Spain

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…

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Saturday, 8th October 2005

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…

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Wednesday, 31st August 2005

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…

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Wednesday, 24th August 2005

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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Friday, 19th August 2005

Cullera

Similar to the more famous Hollywood sign, the Spanish coastal town of Cullera has a large sign on the nearby hill proclaiming the town's name. Thanks: Eduardo, Joe Butcher, Carlos Vlc., Eduardo & Nisperin

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Wednesday, 17th August 2005

The Colgante Bridge

This is the Colgante Transporter Bridge across the river Nervión in Portugalete, Spain. This extremely rare type of bridge (apparently there's only 8 of them left in the world) is designed to carry a segment of roadway across a river,…

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Wednesday, 10th August 2005

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