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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...
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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...