Amazing Crosswalks in Madrid

 

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Colourful Crosswalks in Madrid

People not  really pay good  attention to crosswalks, even if they  prevent us from dying.

If they would have looked different – more colourful and vibrant – rather than the boring strip of lines that they are, it is possible people may pay more attention.

Artist Christo Guelov reimagines crosswalks in Madrid by turning them into art. Using the empty spaces between the white lines, he paints in striking geometric shapes and patterns, making the ground more noticeable and aesthetically-pleasing.

Why they cannot be in India and other country? in fact India experimented with 3d crosswalks. Developed by two mother-and-daughter artists from Gujarat, India, and painted on a highway in Ahmedabad, the crosswalk looks like a roadblock when seen from the distance.

Chinese authorities have also taken advantage of similar optical illusions to create 3D crosswalks . Instead of creating virtual roadblocks like in India, Chinese artists came up with “floating” 3D crossings, which appear to be levitating above the street when seen from a distance.

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3D crosswalks in India.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Floating Crosswalks in China

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Growing urban agriculture beyond the city limit

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Originally posted on Geography Directions:
By Chenae Neilson, University of Melbourne, and Lauren Rickards, RMIT University It is hard not to notice the rising interest and flourishing activity in cities around the world for growing food in innovative ways. Rooftop…

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Another Leap in Space : 8 Satellites in Two Different Orbits

In its longest and most complex mission, India’s space agency ISRO  launched eight satellites from one rocket into two different orbits.The PSLV or 37th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, carrying three satellites from India, three from Algeria, and one each from Canada and the US, lifted off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 9:12 am on September 26,2016.  ISRO said its launch was “100 per cent successful”.

What makes this mission a challenge is that the PSLV  launched its payloads in two different orbits. The twin-orbit manoeuvre was recently accomplished by European Space Agency’s Vega rocket.Most countries launch satellites in a single orbit and even if multiple satellites are injected, it is in a sequence in the same orbit.

India’s SCATSAT, meant for ocean and weather forecasts, cyclone detection and tracking, has been placed in orbit. India shares such data with the US, which helped them track Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Pratham, a 10-kg satellite developed by students of the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, will study the total electron count in space. The 5.25-kg PISAT made by students of Bengaluru’s PES University will take pictures of earth.

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Dance of Light, Water and Greenery at Big Fountain of Naqvi Park , Aligarh

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Silhouttes of Joggers

 

 

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A Long Shot

While jogging at Naqvi  park ,Aligarh , clicked some snaps of the fountain. Naqvi park is one of the green spaces in the city. It is almost like a forest inside the city.Green spaces are a must for any city. Shekha lake is another noteworthy green space.

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