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Landmarks - Uluru Medicine
ULURU MEDICINE AUSTRALIA IS THE WORLD’S ONLY ISLAND CONTINENT AND IS HOME TO SOME ITS MOST FAMOUS NATURAL LANDMARKS. IN CONTRAST, IN THE DEAD CENTER OF THE COUNTRY, IS AN EQUALLY AWE INSPIRING YET VERY DIFFERENT ENTITY, ULURU, A UNIQUE...
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Landmarks - Ukranian Churchill
UKRAINIAN CHURCHILL IT IS LEGEND THAT AS BRITAIN STOOD ALONE IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF WORLD WAR 2, IT WAS CHURCHILL’S STEELY DEMEANOR AND DETERMINATION THAT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE COUNTRY STANDING FIRM AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS. NOW HIS...
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Landmarks - Italy Island
ITALY ISLAND WE MARVEL AT MAN'S INGENUITY IN CONSTRUCTING TALL BUILDINGS SO THE EMERGENCE OF A LONG DISAPPEARED ISLAND CERTAINLY QUALIFIES AS A LANDMARK. IN LATE 2006, A SERIES OF SPECTACULAR MOUNT ETNA ERUPTIONS IN SICILY SAW THE...
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Landmarks - Isle of Man
ISLE OF MAN THE ISLE OF MAN - A SMALL ISLAND IN THE IRISH SEA BETWEEN BRITAIN AND IRELAND, HAS LONG MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ITS DISTINCTIVE IDENTITY DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF ITS LARGER NEIGHBOURS.
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Landmarks - Uluru
ULURU ULURU TOWERS ABOVE AN OTHERWISE FLAT LANDSCAPE. IT JUTS 348 METRES HIGH AND IS NEARLY TEN KILOMETRES IN CIRCUMFERENCE. AN UNOBSTRUCTED 360 DEGREE VIEW OF ITS FAMILIAR RED SANDSTONE GIVES VIEWERS A CONTINUAL LIGHT SHOW THE COLOUR OF...
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Landmarks - Hadrian's Wall
HADRIAN S WALL HADRIAN'S WALL IS ONE OF ENGLAND'S MOST STUNNING AND MEMORABLE MONUMENTS. IT WAS BUILT IN AD 122 TO SEPARATE THE ROMANS FROM THE BARBARIANS. THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE TAKES IN SOME OF THE MOST RUGGED MOORLAND AND RUNS...
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Landmarks - Bhutan Tourism
BHUTAN TOURISM IT HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS OF SHANGRI LA - MISTY MOUNTAINS, MYSTERIOUS MONASTERIES, EMERALD GREEN PADDY FIELDS AND TALES OF YAKS AND YETIS. AFTER YEARS OF CONTROL, THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS VISITING BHUTAN'S SPECTACULAR...
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Landmarks - Easter Island
EASTER ISLAND EASTER ISLAND OR RAPA NUI AS IT IS KNOWN TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST REMOTE INHABITED ISLANDS. IT IS FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR ITS LARGE STONE STATUES, THE MOAI. BUT WHILE THEIR STONY GAZE NEVER SHIFTS, LIFE FOR...
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Landmarks - Tower Bridge
TOWER BRIDGE TOWER BRIDGE CROSSES THE RIVER THAMES IN LONDON, CLOSE TO THE TOWER OF LONDON WHERE IT TAKES ITS NAME. IT IS A COMBINATION BASCULE AND SUSPENSION BRIDGE. ONCE LONDON BRIDGE WAS THE ONLY BRIDGE ACROSS THE THAMES, BUT AS...
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Landmarks - Rockefeller Centre
ROCKEFELLER CENTER DOWNTOWN NEW YORK IS HOME TO ONE OF THE CITY S MOST RECOGNISABLE ICONS; THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER. IT S INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR IS A TROVE OF ART DECO TREASURES AND A LIVING REMINDER OF AN ARCHITECTURAL ERA THAT WAS BOTH...
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Landmarks - Petra
PETRA IN SOUTH-WEST JORDAN, IS ONE OF ANTIQUITIES MOST INFLUENTIAL AND PROSPEROUS CITIES. HEWN FROM MASSIVE ROCK CLIFFS THE ANCIENT TRADING CITY LIES IN THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY ABOUT 80 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF THE DEAD SEA. IN JULY 2007, PETRA...
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Landmarks - Blue Train
BLUE TRAIN GARE DE LYON RAILWAY STATION, HOUSED ONE OF THE MANY ELEGANT RESTAURANTS PATRONISED BY PARISIAN SOCIETY. LE TRAIN BLEU OR THE BLUE TRAIN OVERLOOKS THE DEPARTURE PLATFORM FOR TRAINS TRAVELLING TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. BUT WHY...
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Landmarks - Angkor Wat
ANGKOR WAT FEW LANDMARKS ARE MORE CONFOUNDING OR MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN CAMBODIA S ANGKOR WAT. BUILT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 12TH CENTURY, ANGKOR WAT IS THE PRINCIPAL TEMPLE OF WHAT WAS ONCE A VAST METROPOLIS. IT IS LOCATED FIVE KILOMETRES...
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Landmarks - Amazing Art of Stephen Wiltshire
AMAZING ART OF STEPHEN WILTSHIRE STEVEN WILTSHIRE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH A SPECIAL TALENT. STEVEN IS A SAVANT, A TYPE OF GENIUS LIVING IN A VERY PRIVATE WORLD. HE DID NOT SPEAK A WORD UNTIL HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY...
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Landmarks - Blenheim Palace
BLENHEIM PALACE BLENHEIM PALACE, NEAR OXFORD, IS SITED ON OVER TWO THOUSAND ACRES OF STATELY GARDENS. FOR NEARLY 300 YEARS IT HAS BEEN ONE OF BRITAIN S GRANDEST HOMES. BUT WITH THE COSTS OF MAINTAINANCE RUNNING INTO MILLIONS OF POUNDS A...
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Landmarks - The Passetto
THE PASSETTO ROMANS LOVINGLY CALL THE ANCIENT PASSAGEWAY THAT LINKS THE VATICAN TO THE MEDIEVAL FORTRESS OF CASTEL SANT ANGELO, THE PASSETTO, OR, THE SMALL CORRIDOR. IF THE PASSETTO COULD SPEAK, IT WOULD TELL TALES OF MYSTERY AND...
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Landmarks - Forbidden City
FORBIDDEN CITY FOR ALMOST FIVE CENTURIES THE FORBIDDEN CITY IN THE CENTRE OF BEIJING, SERVED AS THE HOME OF THE EMPEROR AND HIS HOUSEHOLD. IT WAS THE CEREMONIAL AND POLITICAL CENTRE OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND LIKE MANY OF ITS TYPE, HAD...
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Landmarks - Banaue Rice Terraces
BANAUE RICE TERRACES FILIPINOS OFTEN REFER TO THE BANAUE RICE TERRACES AS THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD, AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO. OF ALL THE EXQUISITELY SCULPTED RICE TERRACES WHICH CLIMB THE SLOPES OF THE CORDILLERA IN LUZON, THE LARGEST...
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Landmarks - Statue of Liberty
STATUE OF LIBERTY SHE HAS STOOD AS A BEACON OF FREEDOM AND LIBERTY FOR MORE THAN 120 YEARS NOW THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, ONE OF THE WORLD S MOST RECOGNISABLE LANDMARKS AT THE ENTRANCE OF ONE OF THE WORLD S MOST FAMOUS CITIES, NEW YORK.
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Landmarks - Brazil Future Building
BRAZIL FUTURE BUILDING HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE THE VIEW FROM THE WINDOW OF YOUR HOME? IF SO, A NEW ROTATING BUILDING RECENTLY BUILT IN BRAZIL MIGHT BE FOR YOU - IF YOU HAVE THE ASKING PRICE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED...
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Landmarks - Brandenburg Gate
BRANDENBURG GATE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO CLIMB THINGS, HERE S ONE STEFAN MINTEN. A GERMAN, WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE WORLD'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL STAIR CLIMBER. THIS TASK, RUNNING UP THE 26 METRE BRANDENBURG GATE IN BERLIN, SEEMS...
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Landmarks - Sydney Harbour Bridge
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE IS AUSTRALIA S BEST KNOWN LANDMARK. IT IS THE BIGGEST, BUT NOT THE LONGEST, STEEL ARCH BRIDGE IN THE WORLD. AT ITS HIGHEST POINT, THE ARCH REACHES 134 METRES OVER SEA LEVEL.
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Landmarks - Landmarks of Chocolate
LANDMARKS OF CHOCOLATE HUMANITY S NEED TO CREATE LANDMARKS TAKES MANY DIFFERENT FORMS. WHILE KINGS DREAM OF PALACES AND TEMPLES, OTHERS EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN THEIR FAVOURITE MEDIUM SOMETIMES IT S CHOCOLATE. OR IN MINIATURE. THE...
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Landmarks - The Colloseum
THE COLOSSEUM THE COLOSSEUM HAS LONG BEEN THE ICONIC SYMBOL OF IMPERIAL ROME. AN ARCHITECTURAL WONDER BUILT AT THE PEAK OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD, IT S A STRUCTURE THAT HAS COME DOWN TO US WITH A MIXED REPUTATION. IT...