Fisherman Bastion (Halaszbastya), Budapest
2008-04-04 11:36:29
The Halaszbastya or Fisherman’s Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest
, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Its seven towers represent the seven Magyar tribes that settled [...]
Space Needle, Seattle
2008-04-04 05:56:30
The Space
Needle
is a tower in Seattle
, Washington. It is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and the symbol of Seattle. Located in Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World’s Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators, with over 2.3 million [...]
Zocalo, Mexico City
2008-04-04 00:29:30
La Plaza de la Constitucion, informally called El Zocalo, is the main square in Mexico
City. Located in the historic center of Mexico City
, it is one of the largest squares in the world. Plaza de la Constitucion (and the area that surrounds it) has been the center of Mexico City since pre-Hispanic times, when [...]
Plaka, Athens
2008-04-03 12:04:52
Plaka is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, just under the Acropolis, incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. It is visited by hundrends of thousands of tourists around the year. Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish museum, the Greek Folk Art Museum and the Frissiras Museum. Adrianou Street is the oldest street in [...]
Mozart’s Birthplace, Salzburg
2008-04-07 07:33:29
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl Mozart in Getreidegasse 9 in Salzburg, the capital of the sovereign Archbishopric of Salzburg, in what is now Austria, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. His only sibling who survived past birth was his sister Maria Anna (1751-1829), called “Nannerl”. Wolfgang was baptized [...]
John Hancock Center, Chicago
2008-04-07 00:37:55
The John Hancock
Center
at 875 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago
, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot (344 m) tall skyscraper designed by structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. When completed in 1969, it was the tallest building in the world outside New York City. It is the third-tallest skyscraper in Chicago and [...]
Balboa Park, San Diego
2008-04-06 14:26:46
Balboa Park is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) urban cultural park in San Diego
, California, United States. Unlike some city parks which are mostly free of buildings in favor of open space and recreational fields (e.g. New York’s Central Park), Balboa Park is a cultural complex. Besides open areas and natural vegetation, it contains a [...]
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Acropolis in Lindos Town, Rhodes
2008-04-06 01:56:20
Lindos is a town and an archaeological site on the east coast of the island of Rhodes
, in the Dodecanese in south-eastern Greece. It is about 55km south of the town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the [...]
Marienplatz, Munich
2008-04-05 16:02:16
Marienplatz (Mary’s Square) is a central square in the city center of Munich
, Germany since 1158. In the Middle Ages markets and tournaments were held in this city square. The Glockenspiel in the new city hall was inspired by these tournaments, and draws millions of tourists a year. Marienplatz was named after the Mariensäule, a [...]
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
2008-04-08 00:33:01
Potsdamer Platz (English Potsdam Square) is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin
, Germany, lying about one kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag (German Parliament Building), and close to the southeast corner of the Tiergarten park. It is named after the city of Potsdam, some 25 km [...]
Alcazar, Sevilla
2008-04-10 08:40:13
The Alcazar of Seville (”Royal Alcazars of Seville”) is a royal palace in Seville, Spain. Originally a Moorish fort, the Alcazar has been expanded several times. The Almohades were the first to build a palace, called Al-Muwarak, on the site. Most of the modern Alcazar was built over Moorish ruins for King Pedro of Castile [...]
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Belfry Tower / Belfort ., Brugge
2008-04-10 00:26:28
The belfry of Bruges, or Belfort, is a medieval bell tower in the historical center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city’s most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger. A narrow, steep staircase of 366 steps, accessible [...]
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Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
2008-04-09 03:17:31
The Bolshoi Theatre (Large Theatre) is a historic theatre in Moscow
, Russia, designed by famed architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The company was founded in 1776 by Prince Peter Urussov and Michael Maddox. Initially, it held performances in a private home, but in 1780, it acquired the Petrovka Theatre and [...]
Menorca
2008-04-11 05:28:11
Menorca (Minorca “minor island”) is one of the Balearic Islands (Islas Baleares in Spanish) located in the Mediterranean Sea and belongs to Spain. It takes its name from being smaller than nearby island of Majorca. Menorca has a population of approximately 88,000. It is GPS located around 39°47′ to 40°00′N, 3°52′ to 4°24′E. Its highest [...]
Soller, Palma de Mallorca
2008-04-11 00:20:12
Soller is a town and municipality near the northwest coast of Majorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain. As of 2004, the present-day economy is based mainly on tourism, complementary to an agriculture based on massive orchards of citrus and olive trees, which has, in recent years, suffered from low prices. Sóller is also known [...]
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Bellver Castle, Palma de Mallorca
2008-04-13 03:57:06
Bellver Castle
(Castell de Bellver) is a circular castle on a hill near Palma de Mallorca
on the Island of Majorca, Balearic Islands. It was built in the 14th century for King James II of Aragon. It was used as a military prison during the 18th and 19th centuries. Now it is one of the [...]
Phaistos, Greece
2008-04-12 11:37:15
Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Phaestus is an ancient city on the island of Crete. Phaistos was located in the south-central portion of the island, about 5.6 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. It was inhabited from about 4000 BC. A palace, dating from the Middle Bronze Age, was destroyed by an earthquake during [...]
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Los Cristianos, Isla de Tenerife
2008-04-12 02:03:00
Los Cristianos is a town in Spain with population approximately 11,500 (1991), situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife. Located in the municipality of Arona between the cone of Montaña Chayofita and the imposing Montaña Guaza, the town centre’s around the bay of Los Cristianos, but is rapidly expanding inland with [...]
Porto Moniz, Madeira Island
2008-04-14 05:35:32
Porto Moniz is a town located in the northwestern part of the Madeira
Island
s. It is located W of Santana, W of Machico, and WNW of Funchal. It is linked with a road linking to Santana and to Funchal via Calheta. The main source of industry are agriculture and fishing while a small number of [...]
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The Tholos, Delphi
2008-04-13 14:43:41
The Tholos at the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is a circular building that was constructed between 380 and 360 BC. It consisted of 20 Doric columns arranged with an exterior diameter of 14.76 meters, with 10 Corinthian columns in the interior. The Tholos is located approximately a half-mile (800 m) from the main ruins at [...]
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Blarney Castle, Cork
2008-04-13 14:32:53
Blarney Castle
is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. It is near the River Martin. The castle originally dates from before AD 1200. It was destroyed in 1446, but subsequently rebuilt by Cormac MacCarthy, the King of Munster. It is currently a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and the battlements. At the [...]
Ibiza
2008-04-15 16:21:21
Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands. Major cities are Ibiza, Santa Eulària des Riu and Sant Antoni de Portmany. The Island of Ibiza has been well-known for its summer club parties which attract large numbers of [...]
Arena, Verona
2008-04-15 02:25:12
The Verona
Arena (Arena di Verona) is a Roman amphitheatre in Verona, Italy, which is famous for the opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved structures of its kind. The building was built in AD 30 on a site which at the time was outside of the city walls. The ludii [...]
Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego
2008-04-15 00:36:04
The Cabrillo National
Monument
commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego
Bay on September 28, 1542. This event marked the first time that a European expedition had set foot on what later became the west coast of the United States. This monument was dedicated on October 14, 1913. The National Monument was [...]
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Syros Island, Greece
2008-04-14 16:25:29
Syros, or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens. The island is home to the municipalities of Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Poseidonia. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades. It has always been a [...]
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, Greece
Cibeles Square, Madrid
2008-04-17 07:17:56
The Plaza de Cibeles is an attractive square featuring a famous sculpture with fountains that have been adopted as a symbol for the city of Madrid
. The fountain of Cibeles is found in the part of Madrid commonly called the Paseo de Recoletos. It depicts the goddess Cibeles (Cybele), the Phrygian goddess of fertility, who [...]
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Cathedral La Seu, Barcelona
2008-04-17 03:00:21
The Cathedral
of Santa Eulalia (also called La Seu) is the Gothic cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Barcelona
, Spain (Though sometimes inaccurately so called, the famous Sagrada Família is not a cathedral). The cathedral was constructed throughout the 13th to 15th centuries on top of a former Visigothic church. The Gothic-like façade [...]
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
2008-04-17 00:38:46
Novodevichy Cemetery
is the most famous cemetery in Moscow
, Russia, situated next to the World Heritage Site, the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city’s third most popular tourist site. It should not be confused with the Novodevichy Cemetery in Saint Petersburg. The cemetery was inaugurated in 1898, when it was judged that there were [...]
Mount Teide, Isla de Tenerife
2008-04-16 05:29:54
Teide or Mount Teide, is an active though dormant volcano which last erupted in 1909 from the El Chinyero vent on the Santiago (northwestern) rift and is located on Tenerife, Canary Islands. The volcano and its surrounds comprise the Parque Nacional del Teide. The park has an area of 18900 ha and was named a [...]
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
2008-04-16 02:44:50
The Art Institute
of Chicago
is one of America’s premier fine art museums. Located adjacent to Chicago, Illinois’s Loop and Grant Park, the Museum is especially known for its extensive collection of Impressionist and American art, and also boasts an extended collection of master works garnering international praise. It is located on the western edge [...]
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