Europe

The ostentatious Istana Nurul Iman palace is the official residence of the one-time richest man on the planet, the Sultan of Brunei. Arguably this is the largest residential palace in the world, and possibly even the largest residence of any…

Continuing our journey along Germany's "Walk of Ideas" we arrive at a giant pill entitled "Milestones of Medicine". Then there's "Milestones in Music" - a collection of giant musical notes in front of the Konzerthaus. Which leads us to "Modern…

The 'Walk of Ideas' was an 'art project' throughout Berlin which was put in place of the World Cup earlier this year. The 6 sculptures promoted the best of Germany, and not very subtly provided advertising for the project's two…

Brand new on Google Maps/Earth this week is Fort Boyard, located between the Île d'Oléron and the Île-d'Aix in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits, on the west coast of France. It was designed to bridge the gap between the two islands,…

Man, there's a whole heap of people in Trafalgar Square since the latest image update. Does anyone know what they're all doing? Update: dda worked it out - this is the 29th of January 2006, and we're seeing several thousand…

With the recent image updates to central London we can see how they're getting on with the controversial Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. The aerial image was taken earlier this year and although there's been some progress they still have…