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The Heron’s Tree: The World’s Largest Hanging Garden Since Ancient Babylon

An island in France populated by ‘living machines’ that seem to be torn straight from the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Les Machines de L’ile has delighted visitors since 2007, and now ...

Automata: Intricate Art Object Powered by 1,000 Gears

At the winding of a handle and the flick of a switch, gears begin to move inside a mysterious faceted wooden object. Then, as the panels are opened to reveal what's inside, a solitary figure can ...

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