Hoa Hakananai'a means "stolen or hidden friend" in the indigenous language of Rapa Nui. Hoa Hakananai'a is rare in that it is carved from basalt. The hardness of the basalt has maintained a lot of the decorative detail that has been lost from many of the other statues on Rapa Nui.
Article focuses on fragmentary mural painted by Bruno Schulz for the children of an SS officer who was protecting him. Slideshow shows some of the remnants of the painting.
"An event may be small and insignificant in its origin, and yet, when drawn close to one's eye, it may open in its center an infinite and radiant perspective because a higher order or being is trying to express itself in it and irradiates it violently,"
Article about Bruno Schulz that begins with the mural he painted for the children of an SS officer who was protecting him but expands to include more of his literature and art.
360 views of places deemed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites. Many are in disrepair or need attention. Bamiyan and Angkor are especially well photographed.