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Rio-Niterói Bridge

This is the Rio-Niterói Bridge, which connects Rio de Janeiro with Niterói in Brazil. Built between 1969 and 1974, this gargantuan structure is over 13 kilometres long (8.25 miles) and is a record holder for the…

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Wednesday, 7th September 2005

Europe’s Largest Wooden Building

This is Eski Rum Yetimhanesi, on the island of Buyukada off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey. I can't verify this as Wikipedia doesn't seem to have any information, but apparently: it was built as a hotel,…

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Thursday, 18th August 2005

Japanese Ferris Wheels

Daikanransha is a 115m Ferris Wheel on Odaiba, a island in Tokyo bay built on reclaimed land. There's all sorts of cool looking buildings on Odaiba so have a good scroll around, I haven't a clue…

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Saturday, 13th August 2005

Château d’If

The Château d'If is on the small island of If, in the Bay of Marseille, France. It was completed in 1531, and was originally intended as a defence against attacks from the sea, however it never…

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Wednesday, 10th August 2005

SS American Star

In 1994 the SS American Star was being towed to Thailand to become a floating hotel. Disaster struck while passing the Canary island of Fuerteventura and a strong storm beached the ship and broke her in…

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Monday, 8th August 2005

Heart Shaped Things

In French New Caledonia there's a natural heart shaped swamp which featured on the cover of 'Earth from Above', a collection of photographs by Yann Arthus Bertrand. The photo was titled 'HEART IN VOH'. In Taipei…

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Monday, 1st August 2005

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