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Locations of famous places in history |
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 | Located in Alta Rocca, the pianu of Levie is a high place of prehistory and history of Corsica .Indeed the same sites occupied by the first hunters of the Neolithic era were it close still in the the time of the ground of the lords of ROCCA, in full Middle Age, nearly ten thousand years later. |  | 12/11/2005 | 223 | 
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 | The British Fort William Henry on the shores of Lake George, New York, was built during the French and Indian War (1754-1763) by Sir William Johnson as a staging ground for attacks against the French Fort Carillon (later renamed Fort Ticonderoga). It was part of a chain of British and French forts along the important inland waterway from New York City to Quebec. Fort William Henry was named for... |  | 12/11/2005 | 269 |
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 | Fort Niagara is a three hundred-year-old fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in northern North America. It is located near Youngstown, New York on the eastern bank of the Niagara River at the river mouth on Lake Ontario. The first structure, called Fort Frontenac, was built in 1674 by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Called a trading post to appease the... | | 12/11/2005 | 257 |
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 | The Island of Goree was a transit island for slave market from where many Black slaves where deported to the Americas. | | 12/09/2005 | 251 |
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 | The black death first arrived in Aberdeen in 1350. Three hundred years later, in 1646, a quarter of the population was killed by the plague.
The magistrates of Aberdeen in 1585 even set up three gibbets to try to save the city.
"that in case any infected person arrive or repair by sea or land to this Burgh, or in case any indweller of this Burgh receive, house or harbour, or... |  | 12/07/2005 | 270 |
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 | Suwon castle(whasung) : established 1789, circumference 5,744m, area 130ha.
It's an UNESCO world cultural heritage. | | 12/03/2005 | 175 |
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 | 1960.4.19 a democratic revolution occurred in seoul.
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 | Panmunjom shows the tension between two nations and also makes one realize the importance of the liberty and the peace.
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 | These ruins are probably old Gallo-Roman thermes. | | 11/29/2005 | 277 |
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 | This old arena is a ruin from the grecian-roman age. | | 11/29/2005 | 203 |
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 | We are praying for fallen patriots at National Memorial Board in Seoul | | 11/29/2005 | 135 |
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 | Jongmyo is the term used for a place where memorial services are performed for deceased kings.
The first Jongmyo of the dynasty was erected in Seoul in 1395, and the main hall, Jeongjeon, contained 7 rooms, One room was used for the memorial tablets of one king and his queen. | | 11/29/2005 | 112 |
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 | Changgyeonggung Palace was originally built by King Sejong as a residence for his father, Taejong, and was called Suganggung Palace. It was renovated and enlarged in 1483 by King Seongjong to be used as a residence for three dowager queens, at which time the name was changed to Changgyeonggung. | | 11/29/2005 | 158 |
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 | Changdeokgung Palace was built during the 5th year of the reign of King Taejong (1405) as a royal villa. | | 11/29/2005 | 138 |
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 | The main houses of the former Deoksugung Palace were Prince Wolsandaegun's residence who was King Seongjong's elder brother. | | 11/29/2005 | 121 |
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 | The Korean Folk Village, which was opened on the 3rd October, 1974, as an open-air folk museum and international tourist attraction for both Korean and foreign visitors. It is the home of the true Korean heritage where many features of the Korean culture have been collected and preserved for succeeding generations to see and learn about. | | 11/28/2005 | 163 |
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 | Malmöhus Castle is the oldest remaining renaissance castle in Scandinavia and was originally built as a citadel in 1434 by Eric of Pomerania. The castle was completed in the sixteenth century. In the 16th and 17th centuries it served as a royal residence for the Danish kings. | | 11/28/2005 | 271 |
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 | Gyeongbokgung Palace was built on level ground and served the official functions of a palace. It was built according to planning and specifications for an official residence to meet the requirements of the capital city. | | 11/28/2005 | 188 |
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 | Sand Creek Massacre,(also known as the Chivington Massacre) was an infamous incident where 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho were killed. Before dawn on November 29, 1864, more than 700 soldiers, mostly volunteer Colorado State militia, attacked a Native American encampment on Sandy Creek in south-eastern Colorado. Even though Chief Black Kettle waved an American and white flag, the solders killed old ... | | 11/25/2005 | 763 |
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 | Blickling Hall is a stately home built between 1616 and 1627 and a masterpiece of Jacobean architecture. An earlier building on the site belonged to the Boleyn family and was perhaps the birthplace of Anne Boleyn. |  | 11/24/2005 | 171 |
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 | Cities and countries all over the world that has held any edition of the World Social Forum or any Regional, Local or Thematic Social Forum, from 2001 to 2006. | | 11/24/2005 | 220 |
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 | The Fortazela de Santa Cruz was originally built on the site of earlier French fortifications from 1555. In 1567, the fortification was expanded into the key point for the defense of the Guanabara Bay. Called the Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra from 1632 onwards the fort was progressively strengthened before completely remodelled in the mid-1760s. Additional fortifications was constructed on t... | | 11/24/2005 | 280 |
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 | The Lac Qila, or Red Fort, was the palace of Shah Jahan's capital Shahjahanabad. It was built between 1638 and 1648. Today it remains one of the most impressive buildings in Delhi. |  | 11/23/2005 | 504 |
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 | This is _not_ a duplicate of the 'Flags of the World', as it focuses mainly on information as well as on clickable resources, the flags are only for orientation. Additionaly all icons are included in the file.
This placemark displays the flags of all countries and territories listed in the CIA World Factbook and, when clicking on the flag, shows the background info from the book.... |  | 11/20/2005 | 35,440 |
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 | Poveglia Island is a tiny island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy. It has an unfortunate history and is considered by some to be a hot spot for ghosts. During Roman times it was used to isolate thousands of plague victims and during the three occasions when the black death spread through Europe, the island was effectively used as a plague pit — it was considered an ... | | 11/19/2005 | 2,402 |
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