All sights in category 'Buildings'

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

Dealey Plaza, Texas

Posted by James Turnbull, Monday, 18th April 2005

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The site of former U.S. President JFK’s assassination: Dealey Plaza, Texas. Caknuck (Thanks again!) breaks down the points of interest:

The grassy area in the middle of the image (where the one road forks into three) is Dealey Plaza. The group of trees directly to the right of the underpass is the infamous “Grassy Knoll”. The square beige at the center of the image is the Texas Schoolbook Depository, where Lee Harvey Oswald was perched. Two buses are passing the Depository (now home to a museum dedicated to the event) on Elm St, and roughly correspond to the location of the President’s car each time he was shot.

Book Depository

Citadel, Halifax

Posted by James Turnbull, Monday, 18th April 2005

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Regular contributor “caknuck” submitted the The Citadel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This fort was built in the mid-19th Century to protect the British harbour city of Halifax from an American invasion. While it never faced a direct attack, the fort helped to deflect much of the blast of the devastating Halifax Explosion of 1917, saving thousands of lives of the people who lived in its shadow.

Halifax

Ground Zero

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Sunday, 17th April 2005

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Ground Zero, site of the 9/11 tragedy.

Ground Zero

Boeing Factory

Posted by , Sunday, 17th April 2005

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The Boeing factory building is the biggest building (by volume) in the world. The original building was constructed in 1966 and completed in 1969. Its footprint now covers 98.3 acres and is where Boeing constructs their 747, 767, and 777 planes.

<img src=”http://media.googlesightseeing.com/wp-content/images/boeingfactory.jpg”‘ alt=”boeing factory” />

Thanks Andrew, JReykdal, Brian, Siavash Shiva, Shawn C, Ed Hirsch, Nathaniel, Chris & Ballard.

CIA Headquarters

Posted by , Friday, 15th April 2005

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Another military/spook/intelligence post. Here is the CIA headquarters.

Contrary to popular belief it’s not in Langley,VA, but in the Langley suburb of McLean,VA.

cia headquarters

Thanks Matthew