Large Type

Written on the ground beside the runway of an old World War 2 airfield is the most bizarre large type yet: "Garlic?!". This airfield used to be RAF Hibaldstow, which has been inactive since 1947. Currently the site is used…

Along with the more modern pastime of making crop circles, etching chalk figures into the side of hills seems to be a peculiarly English obsession. The Uffington White Horse is the confirmed oldest of the many chalk figures in England,…

This is South Korea's infamous Jeju Loveland, an outdoor sculpture park on Cheju Island, which is based entirely around the theme of sex. The park's website describes it as "a place where sexually-oriented art and eroticism meet". Which means that…

Following on from a post earlier this week, where a man was confusing aeroplane passengers flying over his home, today we're in Belgium where a farming company have also been plagued by landing planes. Situated only 2Km from the main…

In a classic example of large type on Google Earth, here's a roof where someone has written 'Welcome to Cleveland' in 6-foot-high letters. Usually we'd assume that this was a kind message welcoming air passengers to Ohio's second largest city…

Your average portrait painting isn't very large or, in the case of the Mona Lisa, it's surprisingly tiny. That said, we have found one or two giant portraits which are viewable from above. To start, Anne Frank can be seen…