Europe

Xscape, Milton Keynes

Is that a mountainous Trimaxion Drone Ship1 hovering above Buckinghamshire, England? Sadly not - this is actually the Milton Keynes Xscape, one of three leisure centres in the UK which contain, well - mountains. Xscapes are centered around a real-snow…

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Tuesday, 12th December 2006

Large Buildings

The Palace of the Parliament in Romania has a floor area of 350,000 m² which makes it one of the world's largest buildings. Previously called the "House of the People" under communism it also narrowly misses the top spot of…

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Monday, 11th December 2006

Parcelforce International Hub, Coventry

This is the centre of Parcelforce Worldwide's UK operations, their International Hub beside Coventry Airport, England. Why would I link to the Parcelforce International hub? Well, apart from being one of the largest buildings in the UK, as I write…

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Thursday, 7th December 2006

Soap Operas

We recently had a request to find the Neighbours set, and we always like to keep our readers happy, so here is the real Ramsay Street. If you view in 'Hybrid' mode you might accuse my of telling fibs, as…

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Wednesday, 6th December 2006

Face of… Santa Claus?

Here in Portugal there's a forest fire burning through the landscape (Portugal's been hit hard by these fires in recent years), but there seems to be a little more to this particular plume of smoke... Does that not look like…

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Monday, 4th December 2006

Swiss Flag

Just to the West of the Swiss town of Morges we find the biggest Swiss flag in the world (probably). It's about 80 metres square and has been painted on a roof. Out faithful reader ChrisW (who suggested this sight)…

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Wednesday, 29th November 2006

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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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