Stone Structure

An underwater hunting structure dating back to the Stone Age discovered in the Western Baltic Sea.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for several developmental projects and inaugurated other finished structures, in total worth more than Rs 13,500 crore via videoconferencing in Mahabubnagar district in Telangana.

An ancient brewery dating back to more than 4,000 years ago has been unearthed in German 'Stonehenge', a site resembling the original one in the UK with its concentric circles and wooden or stone structures, Newsweek said in a report.

India Gate: The foundation stone of India Gate or the All India War Memorial Arch in Delhi was laid on February 10 in 1921. According to old records, the foundation stone at India Gate was laid by the Duke of Connaught, a British royal, during his visit to India. Here are few interesting facts

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday unearthed a stone structure suspected to be remains of an ancient temple during excavation near Shree Lingaraj Temple.

The foundation stone for Assam's Bogibeel Bridge may have been laid in 1997, but it is only today that the double-decker rail-and-road bridge will open to traffic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do the honours. Billed as India's longest railroad bridge, the five-kilometre structure spans the waters of the mighty Brahmaputra River. Bogibeel Bridg...

Though it's often talked about as if it's a single continuous structure, China's legendary Great Wall is actually a series of stone fortifications that crawl across the country's changing landscape from the Korean border to the Gobi desert.

Kidney, the most vital organ of human body, often suffers from stones. Stones are mostly removed by surgery but people can get rid of them by following some Ayurvedic treatment for kidney stones.

The European Stone Stacking Championships had sculpture artists gather in Scotland on Sunday to compete for the weighty title of champion stone stacker, in a quirky competition launched last year. Competitors must create the most complex and gravity-defying artistic sculptures from rocks and pebbles gathered on Dunbar's Eye Cave Beach.

Scientists have discovered about 400 previously undocumented stone structures known as 'Gates' in Saudi Arabia with the help of Google Earth imagery.

The inferno at a London residential building that killed 79 people last week has raised concerns for architects and builders in India. One of the main reasons identified by experts for the 24-storey Grenfell Tower going up in flames in a matter of hours was the cladding or material coating used on the structure of the building. This cladding techno...

When tourists snorkeling near the Greek isle of Zakynthos first spotted mysterious structures about 20 feet under the sea, they thought they might have stumbled upon a lost city. And you can't blame them: The site features what appear to be clusters of cobblestones and symmetrical stone cylinders with Hellenic flair. It's easy to see the waterlogge...

A Hindu trust has started a 10-year project to build a replica of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple on the banks of the Ganga. A foundation-laying ceremony was held on Monday at the 40-acre site in Bihar where the trust plans to recreate the temple's huge structure and elaborate stone carvings. Organisers say they intend the new building to be the talle...

An underwater hunting structure dating back to the Stone Age discovered in the Western Baltic Sea.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for several developmental projects and inaugurated other finished structures, in total worth more than Rs 13,500 crore via videoconferencing in Mahabubnagar district in Telangana.

An ancient brewery dating back to more than 4,000 years ago has been unearthed in German 'Stonehenge', a site resembling the original one in the UK with its concentric circles and wooden or stone structures, Newsweek said in a report.

India Gate: The foundation stone of India Gate or the All India War Memorial Arch in Delhi was laid on February 10 in 1921. According to old records, the foundation stone at India Gate was laid by the Duke of Connaught, a British royal, during his visit to India. Here are few interesting facts

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday unearthed a stone structure suspected to be remains of an ancient temple during excavation near Shree Lingaraj Temple.

The foundation stone for Assam's Bogibeel Bridge may have been laid in 1997, but it is only today that the double-decker rail-and-road bridge will open to traffic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do the honours. Billed as India's longest railroad bridge, the five-kilometre structure spans the waters of the mighty Brahmaputra River. Bogibeel Bridg...

Though it's often talked about as if it's a single continuous structure, China's legendary Great Wall is actually a series of stone fortifications that crawl across the country's changing landscape from the Korean border to the Gobi desert.

Kidney, the most vital organ of human body, often suffers from stones. Stones are mostly removed by surgery but people can get rid of them by following some Ayurvedic treatment for kidney stones.

The European Stone Stacking Championships had sculpture artists gather in Scotland on Sunday to compete for the weighty title of champion stone stacker, in a quirky competition launched last year. Competitors must create the most complex and gravity-defying artistic sculptures from rocks and pebbles gathered on Dunbar's Eye Cave Beach.

Scientists have discovered about 400 previously undocumented stone structures known as 'Gates' in Saudi Arabia with the help of Google Earth imagery.

The inferno at a London residential building that killed 79 people last week has raised concerns for architects and builders in India. One of the main reasons identified by experts for the 24-storey Grenfell Tower going up in flames in a matter of hours was the cladding or material coating used on the structure of the building. This cladding techno...

When tourists snorkeling near the Greek isle of Zakynthos first spotted mysterious structures about 20 feet under the sea, they thought they might have stumbled upon a lost city. And you can't blame them: The site features what appear to be clusters of cobblestones and symmetrical stone cylinders with Hellenic flair. It's easy to see the waterlogge...

A Hindu trust has started a 10-year project to build a replica of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple on the banks of the Ganga. A foundation-laying ceremony was held on Monday at the 40-acre site in Bihar where the trust plans to recreate the temple's huge structure and elaborate stone carvings. Organisers say they intend the new building to be the talle...