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Locations of famous places in history |
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 | Old buildings of the spanish colony in Uruguay SANTA TERESA FORTIFICATION for Rio de la plata surveillance |  | 08/11/2006 | 250 | 
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 | Know as "Plain of Jars", was a area of intense bombing by the United States during the Vietnam war. The entire landscape is still covered with bomb craters. It is know as the "Plain of Jars" because scathered across the landscape are mysterious giant "jars" made from stones thousands of years ago of unknown origin. It remains a mystery largely because the land is still littered with unexploded ... |  | 08/03/2006 | 739 |
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 | The "Piazza Anfiteatro" (literally "amphitheatre square") is one of the most particular place in Lucca. Originally it was an amphitheatre, able to hold up to 10000 people.
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 | West Xia Kingdom (1038-1227) stands among the once powerful kingdoms, with its capital in Yinchuan shaded by Mt. Helan imperial forests. Its Imperial Tombs reflect the past glories culturally and militarily.
The West Xia Imperial Tombs are 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) west of Yinchuan on east side of Mt. Helan. Since June 1972, nine imperial tombs and 253 lesser tombs have been une... | | 08/01/2006 | 219 |
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 | the infamous secret CIA air base better know as Lima Site 20A (or Alternate) where tens of thousands of hmong are recruited to fight the spread of communisim in southeast asia during the Vietnam War. It was a city turned modern overnight and served as a major hub throughout the war. if you zoom out, just northeast you will see a section in high resolution. Plain of Jars. Look closely and you wi... | | 07/26/2006 | 1,263 |
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 | Garrison of the Cohors I Breucorum between the year 90 AD and the end of the Limes around 260 AD. Knowledge of the fort and the vicus, situated to the south, go back to the investigations of the Reichs-Limeskommission (Winkelmann) between 1884 and 1900 together with construction observation in 1998 by the State Office for Monument Conservation when a high-pressure water pipe was laid.
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 | What you must see if you visit Jerusalem. |  | 07/24/2006 | 1,995 |
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 | The first Royal Navy ship to be sunk in action for nearly forty years, the wreck is a designated war grave. | | 07/24/2006 | 383 |
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 | Developed around 90 A.D. under Domitianus (81-96) with the army route white castle Pfuenz Koesching as new border.
Size: 187-189 x 144-145 m = 2.5 hectars.
Auxiliary troop unit had about 380 foot soldiers and 120 riders.
First in wood establishes, under Antoninus Pius (138-161) in stone developed. After the Markomannenkriegen rebuilt around 183/185.
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 | Many considered this the only monumental "Porta" (literally door, entrance) in Milano. It has been built stronly wanted by Napoleon I and has been used by Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II when they enter in Milan after being freed by the Austrian domination.
Interesting website that analyze the monument: http://www.dibaio.com/arcodellapace/
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 | Rome has been build on 7 hills, worldwide known as "I 7 Colli di Roma".
This file collects whatever it is considered to be the "center" of each one of those 'hills' (meaning 'Colli'). | | 07/18/2006 | 429 |
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 | This fortress has been strongly wanted by Pope Giulo II at the beginning of the XVI century, to improve the defense of the town from the pirates that were coming through the sea. The architect was Bramante, but he died in 1514 before the entire fortress was finished (1535) when the pope was Paolo III. The top part of the "Maschio" has been completed by Michelangelo. | | 07/15/2006 | 325 |
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 | The Venetian fortifications in Fortezza, a solidly-built fort on a hill. The city fell to the Turks in November 1646. Today the Fortezza is well-preserved, while the fortifications around the city have almost disappeared. |  | 07/09/2006 | 211 |
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 | Tihuanaco Ruins |  | 07/06/2006 | 656 |
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 | Apollo 13 was the third American manned lunar landing mission, part of the Apollo program. Two days after launch, the Apollo Spacecraft was crippled by an explosion, causing the Service Module portion of the Apollo Command/Service Module to lose its oxygen and electrical power. The crew used the Lunar Module as a lifeboat in space. The command module systems remained functional but were deactiv... | | 07/06/2006 | 461 |
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 | Also called "The Rocca", this wonderful castle located in the middle of the Fontanellato town, near Parma. It maintains since it was build the classical structure, with a 3 mt. deep moat whose water, up to the beginning of the XX century, was coming from natural sources.
Inside the castle there are some rooms whose paintings are from the famous italian painter "Il Parmigia... | | 07/03/2006 | 145 |
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 | The Castle of Felino has been build at the beginning of the XIII century, in a position that was really important, especially from a strategic point of view. The castle is very well maintained, and, among the rest of the castle, you can visit the torture chambers and the prisons.
Felino is a small city near Parma, that is famous because gives the name to one of the best and more... | | 07/03/2006 | 139 |
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 | Kunya-Urgench is the heart of ancient Khorezm, a UNESCO protected hystorical site. Several outstanding architectural monuments have been preserved in Kunya-Urgench (the highest minaret of Central Asia among them).
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 | The Hanging Gardens of Babylon rises on terraces some 400 feet above the level of the plain. This hanging gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzar about 600 B.C. to console his queen, who missed the mountains, trees and flowers of her native Media. | | 07/01/2006 | 985 |
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 | The "Tempio di Giove Anxur" is an ancient temple (part of it are dated 4th century B.C.), located on the top of the city of Terracina. The name "anxur" means "young".
beside being a great historical mark, it is also considered a wonderful place where you can have a breathless view of the entire Terracina Gulf, from the Circeo Mount to the city of Gae... | | 06/26/2006 | 144 |
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 | Agreed between the English Barons and the Church on one hand and King John (under duress) on the other, Magna Carta represents the earliest and most famous forcible restriction on the arbitrary power of the Kings of England. The 1957 Memorial was erected by The American Bar Association and paid for by voluntary contributions by 9,000 American Lawyers! | | 06/23/2006 | 186 |
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 | Built in the 1960's, the Genocide monument is more popularly known as Tsitsernakaberd (Fortress of the Swallows) to locals. The site also houses the underground Armenian Genocide Museum. | | 06/22/2006 | 200 |
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 | These are various archeological ruins i have identified at the hampi ruins, site of Vijayanagara Empire.
wiki link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi | | 06/21/2006 | 272 |
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 | Houses have been built in and around well preserved old fortress in karnataka state, south india | | 06/17/2006 | 216 |
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 | The Place de la Concorde is the largest public square in Paris. Situated along the Seine in the 8th arrondissement, it separates the Tuileries Gardens from the beginning of the boulevard Champs-Elysées. (see map) Originally named Place Louis XV, the square was designed by Jacques-Ange Gabriel, Louis XV's architect, for the purpose of showcasing an equestrian statue of the King — which had been ... | | 06/08/2006 | 224 |
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