Europe

The Christian Radich

This is the Christian Radich, a 62 metre full-rigged Norwegian sailing ship moored in her home port of Oslo. Launched in 1937, she served in WWII and to this day still embarks on transatlantic voyages. You can also charter her…

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Thursday, 17th November 2005

The Brandenburg Gate

This is Berlin's world famous triumphal arch, The Brandenburg Gate, which these days symbolises the freedom and unity of the city. Built in 1771, it is the only remaining one of a series of eighteen gates through which people originally…

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Wednesday, 16th November 2005

Residential Snake

This is Wohnanlage Moabiter Werder (Moabiter island housing?) which sits just to the west of the main government district in Berlin, and although I believe it's residential housing for parliamentary staff, Google's automatic translation doesn't help much. But never mind…

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Wednesday, 16th November 2005

Manchester Airport & Manchester Football

Manchester Airport is the third busiest airport in the UK so there's planes to see all over the place as well as a passenger jet coming in to land. Also dotted around Manchester Airport there's giant footballs painted on the…

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Tuesday, 15th November 2005

Siegessäule (Victory Column), Berlin

Update: I'm a numpty. After 556 unique entries, I finally managed to post a sight which James had already posted. I guess it had to happen sooner or later... This is Berlin's Siegessäule, or in English 'The Victory Column'. The…

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Tuesday, 15th November 2005

Volvo Buses Factory

The Volvo factory in Wroclaw has been churning out buses for over 10 years and has the famous Volvo logo emblazoned across the roof. Regular Sightseers will tell you that where there's large type on a factory there's almost always…

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Monday, 14th November 2005

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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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