37 years later, German couple completes building a giant castle in their back yard (3 Photos)

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Heinz and Hildegard Schönewolf, from Dudweiler, Germany, have spent the last 37 years building a 350 square-foot fairy tale castle, right in their own backyard. The castle is made of stones, bricks and thousands of bags of cement. The beautiful backyard castle started out as a simple retaining wall that the Schönewolfs kept embellishing over the years. Ever since they started work on it, in 1975, Heinz has spent every single day making his castle better, and his wife Hildegard says they never even went on a holiday vacation. Although he says the backyard castle will never really be finished, because he always wants to add new things, Heinz has already opened it up for public visits, free of charge.

The castle is 15-meters high and 15-meters wide and features towers, battlements, narrow pathways, a charming Rapunzel room and even an 18,000 liter aquarium in the basement. The German couple estimate they’ve spent about €50,000 (or $63, 040 dollars) on the castle so far.

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‘Fallen Star’: A house that lives on the edge (15 Photos)

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This house known as ‘Fallen Star’, located at UCSD’s Jacobs Hall at Jacobs School of Engineering, is an amazing architectural achievement. It took a team of engineers and other experts several years to plan and construct and nearly half a million dollars. Though the up-tilted floor and seemingly precipitous overhang might deter the faint of heart, it’s totally safe. But alas, there’s no welcome mat for the general public. Sculptor and creator, from Korea, Ho Ga (Do Ho Suh) says “Fallen House” is about “displacement” – his personal experience of being uprooted and displaced from Korea to America.

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Once seen, it cannot be unseen (27 Photos)

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Singapore Airlines offers a private suite at a less than modest price (10 Photos)

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For those of you who have recently won the lottery, this airline is for you. You can lounge in a reclining leather seat with drink in hand while watching a 23-inch TV. There are numerous other amenities like a full bed and first class service, however, it comes at a steep price. A round trip flight from Singapore to NYC will cost you around $15,750 per person.

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