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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 | 168 | 
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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 | 120 |
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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 | 146 |
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 | Blaise Castle is an 18th century mansion house and estate near Henbury in Bristol (formerly in Gloucestershire), England. Blaise Castle was immortalised by being described as "the finest place in England" in Jane Austen's book Northanger Abbey (a remark uttered by the most annoying and worthless character in the novel, however).
More information:http://en.wikipe... |  | 07/07/2006 | 397 |
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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 | 220 |
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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 | 139 |
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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 | 110 |
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 | The National Theatre Bucharest was founded in 1852 and it became a national institution in 1864 by a decree of Mihail Kogălniceanu.
Its first building was destroyed during the bombardment of Bucharest during the World War II and the new building has been in use since 1973. The new building is located about half a kilometer away at University Square, in a complex that also includes t... | | 07/04/2006 | 171 |
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 | This is the new Cultural center of mont dore. | | 07/01/2006 | 82 |
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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 | 164 |
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 | Empty warehouse turned into art project. | | 06/28/2006 | 113 |
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 | Spodek is a multipurpose arena in Katowice, Poland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, but because it is the largest venues of its kind in Poland, it hosts many important cultural, sports, and trade events. Music concerts are especially common non-sport events in Spodek. Spodek opened in 1971 and can hold 12,000 people, although this number is in practice limited to 10,000 or even 8,000. Its ... | | 06/28/2006 | 185 |
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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 | 414 |
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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 | 227 |
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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 | 113 |
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 | Usina do Gasometro, in Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil. | | 06/20/2006 | 114 |
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 | Farol da Barra / Barra Lighthouse, in Salvador, BA - Brasil. | | 06/20/2006 | 140 |
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 | Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory near Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1894 by astronomer Percival Lowell.
The observatory operates several telescopes at two locations in Flagstaff. The main facility, located on Mars Hill just west of downtown Flagstaff, houses the original 24-inch (.61-metre) Clark Refracting Telescope.
The telescope is listed as a US nation... | | 06/20/2006 | 139 |
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 | Within Kakadu National Park, Australia is this unique hotel built in the shape of a crocodile/alligator. | | 06/18/2006 | 273 |
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 | Location of the october 1986 summit between Presidents Reagan and Gorbachov. | | 05/30/2006 | 198 |
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 | An famous exclusive restaurant close to the Reykiavik Airport. | | 05/29/2006 | 205 |
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 | These two magnificent Roman monuments are important examples of Hispan Roman architecture. There are located in the Spanish city of Merida (in Latin: Emerita Augusta). Despite it seems incredible, this ancient Theatre is used today as a common theatre. | | 05/29/2006 | 236 |
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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 | 163 |
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