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 | This is an overlay for Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. It has a bit more detail than the otherwise lo-res in GE. |  | 09/04/2005 | 747 | 
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 | In the Battle of Austerlitz on December 2nd 1805 the French Army (73,100 men, 139 cannons) under command of Napoleon Bonaparte fought against the Russian Army commanded by Czar Alexander I. and the Austrian Army commanded by Emperor Franz II (together 85,700 men, 278 cannons).
Casualties on French site: 1,288 dead, 6,993 wounded
Casualties on Allied site: 16,000 dead and w... |  | 09/04/2005 | 671 | 



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 | 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/ |  | 09/04/2005 | 283 | 



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 | 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. |  | 09/03/2005 | 321 | 



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 | Near Sparti / Greece.
(Also Mystras, Mistra, Mistras)
More info here. |  | 09/02/2005 | 468 | 



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 | 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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 | 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. |  | 09/02/2005 | 275 | 



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 | The Greater Manchester Exhibition centre was built in 1875-80. |  | 08/30/2005 | 161 | 



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 | The Roman site of Ostia, near Rome. |  | 08/29/2005 | 238 | 



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 | Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, and is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. |  | 08/29/2005 | 236 | 



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 | Historic patrimony. Constructed in 1740 and situated in cotillo village, Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) |  | 08/29/2005 | 156 | 



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 | 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... |  | 08/29/2005 | 211 | 



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 | Crime scenes and other places associated with the unsolved Zodiac Killings. |  | 08/29/2005 | 623 | 



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 | "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. |  | 08/29/2005 | 279 | 



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 | The island fort is built on a rocky islet at the mouth of River Minho. |  | 08/28/2005 | 231 | 



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 | Fortress on river Guadiana near the town of Elvas in Portugal. |  | 08/28/2005 | 278 | 



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 | Oasis near archeologic site Keriya River |  | 08/28/2005 | 308 | 



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 | Higher resolution overlay of Utah Beach, Normandy |  | 08/28/2005 | 595 | 
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 | Sagunt, anciet Saguntum, is an ancient city on a hilly site, twenty miles north of Valencia. |  | 08/27/2005 | 217 | 



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 | The Aragonese Castle was built by King Ferdinand of Aragon between 1481 and 1492. |  | 08/27/2005 | 239 | 



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 | A fortress in Sicily. |  | 08/27/2005 | 206 | 



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 | Chinon Castle is a typical example of a very powerful castle. |  | 08/27/2005 | 311 | 



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 | Here is a overlay of the Maya Pyramids at Tikal, Guatemala. |  | 08/27/2005 | 3,123 | 
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 | Here is Machu Picchu, the old Inca City never discovered by the Conquistadores. With a large overlay for the Machu Picchu Area, and a small overlay for a close-up of the City |  | 08/27/2005 | 3,128 | 



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 | This is the area near Kitty Hawk (it was the closest Post Office at the time) where Oliver and Wilbur Wright flew their planes. The straight line north has markers showing the length of their flights, the hill south is a memorial to the flight and right next door is appropriately an airport. |  | 08/27/2005 | 341 | 



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