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Sightseeing: Historical Placemarks

Locations of famous places in history

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Plaza de las tres Culturas

Plaza de las tres Culturas

Year of 68 at Tlaltelolco, several university students were killed by the Mexican Army at this plaza. The students at the Plaza were in a massive manifestation when the army started a shooting against them. Several were killed.
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La Brea Tar Pits

La Brea Tar Pits

The La Brea Tar Pits are a famous cluster of tar pits located in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles, California; here buried asphalt seeps to the surface from the extensive petroleum deposits below the surface of the Los Angeles Basin. It is best known for the large number of mammal fossils from the last ice age which have been found there, but fossilized insects and plants, even pollen g...
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Old Quarantine Station - Sydney

Old Quarantine Station - Sydney

n 1832, Sydney opened Australia’s first quarantine station at North Head, just south of Manly. Ships carrying immigrants from all over the world were made to anchor in Spring Cove and inspected for diseases such as Smallpox, Spanish Influenza, Tuberculosis, Bubonic Plague and Cholera.
If anyone was found to be infected the entire ship was quarantined for a minimum of 30 days, at the cost...
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

This is a small tour of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. It contains 13 placemark relating to the ancestral Puebloan People.
No rating yet09/05/2005241Google Earth Logo
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Map overlay for Angkor Thom

Map overlay for Angkor Thom

This map shows the plan of Angkor Thom and includes Angkor Wat to the south and part of Preah Khan to the north.
Rating of 3.609/05/2005668Google Earth Logo
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Angkor Wat - overlay

Angkor Wat - overlay

This is an overlay in pretty good resolution of Angkor Wat on its own.
Rating of 3.37509/05/2005754Google Earth Logo
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East Side Gallery

East Side Gallery

The Berlin Wall East Side Gallery is a 1.3km-long section of the wall near the center of Berlin. Approximately 106 paintings by artists from all over the world cover this memorial for freedom and make it the largest open air gallery in the world.

http://www.eastsidegallery.com/
Rating of 409/04/2005305Google Earth Logo
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Ruins of Armero

Ruins of Armero

Armero is a city in Colombia that was buried by ash after a nearby volcano erupted, killing about 30,000 people. On the morning of November 13, 1985 the volcano "Nevado del Ruiz" erupted, spewing volcanic ash and causing mudslides 104 meters thick. Almost no one in Armero survived the explosion. The city was buried in ash and mud, and remains buried like the city of Pompeji.
No rating yet09/03/2005329Google Earth Logo
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Archeological site of Mystra

Archeological site of Mystra

Near Sparti / Greece.
(Also Mystras, Mistra, Mistras)
More info here.
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Appian Way, Rome, Italy

Appian Way, Rome, Italy

The Pointer marks the Tower at Cecilia Metella (Tomba di Cecilia Metella). This is where the pedestrian precinct of Via Appia antica (the Appian Way) begins.
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La Granja Palace, near Segovia, Spain

La Granja Palace, near Segovia, Spain

Built in 1724 by king Philip V, this Royal summer palace is close to Segovia(Spain), just north of Peñalara mountain (2450m). The palace itself, inspired by France's Versailles, is a monument, but more important are the gardens and fountains, dotted here with the blue circles.
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Archeological site of Ostia

Archeological site of Ostia

The Roman site of Ostia, near Rome.
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Fort Monroe, Virginia

Fort Monroe, Virginia

Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, and is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe.
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Rico Roque Castle

Rico Roque Castle

Historic patrimony. Constructed in 1740 and situated in cotillo village, Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)
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Blaye citadel

Blaye citadel

The Blaye Citadel was built by Vauban at the end of the 17th century.

Additional Information from ATTILA:

Blaye is located on the right bank of the Gironde estuary (here over 2 km. wide), 35 km. north of Bordeaux. In ancient times Blaye (Blavia) was a port of the Santones. Tradition states that the hero Roland was buried in its basilica, which was on the site of the citadel...
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The Zodiac Killings

The Zodiac Killings

Crime scenes and other places associated with the unsolved Zodiac Killings.
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Maidens Tower

Maidens Tower

"The Maiden's Tower (Kiz Kulesi) is a tower located on a stone pile, at an arrow shooting distance from the Asian coast, at the intersection point of Asia and Europe. It is one of the unique structures throughout the world, between two continents."

More info here.
Rating of 1.66666666608/29/2005285Google Earth Logo
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Forte da Insua, Portugal

Forte da Insua, Portugal

The island fort is built on a rocky islet at the mouth of River Minho.
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Fortress on River Guadiana, Portugal

Fortress on River Guadiana, Portugal

Fortress on river Guadiana near the town of Elvas in Portugal.
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Archeology,Oasis on Keriya River,Xinjiang,China

Archeology,Oasis on Keriya River,Xinjiang,China

Oasis near archeologic site Keriya River
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Sagunt Castle, Valencia

Sagunt Castle, Valencia

Sagunt, anciet Saguntum, is an ancient city on a hilly site, twenty miles north of Valencia.
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The Aragonese Castle, Taranto

The Aragonese Castle, Taranto

The Aragonese Castle was built by King Ferdinand of Aragon between 1481 and 1492.
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Castello Maniace, Syracuse

Castello Maniace, Syracuse

A fortress in Sicily.
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Chinon Castle, France

Chinon Castle, France

Chinon Castle is a typical example of a very powerful castle.
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Maya Pyramids Tikal

Maya Pyramids Tikal

Here is a overlay of the Maya Pyramids at Tikal, Guatemala.
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