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 | Hatfield House is a country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, First Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to King James I and has been the home of the Cecil family ever since. It is currently the home of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury. The ... |  | 10/15/2009 | 52 | 
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 | Located on North Main Street in East Hampton, NY, the Hook Windmill was built in 1806 and operated regularly until 1908. It is one of the most complete of the extant windmills in the world. | | 10/07/2009 | 31 |
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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 | 28 |
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 | (in portuguese Paços do Concelho de Braga) is a landmark building located in Sé parish in the heart of Braga, Portugal. In there is located the headquarters of the Câmara Municipal, the city local government.
It is a work of the architect André Soares.
The Town Hall was starting to built in 1754, and only concluded in 1865. | | 09/30/2009 | 34 |
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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 | 25 |
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 | The Coliseu do Porto is a theatre in Porto, Portugal. Coliseu do Porto is arguably one of the most relevant landmarks of Porto and a prestigious venue for music and cultural activities. Together with Batalha Cinema (Porto), the Coliseu is a very good example of Portuguese Art Deco in the city of Porto. It was built after the historical Salão Jardim Passos Manuel which was built in the early yea... | | 09/30/2009 | 21 |
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 | (Portuguese: Estação de Caminhos de Ferro do Rossio) is a railway station in Lisbon, Portugal, located in the Rossio square.
The station was formerly known as Estação Central (Central Station) and that designation still appears in its façade.
The Station was commissioned by the Portuguese Royal Railway Company and was designed between 1886 and 1887 by Portuguese architect... | | 09/26/2009 | 35 |
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 | (Teatro Nacional D. Maria II) is a theatre in Lisbon, Portugal. The historical theatre is one of the most prestigious Portuguese venues and is located in the Rossio square, in the centre of the city.
The theatre was built on the north side of Rossio square on the site of the old Estaus Palace, built around 1450 as a lodging for foreign dignitaries and noblemen visiting Lisbon. In... | | 09/26/2009 | 41 |
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 | (Portuguese: Teatro Nacional de São Carlos ) is an opera house in Lisbon, Portugal.
It was opened on July 30, 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House, which was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
The theatre is located in the historical center of Lisbon, in the Chiado district. | | 09/26/2009 | 33 |
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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 | 60 |
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 | The Roman Temple of Évora (also referred to as the Templo de Diana, after Diana, ancient Roman goddess of the moon, the hunt, and chastity) is an ancient edifice in the city of Évora, Portugal. <br>
The temple is part of the historical centre of the city, classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is one of the most famous landmarks of Évora and a symbol of Roman presence in Po... | | 09/24/2009 | 32 |
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 | The 25 de Abril Bridge
(Ponte 25 de Abril) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tagus river.
It was inaugurated on August 6, 1966 and a train platform was added in 1999.
It is often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA. (The same company constructed both bridge... | | 09/18/2009 | 65 |
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 | (Portuguese: Elevador de Santa Justa), also called Carmo Lift (Elevador do Carmo, is a lift in the city of Lisbon at Santa Justa Street. It connects downtown streets with the uphill Carmo Square.
Neogothic structure of the Santa Justa Lift.
The bridge leads to the Carmo Square.The Santa Justa Lift was designed by Raul Mesnier de Ponsard, an engineer born in Porto... | | 09/18/2009 | 92 |
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 | (Padrão dos Descobrimentos) is a monument that celebrates the Portuguese who took part in the Age of Discovery, or the Age of Exploration, of the 15th and 16th centuries. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river in the Belém parish of Lisbon, Portugal.
Where ships departed to their often unknown destinations.
The monument consists of a 52 metre-high slab of concrete... | | 09/18/2009 | 34 |
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 | Sudeley Castle is a castle located near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. It dates from the 10th century, but the inhabited portion is chiefly Elizabethan. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr (c. 1512–1548), the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, and contains her ma... | | 09/18/2009 | 29 |
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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 | 1,889 |
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 | A complete list of ALL the observatories and other astronomical facilities on Mauna Kea, complete with webcam and description links. | | 08/16/2009 | 367 |
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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 | 103 |
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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 | 32 |
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 | Hai-men TV Tower | | 07/17/2009 | 69 |
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 | This big ball is the Bright Phearl of Water City Theater.
height:33m
diameter:86m
seats:3636 | | 07/17/2009 | 56 |
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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 | 52 |
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 | A solar house in Freiburg that produces more energy than it consumes. | | 06/28/2009 | 76 |
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 | The Nobeyama Radio Obseruatory is a division of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) under the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS). NRO operates powerful, advanced radio telescopes such as the 45 m radio telescope, the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA), ASTE Submillimeter Telescope at Chile, and the Nobeyama Radioheliograph. A large number of scientists from around the... |  | 05/23/2009 | 338 |
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 | Borgeby Castle (Swedish: Borgeby slott) lies in Lomma Municipality, Skåne County in southern Sweden, aside the Kävlingeån, the largest river in Scania.
The castle is built on the site of an 11th-century castle or fortress, the ring can be seen north of the castle in the trees (seen as a ½ ring). Finds on the site may relate it to Harald Bluetooth. It may be reconstructed similar ... |  | 04/12/2009 | 396 |
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