Comments on: The Cenotaph http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/11/the-cenotaph/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Eric http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/11/the-cenotaph/comment-page-1/#comment-203445 Eric Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:10:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3619#comment-203445 Lest we forget. Lest we forget.

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/11/the-cenotaph/comment-page-1/#comment-203443 dr.R. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:31:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3619#comment-203443 Unfortunately the resolution is not too high over the town of Ieper/Ypres in Belgium. Here they play the Last Post <i>every day</i> in commemoration of WWI: http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=50.850689,2.887173&z=15 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menin_Gate_Memorial From above there is not much to see in "Flanders Fields" but apparently there are still accidents with unexploded shells in the ground... 90 years later! Unfortunately the resolution is not too high over the town of Ieper/Ypres in Belgium. Here they play the Last Post every day in commemoration of WWI: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menin_Gate_Memorial

From above there is not much to see in “Flanders Fields” but apparently there are still accidents with unexploded shells in the ground… 90 years later!

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/11/the-cenotaph/comment-page-1/#comment-203407 cookie monster Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:46:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3619#comment-203407 Here is Manchester's cenotaph which, like the London cenotaph, was designed by the great architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.47758,-2.243759&spn=0.000437,0.001207&t=h&z=20 Ground level shot http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=71835 Here is Manchester’s cenotaph which, like the London cenotaph, was designed by the great architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Ground level shot

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/web/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=71835

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/11/11/the-cenotaph/comment-page-1/#comment-203403 nova72 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:56:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=3619#comment-203403 Not related to WWI but related to Veteran's Day....President Bush is making an appearance here http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=40.764872,-74.000575&z=18 at a ceremony to rededicate the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. You can read more here... http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/ http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6498901 Previously featured on GSS http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/16/submarines-and-aircraft-carriers/ http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/03/worlds-biggest-aircraft-carriers/ Not related to WWI but related to Veteran’s Day….President Bush is making an appearance here
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
at a ceremony to rededicate the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum.

You can read more here…
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6498901

Previously featured on GSS
http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/16/submarines-and-aircraft-carriers/
http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/03/03/worlds-biggest-aircraft-carriers/

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