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 | This fortress is still proudly standing in the middle of the city. The building was started by duke William the conqueror (probably in 1060) and was continued by his sons Henri 1er and Henri II until 1120.
It has survived to 1944 heavy bombing and shelling during the Normandy battle which smashed the town to the ground. |  | 12/15/2005 | 181 | 
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 | A key of the Champagne region defense in WWI | | 12/15/2005 | 163 |
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 | At the beginning of 20th century Paris was surrounded by a triple circle of fortification.
The 1rst circle has now totally vanished and was standing roughly at the actual inner circle freeway.
Other 2 circles (inner and outer) are still standing and mostly occupied by army, research or official archives installations and eventually theatres. |  | 12/15/2005 | 265 |
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 | Fair complex at Brussels - Palais du Heysel |  | 12/14/2005 | 99 |
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 | roman specialities restaurant in the centre |  | 12/14/2005 | 88 |
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 | A Re-construction of Shakespeare's famous Globe Theature | | 12/14/2005 | 181 |
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 | The first supporters club of AS Roma soccer club |  | 12/14/2005 | 105 |
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 | Epinal forts line was mainly built between 1870 and 1895. Some of these places were partially modernized just between 1895 and 1912 or even just before WWI. |  | 12/13/2005 | 152 |
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 | Hospital of the city of Liege | | 12/12/2005 | 108 |
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 | This is an upgrade to replace previous "Europe" folder with same name in the "worldwide forts and fortresses" file as complete file is too big to be uploaded in one shot.
This part is for all european forts, mainly from France, Luxembourg and Poland | | 12/12/2005 | 458 |
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 | This is an upgrade to replace previous "America" folder with same name in the "worldwide forts and fortresses" file as complete file is too big to be uploaded in one shot.
This part is for all americas (N, S and central) forts as well as Canada. | | 12/12/2005 | 420 |
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 | Cachtice castle is the famous place because of "Vampire from Cachtice"- countess Elizabeth Bathory - which used for her bath the blood of young girls.
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 | Caerphilly Castle is enormous, and is one of the most impressive fortifications in the United Kingdom. It features complex land and water defenses. | | 12/11/2005 | 256 |
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 | Dublin Castle is situated in the very heart of historic Dublin, Ireland. |  | 12/11/2005 | 171 |
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 | Biosphere 2 was a project for a community to survive in an enclosed environment for 2 years and managed to do so from 91-93 successfully minus the depletion of their oxygen supply. Now its for sale, so buy it and hit me up ;-) | | 12/11/2005 | 1,747 |
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 | Famous Northern UK landmark, modelled on the Eiffel Tower, Paris. | | 12/10/2005 | 279 |
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 | 30 St Mary Axe, London. Also known as "The Gherkin". Finished in 2004, but here you can see that they are still building it. Swiss Re ownes the building, and aimes to be the world's largest life and health reinsurer during 2006. And of course, there is a bar on the very top! | | 12/07/2005 | 183 |
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Base aerea de Santa Cruz rio de Janeiro - Brazil | | 12/07/2005 | 91 |
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 | As a cradle for the advancement of science and technology in Korea since its inception in 1966, KIST has played a leading role in the development of our country. | | 12/07/2005 | 99 |
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 | With Its 500 Years Of Royal History Hampton Court Palace Has Something To Offer Everyone. Set In Sixty Acres Of World Famous Gardens The Palace Is A Living Tapestry Of History From Henry VIII To George II. | | 12/05/2005 | 176 |
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 | Maubeuge is straight in the North invasion way-in but at the very beginning of WWI, the forts belt was too weak to resist german heavy artillery storm, so did the town felt. Some of these forts were partially modernized before WWII but, again, this was done too little. Facing the panzers rush the town felt after an heroic fight for the second time in 25 years. | | 12/05/2005 | 145 |
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 | The Waikiki Shell is an outdoor theater located in Kapiolani Park at the foot of Diamond Head. This open-air facility with its acoustically sophisticated stage is ideal for twilight concerts, featuring balmy Hawaiian skies and lush tropical greenery. The Waikiki Shell is the location of the well-known Kodak Hula Show. | | 12/05/2005 | 139 |
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 | a bunch of forts arround Dijon, remaining of 1894/1896 Forts belt, most of them haven't been modernized and several are in a bad state. | | 12/05/2005 | 169 |
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 | Ranked to first line position after 1870 war due to Alsace-Lorraine occupation by Germany, this little town have been heavily fortified. By the way, it is still considered to be a Paris special district addendum as it is Seine river born place (funny frenchies). | | 12/05/2005 | 122 |
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 | Built in 1920 for the construction of airships. The famous R101 was built here and flew from here on its tragic maiden voyage. One of the largest buildings in the world - only the VAB at Kennedy Space Centre has a larger volume. Hangar 2 is now used for such things as film sets - Batman Begins was mostly filmed inside it! | | 12/04/2005 | 111 |
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