The largest white diamond to ever come up for auction has been sold for 21,681,000 CHF ($21.9 million) at Christie’s in Geneva.The 228.31-carat, pear-shaped gemstone — dubbed “The Rock” — originated from South Africa, where ...
The world’s largest blue diamond ever to come to auction has sold for 450,925,000 HKD, or $57.5 million.Named “The De Beers Cullinan Blue,” the massive 15.10-carat step-cut gem sold at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong after ...
The world’s largest astronomy museum is opening in Shanghai, and its complex curvilinear shape has been designed to reflect the geometry of the cosmos. With no straight lines or right angles used throughout, the structure ...
One of the world’s largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country’s government has announced.The 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest “gem-quality” diamond ever found, was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on ...
Oceanbird might look like a ship of the future, but it harks back to ancient maritime history — because it’s powered by the wind.The transatlantic car carrier is being designed by Wallenius Marine, a Swedish ...
A British artist has taken over the ballroom of a luxury hotel in Dubai to produce the largest painting ever created on canvas. Upon its completion next month, the 1,980-square-meter (over 21,000 square feet) artwork ...
The world’s largest all-electric ferry completed its first voyage with passengers last week in Denmark. The Ellen sailed between the southern Danish ports of Fynshav to Soby, on the island of Aero. The e-ferry is ...
With a master bedroom, a tablet-controlled widescreen TV and domed ceilings, it’s clear why the Dreamliner Boeing 787 airliner has earned its label of a ‘VVIP’ aircraft . Believed to be the world’s largest private jet, the remodelled B787 ...
A 910-carat diamond, which is believed to be the world’s fifth largest diamond, has been unearthed in Lesotho. The stone was discovered in Letseng mine by Gem Diamonds, a UK miner with operations in Botswana ...
Just about 12 years ago, a Filipino fisherman made an amazing discovery in the sea off the coast of the Palawan Island, Philippines: a two-foot long (26 inches to be exact) pearl inside a giant ...