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Harvard University
2008-03-09 20:57:00 Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is also the first and oldest corporation in ... More About: Harvard , Harvard University
Old-Town Hall & Astronomical Clock, Prague
2008-03-08 14:44:00 The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, at 50°5?13.23?N, 14°25?15.30?E. The Orloj is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square and is a popular tourist attraction. The Orloj is composed of three main ...
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
2008-03-07 23:26:00 The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence , Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city ...
Florence Cathedral
2008-03-07 07:33:00 The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence , Italy. The basilica is notable for its dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, its exterior facing of polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white. The basilica was built on the site of a previous cathedral, Santa ... More About: Cathedral
Trinity College, Dublin
2008-03-06 09:29:00 Trinity College , Dublin (TCD), corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as the “mother of a university”, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin. Trinity and the University ... More About: Trinity
Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
2008-03-06 07:39:00 Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, located at the junction of Friedrichstraße with Zimmerstraße and Mauerstraße (which coincidentally means ‘Wall Street’). It is in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood, which was divided by the Berlin Wall. Many other sector ... More About: Checkpoint
Hofburg, Vienna
2008-03-05 07:33:00 Hofburg Imperial Palace is a palace in Vienna , Austria, which has housed some of the most powerful people in Austrian history, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It currently serves as the official residence of the President of Austria. It was also known as the winter residence, while Schönbrunn Palace was the ...
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro
2008-03-04 07:36:00 Ipanema is a neighborhood located on the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema was immortalized in the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and performed by Jobim, João and Astrud Gilberto, and Stan Getz. The song reached the U.S. ... More About: Ipanema
Dam Square, Amsterdam
2008-03-03 23:20:00 Dam Square lies in the historical center of Amsterdam , approximately 750 meters south of the main transportation hub, Centraal Station. It is roughly rectangular in shape, stretching about 200 meters from west to east and about 100 meters from north to south. It links the streets Damrak and Rokin, which run along the original course ...
Getty Center, Los Angeles
2008-03-01 16:25:00 The Getty Center in Los Angeles , California, USA, is the current home of the J. Paul Getty Museum as well as a research institute, the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), grant program, and leadership institute. The museum opened on December 16, 1997. It is owned and operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. The Getty Trust ... More About: North America
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur
2008-02-29 09:41:00 The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia are the world’s tallest twin buildings. They were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the US-based Council ... More About: Petronas Twin Towers
Buda Castle, Budapest
2008-02-28 10:51:00 Buda Castle is the historical castle of the Hungarian kings in Budapest , Hungary. In the past, it was also called Royal Palace and Royal Castle. Buda Castle was built on the southern tip of Castle Hill, next to the old Castle District, which is famous about its medieval, Baroque and 19th century houses and public buildings. It is linked to Adam Clark Square and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge by the Castle Hill Funicular. Buda Castle is part of the Budapest World Heritage Site, declared in 1987. Budapest is great travel destination for summer 2008 holidays. GPS coordinates: 47° 29′ 46″ N, 19° 2′ 23″ E More About: Buda
The Bund, Shanghai
2008-02-27 09:25:00 The Bund is an area of Huangpu District in Shanghai , People’s Republic of China. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. The Bund is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in this area. GPS direction: 31° 14′ 19.88″ N, 121° 29′ 13.79″ E
Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
2008-02-26 09:41:00 The Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam , The Netherlands, is a museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank, who hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the building. As well as the preservation of the hiding place — known in Dutch as the Achterhuis — and an exhibition on the life and times of Anne Frank, the museum acts as an exhibition space to highlight all forms of persecution and discrimination. It opened on May 3, 1960 with the aid of public subscription, three years after a foundation was established to protect the property from developers who wanted to demolish the block. Must tourist spot in Amsterdam. Travel direction: 52° 22′ 32.09″ N, 4° 53′ 3.84″ E
Navy Pier, Chicago
2008-02-25 09:30:00 Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot (1,010 m) long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. The pier was built in 1916 at a cost of $4.5 million; it was a part of the Plan of Chicago developed by architect and city planner Daniel Burnham and his associates. As Municipal Pier #2 (Municipal Pier #1 was never built), Navy Pier was planned and built to serve as a mixed-purpose piece of public infrastructure. Its primary purpose was as a cargo facility for lake freighters, and warehouses were built up and down the pier. However, the pier was also designed to provide docking space for passenger excursion steamers, and in the pre-air conditioning era parts of the pier, especially its outermost tip, were designed to serve as cool places for public gathering and entertainment. The pier even had its own streetcar. It was known as a romantic spot for young lovers. Nice tourist spot in Chicago. Travel direction: 41° 53′ 30.19″ N, 87° 36′ 16.62″ W More About: Navy
Casa Mila, La Pedrera, Barcelona
2008-02-23 10:24:00 Casa Mila , better known as La Pedrera (Catalan for ‘The Quarry’), is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudà and built in the years 1906–1910 (officially completed 1912). It is located at 92, Passeig de Grà cia (’passeig’ is Catalan for promenade or avenue) in the Eixample district of Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain. It was built for the married couple Rosario Segimon and Pere Milà . It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni GaudÔ. Nice place for sightseeing tour in Barcelona. Travel direction: 41° 23′ 43″ N, 2° 9′ 42″ E More About: Casa
Las Ramblas, Barcelona
2008-02-20 22:38:00 Officially, La Rambla is a series of shorter streets, each differently named, hence the plural forms Las Ramblas. From the Placa de Catalunya toward the harbor, the street is successively the Rambla de Canaletes, the Rambla dels Estudis, the Rambla de Sant Josep, the Rambla dels Caputxins, and the Rambla de Santa Monica. Construction of the Maremà gnum in the early 1990s resulted in a continuation of La Rambla on a wooden walkway into the harbor, the Rambla de Mar. When walking down La Rambla one can visit its many small shops or enjoy watching the various performances (actors, mimes etc.). There are also several vendors trying to sell paper figures they claim are capable of dancing. Cafes and restaurants on La Rambla often charge steep prices. La Rambla can be crowded, especially during the “prime-time” tourist season. Mostly there are much more tourists occupying las Ramblas then local inhabitants, which as well has changed the character of the commercial offers in the... More About: Barcelona
Park Guell, Barcelona
2008-02-19 09:32:00 Park Guell is a garden complex with architectural elements situated on the hill of el Carmel in the Gràcia district of Barcelona , Catalonia. It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built in the years 1900 to 1914. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Works of Antoni Gaudí”. The park ... More About: Park
Covent Garden, London
2008-02-18 09:35:00 Covent Garden is a district in London , England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest corner of the London Borough of Camden. The area is dominated by shopping, street performers and entertainment facilities and contains an entrance to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden , which is also widely known ...
Capitoline Hill, Rome
2008-02-17 10:56:00 The Capitoline Hill , between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the most famous and highest of the seven hills of Rome . By the 16th century, Capitolino had become Campidoglio in the Roman dialect. In modern Italian, campidoglio also refers to any capitol building. Similarly, the English word capitol derives from Capitoline. The ...
Piazza Venezia, Rome
2008-02-15 09:26:00 The Piazza Venezia is a piazza in central Rome . It takes its name from the adjacent Palazzo Venezia. The piazza is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and near the Roman Forum. It is dominated by the imposing Victor Emmanuel II monument. This is the large central square in the hub of Rome. Piazza ...
Castel Sant?Angelo, Rome
2008-02-14 10:14:00 The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant ’Angelo , is a towering cylindrical building in Rome , initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building, located in Rome, Italy and spent over a thousand years as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. The ...
Colosseum, Rome
2008-02-13 09:58:00 Roman Empire. It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian’s reign (81?96). The name “Amphitheatrum ... More About: Rome , Colosseum
Les Invalides, Paris
2008-02-12 11:21:00 Les Invalides in Paris , France consists of a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building’s original purpose. It is also the burial site for some of France’s war heroes. ...
The Valley of the Kings
2008-02-11 09:22:00 The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the ...
Ostia Antica, Rome
2008-02-10 09:54:00 Ostia Antica was the harbour of ancient Rome and perhaps its first colonia. Located at the mouth of the River Tiber, Ostia was said to have been founded by Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, in the 7th century BC. A later inscription refers to the event . However the most ancient archaeological remains ... More About: Ostia
Portmeirion
2008-02-09 18:39:00 Portmeirion is an Italianate resort village in Gwynedd, on the coast of Snowdonia in North Wales. The village is located near Penrhyndeudraeth, on the estuary of the River Dwyryd, two miles southeast of Porthmadog, and one mile from the railway station at Minffordd, which serves both the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway and Arriva Trains Wales ...
Legoland ® Windsor
2008-02-08 10:00:00 Legoland Windsor is a child-oriented theme park in Windsor, Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego toy system. The park opened in 1996 on the site of what was the Windsor Safari Park, as the second Lego Group Legoland (the first was Legoland Billund in Denmark). In common with the other Legolands across the world, ... More About: Legoland
Chateau de Chambord
2008-02-07 09:19:00 The royal Chateau de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture that blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Italian structures. It is the largest castle in the Loire Valley, but was built to serve only as a hunting ...
Smithsonian Institution
More articles from this author:2008-02-06 09:26:00 The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine. Most of its facilities are located in Washington, D.C., but its 19 museums, zoo, and eight research centers include sites in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and elsewhere. It has over 142 million items in its collections. A monthly magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution is also named the Smithsonian. Smithsonian Police Guard Force Protects the visitors, staff and property of the museums. Smithsonian Networks is a new multiplatform network that uses Smithsonian archives and resources to create original HD programming. This travel locations is FYI. Travel destination:Â 38 53 37 N, 77 1 50 W 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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