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The Crystal Cathedral is a church building in Garden Grove, Orange County, California, in the United States. The reflective glass building at the towering Crystal Cathedral site, is distinguished for its 10,000 panes of glass,designed by American architect Philip Johnson. It was completed in 1981 an... |
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Sanpada is a residential node that has been developed by CIDCO since the late 1980s in Navi Mumbai, also known as New Bombay on the outskirts of Mumbai. It has expanded considerably with new building projects springing up every other day. In fact Sanpada is becoming the next ideal residential hub wi... |
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Yerwada Central Jail is a noted high-security jail in Yerwada, Pune, in Maharashtra. This is the largest jail in the state of Maharashtra, and also one of the largest prisons in South Asia, housing over 3,600 prisoners (2005) spread over various barracks and security zones, besides an open jail just... |
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Anthargange is a hill range situated near the city of Bangalore in Kolar. Kolar is a place of great antiquity , but has passed through so many vicissitudes and was so much devastated by warfare and what little now remains in it is ancient. The Cholas and Pallavas have contributed their builders. Vo... |
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Kolar is 65 km northeast of Bangalore. History has it that Luv and Kush were born here in Valmiki's house. Kolar is popularly known as city of Gold, Silk, Mangos and Milk. Kolar is a place of great antiquity and rich history. The Cholas and Pallavas were the initial builders. Later, the city w... |
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Coddington Vineyard is a well established English vineyard, having been planted mainly in 1985. It is situated a few miles west of the Malvern Hills in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Seventeenth-century farm with threshing barn and cider mill. Gardens include woodland, pool and stream. Two-a... |
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The Jokhang Temple is located in central Lhasa. It is the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims. Standing four stories tall and covering an area of about 25,000 square meters in the heart of Lhasa, Jokhang Temple combines local Tibetan elements with influences from Nepal, China and In... |
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Built on a hillside with more than 80 meditation caves, Drak Yerpa is described as the "life tree" or spiritual axis of Lhasa. It used to house 300 monks. The site had a powerful spiritual heritage. Before the Cultural Revolution is was the home of several hundred hermits, monks, and nuns... |
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Situated on the Red Hill of central Lhasa, Potala Palace is the highest ancient palace in the world, reaching 3,767.19m (12,359.55ft) at the topmost point. Legend has it that in the 7th century, to greet his bride Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty (618B.C. - 907B.C.) of China, the then Tibet Ki... |
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Uspallata is a village, and an administrative district, in Argentina in a scenic location on the road which crosses the Andes between Mendoza and Santiago in Chile. A humble little crossroads town on the way to the Chilean border, Uspallata is an oasis of poplar trees set in a desolate desert valley... |
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Aconcagua is the tallest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres and the tallest point outside of the Himalayas. It is the highest mountain in the Americas at 6,960.8 m. It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the province of Mendoza, Argentina, and lies 112 kilometres west by north o... |
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The view of the Manhattan City from the Brooklyn waterfront in New York City, USA... |
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The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn. It is 6855 feet long and is often used as an alternate to the Brooklyn Bridge, since the two are so close in Manhattan and Brooklyn. he Manhattan Bridge is a two-decked... |
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30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the seven stations in SEPTA's (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) Center City fare zone. In November 2011, UCD with significant support from the William Penn Foundation opened The Porch a... |
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The National Stadium in the Bukit Jalil area of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, is a 100,000 capacity all-seater of multi-purpose stadium it was officially inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia's Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad on 1 January 1998 based in 1998 Commonwealth Games it was officially... |
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A famous street in Philadelphia in the USA with fashionable row houses and avenue of trees... |
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Exchange Place is a district of Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey that is sometimes referred to as "Wall Street West" due to the concentration of financial concerns which have offices there. The namesake is a square of about 200 feet long at the foot of Montgomery Street at the Hudson River... |
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Park Avenue is a 140 foot wide boulevard that carries north- and southbound traffic in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Park Avenue isn't really an attraction but it is notable in that it is home to some of the most expensive real estate in the United States. It's not unusual to fin... |
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Madagascar is world-famous for its lemurs — primates that look something like a cat crossed with a squirrel and a dog. These animals are unique to the island and display a range of interesting behaviors from singing like a whale (the indri) to sashaying across the sand like a ballet dancer (the si... |
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Madagascar an island country off the African Coast in the Indian Ocean, is unique: 5% of all known animal and plant species can be found here, and here alone. The remarkable fauna and flora is matched by epic landscapes of an incredible diversity: you can go from rainforest to desert in just 300km. ... |
