Europe

Battersea Powerstation

Battersea Powerstation was constructed in the early 1930s but has been disused since the late 70s. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (who also designed the classic red phoneboxes) the power station is probably most famous for starring alongside an…

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Tuesday, 19th July 2005

More Shipwrecks

Here's one in Saint Lawrence bay, Quebec... ...a beached wreck off the Washington coast... ...and finally a super-cool submerged ship in the river Clyde, near Glasgow! (it's great posting Scottish things 😀 ) Thanks to Jacob, Jonny, troy, DDA, Jonathan…

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Monday, 18th July 2005

Ship Graveyard

Update: Turns out that this is actually just an image glitch, thanks to everyone who helped clear that up. Still cool though 😉 Check out this fantastic image of half-sunk ships in Greece. Spooky! Props to Mike for this little…

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Friday, 15th July 2005

Mont Saint Michel

This is the small islet of Mont Saint Michel, just off the north coast of France. It is home to a Benedictine Abbey and steepled church, which were built between the 11th and 16th centuries, and was connected to the…

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Wednesday, 13th July 2005

Sunbathing

Here at Google Sightseeing HQ in Edinburgh, we've been having a mini heat-wave of late, which got us in the mood for sunbathing 😀 Here's some people, lots of people in fact, sunbathing on a beach in Barcelona. Not enough…

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Wednesday, 13th July 2005

Oresund Bridge

Linking the countries of Sweden and Denmark is the Oresund Bridge which actually comprises a cable-stayed bridge, an artificial island (Peberholm) and a tunnel. The total length is 16km and is split over two levels (a railway is below the…

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Tuesday, 12th July 2005

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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