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Landmarks - Disneyland
DISNEY LAND IN JULY 2005 THE WORLD FAMOUS DISNEYLAND IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA CELEBRATED ITS FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY. MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED A FAR CRY FROM THE SCORCHING OPENING DAY HALF A CENTURY EARLIER.
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Landmarks - Taj Mahal
AJ MAHAL INDIA S TAJ MAHAL, IS ONE OF THE WORLD S MOST UNFORGETTABLE SIGHTS. FOR NEARLY 400 YEARS IT S ENCHANTED VISITORS TO THE CITY OF AGRA, WITH ITS MARBLED DOMES AND EXQUISITE PROPORTIONS.
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Landmarks - Pyramids
PYRAMIDS THEY'RE ONE OF THE HISTORY S MOST ENDURING LANDMARKS, AND A MUST-SEE ATTRACTION FOR TRAVELLERS TO EGYPT. EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FLOCK TO SEE THE PYRAMIDS NEAR CAIRO. THE SITE CONTAINS THE GREAT PYRAMID OF KHUFU, THE...
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Landmarks - Gaudi Sagrada Familia
GAUDI SAGRADA FAMILIA HUMAN IMAGINATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS, BUT OFTEN THE ABILITY TO REALISE AN IDEA TAKES GENERATIONS. BARCELONA S MOST FAMOUS LANDMARK, THE SAGRADA FAMILIA, OR HOLY FAMILY, CATHEDRAL IS A FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW AN INCREDIBLE...
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Landmarks - Palm Island
PALM ISLAND SINCE ANCIENT TIMES THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD BUT IF THE MARKETING HYPE IS TO BE BELIEVED THE EIGHTH WONDER HAS ARRIVED, DUBAI’S PALM ISLAND PROJECT. AND THERE’S NO DOUBTING THE WORLD'S LARGEST LAND...
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Landmarks - Empire State Building
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WHEN IN NEW YORK ALL EYES ARE DRAWN TO ITS INCREDIBLE MAN MADE SKYLINE. AND FOR THE PAST EIGHT DECADES THERE’S BEEN ONE BUILDING IN PARTICULAR THAT HAS DRAWN ATTENTION, THE MAGNIFICENT EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. A...
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Landmarks - Love Hotels
LOVE HOTELS THE NEED FOR PRIVACY IN JAPAN MUST BE GREAT AS IT’S ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND FASTEST GROWING HOTEL SECTORS IN THE WORLD. MOST MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FIRMS ARE STEERING WELL CLEAR BECAUSE OF FEARS OF ITS LINKS WITH THE...
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Landmarks - Indian Festivals
INDIAN FESTIVAL - MAKAR SANKRANTI FESTIVAL EACH JANUARY THOUSANDS OF PILGRIMS, WORSHIPPERS AND TOURISTS MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE 5,000 YEAR-OLD SACRED INDIAN CITY OF VARANASI TO TAKE PART IN THE HINDU HARVEST FESTIVAL OF MAKAR...
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Landmarks - Graceland
TO MANY PEOPLE, GRACELAND IS A MUST VISIT SHRINE DEDICATED TO ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PERFORMERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, ELVIS PRESLEY. BUT AMIDST THE HYPE AND HYSTERIA IT IS EASY TO FORGET THAT GRACELAND WAS ONCE A FAMILY HOME.
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Landmarks - World Trade Centre
WORLD TRADE CENTRE IN THE MEDIA, SOMETIMES THE MOST MUNDANE STORIES EVOLVE INTO SOMETHING YOU COULD NEVER PREDICT. THIS ONE IS POIGNANT. IT’S ABOUT A WINDOW WASHER ON A NEW YORK SKYSCRAPER. HIS NAME WAS ROKO CAMALJ (PRON:KAMALI), A...
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Landmarks - Frank Gehry
FRANK GEHRY CANADIAN ARCHITECT FRANK GEHRY IS WORLD RENOWNED FOR HIS FANTASTIC DESIGNS. OFTEN THEY ARE SWEEPING METALLIC GIANTS SUCH AS HIS FAMOUS GUGGENHEIM BUILDING IN BILBAO. HIS LATEST EDITION IS A SPANISH HOTEL.
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Landmarks - Parthenon
PARTHENON THE PARTHENON INATHENS IS ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN LANDMARKS IN THE WORLD TOWERING OVER CENTRAL ATHENS ON ACROPOLIS HILL IT IS KNOWN TO BE ONE OF, IF NOT THE ACTUAL, BIRTH PLACE OF DEMOCRACY. BUILT AT THE HEIGHT OF GREEK...
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Landmarks - Malaysian Domes
MALAYSIAN DOMES WHAT DO A RACING YACHT AND A MOSQUE DOME HAVE IN COMMON? IN MALAYSIA, THEY ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL - FIBRE GLASS AND OTHER COMPOSITE MATERIALS. MOSQUE DOMES AND MINARETS ARE PROMINENT FEATURES IN MALAYSIAN CITIES,...
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Landmarks - Rome River Cruise
ROME RIVER CRUISE ROME IS THE ETERNAL CITY AND THE TIBER RIVER ITS HEART. BUT THE CITIES MANY OF ITS ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES SUCH AS THE VATICAN INCLUDING THE SISTINE CHAPEL TO NAME A FEW ATTRACTIONS IT CENTRAL WATERWAY THE TIBER RIVER...
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Landmarks - Regent Street
REGENT STREET ANY STREET THAT IS FEATURED ON THE MONOPOLY BOARD HAS TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS IF NOT PRESTIGIOUS STREETS. MODERN DAY REGENT STREET IN CENTRAL LONDON CERTAINLY QUALIFIES. THESE DAYS REGENT STREET IS SYNONYMOUS...
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Landmarks - Yangtze River
YANGTZE RIVER IS THE WORLD'S THIRD LONGEST BEHIND THE NILE AND THE AMAZON. THE YANGTZE HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN CONSIDERED A DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH CHINA. FROM ITS SOURCE IN QINGHAI PROVINCE IT FLOWS FOR OVER 6,300 KM...
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Landmarks - Wembley
WEMBLEY SOMETIMES BUILDING A LANDMARK TAKES MORE TIME THAN YOU WOULD LIKE. AS THE SAYING GOES, ROME WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY YET MOST WOULD AGREE IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT. ONE WONDERS IF THAT WILL BE THE OPINION OVER TIME ABOUT ONE OF LONDON’S...
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Landmarks - Michaelangelo Masterpiece
MICHAELANGELO MASTERPIECE THE NAME MICHELANGELO HAS RESONATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR FIVE CENTURIES. AN UNSURPASSED ARTISTIC MASTER IN WHICHEVER MEDIUM HE PUT HIS HAND TO, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, FRESCO AND DRAWING. EVEN IN THE UNLIKELY...
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Landmarks - St John's Malta
ST JOHN’S MALTA THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND OF MALTA IS KNOWN TO MOST EUROPEANS AS A SUNNY HOLIDAY DESTINATION BUT LIKE MANY OF ITS NEIGHBOURS THE MALTESE ARCHIPELAGO IS HOME TO AN ANCIENT TREASURE HOUSE. ITS FAMOUS 40 KILOMETRE...
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Landmarks - Amber Room
AMBER ROOM WHAT YOU ARE VIEWING IS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A DREAM, THE AMBER ROOM IN CATHERINE’S PALACE IN ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA. THE ORIGINAL ROOM MAY BE LOST FOREVER BUT THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF TWO FORMER VICIOUS ADVERSARIES,...
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Landmarks - China Bridge
CHINA BRIDGE FEW LANDMARKS REMAIN COMPLETELY UNCHANGED DURING THEIR LIFETIME, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A LONG LIFESPAN IN A LARGE AND BUSTLING CITY. THAT IS THE CASE WITH ONE OF SHANGHAI’S MOST DISTINCTIVE ICONS, THE WAIBAIDU OR THE...
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Landmarks - France Indigenous Museum
FRANCE INDIGENOUS MUSEUM NOT ALL LANDMARKS ARE EASY TO SUPPORT. TAKE THE CASE OF A NEW PARISIAN MUSEUM WHICH CELEBRATES INDIGENOUS ARTS FROM FOUR CONTINENTS. EVEN THE CHOICE OF A NAME FOR WHAT IS NOW CALLED THE "MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY" WAS...
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Landmarks - Genbaku Dome Hiroshima
GENBAKU DOME, HIROSHIMA THIS IS THE ENOLA GAY AND IT IS CARRYING AN ATOMIC BOMB. WHAT BEGAN AS A FINE SPRING DAY IN THE JAPANESE CITY OF HIROSHIMA IN AUGUST 1945 BECAME ONE OF THOSE HISTORY DEFINING MOMENTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. THIS...
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Landmarks - Sensory Hotel
SENSORY HOTEL WELCOME TO THE FIVE SENSES HOTEL. IT WAS A MODEL FOR A HOTEL PUT ON SHOW AT A LONDON EXHIBITION. THE FUTURISTIC DISPLAY CONSISTED OF A SERIES OF ROOMS WHICH DREW ON THE FIVE SENSES TO PRODUCE ENVIRONMENT VISITORS JUST...