Giant 'Transformers' on Earth 3

Transformers-a popular fiction and film really puts impact to some people's life. This post includes two giant transformer's statue on earth.These statues are open air statue, not for promoting the film or fiction. Most of the lifesize statues of Transformers exhibited for promoting film in various cineplex and malls for time being. Those are not included in this post. Here is the latest edition from~

Voronivka, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine 

Pix Credit: Greendairy

This one is not a full fledged Transformer. Like others it is also built of scraps but not the junkies out of cars and motorbikes at large. To build this metal guard, the builder use an expired cargo handler ,with a combination of three frontal part of cars.

Vadim Tolbatov from Panoramio

Bushmaster from Panoramio

This giant is using for the welcoming the visitor, standing like the guard of the gateway at the entrance road of a cargo(coal, ore, grain, fertilizers etc) handling complex. there is a logo of the operator that complex TIS(TransInvestService Ltd) on the chest of this giant. This huge outcome from the TIS junkyard(which is actually just beside the place it stands) is also contain an LED electric moving massage sign set on its "eyes".

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Giant 'Transformers' on Earth 2

Transformers-a popular fiction and film really puts impact to some people's life. This post includes two giant transformer's statue on earth.These statues are open air statue, not for promoting the film or fiction. Most of the lifesize statues of Transformers exhibited for promoting film in various cineplex and malls for time being. Those are not included in this post.

In the my previous post, I brought two giant transformer replicas. Like those two this one is also build of recycles scrap items. Here is the latest one from~

Green Dream Park

Chadaokou, Beijing, China

This one is a 38 feet tall (11.5 meters) giant Optimus Prime replica, standing tall at the North East Square of the famous Bird's Nest in Beijing. Created as part of the ‘Green Dream Park’, to promote China’s commitment to environmentalism and a ‘green lifestyle’. almost 6 tons of metals is recycled in building this giant.

Workers at the park said it took 20 old vans and trucks, countless tires, motor bikes and other auto parts to build the statue. It takes 5 trucks to transport the scraps and over two hours to give it a base to stand on its two legs. Watch the following clip with a good description and the objective behind making this robot out of junks:



Looks like, we are going to see many more robot like this around the world in near future, make out of recycled metals. A new tread is started, and this one is just an icon the trend. 
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See: Giant Transformer on Earth 1

More reading : Metro UK | CNTV | ABC News

Google Earth KMZ

Vuvuzela : Largest one to annoy you

Vuvuzela : Largest one to annoy you

Capetown : South Africa

I don't need to introduce vuvuzela to anyone who follows the soccer world cup 2010. This horn is the 'unsung' hero of the greatest show on earth. Usually it is just a 2 feet long instrument. Before the WC 2010 , it is just a horn using for South African celebration, after WC 2010 it gets a world wide attention, as well as giant size exposure too.

Hyundai-the Korean electronic giant constructed the world's largest working vuvuzela as part of a marketing campaign during the World Cup, on an unfinished overpass. The 35-meter (115 feet) blue vuvuzela in Cape Town was intended to be used at the beginning of each match; however, it had not yet sounded a note during the World Cup as its volume was a cause of concern to city authorities. 

Pix Credit: gizmodo.com

From Google Street View

Following youtube video is the evidence of its fully functional capacity, watch- 

Good visibility :Western Boulevard-Buitengracht Street Crossing  [Street View]

Google Maps | Google Earth | Gizmodo | Franstasties's Channel

Up Side Down House in Magalluf

Up Side Down House 2 : The House of Kathmandu

Magalluf, Mallorca, Spain

Well, anyone may get dumbstruck to know that, Kathmandu is located not in Nepal, its in Spain, which is conventionally impossible. But there is a (house of) Kathmandu in Magalluf, Spain, an amusement house in the tourist attractive island of Mallorca. This house is most decorative upside down house of its kind; which mysteriously seems to have fallen right out of the sky and landed on its roof!

Pix Credit : Kathmandu from Panoramio

There is a basic deference with the famous Szymbark house.  This one is 'upside down' only at its outlook appearance, not inside.The House  is properly located between Magalluf and Palma Nova.It is styled to look like an upside down Tibetan-style mansion. The house consists of a number of different rooms showing apparently amusing and amazing artifacts and illusions, mysteries and legends, interactive games, special effects, magical illusions and the robotics.

Pix Credit : Jose Manuel Docal F from Panoramio

Screen shot of the visual presentation from website

This post is a part of the series of Upside Down Architects around the world, entire series of articles will be found here. There are more coming in future...
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Address: Avd Pedro Vaqer Ramis no 9 [Google Street View]
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Useful Links : Around Mallorca | Official Web | Google Earth View

Infinity reaches the top : Marina Bay Sands

Infinity has no limit, than how it can reach the top! Don't take aback to see the title of this post. Here 'infinity' refers a specific kind of swimming pool.

An infinity pool also named negative edge, zero edge, disappearing edge or vanishing edge pool is a swimming or reflecting pool which produces a visual effect of water extending to the horizon, vanishing, or extending to "infinity"[wiki]. Specially it extends toward  sea or  another aquatic portion. Following picture is an example of common infinity edge pools, generally used in various luxurious hotels and exotic resorts-

Aquatic Pool Review

An infinity pool at Amalfy coast, Italy

In fact , not all infinity pool extends toward sea,  there is an exception- the pool of Marina Bay Sand's (a 4 billion dollar luxury hotel) 'Skypark' ends up towards the skyline of Singapore City. the infinity edge pool of Singapore Marina Bay Hotel is built on above 650 feet (55 Storied) from the ground, the world largest outdoor pool at the most loftiest point.This pool is 150 meters (492 feet) long, three times larger than that of an Olympic swimming pool.  Just take a look:

First Anniversary !

I wish a very Happy New Year 2011 to my friends,visitors and the followers of Sight By Walk.This blog is celebrating its first anniversary.

New Year Card from http://profile-comments.com

I start this blog, just out of curiosity. When I started this blog , I never know that this blog would come to this stage. Since May, 2010 the pages of blog is viewed 6916 times world wide (until today).From 5th September,  this blog also received 2014 visitors since the new years eve.  

Most Visited Posts: "Myrtle" The World's Largest Desert Tortoise May 10, 2010 663 Pageviews Up side Down House in Szymbark Jun 23, 2010, 1 comment 463 Pageviews Turn Table of Akhaura Jul 6, 2010, 1 comment 251 Pageviews Cancun’s Underwater Sculpture Park Oct 29, 2010, 7 comments 209 Pageviews World's Tallest Wooden Skyscraper : Arkhangelsk Aug 18, 2010, 3 comments 204 Pageviews

It is pleasure to see the reactions from visitors whether good or bad. I will be very glad to have comments and suggestions from readers. Once again, Thanks to all!  

With Regards

Faysal Bin Darul