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 | The Tränenpalast (eng. "Palace of Tears") is the Berlin colloquialism for the former border crossing station at the Berlin Friedrichstrasse railway station. The name comes from the many tearful "Good-Bye's" that took place in front of the building, where visiting citizens of the divided city had to say farewell to their East-German relatives that were not permitted to travel to the Western part... |  | 11/11/2009 | 11 | 
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 | A Brasileira (Portuguese for "The Brazilian Woman") is one of the oldest and most famous cafés in Braga. It is located on the Largo Barão de São Martinho, in the historic city (centro).
A Brasileira was opened by Adolpho de Azevedo on 17 March 1907 as a shop selling "genuine Brazilian coffee"
It is a popular tourist destination. | | 09/30/2009 | 32 |
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 | (portuguese: Arco da Porta Nova) is an arch in Sé, Braga, Portugal.
The arch decorates the western gate of the medieval wall. It was opened in 1512 and was the place where the keys of the city were given.
The actual arch is a combination of baroque and neoclassic styles, was designed by architect André Soares and built in 1772 - 1773. | | 09/30/2009 | 29 |
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 | (Portuguese: Torre Vasco da Gama) is a 145 m/476 ft-high lattice tower in Lisbon, Portugal, built over the Tagus river.
It is named after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to arrive in India by sail, in 1498.
The architects of the tower were Leonor Janeiro, Nick Jacobs and SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill).
The steel structure, represe... | | 09/26/2009 | 72 |
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 | This is from a post on Village of Joy, with link provided in the folder. The buildings are in the folder in the same order as on their website. Most of the placemarks are very precise, though at least one 'house' has moved and one or two others (as is usual for these things) is only in the area of a location since it's difficult to pinpoint. |  | 08/29/2009 | 2,154 |
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 | The giant metal shredding plant can process 350 tonnes of metal - or around 450 unwanted vehicles - an hour. Once shredded, the ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as plastics and glass, are separated before being sold on for reuse or disposal.
The gantry crane also installed at the site will ensure one of the fastest shiploading rates for a metals recycling facility anywhere... | | 08/14/2009 | 106 |
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 | Haus der Deutschen Kunst in Munich was the art museum of Nazi-Germany. Only art granted by Hitler was shown here.
Today it's discothek and night club P1. A place where rich and famous people of Munich meet.
http://www.roland-harder.de/relikte_drittes_reich/haus_der_deutschen_kunst.html | | 08/02/2009 | 37 |
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 | This was the main bicycle shop of the Wright Brothers. Some say the fourth, others the fifth. The brothers opened two in the year 1895. this one and a branch store at 23 West Second Street. The branch store was closed in 1896, the main in 1897.
http://www.firsttofly.org/History/Just%20the%20Facts/wright_bicycles.htm | | 07/07/2009 | 55 |
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 | A solar house in Freiburg that produces more energy than it consumes. | | 06/28/2009 | 77 |
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 | The gray land here looks like a seal jumping out of water. (Picture the green parts as the sky, and the blue water is, well, the ocean.) |  | 02/17/2009 | 214 |
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 | A building on the sea called Johnson South Reef or Chigua Reef is a reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. It is contiguous with Vietnam-occupied Collins Reef which lies 4 miles (6 km) away northwest. Naturally above water only at low tide, but some sources say that many rocks are above water at high tide. This is the site of Johnson South Reef Skirmish in 1988, fought by China and... |  | 02/14/2009 | 399 |
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 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is the world’s leading guitar manufacturer, and its name has become synonymous with all things rock ‘n’ roll. Iconic Fender® instruments such as the Telecaster®, Stratocaster®, Precision Bass® and Jazz Bass® guitars are known worldwide as the instruments that started the rock revolution, and they continue to be highly prized by today’s musicians and... | | 02/12/2009 | 128 |
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 | Sun Studio was opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business. Reputedly the first rock-and-roll single, Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats' "Rocket 88" was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards, leading... | | 01/31/2009 | 826 |
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 | Built by Dan Maddox in 1957, RCA Records Studio B was constructed at the request of Chet Atkins and Steve Sholes to facilitate the needs of RCA Victor Records and other record labels. According to Chet Atkins in his autobiography, the plans for the studio were drawn up on a napkin by Bill Miltenburg, RCA's chief engineer and recording manager.
Construction took 4 months, and the ... | | 01/31/2009 | 237 |
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 | Kosaka-cho is a mini Osaka Castle on a barbershop's housetop in Osaka. The owner built this castle with junk since 20 yaers ago for storing useless objects, only spent about 50,000 JPY.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/yu-osaka/e/812359dbdff1b91b43055a923b8ba3a3
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/177491/12247813 |  | 01/19/2009 | 189 |
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 | When an incineration plant becomes an Art masterpiece.
Ordered by the Osaka municipal Government, Osaka, Japan, built on an artificial island of the Osaka Bay and inaugurated in 2000.
This building is a creation of the Austrian ecologist architect and painter: Friedensreich Hundertwasser.(1928-2000)
If you want to learn more about this building:
http://www.city.o... | | 01/17/2009 | 133 |
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 | The Sofia Public Mineral Baths (Bulgarian: Софийска градска минерална баня, Sofiyska gradska mineralna banya) or the Central Mineral Baths (Централна мин
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 | Murderer Peter Tobin killed schoolgirl Vicki Hamilton and buried her remains in the rear garden here at 50 Irvine Drive in Margate. | | 01/02/2009 | 141 |
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 | The project is designed by Canadian architect Carlos Ott/PPA.
The Henan Art Center is a curvilinear and dynamic structure, that conveys to the outside the cultural, artistic, musical and theatrical activities of the inside halls.The Art Center has been designed with an asymmetric configuration on a symmetrical scheme with it axis perpendicular to the Central Lake shore.
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 | The Sam Kee Building is located at 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia and is noteworthy for being the narrowest commercial building in the world. It holds it's record by both the Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believ It or Not. It is 4'11" at its base and 6' wide on the second floor.
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 | Under-constructed opera- Reykjavik Opera, will be finished for one more year due to the collapse of the bank Landsbanki. After economic crisis many banks in Iceland were bankrupt because the improper economic policies.
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 | this is an anciant castle which is located in the peshawar | | 12/26/2008 | 115 |
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 | Can you imagine an Ancient Chinese coin of nearly 100 meters-high? Here it is, in the (of course!) Chinese city of Shengyang, North-East of the country. The Fangyuan Mansion, is realy name is a financial office building in yuebin street, Shenhe District.
The satellite view is not quite good, but if you observe its shadow...
Admin note: Link removed because it didn't work.... | | 12/26/2008 | 266 |
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 | Here is the exact location where the "House if Horror" stood. Its a patheway now. | | 12/19/2008 | 167 |
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 | house from the Stephen Kings movie | | 12/17/2008 | 174 |
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