Tiny castle for sale

Tiny castle/observation tower for sale in Sweden:

Totally unique, 18 m observation tower with an opportunity to renovate the exclusive property consisting of three rooms, cellar, terrace and a view terrace. Built 1926th Built of brick on granite base. Freehold site of 1,000 sq m park with panoramic views.

Via.

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Lego Castle in the Sky

Laputa - Castle in the Sky by Iain Heath.

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Evil Scientist's Castle

Evil scientist's lair from a Looney Tunes episode, right? Via these sites.

UPDATE: It's from Hair-Raising Hare. Thanks Jason.

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Link roundup

1. Red Dead Redemption pulp cover (featuring Karl Urban). Via.

2. Too good to verify - - photos of an abandoned brain laboratory in Moscow. Via.

3. Lego Neuschwanstein castle. Via.

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Rapunzel's Tower; The Devil's Motor Car (in Lego)

Two Lego creations by Sir Nadroj/Jordan Schwartz: Rapunzel's Tower and The Devil's Motor Car.

*Previously: Floating Rapunzel.

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Maleficent’s Castle (link roundup)

Maleficent's Castle ("Forbidden Fortress"), sculpted by Larry Nikolai and available April 2010. See also: The Pegasus Family ("Mythic Menagerie") from Fantasia.

And a few more links:

1. Interesting TED talk: While living and working as a marine biologist in Maldives, Charles Anderson noticed sudden explosions of dragonflies at certain times of year. He explains how he carefully tracked the path of a plain, little dragonfly called the globe skimmer, only to discover that it had the longest migratory journey of any insect in the world.

2. And here's another good TED talk: Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tells the story of Mister Splashy Pants.

3. Zombie in love.

*Previously: Maleficent transforming into a dragon sculpture.

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The Castle of Cagliostro

Lupin the 3rd Castle of Cagliostro available in daylight and midnight versions. Via.

*Previously: Floating Lego castle.

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Lego roundup

Micro-scale Tiberius class starship by OptimalControl.




Floating castle by qworg. Via.




Chibi tank (M8 Howitzer) by Captain Eugene.




Crimson Skies-esque plane by Mike.




Microscale Viper and Raptor by Matt.

*Previously: Tiny Lego flying castle.

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Folly Tower (link roundup)

Photo of Folly Tower in Ponytpool, Wales. I don't know why it's called Folly Tower. UPDATE: See the comments for the explanation.

And a few more links:

1. Chinese dragon made out of plastic spoons, knives, forks and cups glued together with a glue gun. Via.

2. Book-eating crow logo.

3. Gary Busey animated gif will test your sanity.

*Previously: Absolute Tower.

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Charon has downgraded his ride

Photo of a shopping cart in hell (played by Aberdeen Harbour) by John Parminter. There's lots more at his website, including this photo of Dunnottar Castle:



He also has prints available. Via.

*Previously: Mont Saint-Michel.

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Indiana Jones goes over a Lego waterfall (and more)

A few highlights from Rod Gillies' Flickr gallery of Lego creations:


Indiana Jones goes over a waterfall in this Temple of Doom vignette. See also: The library scene from The Last Crusade.



Steampunk naval howitzer. See also: Walking ship.



Microscale Statue of Liberty.



Microscale kingdom in a chest for a castle contest. Via.

*Previously: Lego Castle Crashers.

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Fairy Tale paper toys

Three fairy tale-themed papercraft projects: Snow White's Castle, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Three Little Pigs.

*Previously: Castle Crashers paper toys.

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Women & Mt. Royal concert poster by Julie McLaughlin

Women & Mt. Royal concert poster by Julie McLaughlin.

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Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel (St Michael's Mount) is a tidal island in Normandy, France. The Wikipedia entry details its fascinating history, including this:

Before the construction of the first monastic establishment in the 8th century, the island was called Mont Tombe. According to legend, the archangel Michael appeared to St. Aubert, bishop of Avranches, in 708 and instructed him to build a church on the rocky islet. Aubert repeatedly ignored the angel's instruction, until Michael burned a hole in the bishop's skull with his finger.

Here's photos of the surrounding area and causeway:







Here's shots of the abbey:





Here's the abbey from above:






Here's a few interior shots:







Finally, here's the abbey's official site.

*Previously: O'Brien's Castle in Ireland.

Desktop Wallpaper: Cinderella's Castle covered with icicle lights

Cinderella's Castle with Icicles - Walt Disney World
Originally uploaded by hyku

Diagram of Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Huge version here.

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Disney's Princesses as characters in Frank Miller's Sin City

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves condom ads