The Morganza Spillway – Spring Flooding Special
The Morganza Spillway is a flood management system on the Mississippi River in Louisiana, intended to protect the cities of…
Spain
Alstom Factory, Barcelona
ALSTOM is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (including the Eurostar). I’ve never heard of them before but their Barcelona factory has a large example of the logo. The name is not an acronym,…
Barcelona Olympic Stadium
The Barcelona Olympic Stadium was originally built in 1927 to host the 1929 Barcelona World’s Fair and 1936 Olympics (or so they hoped, the Olympics went to Berlin that year). The stadium was then re-built in 1986 to host the…
Kio Towers
Here at Google Sightseeing we’ve previously featured photos of buildings which appear to be leaning towards each other due to the angle of the photo. However, Madrid’s Kio Towers actually do lean towards each other, here’s a ground level pic…
Plaza Mayor
Madrid’s Plaza Mayor is a square completely enclosed in buildings, which makes it look very odd from above. Hidden from the surrounding streets, the square is accessed through archways and was historically the site of executions, tournaments, weddings, bullfights and…
IKEA stores
Everybody loves the big blue furniture store, sitting here in my living room I can count at least 25 things I’ve purchased from IKEA. Anyway, they’ve got hundreds of stores and here’s one in Spain (in the flight path to…
Real Madrid
Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid is the Home of “Real Madrid CF” (Club de Futbol). Thanks: Adam, David, Jamie Nathan, Brano, Corey, Guillermo, Andre Natal, Arthur Rivers, JuanC, Manuel Fernandez Lerma, setillo, Nandi Moreno & Markus Tressl
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Very Large Christs
Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion…
Shipwrecks of Aden
For centuries, the port of [Aden][w] has served as Yemen’s gateway to the the world. Its distinctive double harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano. Over the years, a number of wrecked ships have accumulated in Aden’s harbour, many of which are visible in Google Maps imagery.
Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
Lesotho: Kingdom in the Sky
Lesotho is one of the most unique countries on the planet. It’s the southernmost landlocked country, the largest country that’s entirely surrounded by another country, and the highest country on Earth. Yet, it doesn’t really show up on too many people’s radar. With the arrival of Google Street View imagery this month to Lesotho, it’s time to shed some light on the world’s largest enclave.
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Netherlands is renowned for being a very flat1 and windy country. In the western town of Rozenburg the strong…
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