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Locations of famous places in history |
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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 | 248 |
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 | This old arena is a ruin from the grecian-roman age. | | 11/29/2005 | 191 |
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 | We are praying for fallen patriots at National Memorial Board in Seoul | | 11/29/2005 | 128 |
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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 | 104 |
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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 | 153 |
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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 | 130 |
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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 | 118 |
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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 | 157 |
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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 | 258 |
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 | This is the oldest surviving giant obelisk. It was erected in 1942 B.C. at the entrance of a sun god temple in Heliopolis by Sesostris I of the Twelfth Dynasty to mark the 30th year of his reign. Once part of a pair, its companion is thought to have toppled sometime in the 12th century A.D. |  | 11/28/2005 | 323 |
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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 | 183 |
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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 | 752 |
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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 | 165 |
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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 | 212 |
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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 | 272 |
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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 | 489 |
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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 | 34,530 |
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 | This is a map of how the city of Pompeii, Italy looked before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius anhillated it.
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. It was destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The volcano buried the city under many feet of ash and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental redi... | | 11/20/2005 | 606 |
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 | This shows the areas settled by Norwegian, Danish and Swedish vikings from around 800 AD - 1100 AD. Also displays the routes of exploration. | | 11/19/2005 | 342 |
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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 | 2,115 |
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 | Displays the borders for the Roman Empire at its greatest, under emperor Hadrian (between 100-200 AD). | | 11/19/2005 | 700 |
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 | Version française de la liste du patrimoine mondial | | 11/19/2005 | 316 |
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 | UNESCO's complete World Heritage List (812 sites, as of Nov. 2005). | | 11/19/2005 | 1,201 |
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