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 | TV Tower near Koblenz |  | 08/27/2006 | 117 | 
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 | Eilean Glas Lighthouse was one of the first 4 lighthouses built in Scotland. It is on the island of Scalpay in the Western Isles of Scotland. The present tower was erected in 1824 when Robert Stevenson.
It is Red and White in colour (you can see the banding if you zoom in). |  | 08/03/2006 | 139 |
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 | Be prepared to wait a lot in this office ! | | 07/02/2006 | 123 |
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 | The city hall of Mont Dore, a town in the suburb of Noumea. | | 07/01/2006 | 114 |
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 | When Saddam Hussein rose to power in Iraq, he conceived a grandiose scheme to rebuild the ancient City of Babylon -- Hussein said that Babylon's great palaces and the legendary hanging gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) would rise from dust. Like the powerful King Nebuchadnezzar II who conquered Jerusalem 2,500 years ago, Saddam Hussein would rule over the world'... |  | 07/01/2006 | 1,231 |
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 | In 1590 Spanish troops, who had arrived to support the Duc de Mercoeur (the Catholic Governor of Brittany) in revolt against the Protestant King Henry VI, built the first citadel at Port Blavet. Following Mercoeur's defeat, Port Blavet returned to French control in 1598 and the defences were later restored and extended in the period 1616-36.
http://www.blavet.co.uk/port%20louis%2... |  | 07/01/2006 | 136 |
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 | The Liberation Tower is the tallest structure in Kuwait. Construction of the tower commenced before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. It was meant to be called The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower.
When the invasion took place, construction, which was almost half-way complete, was put on hold. However, the structure received no damage, and construction resumed after ... | | 06/28/2006 | 277 |
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 | The Hamalir, also known as the Sports and Music Complex (Marzahamergayin Hamalir) was opened in 1984 in Yerevan. Stairs along a cascade of fountains lead visitors to the Complex, reminiscent of the silhouette of a huge bird with open wings. The building itself resembles the Sydney Opera House of Australia... |  | 06/25/2006 | 181 |
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 | A fancy, high-res house on the outskirts of Cape Town. Shows the dfference in living that still exists between white and black people. | | 06/21/2006 | 239 |
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 | See Tampa Arena, Tampa, USA. | | 06/21/2006 | 111 |
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 | Factory and test circuit of KIA Motors in Kooni, South Korea |  | 06/20/2006 | 176 |
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 | Some placemarks in Kigali, capital of Rwanda. Including the Presidents Residence, some embassies and the famous "Hotel Rwanda". Feel free to add some comment or correct the information. I have been there in 2003 - so my memories are perhaps a little outdated... | | 06/16/2006 | 202 |
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 | Caravanserail Kusadasi Turkey | | 06/15/2006 | 207 |
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3rd largest ski areal in the world. | | 06/15/2006 | 379 |
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 | this is a very famous University in Paris, France. | | 06/15/2006 | 96 |
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 | This is La Maison de l'UNESCO in Paris, France. | | 06/15/2006 | 128 |
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 | This is Medinet Habu.
I visited this temple on my Egypt-trip in 2004. | | 06/13/2006 | 193 |
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 | This is the huge temple of Karnak. | | 06/13/2006 | 373 |
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 | This is the temple of Hatschepsut. |  | 06/13/2006 | 323 |
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 | This are teh Colossi of Memnon. Formerly they built the entrance to the biggest egyptian temple but it was destroyes by an earthquake.
I saw them on my Egypt trip in 2004. | | 06/13/2006 | 208 |
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 | This is a Native American Tipi set up in a garden, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. | | 06/12/2006 | 179 |
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 | This is the tomb of Tutankhamun. I stood in front of this but I didn't go into it because it's very expensive! | | 06/09/2006 | 444 |
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 | The is the Luxor Temple in the centre of Luxor. It's very spectacular in the darkness!
I saw this at my trip to Ggypt in 2004. | | 06/09/2006 | 681 |
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 | Since 2004, rumours have circulated of the sale of historic Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The Aurora University and Mirbeau Companies have emerged as the two contenders to buy the historic property. Today, the University of Chicago announced its intent to sell part of the observatory's property to Private developer Mirbeau Cos.
The developer has agreed to pay the univers... | | 06/08/2006 | 140 |
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 | Mount John University Observatory, New Zealand, is situated at an altitude of 1,031 meters on Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand.
The observatory consists of four telescopes: two 0.6m, one 1.0m, and a 1.8m 'MOA Telescope'.
The nearest population centre is the resort town Lake Tekapo
The observatory was officially opene... | | 06/07/2006 | 129 |
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