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Someone on a Horse

Following on from our elephant and giraffe shadows, here's the rather excellent shadow of someone riding a horse! Thanks to Barði.

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Friday, 12th May 2006

E³ at the Los Angeles Convention Center

If you've ever picked up a joystick, then you're probably aware that this is the week of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center each year. Here you can see the building's…

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Tuesday, 9th May 2006

Bottomless Hot Air Balloon

Floating above the Parc André-Citroën in Paris, France, we find a gigantic tethered hot-air-balloon. If you look closely at the shadow you can see that the "basket" has no bottom! Have the occupants plummeted to their untimely deaths? No, rather…

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Friday, 28th April 2006

Windsor Castle

Today is the Queen's 80th Birthday (her actual birthday, as opposed to her official birthday), which is being celebrated at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England. It is the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation…

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Friday, 21st April 2006

Richard’s Grandad

Richard found his Grandad! I just managed to get Google Earth installed on my PC, and was trying to explain to my Grandad how it works. So I found his house - and lo and behold he was standing in…

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Friday, 7th April 2006

The River Tyne

Today we're going on a little tour of bridges over the River Tyne, which flows between Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead, England. Seriously, stick with me, there's some really cool ones to see 😀 Starting at the edge of the…

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Tuesday, 28th March 2006

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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.