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 | Grid-like arrangement of structures near Pul-i-Charki Prison outside of Kabul, Afghanistan. |  | 08/19/2005 | 442 | 
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 | Here are some dinosaurs. They were in the movie "Pee Wee's Big Adventure". Here' a link on the Roadside America website.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/CACABdinny.html |  | 08/18/2005 | 568 |
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 | A giant painted mountain at the entrance to Slab City, a hangout for snowbirds, and ~100 year round residents who live in the desert for free. The cost? No electricity, water or sewer. They park their RVs or tents on concrete slabs leftover from a 60 year old marine training camp! | | 08/17/2005 | 254 |
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 | Dating to 1277 a.d. this is an observatory.Two windows are aligned to provide light to an interior room on the spring equinox. Phot credit: space imaging 1/1/1 | | 08/17/2005 | 244 |
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 | Founded in 500 A.D. Uxmal was the most powerful site in western Yucatan. Many of the buildings rely on well cut stones, with no mortar.Orientat of the long palace of the governor points to the southernmost rising point of the planet Venus, occurring every eight years. Photo credit: Space Imaging 8/8/2002 |  | 08/17/2005 | 705 |
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 | This is an update on the "Long Ausytralian fence". The placemark is incorrect showing it in the Northern Territory. It is most evident at the intersection of the South Australian border with the New South Wales-Queensland border (aka Cameron Corner) | | 08/16/2005 | 280 |
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 | Maybe someone can answer what that is. | | 08/16/2005 | 1,395 |
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 | Rig construction is performed by LeTourneau's Vicksburg Marine Construction (VMC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Since 1955, LeTourneau, Inc. has designed, manufactured, fabricated, and serviced offshore drilling platforms, including the world's largest self-elevating drilling rigs. Currently, more than 35% of all jack-up rigs bear the LeTourneau name.
It seems to be at the beginning of the... | | 08/15/2005 | 256 |
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 | Macau Tower, also known as Macau Sky Tower, is a tower located in Macau, a special administrative region of People's Republic of China. From ground level to the highest point it is 338 m 1109 ft. The main observation level is 223 m 732 ft above ground. [From Wikipedia] | | 08/15/2005 | 632 |
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 | Strange concentric roadside semicircles in Marfa, Texas. | | 08/14/2005 | 628 |
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 | Chichen Itza is the largest of the Pre-Columbian archaeological sites in Yucatán, Mexico. The city was built by the Maya civilization. | | 08/14/2005 | 1,689 |
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 | Opened in 1968, the Olympiaturm in Munich has an overall height of 291 meters. At 190 meters height is an observation platform with a beautifull view over Munich. // Der 1968 eröffnete Olympiaturm im Münchener Olympiapark hat eine Gesamthöhe von 291 Meter. In 190 Meter Höhe befindet sich sich eine Aussichtsplattform mit Restaurant. | | 08/13/2005 | 521 |
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 | Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China.
Editor's note: Further info available at the Wikipedia. | | 08/05/2005 | 997 |
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 | See if you can find the other end... |  | 08/03/2005 | 753 |
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 | Mysterious concentric circles with little towers, Nevada, US. | | 08/03/2005 | 1,140 |
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 | The 67-foot Peace Arch is jointly maintained by the United States and Canada. The concrete structure was the inspiration of Sam Hill, railroad builder and industrialist. Construction (begun in 1920) was completed Sept. 6, 1921.
The Arch commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 and the Rush-Bagot Agreement in 1817. Entered into by the King of England and U.S. President ... | | 08/02/2005 | 263 |
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 | This fence separates the northern from the southern part of Australia. On one side are the sheep on the other side the dingos. | | 08/02/2005 | 528 |
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 | A huge tower with a restarant in it that turns so you can have a look at the whole (bombed out) Baghdad.
So if you are hungry do not miss this spot. Have fun with my guide to Downtown Bagdad. | | 08/02/2005 | 596 |
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 | Memorial of Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. The famous authors of German fairytales. Hanau is their birthplace | | 08/01/2005 | 199 |
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 | The world's largest tire - 80 feet tall and 12 tons - is located in Allen Park, Michigan just east of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The giant tire originally served as a Uniroyal sponsored ferris wheel at the 1964-65 Worlds Fair in NY, NY. Twenty-four gondolas circled the tire carrying nearly two million people. | | 08/01/2005 | 1,145 |
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 | Oil platform construction facility in Arbatax harbour (Sardinia/Sardegna). They lay on the side from south to north. The upper part (above the water) lays on the south. Great structure, I saw it live last year! | | 07/31/2005 | 387 |
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 | The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha that is located on the grounds of the Kotokuin Temple. With a height of 13.35 meters, it is the second largest Buddha statue in Japan (the largest is located in the Todaiji Temple in Nara).
The statue was cast in 1252 and originally located inside a large temple hall. However, the temple buildings were washed away by... | | 07/31/2005 | 1,084 |
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 | Also a part of "Oral Roberts Religious Theme Park" | | 07/31/2005 | 239 |
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 | War memorial built in 1936 in honour of the navy soldiers of all nations who were killed in action. At the feet of the large tower the submarine U 995 is placed to be on view. Inside the submarine Wolfgang Petersen shoot the interior scenes of the movie Das Boot. http://www.juergenthuro.de/html/u-995.html
In Laboe steht das Marineehrenmal für die gefallenen Seeleute beider Weltk... |  | 07/31/2005 | 484 |
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 | Just the tower. | | 07/22/2005 | 684 |
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