Archive for February 3rd, 2006

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

Bridgewater Hall

Friday, 3rd February 2006 by James

Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall was designed by Arup in conjunction with the University of Salford. As a city centre concert venue it has been entirely mounted on springs to alleviate noise from the nearby tramline. Look to the north of the building for a small white dot which is a giant polished Marble monolith made by Kan Yasuda in his Italian workshop.

Thanks: Andy Gibb The Honey Monster

Whipsnade Wild Animal Park

Friday, 3rd February 2006 by Alex

This is Whipsnade Wild Animal Park in Bedfordshire, England. Whipsnade is one of Europe’s largest wildlife conservation parks - it’s home to more than 2,500 animals, many of which are endangered in the wild.

Thanks to Google’s new upgraded imagery, several different species of animals can be seen within the grounds. Unfortunately I can’t seem to work out what any of them are… even when I compare them to their publicity shots!

Wait a minute…

I’ve got one! I’m pretty sure it’s a Lion, right?

Whipsnade Lion

Thanks to John and Steve Wrona.