Lima
Lava tree moulds are hollow columns formed when a lava flow moves through a forest. The lava chills and hardens against the trunks while the wood inside eventually disappears, leaving vertical or fallen tree-shaped cavities in the rock. Some retain detailed impressions of bark and mark the exact positions of trees buried thousands of years ago. The eruption removes the forest but leaves its floor plan behind.
La Pyramide is a fifteen-storey concrete complex completed in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in 1973. It attempted to recreate the activity of a traditional African market vertically, placing shops around a vast central atrium with offices and apartments above them. The experiment proved expensive: circulation consumed much of the rentable space, while elevators and air-conditioning raised operating costs beyond what many traders could afford. It has stood largely empty since the 1980s.
La Grande-Motte is a seaside resort near Montpellier, built almost entirely from scratch by the French government during the 1960s and 1970s. The project was intended to transform a marshy, mosquito-heavy coast into a domestic rival to Spain’s increasingly popular beaches. Architect Jean Balladur responded with an entire town of white concrete pyramids, curved apartment blocks and geometric sun screens, drawing inspiration from Mesoamerican temples and his idea of the 21st century
La Revue Naturiste Internationale was a pocket-sized French magazine published between 1953 and 1971. Its pages combined travel reports, international correspondence and serious discussion of naturist philosophy. At its peak, 45,000 readers followed what was essentially foreign affairs without the dress code.
Lamborghini 3500 GTZ is a car that first appeared at the 1965 London motor show. Records show two cars being built during November 1965, although recently it is believed only one was actually built.
Little Black Sambo is a book that is most likely offensive to social justice warriors.
Lake Kaindy is situated 2,000 meters above sea level. It was created by the result of an enormous limestone landslide.
Love is the Devil is a biopic Francis Bacon and focuses on his relationship with his lover, George Dyer, a former small-time crook.
The LM-1 Drum Computer was the first drum machine to use digital samples of acoustic drums. It is prized by amateur and professional musicians alike for its rarity as well as its characteristic sounds, which can be heard on the recordings of such famous artists as Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, The Human League, Peter Gabriel, Kraftwerk and countless other pop hits of the 1980s.
Lindsay Kemp is a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist and choreographer.