Europe

What is going on here in Grevenbroich, Germany? This shadow appears to be large human heads on a wheel. It is actually a steel sculpture by George Ettl, entitled Ettlrad, a play on the German word, Schaufelrad, or paddlewheel. According…

Note: This post is by one half of our brand new German translation team! After two months without updates, the German translation of Google Sightseeing has just been relaunched! de.googlesightseeing.com is being managed by myself, Jenni Fuchs, and my brother…

With the recent launch of Google Street View for Spain and Italy the locals have been debating whether or not they think it's a great mapping tool, or an evil invasion of privacy. This first guy loves Street View, and…

Hot on the heels of Street View in Spain earlier this week comes Street View in Italy1, covering Milan, Florence, Rome and Lake Como. This is a copy of Michelangelo's David standing at his original location in front of the…

As predicted, Spanish Street View Images have just launched across the major Spanish cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Valencia! The images seem to be generally excellent quality, affording us some spectacular view's of architect Antoni Gaudí's perpetually-unfinished masterpiece in…

English Russia recently published a report on a "crashed" plane in the Russian forest near St. Petersburg. The plane in question is an AN-8 light military transport aircraft of a type which was used by the Soviets up until the…