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Sultan the Pit Pony

Near Ystrad Mynach in south Wales, we find a fantastic 200 metre long earth-sculpture of Sultan the Pit Pony. This is the UK’s largest figurative earth sculpture, and although I'm not sure there's actually much competition for that particular title,…

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Monday, 8th January 2007

Merry Christmas (and Peace on Earth)

For the GGSS team (and many other people), today is the last working day before we get to take some much needed time off for Christmas. So in the only way we know how (and with the help of a…

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Friday, 22nd December 2006

Rudolph

We're getting in a very Christmassy spirit here at GGSS HQ, so we were very pleased to receive this submission of a pond in the shape of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! Well at this time of year it's a…

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Thursday, 21st December 2006

Toyosaki

Continuing last week's post about inventive use of space in Japan, today's feature is Toyosaki, a 160 hectare area built on reclaimed land. The development is just outside Tomigusuku City, and due to its proximity to Naha Airport they've made…

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Monday, 18th December 2006

Making Room In Tokyo

With a population of around 35 million people, Tokyo is officially the world's most populous metropolitan area. As there's so little space to go around, the people of Tokyo have to be a bit inventive with where they put things...…

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Friday, 15th December 2006

Pen 15 Club

Here at Yarm School Teesside, England, the pupils are performing better than most in the schools league tables. They've also impressively managed to get themselves featured on GSS, by drawing a picture on the roof of one of their school's…

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Thursday, 14th December 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.

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