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 | The sunsphere was the theme for the 1982 World's Fair. It was featured on the Simpons episode "Bart on the Road". They said it held a vast supply of wigs. Not true. It holds......air and dust. |  | 04/28/2006 | 221 | 
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 | The Citadel of Spandau (Spandau is a district of Berlin).Wonderful construction in the oldest district of Berlin. |  | 04/27/2006 | 136 |
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 | The building known by Bostonians as the John Hancock Tower, or colloquially, the "New" Hancock Tower, is officially named Hancock Place. It is a 60-story, 790-foot-tall (241 meter) skyscraper designed by I.M. Pei and Henry N. Cobb of the firm of Pei, Cobb and Freed. It was completed in 1976. In 1977 the AIA presented Cobb with a National Honor Award for the John Hancock Tower.
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 | Locations of some of Kim Il Sungs monuments, including his birthplace and mausoleum.
Also located is the Pyongyang amusement park. |  | 04/26/2006 | 241 |
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 | The Baba Vida castle construction was initiated in the second half of the 10th century over the walls and the tower of the Roman fortress. The principal construction dates from the end of 12th century until the end of the 14th century. Together with the moat, the fortress served as the defence of the town. Today, Baba Vida is a national cultural memorial and tourist attraction. The Baba Vida ca... | | 04/26/2006 | 121 |
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 | Mole Antonelliana, in Torino. 167.5 meters
http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/turanton.htm |  | 04/26/2006 | 125 |
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 | The Fuggerei in Augsburg is the oldes social homes in the world. They were established 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Rich and was. To live there you must according to J.F.'s rules pray 3 times a day, have lived 2 years i Augsburg, be catholic and not have run into dept by yourself. And it cost today a month 1 Rheinic Gulden (around 1 Euro) just as 1516. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozartz Great Grandfather liv... | | 04/25/2006 | 159 |
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 | Firestation of the volunteer Fire Brigade in Kelkheim. |  | 04/11/2006 | 84 |
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 | Imposing memorial to the famed battle of Leipzig in which Napoleon's army was defeated by allied forces in 1813... This monument made me consider the meaninglessness of all monuments... This gigantic structure built as an indictment against the horrors of war... But it didn't change a thing... |  | 04/11/2006 | 214 |
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 | A replica Statue of Liberty in Paradise (situated between Las vegas and Paradise) | | 04/09/2006 | 388 |
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 | LOcations of all Rhine castles from Ruedesheim to Bonn, and castles along the Mosel from Koblenz to Trier. | | 04/08/2006 | 622 |
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 | The citadel Juelich was built for the Renaissance in the years after 1545 as a component of a ' ideal city '. It is northerly of the alps the oldest citadel. The building master was Alessandro Pasqualini.
Die Zitadelle Jülich wurde in den Jahren nach 1545 als Bestandteil einer 'idealen Stadt' der Renaissance in Jülich erbaut. Sie ist die älteste Zitadelle nördlich der Alpen. Ihr Ba... | | 04/07/2006 | 141 |
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 | The Hospital in my hometown of Lom. It is the only hospital in the city, but it is big enough. My house is actually 50 metres from it. |  | 04/06/2006 | 85 |
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 | The Best and most famous hospital in Bulgaria - Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine (MHATEM) "N.I.Pirogov" - http://www.pirogov.net/aboutus_en.htm | | 04/06/2006 | 117 |
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 | This is the Marx-Engels-Forum in Berlin. | | 04/04/2006 | 101 |
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 | The original castle on the Marienberg, a hill which was first settled in the late Bronze Age, was probably a small fort built early in the 8th century by the Franconian-Thuringian dukes, together with a church which in 741 became the first church of the Würzburg bishops. From 1200 an unusually large castle was built, which was extended during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
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 | The former residence of the Wuerzburg prince-bishops is one of the most important baroque palaces in Europe and today it is on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. Originally designed for Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schoenborn by the then young and unknown architect Balthasar Neumann, it took sixty years to complete; the shell of the palace was built from 1720 to 1744 and the inte... | | 04/02/2006 | 125 |
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 | Location of the famous opera theatre. Also Richard Wagners home and grave are located. | | 04/01/2006 | 163 |
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 | One of the most famous & beautiful castles in Saxony, Germany.
It was build as hunting lodge from 1542-1546 and later used by the Elector of Saxony Augustus II the Strong.
Wikipedia links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritzburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_II_of_Poland | | 03/31/2006 | 267 |
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 | Location of the most famous circus located in Munich. | | 03/31/2006 | 128 |
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 | A hospital run by the Rajasthan Trust in Ahmedabad | | 03/30/2006 | 117 |
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 | The biggest municipal hospital in Ahmedabad. all buildings in its immidiate vicinity are the various departments of the hospital. there is cardiology department building, oncology etc. | | 03/30/2006 | 125 |
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 | The Villa Hügel is situated in the suburb of Bredeney in Essen. It is the former residence of the industrial tycoon, Alfred Krupp and his family.
Completed in 1873, the building was used by three generations of the family as a home and for representative purposes for the next seventy years. Since 1955/6 large-scale international art exhibitions have been regularly presented here. When ex... | | 03/30/2006 | 174 |
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 | More a fortress than a castle, Veste Coburg, once one of the largest fortifications in the Holy Roman Empire, provided refuge for Martin Luther in 1530. Now known as the Crown of Franconia, its massive stone towers and bulwarks command a hilltop overlooking Coburg. | | 03/30/2006 | 237 |
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 | Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower (1901 – 1917) also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early radio antenna tower intended to demonstrate the ability to send and receive information and electrical power wirelessly. The core facility was never fully operational and was not completed due to economic problems. Demolition and salvaging of the tower occurred in 1917, however the main building still ... | | 03/28/2006 | 185 |
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