The Beautiful Sculptures of Matteo Pugliese

The Beautiful Sculptures of Matteo Pugliese Metteo Pugliese is an Italian sculpture, whose amazing and thought provoking sculptures have been celebrated around the world. Here is a sampling of his workd, that share a common theme of breaking limits, escaping self-made prisons, and showing great effor and determination.

The Food Etiquette of Various Countries.

The Food Etiquette of Various Countries.

Eating seems like one of the most basic and easy rituals doesn't it? You eat, you thank the cook, you don't speak with your mouth full, and you try to use cutlery unless it's the kind of food you eat with your hands. These are the rules I was taught. But not only are these rules not written in stone, they can be quite different, depending on where in the world you are eating at the moment. Some of these rules don't make sense to me at all, and some I actually find a nice and polite addition to table manners. See for yourself, which would you adopt?

The Most Beautiful Subway Stations!

The Most Beautiful Subway Stations!

When we think about subway station, we usually think of dark, dirty places, made of old concrete and old metal. But they don't have to be, some subway stations have been created not only to be functional but even beautiful in the visitor's eyes. Lets hope that in the future, all subway stations will be so well thought out! Here are some of the most beautiful subway stations that defy the common conception of what is a subway station.

Formosa Boulevard Station, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

This transfer station was built for the 2009 World Games, but opened in September 2008. It has the largest glass work in the world, designed by Narcissus Quagliata, covering an area of 23,465 sq ft (2180 sq m) with 4,500 glass panels.

T-Centralen Station, Stockholm, Sweden

The only place where all three of Stockholm's metro lines meet has this really wonderful one platform station, opened in 1975.

Stadium Station, Stockholm, Sweden (1973)

Westfriedhof Station, Munich, Germany

This station was opened in 1998, but the 11 large lamps (with red, blue, and yellow lights) were installed three years later.

Marienplatz Station, Munich, Germany

Marienplatz Station is one of the most frequently used stations in Munich, and was opened as part of the new S-Bahn network for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

St.-Quirin-Platz Station, Munich, Germany (1997)

Olaias Station, Lisbon, Portugal

Olaias Station was designed by Tomás Taveira and opened shortly before the Expo 1998. Walk through the station on 360cities.

Drassanes Station, Barcelona, Spain

This station was opened in 1968, but was completely renovated between 2007 and 2009 with GRC (Glass Reinforced Concrete) panels and interesting details designed by the Barcelona-based ON-A Architects.

Budapest Metro Line 3, constructed in the 1970s and 1980s

Avtovo Station, Saint Petersburg, Russia

This highly ornate white marble station was opened in 1955 and designed by Y. A. Levinson.

Elektrozavodskaya Station, Moscow, Russia

Elektrozavodskaya Station was named after an electric light bulb factory nearby and opened in May 1944 during the WWII. It's famous for its decorations, designed by Vladimir Schuko, Vladimir Gelfreich and IgorRozhin.

Komsomolskaya Station, Moscow, Russia

Opened in 1952 and designed by Alexey Shchusev and Viktor Kokorin, this station has some mosaics, red granite, marble and other artistic decorations.

Kiyevskaya Station - Koltsevaya Line Hall, Moscow, Russia

The station, designed by S. Volovich and opened in 2008, has green Cuban marble on the walls, and grey granite with darker (Gabbro granite) marble edges.