized compositions where a lone person can matter as much as the building around them. Yu began exploring street photography in August 2023, after discovering the work of accomplished photographers online and deciding to study the medium seriously. Minimalism soon emerged as a natural fit for his aesthetic.Jason deCaires Taylor needs little introduction to many Bored Panda readers. The British sculptor, environmentalist, and underwater photographer is widely recognized as a pioneer of underwater museums and sculpture parks, having created more than 1,200 public works across submerged, tidal, and terrestrial environments over the past two decades. His installations have appeared in places including Grenada, Mexico, the Maldives, Australia, Lanzarote, Cyprus, and France, transforming the seafloor into spaces where art and marine ecosystems can develop side by side. The ancient Japanese martial art of ninjutsu may now lie forgotten by many, but modern cats still carry the torch of the ninja, as their ability to hide in unexpected places and scratch people is unparalleled. If you have a picture of a cat that clearly has some stealthy and vicious ninja blood in its veins, we'd love to see it in the comments – bonus points if the little warrior is your faithful servant! #Cats #funny #funnycats #ninjacatSome tattoo styles come and go, but a few subjects have stuck around for literal millennia, because they were never just decoration to begin with. Long before tattoo studios existed, ancient cultures were carving gods, dragons, and geometric patterns into temple walls, pottery, and skin, using them to represent everything from cosmic order to divine protection. We asked our artists at Sacred Gold in London to pull together some of their favorite pieces inspired by world mythology and spiritual geometry, the kind of imagery that's been carrying meaning for thousands of years, long before it ever touched a tattoo machine. #Tattoo #GreekMythology #Art #sacredgoldlondonCherry blossoms blooming in Japanese springs are famous all over the world, but there are very few people who know the cherry blossoms bloom in autumn. And even many Japanese do not know the autumn cherry blossoms. Autumn cherry blossoms are said to be "SHIKISAKURA", it is a very rare cherry blossom. In Toyota-shi, Aichi Prefecture, there are areas where you can appreciate autumn leaves and cherry at the same time. It is an amazing scene where you can see autumn color and spring color at the same time. #Cherryblossoms #autumn #autumnvibes There’s something wonderfully playful about the way @tanaka_tatsuya looks at the world. As a Japanese miniature artist and photographer, he has a talent for spotting possibilities in things most of us would simply walk past. A piece of food can become a landscape, a household object can turn into part of a scene, and something sitting quietly on a desk can suddenly take on an entirely new role once his tiny figures enter the picture. Tanaka has been exploring this idea through his Miniature Calendar project since 2011, creating a new miniature scene each day. His work is rooted in the Japanese concept of mitate, which involves seeing one thing as something else, and that playful change in perspective is at the heart of his art. After more than 15 years of creating these little worlds, he has found countless ways to bring together miniature figures and ordinary objects, often with a clever visual connection or a small detail that makes the scene especially fun to discover. #Art #Miniatureart #TanakaTatsuyaCats have a talent for making perfectly ordinary moments feel slightly unpredictable. A quiet room, a carefully arranged table, or an otherwise polished still life can change completely when a paw appears from nowhere or a pair of yellow eyes emerges from behind a curtain. That tension between the familiar and the strange sits at the heart of London-based artist Minyoung Kim’s paintings, where black cats frequently appear as mysterious, mischievous characters. Kim’s fascination with cats comes partly from their contradictions: they are familiar and seemingly everywhere, yet can remain strangely unreadable. In her work, they are rarely just decorative subjects. A cat might reach for something it should not, hide behind an object, interrupt an otherwise composed scene, or appear only as a paw, tail, shadow, or pair of eyes #Art #painting #catpainting #MinyoungKimThanks to their bold architecture, some buildings look genuinely intimidating, creepy, or, as some people claim — straight-up evil. They aren’t actually haunted, but their dramatic shapes and shadowy angles certainly make them look the part. For example, the central post office in Skopje, North Macedonia, resembles a giant spaceship that crash-landed in the city center. Even iconic landmarks like the Empire State Building in New York City can give off serious dystopian fortress energy if you catch them on a foggy night.