The Royal Library
One of the most impressive new attractions in Copenhagen is The Black Diamond, the extension to the Royal Library, in glass and steel. This black beauty is part of the old Royal Library, which keeps manuscripts of world famous HC Andersen, Karen Blixen and Søren Kierkegaard.
Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen was built for the country's three supreme powers: the royal power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. The Christiansborg Palace is the only building in the world to have all three supreme powers in one.
The premises of the Royal Family, mainly The Royal Reception Rooms, make up only a small part of the palace complex....
Castle Rosenborg, barracks and drill ground - kingliness bodyguard.
Rosenborg castle is a small castle situated at the centre of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. The castle was built originally as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example of Christian IV's many fine architectural projects. It was built in the Dutch Renaissance style, typical of Danish buildings during this period, a...
Many years ago, Greystone was of the finest of the New Jersey facilities for the mentally ill. Situated in a very urbanized area of Morris Plains, Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital once was a clean, beautiful hospital. Whether it be bright sunny day or not- Greystone is living its last days as a dirty, dark place. During the nicer days of the year, you would drive along the roads on the pr...
The Maracanã stadium (official name: Estádio Mário Filho, Maracanã being its neighborhood's name) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, and it is home of the four biggest football teams of Rio: Flamengo, Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Fluminense.
These four clubs are part of the twelve biggest Brazilian football clubs.
Masterplan of the world highest building Burj dubai.
From Wikipedia:
From The Burj Dubai (Arabic for "Tower of Dubai") is a skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its exact height remains a closely-guarded secret, but is believed to be approximately 705 meters (2,314 ft).
The Woolworth Building in Manhattan, NYC. Designed by the famous architect, Cass Gilbert for FW Woolworth. Very gothic looking building and nicknamed 'The Cathedral of Commerce"
Both are located in Manhattan, NYC. Where Madison Square garden is used to be an exact copy of the Farley Post Office building. This was the old Penn Station which was demolished in the early 1960's. People were outraged that such a historic place could be knocked down that they formed a sort of historic places protection to prevent this in the future.
I made a city guide for Luxembourg, the capital of the little state 'Luxembourg' next to Germany. There are lots of more interesting places to visit. Just watch the places near the G-D's palace.
The Flatiron Building in Manhattan, located at the crossroads of Broadway, 5th Avenue and 23rd Street. The building was originally called the Fuller Building, after Fuller Brush Company.
If you scroll northeast of the building, you will see madison Square Park, which used to be NYC's Potters Field. The park also held the arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty while it was being ...
1. Petronas Towers, Malaysia
2. Sears Tower, USA
3. Jin Mao Tower, China
4. Two International Finance Centre, China
5. CITIC Plaza, China
6. Shun Hing Square, China
7. Empire State Building, USA
8. Central Plaza, China
9. Bank of China, China
10. Emirates Office Tower, UAE
The Chrysler Building in Manhattan, NYC. Designed by William Van Allen for Walter P. Chrysler and completed in 1930. It was the tallest building in the world for just a few short months until it was overtaken by The Empire State Building. The spire of the building, as well as the hood ornament gargoyles are made of German Nirosta metal. The lobby is made of Italian and South African marble and ...
This is a very large coal burning power plant in eastern Kazakhstan, with what is reported to be the tallest chimney in the world (420m). There should be another station very similar nearby, called GRES-1, although I can't locate it myself. This power station is just north of the worlds largest open-cast coal mine, the Bogatyr mine.
7427 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park, Illinois, USA. The former Armory Lounge, primary headquarters of notorious 1950's mafia boss Sam Giancana who had ties to everyone from Frank Sinatra to JFK to Fidel Castro. The Armory Lounge was bugged by the FBI in 1959 and stayed bugged for over five years, yielding tons of information on criminal activites in Chicago and around the country. Currently a rat...
This is a view of Co-op City, located off Route 95 in the Bronx. I believe it is the biggest co-operative in the world, but I am not sure. 55,000 people live there in over thirty tall buildings that range from 24 to 32 floors. Co-op has its own police force and numerous parks and shopping centers. One shopping center, Bay Plaza, has the first and only Barnes & Noble in the Bronx. People got...
The Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line is a bridge-tunnel across Tokyo Bay in Japan.
It connects the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture with the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture. With an overall length of about 10 miles (15 km), it consists of about 1/3 bridge and 2/3 tunnel. It carries National Route 409 across the bay. It opened on December 18, 1997 after years of construction at a cost of 1...
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