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 | Festung Ehrenbreitstein is a fortress on the same-named mountain on the right side of the Rhine opposite to the town of Koblenz. It was built as the backbone of the regional fortification system, Festung Koblenz, by Prussia between 1817 and 1832 and guarded the middle Rhine region, an area that had been invaded by French troops repeatedly before. The fortress was never attacked. |  | 07/31/2005 | 286 | 



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 | This is the Admiralty Building in London. It is of interest for many reasons. I marked it because I am a fan of the Aubrey Maturin series of books by Patrick O'Brian. I hope to post a series of locations from the books. Please take this as an initial offering. I hope to point other fans here. |  | 07/31/2005 | 357 | 



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 | Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Germany. Its a really cool place to visit. It belonged to King Ludwig of Bavaria and he made a real fancy castle out of a ruin from the medieval ages. |  | 07/31/2005 | 1,259 | 



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 | This is the former site of the Essex County sanitarium for TB patients. It was built around 1910 and was gigantic. There are at least a few websites about it, the best being: http://www.mountainsanatorium.net
Its was a beautiful set of buildings and they were all demolished a few years ago and is now a park. As a teen, we would ride our bikes up there and wander the halls, looki... |  | 07/31/2005 | 417 | 



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 | Famous castle near river Mosel |  | 07/31/2005 | 571 | 



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 | This is a virtual tour through the most interesting sights of Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, Central Europe.
It demonstrates the usefulnes of Google Earth for tourist industry, travellers, etc.
It also serves as a source of information and entertainment for people who like to surf the globe with Google Earth. |  | 07/31/2005 | 500 | 



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 | Famous Dakota building at 72nd Street and Central Park West in New York City, perhaps (and unfortunately) best known as the 1970s home and 1980 assassination site of ex-Beatle John Lennon. Used in numerous movies, most notably as the location for Roman Polanski's adaptation of Ira Levin's "Rosemary's Baby." |  | 07/31/2005 | 1,293 | 



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 | Tunnel under the Elbe-River |  | 07/30/2005 | 622 | 



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 | http://www.stpete-pier.com/ |  | 07/30/2005 | 341 | 



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 | Kassels proud landmark. A copper statue built on a stone octagon on top of a large park with waterfalls, etc., and a palace at its end where, for example, Napoleon's brother once lived. Check out wikipedia: Herkules or Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. |  | 07/30/2005 | 355 | 



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 | This is the famous monument in the Capital of South Africa |  | 07/30/2005 | 533 | 



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 | Biosphere 2 is a manmade closed ecological system in Oracle, Arizona / Biosphäre 2 war, ein von der Außenwelt unabhängiges, sich selbst erhaltendes Ökosystem. |  | 07/29/2005 | 576 | 



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 | I found Xanadu! Located in Inner Mongolia province of China.
"In Xanadu did Kublai Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree" |  | 07/29/2005 | 401 | 



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 | Most popular place in Istanbul |  | 07/25/2005 | 1,009 | 



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 | Weihenstephan is part of the city of Freising (48,500 inhabitants) north of Munich/Germany.
Weihenstephan is known for its Benedictine abbey, founded 725, which established the allegedly oldest brewery in the world still in operation today. The brewery is now known as Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan (i.e. it is owned by the State of Bavaria). |  | 07/24/2005 | 580 | 



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 | 9 famous sites of Trier, the oldest city Germany |  | 07/23/2005 | 456 | 



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 | the famous Empire State Building, New York |  | 07/23/2005 | 2,146 | 



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 | Artificial Island in the Bosporus. The entry is only allowed for Galatasaray-members. |  | 07/22/2005 | 615 | 



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 | Brandenburger Tor - Berlin - Germany |  | 07/22/2005 | 2,715 | 



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 | Ranch and houses located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. |  | 07/21/2005 | 919 | 



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 | This is the weird space house that you can see from I-70 on the way up into the mountains from Denver. |  | 07/21/2005 | 118 | 



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 | Built by Rex Humbard next to his Cathedral of Tomorrow but never finished. It was supposed to have a restaurant at the top. Now used as a communications tower. |  | 07/19/2005 | 444 | 



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 | Galata Tower has dominated Beyoglu's skyline since 1348 and still offers the best panoramic views of the city. Above, the Golden Horn, Seraglio Point and Old Istanbul as seen from Galata Tower (looking south).
Originally named the Tower of Christ, it was the highpoint in the city walls of the Genoese colony called Galata.The walls are long gone, but the great tower remains. ... |  | 07/17/2005 | 713 | 



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 | The Old Town historical district in Krakow’s heart is actually the medieval city established in 1257 by Prince Boleslav V, the ruler of Poland at the time. Its well preserved original grid of streets with the huge central Grand Square, Europe’s largest in the Middle Ages, seems the last stage in the perfection of medieval city planning. It is also the best example of that art.
(Referenc... |  | 07/17/2005 | 828 | 



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 | Deltawerken in Holland. In the province Zeeland. Huge project. |  | 07/14/2005 | 984 | 



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