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Landmarks - Mont San Michel
MONT SAN MICHEL THIS IS A LANDMARK AS MYSTERIOUS AS IT IS MAGNIFICENT. MONT SAN MICHEL IS A ROCKY ISLAND IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. IT IS LOCATED JUST A KILOMETER OFF THE COUNTRY’S NORTH COAST AT THE MOUTH OF THE CUESNON RIVER NEAR AVRANCHES....
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Landmarks - The Glass House
THE GLASS HOUSE IN LIFE, AMERICAN PHILIP JOHNSON WAS TO MANY AN ENIGMA: AN ICON OF ARCHITECTURAL MODERNISM, WHO FOR MANY OF HIS 98 YEARS LIVED IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. BUT DESPITE DESIGNS SUCH AS THE SCULPTURE GARDEN AT NEW YORK’S MUSEUM OF...
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Landmarks - Green Conference Centre
THE HEART OF THE RIOJA WINE REGION IS AN AREA USUALLY DOMINATED BY GREEN LANDSCAPE STRETCHING ACROSS HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF VINEYARDS. BUT NOW A HUGE SHINY STRUCTURE HAS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF NEIGHBOURS AND VISITORS OF THE AREA. GREEN...
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Landmarks - The Cannes Film Festival
THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE IS THE BY-WORD FOR MOVIE GLAMOUR NOT JUST IN EUROPE, BUT AROUND THE WORLD. SET ON THE BEAUTIFUL COTE D'AZUR ON THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, THE SOMETIMES SEDATE BUT...
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Landmarks - Mongolia Horse Race
MONGOLIA HORSE RACE THIS IS MONGOLIA AND THE CLOUDS OF DUST IN THE DISTANCE ARE HORSES RACING. IF NOT FOR THE AMBULANCE FOLLOWING, WE COULD BE BACK IN THE TIME OF GENGHIS KHAN AND HIS FEARED HORDES OF WARRIORS. IT S SAID THAT MONGOLIANS...
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Landmarks - Moscow
MOSCOW MOSCOW HAS MANY FAMOUS LANDMARKS;RED SQUARE AND ST BASILS JUST TO NAME TWO. THEN THERE IS THE CITY'S INCREDIBLE HISTORY; REVOLUTION, WAR AND REFORM, ALL WITHIN THE PAST CENTURY. BUT MODERN MUSCOVITES ARE WRITING THEIR OWN HISTORY...
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Landmarks - St Paul's Cathedral
ONE OF THE MOST FAMILIAR ICONS IS ST PAUL S CATHEDRAL IN CENTRAL LONDON. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN S SEVENTEENTH CENTURY MASTERPIECE HAS REMAINED ONE OF THE CITY S ENDURING SYMBOLS. NOW A RECENTLY COMPLETED FACELIFT HAS GIVEN VISITORS THE...
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Landmarks - Faberge Egg Exhibition
FABERGE EGG EXHIBITION FABERGE EGGS WERE ORIGINALLY THE CREATION OF RUSSIAN JEWELLER CARL FABERG WHO TOOK OVER HIS FATHER S ST. PETERSBURG GOLDSMITH BUSINESS IN 1870. IN 1885 HE WAS APPOINTED THE SUPPLIER TO THE COURT OF HIS IMPERIAL...
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Landmarks - Tibet Tourism
TIBET TOURISM TIBET WAS ONCE CONSIDERED INACCESSIBLE A MOUNTAIN KINGDOM BISECTED BY THE HIMALAYAS THAT WAS MAYBE EVEN A PART OF HEAVEN ON EARTH, SHANGRI-LA. BUT IT SEEMS WITH EACH PASSING MONTH TIBET IS LOSING ITS REMOTENESS AND MAYBE...
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Landmarks - Westminster Abbey
WESTMINSTER ABBEY FOR CENTURIES WESTMINSTER ABBEY HAS BEEN AT THE HEART OF POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE IN BRITAIN. IT WAS HOME TO PARLIAMENT DURING THE 14TH CENTURY AND HAS SEEN THE CORONATION OF EVERY MONARCH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO.
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Landmarks - Noah's Ark
NOAH S ARK IS DESCRIBED IN THE TORAH, BIBLE AND THE KORAN AS A LARGE BOAT THAT WAS BUILT TO SAVE HUMANS AND ANIMALS FROM DESTRUCTION DURING A GREAT FLOOD THAT COVERED THE EARTH. IT S POWER AS A RELIGIOUS ARTEFACT AND SYMBOL HAS NOW...
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Landmarks - Antarctica
ANTARCTICA ANTARTICA IS A STOREHOUSE OF EARTH HISTORY AND CONTAINS MANY CLUES ABOUT ITS POSSIBLE FUTURE. STUDYING SECTIONS OF ICE CORE GOING BACK 800,000 YEARS, SCIENTISTS AT THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY HAVE COME TO SOME STARK...
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Landmarks - Beijing Dome
BEIJING DOME IN THE LEAD UP TO THE 2008 OLYMPICS, BEIJING IS FACING MANY SUCH CONTROVERSIES. DAY AND NIGHT, 4,000 CHINESE LABORERS ARE LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A DAZZLING DESIGN - AN ENORMOUS TITANIUM BUBBLE SURROUNDED BY WATER - WHICH...
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Landmarks - Big Ben
BIG BEN THERE ARE NOT MANY CLOCKS AROUND THE WORLD THAT ARE INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE OR A NOTABLE LANDMARK BUT THIS ONE IS SPECIAL. IT IS BIG BEN IN LONDON. HOW MANY CLOCKS DO WE KNOW THAT MAKE THE NEWS WHEN THEY STOP?
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Landmarks - Parthenon Colored Gods
PARTHENON COLORED GODS "GODS IN COLOUR" AT THE NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM OF ATHENS IS A DISPLAY OF 23 COPIES OF FAMOUS MARBLE STATUES AND SCULPTURES REPRODUCED IN THEIR TRUE FORM PAINTED IN DETAILED COLOURS OF BLUE, RED, GREEN AND...
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Landmarks - Red Square
RED SQUARE FOR MOST OF THE 20TH CENTURY, MILITARY PARADES SUCH AS THIS ONE IN MOSCOW S RED SQUARE WERE A FAMILIAR SIGHT TO VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY WERE A REGULAR PROPAGANDA EXERCISE DURING THE SOVIET ERA. NOW, LIKE THE SOVIET...
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Landmarks - Taiwan Spiderman
TAIWAN SPIDERMAN SHROUDED IN FOG, THIS IS THE WORLD S HIGHEST BUILDING. THE TAIPEI 101 IS ONE HUNDRED AND ONE STORIES TALL. AND WHERE A TALL BUILDING STANDS THIS MAN, FRENCH 'SPIDERMAN' ALAIN ROBERT WILL NOT BE FAR AWAY.
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Landmarks - Buckingham Palace
BUCKINGHAM PALACE BUCKINGHAM PALACE IS PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS BUILDING IN LONDON. IT IS THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE QUEEN AND IT SERVES HER MAJESTY AS BOTH A HOME AND AN OFFICE. THE ROYAL STANDARD FLIES FROM THE ROOF WHEN THE MONARCH...
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Landmarks - Animal Hotel
ANIMAL HOTEL WELL HERE S A LANDMARK OF A DIFFERENT KIND. IT MAY NOT RANK WITH THE PYRAMIDS OR MT EVEREST BUT FROM AN ANIMAL S POINT OF VIEW IT MAY BE MORE POPULAR AND RELAXING. YES, THERE IS AT LAST, AN ANIMAL HOTEL AND IT S IN BERLIN,...
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Landmarks - Champs Elysees
CHAMPS ELYSEES THE FRENCH ARE KNOWN TO LOVE A PARTY AND PARIS S MOST FAMOUS BOULEVARD, THE CHAMPS ELYSEES IS OFTEN THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL BEGINS. THIS PARTY WAS SPARKED BY A WIN AT THE LAST SOCCER WORLD CUP. IT WASN T A FINAL BUT THE...
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Landmarks - The Leaning Tower of Pisa
THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA IN ITALY CELEBRATED ITS 800TH ANNIVERSARY IN 1973 AND THE REMARKABLE AND BEAUTIFUL BELL TOWER REMAINS TO THIS DAY, AN ARCHITECTURAL AND SPIRITUAL LANDMARK. SITUATED IN THE PIAZZA DEI...
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Landmarks - Tate Modern
TATE MODERN TO THE CASUAL OBSERVER THIS VIEW BANKSIDE POWER STATION ON THE BANKS OF THE THAMES IN LONDON MAY SEEM UNREMARKABLE. BUT TO ART LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD IT IS A SITE OF INSPIRATION THIS IS HOME OF TATE MODERN, ONE OF THE MOST...
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Landmarks - Petronas Tower
PETRONAS TOWERS WELCOME TO THE PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS IN MALAYSIA. IT S A NATIONAL ICON WHICH PEOPLE JUST CAN T LEAVE ALONE. SOME WANT TO RACE UP IT. OTHERS SEE IT AS A LEISURELY STROLL. IT S 1483 FEET OR 452 METRES FROM THE FOOTPATH TO...
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Landmarks - Royal Festival Hall
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL AFTER TWO YEARS OF REFURBISHMENT, ONE OF LONDON S CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ICONS, THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL HAS FINALLY RE-OPENED. THE ARTS COMPLEX ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE THAMES WAS CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE...