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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...
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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...