The historic Notre Dame Cathedral which stood for 800 years was destroyed by a raging fire that tore through the wooden interior of the building on Monday. Firefighters and first responders scrambled to save the priceless art and other treasures inside the burning Cathedral.
Barbados native Robyn Rihanna Fenty is getting a road named after her in the neighborhood where she grew up. The 29-year-old island queen is already a legend in Barbados, but now her name will be an official landmark.
Hidden in the woods behind a shopping center on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek is a small slave cemetery.
The Macedonia African Cemetery is all that's left of The Macedonia African Methodist Church that once stood where affluent St. Ives Country Club is now.
American singer Beyonce created an instant landmark out a rundown shack in Melbourne, Australia simply by posing half naked in front of it. A landmark is usually recognized for its historic significance. But I guess they do things differently down under. Watch the video below.
Update: Loyal reader Outsidethebox requested that I add Beyonce's skydiving video to this post. Watch the video after the break.
While in Atlanta for a concert over the weekend, Beyonce took a private, guided tour of the historic birth home and church of civil rights icon Martin Luther King. On Monday she posted photos paying homage to Dr. King on her personal website, which were mistaken for a tribute to slain Miami teenager Trayvon Martin.
Sources tell me that Beyonce's publicist fielded numerous phone calls all day yesterday from the media who thought Beyonce's photo tribute was a subtle protest of the Zimmerman not guilty verdict. So Beyonce instructed her webmaster to add a photo of Dr. King to her website to clarify who the tribute was intended for.