Brasília: a Modernist Masterpiece
The largest city on the planet that wasn’t in existence at the beginning of the 20th century, the city of…
Afghan Royal Palace : Revisited
Remember the Afghan Royal Palace? Well David Quin from Melbourne had seen it from ground level and took photos! He writes: I was in Kabul in September 2003 working with the UN, writing the software for the voter’s registration system…
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Sunday, 13th November 2005
Sunday, 13th November 2005
Parasailing
The white blob in our thumbnail is a parasail, with the speedboat doing circles just to the East. This is just off the coast of Mexico where we can see the Rui Palace hotel (again, under construction in the satellite…
Barcelona Port
The Port of Barcelona is covered in Large type, there’s El Consorci, Honda, Frimercat and a couple more which I can’t quite read. Perhaps Google Earth users will have more luck Thanks: Reven
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
The Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain is used for the the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix along with other motorsport events. Inaugurated in 1991, there are three different routes: the Grand Prix track (4,727m), the National track(3,067m) and the…
The Gherkin & Tower 42, London
30 St Mary Axe aka ‘The Gherkin’ was opened on the 28 April, 2004, yet is still under construction in the satellite photo (I’ve been saying that a lot recently). Wikipedia goes into detail of all the clever designs incorporated…
Torre Agbar, Barcelona
Still under construction in the satellite photo, Torre Agbar was inaugurated by the king of Spain just a couple of months ago on the 16th September 2005. The 142m tall building houses the Barcelona Water Company and has more than…
Best of Google Sightseeing
Crazy SCUBA Guys Chase Street View
Google has today launched brand new Street View imagery for Norway, Finland and large parts of Canada. But it’s in…
Community Bookshelf, Kansas City
The parking garage for the Kansas City Public Library may not look very special from above: … but from street…
Definitely a duck (maybe)
Here in the United States somewhere (we think, we haven’t checked), we’ve found this random patch of land that we…
Google Maps publishes aerial images of murder scene
The continuing rollout of 45° “birds eye view” images across the globe1 has now revealed a real-life tragedy. On the…
Trollstigen (Troll’s path)
In a country renowned for its natural beauty, one of the most spectacular landscapes is found along the Trollstigen (Troll’s…
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