Structures

Dohuk Dam

Taking its name from the nearby city of Dohuk, also spelled Dahuk, Dohuk Dam supplies the city with drinking water and has a 45m wide Kurdistan flag painted onto the Dam. Top to bottom the flag is red, white and…

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Tuesday, 30th May 2006

Potsdamer Platz

The Potsdamer Platz is a huge traffic intersection and square in Berlin. In the 20s and 30s it was one of the busiest traffic centres in Europe and was the heart of Berlins's nightlife. As is sadly the case with…

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Tuesday, 30th May 2006

Rabbit

1600m up the mountain Colletto Fava in Piemonte, Italy we find a quite unusal sight - a giant 60m tall pink rabbit. But before you go "Aww, that's cute" notice that his woolen guts are spilling out onto the mountainside.…

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Monday, 22nd May 2006

Navy Training Centre

The Navy Training Centre in San Diego is a closed facility that is currently being turned in to a shopping centre so there's not much to see, except for the USS Recruit - a destroyer that seems to be a…

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Friday, 19th May 2006

Avebury

Although not as famous as the nearby Stonehenge the henge of Avebury is larger and older; dating back to around 5000 years ago. The standing stones are arranged in a circle with a 400m diameter, on a raised piece of…

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Monday, 15th May 2006

Lake Powell

I was reading some old comments on the site and rediscovered this fabulous swirling water on Lake Powell. However this beautiful sight isn't quite as innocent as it first seems. On closer inspection you can identify the boat that's causing…

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Saturday, 13th May 2006

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