Comments on: Soviet Shuttle http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:33:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Romario http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-4361 Romario Wed, 20 Jul 2005 04:36:49 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-4361 "Igor’ and ‘Roman Korchagin’, seriously? ;-)" - Igor & Roman - brothers “Igor’ and ‘Roman Korchagin’, seriously? ;-)” - Igor & Roman - brothers

]]> By: pussy http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3841 pussy Tue, 05 Jul 2005 14:41:48 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3841 what r google icicles? what r google icicles?

]]> By: Charles Farley http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3774 Charles Farley Mon, 04 Jul 2005 05:06:03 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3774 Lot of neat stuff in this picture, although some of it is difficult to see without magnification. It's been ten years since I was there, but I think I see some stuff that I remember. If you follow the riverbank to the Northeast, you can see three small rollercoasters. I think the one furthest north has a vertical loop in it (look at the shadow). The one in the middle might be "Silber Mine". This ride featured about seven cars, each seating two people. Halfway through the ride, the individual cars would rotate 180 degrees, and the ride was finished with the riders facing backward. It was pretty cool. Here is a ground-level shot of Silber Mine: http://www.realcoasters.com/images/30_39/33front.jpg If you look to the south of the shuttle, you can see a paddleboat lagoon with some paddleboats in the middle of it. If you look to the southeast of the shuttle (about southeast), you can see a large Ferris wheel. This is difficult to see due to the angle, but start at the shuttle and go to the 5 o'clock direction and look for the Ferris wheel shadow. It took me several minutes to find it in a magnified view, but it's definitely there. The main entrance to Gorky Park is to northeast of the shuttle - look for the red and white striped circular awning. When I was there, one of the walls had a painting of Bart Simpson on it. Russian rollercoasters. Russian Ferris Wheel. Sweet!!! Lot of neat stuff in this picture, although some of it is difficult to see without magnification. It’s been ten years since I was there, but I think I see some stuff that I remember.

If you follow the riverbank to the Northeast, you can see three small rollercoasters. I think the one furthest north has a vertical loop in it (look at the shadow). The one in the middle might be “Silber Mine”. This ride featured about seven cars, each seating two people. Halfway through the ride, the individual cars would rotate 180 degrees, and the ride was finished with the riders facing backward. It was pretty cool. Here is a ground-level shot of Silber Mine:

http://www.realcoasters.com/images/30_39/33front.jpg

If you look to the south of the shuttle, you can see a paddleboat lagoon with some paddleboats in the middle of it. If you look to the southeast of the shuttle (about southeast), you can see a large Ferris wheel. This is difficult to see due to the angle, but start at the shuttle and go to the 5 o’clock direction and look for the Ferris wheel shadow. It took me several minutes to find it in a magnified view, but it’s definitely there.

The main entrance to Gorky Park is to northeast of the shuttle - look for the red and white striped circular awning. When I was there, one of the walls had a painting of Bart Simpson on it.

Russian rollercoasters. Russian Ferris Wheel. Sweet!!!

]]> By: Papapenguin http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3732 Papapenguin Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:04:11 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3732 There are some nice Google "icicles" just North of the Square d'Rouge. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.764295,37.615213&spn=0.008776,0.008755&t=k&hl=en There are some nice Google “icicles” just North of the Square d’Rouge.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Reed http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3697 Reed Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:30:06 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3697 I visited Gorky park several years ago. Since it was March, the park wasn't really operating, but it seemed to be in terrible disrepair. Accross the street is Dom Khudozhnikov (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.735821,37.608025&spn=0.007440,0.007807&t=k&hl=en) and a sculpture garden (plus a pile of old Soviet political scupture over in the corner) that nobody seems to care about anymore... Just north, in the river, I think that's a humongous statue of Peter the Great, standing in a miniature ship. Follow the river northeast to see the Kremlin and Red Square. I visited Gorky park several years ago. Since it was March, the park wasn’t really operating, but it seemed to be in terrible disrepair. Accross the street is Dom Khudozhnikov (http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.735821,37.608025&spn=0.007440,0.007807&t=k&hl=en) and a sculpture garden (plus a pile of old Soviet political scupture over in the corner) that nobody seems to care about anymore…

Just north, in the river, I think that’s a humongous statue of Peter the Great, standing in a miniature ship.

Follow the river northeast to see the Kremlin and Red Square.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3690 Alex Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:13:20 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3690 The Kremlin post is mostly written, I just haven't quite finished it yet. Look out for it over the weekend :-) The Kremlin post is mostly written, I just haven’t quite finished it yet. Look out for it over the weekend :-)

]]> By: Lee Bennett http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3689 Lee Bennett Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:08:34 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3689 I submitted the Kremlin and Red Square a long time ago, but it's not been posted (yet). I submitted the Kremlin and Red Square a long time ago, but it’s not been posted (yet).

]]> By: Jack http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3688 Jack Fri, 01 Jul 2005 15:43:29 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3688 Shouldn't this be filed under spacecraft instead of aircraft? Shouldn’t this be filed under spacecraft instead of aircraft?

]]> By: Matt Large http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3683 Matt Large Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:57:48 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3683 Buran flew once, but unmanned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran Buran flew once, but unmanned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/06/30/soviet-shuttle/#comment-3677 Alex Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:42:14 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=388#comment-3677 Kremlin and Red Square. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.752568,37.618797&spn=0.010029,0.014636&t=k&hl=en Kremlin and Red Square.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

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