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 | Often referred to as the "Mirror of the Sky", the Falaknuma Palace was built in 1892. It was designed by an Italian architect and follows a western architectural style. |  | 09/18/2005 | 263 | 
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 | The Gateway of India was built to welcome King George V and Queen Marry in style. The foundation stone was laid in 1911 and the construction was completed in December 4, 1924. |  | 09/18/2005 | 471 |
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 | The Menara Kuala Lumpur was built in 1995 for communication purposes and features an antenna that reaches 421 meters. |  | 09/18/2005 | 388 |
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 | 1. Taipei 101, Taiwan
2. Petronas Towers, Malaysia
3. Sears Tower, USA
4. Jin Mao Tower, China
5. Two International Finance Centre, China
6. CITIC Plaza, China
7. Shun Hing Square, China
8. Empire State Building, USA
9. Central Plaza, China
10. Bank of China, China |  | 09/18/2005 | 1,879 |
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 | Hofburg Imperial Palace has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty. |  | 09/18/2005 | 225 |
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 | The Momart building was used to store works of art between exhibitions, including at least 100 pieces owned by the Saatchi Collection. The building burnt to the ground in the early hours of May 24th, 2004, destroying important works by many contemporary artists including the Chapman brothers, Tracy Emin & the late Helen Chadwick. | | 09/18/2005 | 83 |
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 | the Gateway of India was erected to commemorate the arrival of King of Britain to India in 1911. This was also the place from where the last british soldier left after India's independence. To the left of the Gateway is the very famous Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the leading luxury hotels in the world. | | 09/18/2005 | 482 |
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 | Victoria Terminus Railway Station in Mumbai,India. It is the second largest railway station in india and was built by the British with Indo-Gothic architecture. Its now known as the CST and is the last terminus for both the inter city and local trains, and is in the must see list for visitors to Mumbai. | | 09/18/2005 | 324 |
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 | A good fun center in istanbul, beykoz(turkey). | | 09/17/2005 | 158 |
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 | Hayal Kahvesi is a wedding zone in the turkey,istanbul. it is very famous in istanbul between the rich people. And it has very amazing atmosphere. =)) | | 09/17/2005 | 230 |
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 | This replica of the original Globe, opened 1599 and burned down during a performance in 1613, was the brainchild of Sam Wanamaker, who started the fundraising around 1970 and sadly died in 1993 before the Globe reopened in 1997. |  | 09/17/2005 | 134 |
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 | The Carillion in Canberra, Australia is a building housing many bells which are played by someone operating a keyboard. It takes a 3 year university degree to be able to play it - good thing too as it is quite loud. | | 09/17/2005 | 170 |
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 | The Former Dallas School Book Depository at Dealey Plaza where Lee Harvey Oswald fired the shots that killed John F. Kennedy.
[Admin's note: is that completely sure by now?] |  | 09/17/2005 | 271 |
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 | This is the Science and Technology Centre in Canberra. The building has a round turret in the middle which looks pretty cool. The exhibits inside are all about educating the general public about science and technology. Quite a fun building to play in for a day. If you are visiting Canberra, this is a must see. | | 09/16/2005 | 104 |
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 | Australia's National Library, located in Canberra. They employ people to fetch the books for you because there are so many and the public aren't allowed in many of the book storage locations. | | 09/16/2005 | 110 |
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 | Where Australian coins are made. In Canberra. | | 09/16/2005 | 103 |
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 | The Pałac Kultury i Nauki, PKiN, is a gift from the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to the people of Warsaw. | | 09/16/2005 | 279 |
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 | St Lukes is probably the best hospital in Pennsylvania. | | 09/15/2005 | 98 |
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 | Originally home of Thames TV, now part of the Pinewood Shepperton Group. | | 09/15/2005 | 100 |
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 | BBC Television Centre at White City. | | 09/15/2005 | 211 |
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 | Royal Albert Hall, left, opened 1871, and Albert Memorial, right, completed 1876.
Addittional info provided by bearfly:
An arts venue dedicated to Queen Victoria's husband and consort, Prince Albert. It is situated in London, England in the royal borough of Westminster, within the area also known as Albertopolis. It forms the practical part of a national memorial to the Prince Consort -... | | 09/15/2005 | 225 |
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 | A former railway engine shed, opened as a rock venue in 1966 with a gig by Pink Floyd & Soft Machine. Venue for the first "Greaser Truckers Party" and a pivotal site in the London underground/psychedelic music scene until 1976. Now home to various mainstream arts/entertainment organisations. | | 09/15/2005 | 125 |
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 | The factory of the LP Animals, Pink Floyd | | 09/15/2005 | 747 |
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 | Here ist the real Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington. Here you can see the largest building by volume in the world. The hall ist over 1km long. | | 09/15/2005 | 316 |
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 | Famous for the lions lining its stone steps, and the view overlooking Cape Town, it's a popular spot for picnics and just hanging out by the locals.
It was used in the "Jesus" film (Bruce Marcchiano) - scene with the Pharisees on the "temple steps", including one or two brief background bits of the lions. | | 09/15/2005 | 149 |
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