Plans
for the construction of the 80 metre long, two platform metro station in Sofia, Bulgaria
have been altered four times. The contractors have been discovering relics of
an ancient Roman city Serdica - so many of them that the city now plans to
build a two-level underground museum above the metro station.
India's fascination with
marble structures sure seems to be timeless. After the Taj Mahal and other
monuments across the country built with white marble, yet another architectural
marvel is set to be unveiled in the south Indian state of Kerala. Built as an
epitome of world peace and religious harmony, the new structure features a lotus-shaped
prayer hall, 91 feet tall and 84 feet wide, christened the 'Parnasala'. The
structure features 21 petals with 12 facing upwards and nine facing downwards.
The upward facing petals are 41 feet tall while the downward facing petals have
a length of 31 feet each.
