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Sunday, 23rd October 2005 by James Turnbull
The colourful tiled roof Hexa Grace is the artistic creation of Victor Vasarely, who is famed as the father of Op-Art. (Close-up photo.)
The European Space Agency is a collaboration between 18 European states with the simple aim of “exploring space” and yesterday…
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A well known landmark to locals and holidaymakers is the little house that sits atop an island off the shore…
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
It looks as if our Crazy SCUBA Guys have made a comeback! This time the two Norwegian men have been…
Nobody likes traffic. The frequent starts and stops just to roll another few feet can grind away at anyone’s mind.…
Here at Google Sightseeing, our obsession with superlatives knows no bounds, whether it be the largest, the smallest, the funniest, or the strangest. Join us as we literally go in another direction with our look at ten items that have the right to be called the northernmost such things on Earth!
Nobody likes traffic. The frequent starts and stops just to roll another few feet can grind away at anyone’s mind.…
For centuries lighthouses have served as navigation aids, helping protect marine traffic from running aground on dangerous coastlines, rocks and…
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Wow, that’s rather pretty looking from up here… makes you wonder if GoogleMaps got the colors right.
What is “Op-Art”? And does anyone know of any ground-level shots of this building?
Ground level shot of Hexa Grace:
http://www.pbase.com/kersti/image/45815825/
Op-Art is “a term used to described certain paintings made primarily in the 1960s which exploit the fallibilty of the eye through the use of optical illusions.”
Cool – you can trace out the track they use for the Monte Carlo Grand Prix
Checkout also the really cool freeway/motorway that runs out from the city – the engineers obviously had a minimum number of bridges and tunnels to build in order to break some record!
I am pretty damn sure i suggested that about 1/2 to a year ago
Sorry Rob, Your submission was “This is the Centre de congrès auditorium in beautiful and expensive Monaco” which I thought was talking about a different building.
Thanks to you too.
Ground level shot of Hexa Grace is changed. New url: http://www.ourworldtravels.com/eurotrip/monaco-monte-carlo/gallery/hexa-grace-monte-carlo