Archive for April 17th, 2005

Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

The editors: James & Alex

Ground Zero

Sunday, 17th April 2005 by Alex

Ground Zero, site of the 9/11 tragedy.

Ground Zero

Lincoln Memorial

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The Lincoln Memorial is in Washington DC, just west of the Washington Monument (posted earlier).

The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln’s death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.

lincoln memorial

Thanks Spaz

Arlington National Cemetery

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A rather sombre one here. The Arlington National Cemetery is where thousands of American service men and women are buried. Those little ridges along the grass aren’t ridges. They are all graves.

arlington

Thanks R.B. Boyer, djojo, Keith, Spaz & Stranger.

Boeing Factory

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The Boeing factory building is the biggest building (by volume) in the world. The original building was constructed in 1966 and completed in 1969. Its footprint now covers 98.3 acres and is where Boeing constructs their 747, 767, and 777 planes.

boeing factory

Thanks Andrew, JReykdal, Brian, Siavash Shiva, Shawn C, Ed Hirsch, Nathaniel, Chris & Ballard.