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Locations of famous places in history |
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 | Sydney's Alcatraz - Fort Denison is a defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour. Originally named Pinchgut (possibly owing to the poor quality and quantity of food given to imprisoned convicts), the island was used as a place of confinement for recalcitrant convicts during the early period of British settlement. The fortress, whic... |  | 08/17/2005 | 503 | 
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 | This is the place of J.F. Kennedy's death | | 08/17/2005 | 1,094 |
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 | The intact World Trade Center | | 08/17/2005 | 7,607 |
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 | THE TAKEOVER OF MONTE CASTELLO
On February 21, 1945 the Brazilian Expeditionary Force achieved one of its most remarkable feats during the Campaign of Italy—the conquest of Monte Castello, until then considered an inexpugnable fortress.
That conquest became legendary not only for its expressive tactical meaning but also for the extremely adverse conditions that inv... |  | 08/16/2005 | 298 |
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 | This above-ground crypt in New Orleans' St. Louis Cemetary #1 is reputed to contain the remains of Marie Laveau, the noted and powerful nineteenth-century Voudoun priestess. |  | 08/15/2005 | 205 |
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 | Latin America Memorial - Sao Paulo | | 08/15/2005 | 176 |
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 | The site of the magnificent Roman ruins most of which is still standing. The Roman brought the marble to Beirut then rolled it over the hills to this site. |  | 08/15/2005 | 770 |
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 | The Roman Site of Glanum near Arles and St-Remy-de-Provence, in France. |  | 08/15/2005 | 287 |
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 | A nice Roman Site at Bolonia in Spain, very near Tarifa.
See http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/museos/CABC/ | | 08/15/2005 | 198 |
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 | This is a square in Lisbon/Portugal with a Luiz de Camoes statue | | 08/13/2005 | 179 |
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 | Fort McHenry, the star fort that protected Baltimore in the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key, while watching the bombardment of this fort from a British ship, wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" about the flag flying at this fort. | | 08/13/2005 | 537 |
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 | This is the old Muna used till 1990 | | 08/13/2005 | 280 |
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 | 1973 the island's inhabitants had to be temporarily evacuated to the mainland (Iceland, to the north) because of a volcanic erruption. No one was hurt but 400 houses were destroyed. More details and pictures can be found here: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/europe_west_asia/heimaey/heimaey.html | | 08/13/2005 | 391 |
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 | The capital of the Kingdom of Coacthemala (Guatemala) until 1773, when it was destroyed by an earthquake. |  | 08/12/2005 | 558 |
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 | The ancient Mayan capital, now buried in the jungle of northern Guatemala. Some scenes in one of the "Star Wars" movies were shot here. | | 08/12/2005 | 788 |
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 | The Hermannsdenkmal (German for Hermann monument) is located in North Rhine Westphalia in Germany in the Southern part of the Teutoburg Forest, which is southwest of Detmold in the district of Lippe. It stands on the densely forested and 386 m tall Teutberg in the ring fortification located there, which is called Grotenburg. The sword has the following inscription:
Deutschlands E... | | 08/11/2005 | 650 |
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 | Australian War Memorial and numerous other memorials, Canberra - A piece of history.
Wikipedia: Canberra's 322,000 residents live in a planned city originally designed by Walter Burley Griffin, although the Burley Griffin design has now been altered significantly, notably by changing the location of Parliament House from the lak... |  | 08/11/2005 | 282 |
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 | http://www.cosi.org/
A historical building for the central Ohioans. This is a science center. This however is not the original location. They relocated to this position on the riverfront a few years ago. | | 08/10/2005 | 225 |
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 | Salem, Massachusetts (Wikipedia link), site of the infamous 17th Century Witch Trials. | | 08/09/2005 | 217 |
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 | The explorers left edge of civilization here in Vincennes, Indiana in 1802, and ventured across the semi-mighty Wabash river on their way to the Pacific. Their two-year journey, the first overland to the Pacific Coast, is recorded in many histories (Wikipedia link). | | 08/09/2005 | 183 |
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 | "Ile des faisans" is the most little condominium in the world. In this place was signed (7 november 1659) a peace treaty between spain and France (the Pyrenees Peace). Since this day, this island is a condominium. During 6 mounth this island is French. The other six Mounth, this island is Spanish. |  | 08/09/2005 | 377 |
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 | Llivia is a Spanish enclave in France (since 1659). Llivia is linked to Spain by a neutral/international road. | | 08/08/2005 | 366 |
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 | Home of one of the best beers in the world! Old cloister and brewery. The landmark in one of Germany's most beautiful landscape, the Tegernsee. | | 08/08/2005 | 279 |
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 | At this spot you will find the two observatories of Tycho Brahe (Danish astronomer 1546-1601) on the island Hven (Danish spelling, today the island is swedish territory and is splled Ven). Above the flag (N) is Uraniborg (castle and observatory), and below (S) the green domes of the underground observatory Stjerneborg ("Star Castle"). Uraniborg and part of the surrounding renaissance ... | | 08/06/2005 | 260 |
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 | Dating from 1299, this Medieval castle and Royal Residence developed into a fortress in 1592 after which it was rebuilt into a renaissance castle 1637-1648. Here you can see magnificent halls, the Castle church, the Royal Mausoleum and models of the castle. Government's Reception Rooms and Banqueting Halls. | | 08/06/2005 | 322 |
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