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Landmarks - Mt Fiji
MT FUJI, A DORMANT VOLCANO, LAST ERUPTED IN 1708. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN DOCILE, AND AN INSPIRATION TO ARTISTS AND NATURE LOVERS WITH ITS REMARKABLY SYMMETRICAL SHAPE. BUT IT CAN ALSO POSE A FRIGHTENING CHALLENGE. ITS 3,776 METRE PEAK...
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Landmarks - Sydney Opera House
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG FLUTTERS HIGH ABOVE THE COUNTRY S TWO MOST RECOGNISABLE ICONS THE SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE AND ITS DISTINCTIVE NEIGHBOUR, THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE. IN 2007 THE FUTURISTIC, SENSUALLY DESIGNED OPERA HOUSE...
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Landmarks - Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO S GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IS ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS. IT CONNECTS THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA TO MARIN COUNTY AS PART OF US HIGHWAY 101.
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Landmarks - The Spinnaker Tower
THE SPINNAKER TOWER THE SPINNAKER TOWER DOMINATES THE SKYLINE ABOVE THE ANCIENT PORT CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND. THE BUILDING WHICH OPENED IN 2005 IS A REMARKABLE COMBINATION OF ARTISTRY, ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING.
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Landmarks - China's Great Wall
CHINA S GREAT WALL CHINA S GREAT WALL IS ONE OF THE FEW MAN MADE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM SPACE. IT STRETCHES ACROSS MORE THAN 6,400 KM OF WINDING LANDSCAPE, AND DURING ITS 2,000-YEAR HISTORY, THE WALL HAS SURVIVED THREATS FROM...
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Landmarks - Cornish Tin Mine
CORNISH TIN MINE KING EDWARD MINE IN CAMBORNE, IN CENTRAL CORNWALL, IS TYPICAL OF MANY OF THE MINE SITES. IT HAS SURVIVED ALMOST INTACT AND IS NOW THE OLDEST COMPLETE MINE IN CORNWALL. CORNWALL WAS THE GLOBAL HEART OF THE MINING...
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Landmarks - Chrysler Building
CHRYSLER BUILDING THE CHRYSLER BUILDING CELEBRATED ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 27TH 2005, AND TO MARK THE OCCASION, THE CO OWNERS OF THE BUILDING, TISHMAN SPEYER PROPERTIES, PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE GLISTENING STEEL GARGOYLES AND WINGED URNS...
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Landmarks - 3D Egypt Library
3D EGYPT LIBRARY NEW TOOLS HAVE NOT ONLY MADE THE SCIENTISTS JOB EASIER BUT THEY HAVE ALSO ENHANCED OUR UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS HARD WORK. AT THE ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY IN EGYPT, THEY VE TAKEN THE CONCEPT A STEP...
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Landmarks - Porcelain House
PORCELAIN HOUSE THIS LANDMARK TAKES THE PHRASE MADE IN CHINA TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. THIS HOUSE, LOCATED TWO HOURS SOUTH OF BEIJING IN TIANJIN, IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. BUT THE EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH A VARIETY OF PORCELAIN...
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Landmarks - Art Deco Museum
ART DECO MUSEUM ONCE UPON A TIME A PALACE OF FRENCH KINGS AND PRINCES, THE LOUVRE IS TODAY IS THE PALACE OF ARTS AND IS HOME TO ONE OF THE RICHEST COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. THE HISTORIC LOUVRE IS ALSO HOME TO MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ,...
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Landmarks - The Leshan Buddha
THE LESHAN BUDDHA THE MINJIANG RIVER IN SHICHUAN PROVINCE IS HOME TO ONE OF CHINA S GREAT TREASURES, DA FO, THE LESHAN BUDDHA. 160 KILOMETERS FROM CHENGDU CITY, THE STATUE OF MAITREYA BUDDHA OVERLOOKS THE BEAUTIFUL CONFLUENCE OF THE...
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Landmarks - Spain Cathedral
SPAIN CATHEDRAL ONE OF THE REASONS THIS AWESOME UNDERTAKING IN SPAIN IS A LANDMARK IS THE FACT THAT IT EXISTS IN SPITE THE ATTITUDE OF MANY IN ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITY; THEY TREAT IT AS MEANINGLESS. NOT THAT THAT WORRIES THE MAN BEHIND...
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Landmarks - House of The Future
HOUSE OF THE FUTURE THIS IS THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE OR AT LEAST ONE VERSION OF IT - ON DISPLAY AT THE BELGIUM LIVING TOMORROW CONVENTION. 80 PERCENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN THIS HOUSE IS ALREADY ON THE MARKET, THE REST IS NOT FAR AWAY. AS...
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Landmarks - Schwedagon Pagoda
SHWEDAGON PAGODA SHINING GOLDEN IN THE HEART OF YANGON IN ANCIENT MYANMAR IS THE BEAUTIFUL SHWEDAGON PAGODA. LEGEND SAYS IT TOOK A MIRACLE TO CONSECRATE THE LAND UPON WHICH IT GREW. EIGHT HAIRS OF AN ANCIENT BUDDHA WERE BROUGHT TO THE...
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Landmarks - Stonehenge
STONEHENGE THE SUN IS REVEALED FROM BEHIND THE SCUDDING CLOUDS AND BATHES THE LICHEN COVERED STONES. THEY WERE DRAGGED HERE FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF WALES AND THE MARKS OF THE ANCIENT STONE CUTTERS ARE CLEARLY SEEN ESPECIALLY ON SOME THAT...
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Landmarks - Laban
LABAN THIS IS A STORY THAT BLENDS AN OLD STORY, ART AND ARCHITECTURE THE LABAN CENTRE IN SOUTH EAST LONDON IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST BUILDING FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE. THE BUILDING IS CUTTING EDGE IN DESIGN AND PURPOSE BUILT FOR ITS...
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Landmarks - London Eye
LONDON EYE THE SKYLINE IS MARKED BY LONDON'S NEWEST DRAWCARD. THE MILLENNIUM WHEEL OPENED IN MARCH 2000 TO SUPPORT AND SCEPTICISM. BUT IT ONLY TOOK A FEW MONTHS FOR THE LONDON EYE, AS IT S AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN, TO BECOME BRITAIN S TOP...
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Landmarks - The Eiffel Tower
EIFFEL TOWER SINCE 1889, THIS GRAND IRON BUILDING HAS DOMINATED THE PARIS SKYLINE. THE EIFFEL TOWER WAS NAMED AFTER ITS DESIGNER, GUSTAVE EIFFEL, AND BUILT AS THE ENTRANCE ARCH FOR THE WORLD S FAIR THAT MARKED THE FRENCH REVOLUTION S...
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Landmarks - Atlantis
ATLANTIS THE MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND OF CYPRUS IS ONE OF THE CRADLES OF MODERN CIVILIZATION, AND STORIES FROM ITS ANCIENT CULTURE HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN TO US. SOME STORIES ARE THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF MYTHS AND ARE PROOF THAT NOT ALL...
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Landmarks - The Polata Palace
THE POTALA PALACE SOME BUILDINGS HAVE SIGNIFICANCE BEYOND THEIR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE. THE POTALA PALACE IN THE TIBETAN CAPITAL OF LHASA IS ONE. THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IS SITUATED AT A HEIGHT OF 12000 FT, NEARLY FOUR THOUSAND...
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Landmarks - Indica Gallery
INDICA GALLERY IN THE 1960S THIS OBSCURE BACK STREET WAS THE PLACE TO BE IN SWINGING LONDON. MASONS YARD IN MAYFAIR WAS HOME TO INDICA GALLERY, AN ARTY HANG OUT FOR THE BEATLES. PAUL MCCARTNEY WAS A REGULAR, AND JOHN LENNON MET YOKO ONO...
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Landmarks - Hotel Hanoi
HOTEL HANOI IF YOU OWN A PET, THIS IS ONE LANDMARK STORY THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST. TUCKED AWAY IN AN UNREMARKABLE RESIDENTIAL ALLEY OF HANOI IN VIETNAM IS THE HOTEL CHO MEOW, OR HOTEL DOGS AND CATS. NGUYEN BAO SINH'S 50-ROOM HANOI HOTEL...
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Landmarks - Iraq Museum
IRAQ MUSEUM SOMETIMES EVENTS OCCUR THAT REMIND US OF THE FRAGILITY OF OUR LINKS TO THE GREAT LANDMARKS AND CIVILIZATIONS OF THE PAST. ONE SUCH EVENT WAS THE TRAGIC SACKING AND LOOTING OF IRAQ S NATIONAL MUSEUM SOON AFTER THE START OF THE...
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Landmarks - Temple Mount
TEMPLE MOUNT THE TEMPLE MOUNT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE NOBLE SANCTUARY , IS A RELIGIOUS SITE IN THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM. IT S THE HOLIEST SITE FOR JUDAISM, BUT ALSO HOLDS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN WORLD. TODAY BOTH...