Asia

This is the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge in Japan - the largest suspension bridge in the world. Suspension bridges are measured by the length of their main span (i.e. the longest distance between suspension towers), and the Akashi-Kaikyo has an absolutely massive…

To the North of Afghanistan's capital Kabul is the "Tank Graveyard". Here there are hundreds of Soviet tanks, left there since the end of the Soviet war in 1989, slowly rusting away. Apparently the Taliban used this field for collecting…

Opened just last year on a specially built man made island Centrair International Airport is Japan's third off-shore airport and is shaped like a capital "D" so that currents inside the bay will flow freely around the island. The airport's…

North Korea's former dictator, Kim Il-Sung (Kim Jong-Il's father) is held in very high esteem, as shown by this absolutely gigantic bronze statue of the "Eternal Leader" who died in 1994. This ground level photo should give you an idea…

The Al-Askari shrine in Samarra, Iraq was one of the holiest sites for Shia Muslims. Sadly this distinctive gold dome was destroyed last week by bombers hoping to escalate tension in the area (BBC News Report). Thanks: Tom & Adam

This is the striking (and huge) Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea. It's a 330-metre-tall pyramid-shaped building with 3,000 rooms, and was supposed to have 7 revolving restaurants, except they never actually finished it. Wikipedia says: newspapers estimated the cost…