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 | The town of Bitche, which was formed of the villages of Rohr and Kaltenhausen in the 17th century, derives its name from the old stronghold (mentioned in 1172 as Bytis Castrum) standing on a rock some 80 m. above the town.
The citadel, which had been constructed by Vauban on the site of the old castle after the capture of Bitche by the French in 1624, had been destroyed when it w... |  | 07/16/2006 | 275 | 
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 | In 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia gave France possession of Breisach, on the right bank of the Rhine. This town was fortified by Vauban under the orders of Louis XIV and gave France an important bridgehead on the right bank of the Rhine. Breisach flourished, and so many people came to the town that it spread onto an island in the river, named Ville Neuve (new town). A fort was also built on thi... |  | 07/15/2006 | 392 |
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 | Fallturm Bremen is a drop tower at the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity at the University of Bremen in Bremen. It has a 123-meter-high drop tube (actual drop distance is 110 m), in which for 4.74 seconds (with release of the drop cap) and/or for over 9 seconds (with the use of a catapult, installed 2004) weightlessness can be produced. The entire tower, which is formed out of... | | 07/15/2006 | 222 |
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 | The old city of Wittenberg is a unique outdoor museum for the experiencing word history. Wittenberg was mentioned for the first time in official documents in 1183. It was also the city where the Elector Friedrich the Wise resided from the end of the 15th century. His circumspect politics, the founding of the university in 1502 and the work of Martin Luther and the other reformers made this city... |  | 07/11/2006 | 160 |
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 | Founded in 1555 by Jacques Pons for the trade of salt, Brouage rapidly became one of the most important ports on the atlantic coasts. Under the orders of Richelieu, Pierre d'Argencourt put up the fortifications.
Champlain was born here and Marie Mancini went into exile there.
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 | This half buried in the ground fortress has been built between 1497 and 1504, by the Spanish architect Francisco Ramiro Lopez for the King Ferdinand of Aragon, King of Spain during the discovery of the New World on the place of the earlier castle, which stood there. The Salses Castle has been built to withstand the metal cannon bullets. Besieged it could house for months the garrison of 1500 me... |  | 07/10/2006 | 180 |
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 | Drum Castle is a castle near Banchory, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The original 13th century tower of Drum Castle is the work of medieval architect Richard Cementarius and is believed to be one of the three oldest towers in Scotland. A large wing was added in 1619 by the 9th laird, and other alterations made in the Victorian era.
The castle and its grounds were gra... |  | 07/07/2006 | 260 |
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 | huge monument of karl marx in chemnitz.
historical background:
in 1953 chemnitz was renamed to karl-marx-stadt (karl-marx-city) by the east german government. the bombed inner city was replaced by other buildings including an over sized head of karl marx (10m high!). behind the monument marx' on the wall of another building, the communist manifesto is quoted (also... | | 07/04/2006 | 188 |
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 | Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol for the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. From 1340, the Hohenzollerns governed from Plassenburg castle. Destroyed in 1554, it was later rebuilt by the architect Caspar Vischer. In 1810, Kulmbach became Bavarian and the castle was used as a prison and as a military ho... | | 07/04/2006 | 149 |
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 | This is the new Cultural center of mont dore. | | 07/01/2006 | 115 |
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 | The Befreiungshalle ("Hall of Liberation") is an historical classical monument upon Mount Michelsberg above the city of Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany.
King Louis I of Bavaria ordered the Befreiungshalle to be built in order to commemorate the victories against Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation that lasted from 1813 to 1815.
The construction was starte... |  | 06/29/2006 | 213 |
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 | Empty warehouse turned into art project. | | 06/28/2006 | 143 |
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 | This amazing restaurant, located in Eilat, Israel is 15 ft. below the surface of the Red Sea, with thick Plexiglas windows that give you an octopus-eye view of the surrounding fish, corals, and other creatures. | | 06/27/2006 | 490 |
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 | Built in about 100 years (the land was bought in 1750, and the last room was completed in 1847), this "Reggia" was supposed to be as important in the "Regno delle due Sicilie" like the Versailles one in France.
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 | Painted ladies is the collective American vernacular term to describe Victorian houses which are usually painted in a multi-colored pastel scheme, especially in the greater San Francisco area and New Orleans.
In a more specific sense, "the Painted Ladies" are a row of such houses on Steiner Street, bordering Alamo Square park, in San Francisco. This block appears very f... | | 06/24/2006 | 277 |
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 | As part of the Oudinot Accords (20/08/1988), which complemented the Matignon Accords signed between the French government and the two major political parties of New Caledonia, the RPCR and the FLNKS, and at the suggestion of Jean-Marie Tjibaou, the signatories agreed to found the Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture (A.D.C.K.) to replace the old "Office Culturel Scientifique et Techniqu... | | 06/21/2006 | 182 |
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 | Usina do Gasometro, in Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil. | | 06/20/2006 | 157 |
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 | Farol da Barra / Barra Lighthouse, in Salvador, BA - Brasil. | | 06/20/2006 | 173 |
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 | Location of the october 1986 summit between Presidents Reagan and Gorbachov. | | 05/30/2006 | 275 |
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 | An famous exclusive restaurant close to the Reykiavik Airport. | | 05/29/2006 | 328 |
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 | This is the Dublin Distillery which produces the finest Irish Whiskey, Jameson. Popular in Europe and on the American east coast, it is a premium whiskey any inbiber of Irish descent should at once fall in love with. | | 05/27/2006 | 202 |
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Advanced Photon Source
at Argonne National Laboratory)
source : http://www.anl.gov/
Researchers from around the world use Argonne's Advanced Photon Source (APS) to see their experiments through new eyes. Source of the nation's most brilliant X-ray beams for materials science research, the APS is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Ba... | | 05/25/2006 | 158 |
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 | Mexico City's new central library (grand opening: June 1st, 2006)
www.bibliotecavasconcelos.gob.mx | | 05/23/2006 | 164 |
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 | Hospice Ward at Laguna Honda Hospital
Page Street Guest House
Opened in 1987, the 5-bed hospice residence is a beautifully restored East Lake Victorian home distinguished by hand-stenciled walls, high ceilings, fireplaces, and a patio/garden. ZHP's trained staff and volunteers provide mindful, compassionate, and comprehensive services that encourage a relatively pr... | | 05/18/2006 | 159 |
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 | The Villa Savoye is considered by many to be the seminal work of the Swiss modernist architect Le Corbusier. Situated at Poissy, outside of Paris, it is one of the most recognisable architectural presentations of the International Style. Construction was substantially completed ca. 1929. The Villa Savoye was designed as a weekend country house and is situated just outside of the small villag... |  | 05/12/2006 | 498 |
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