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St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

Aug 102008

Saint Vitus’s Cathedral (Katedrála svatého Víta) is the cathedral of Prague, Czech Republic, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The full name of the cathedral is St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral. Located within Prague Castle and containing the tombs of many Bohemian kings, this cathedral is an excellent example of Gothic architecture and is the biggest and most important church in the country. Prague tourist sightseeing.

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague GPS coordinates: 50° 5′ 27″ N, 14° 24′ 3″ E

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Bastille Opera, Paris

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Aug 092008

L’Opéra de la Bastille (Bastille Opera) is a modern opera house in Paris, France. It is the home base of the Opéra National de Paris and was designed to replace the Palais Garnier, but that did not happen and operas are still given in that house, which is also used for ballet performances. Paris tourist landmark.

Bastille Opera, Paris GPS coordinates: 48° 51′ 7″ N, 2° 22′ 14″ E

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Moderna museet, Stockholm

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Aug 082008

Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden, is a state museum located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, that was first opened in 1958. Its first manager was Pontus Hultén. It houses Swedish and international modern and contemporary art, including pieces by Picasso and Salvador Dalí and a model of the Tatlin Tower. The museum’s restaurant is also famous on its own and popular due to its beautiful location. Stockholm travel landmark.
GPS travel coordinates: 59° 19′ 35″ N, 18° 5′ 1″ E

Ibiza Town, Balearic Islands

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Aug 082008

Ibiza is a city and municipality located on the southeast coast of the island of Ibiza in the Balearic Islands autonomous community. Although called Ibiza in Spanish, its official Catalan name is Eivissa (as restored in 1986) and its inhabitants call it Vila d’Eivissa or simply Vila. It’s divided into two main parts: the old town, called Dalt Vila (literally “Upper town”), located in the little mountain by the sea, and the modern part, called Eixample. On top of Dalt Vila there’s the cathedral of Santa Maria d’Eivissa (14th century). There’s also the punic necropolis of Puig des Molins. Ibiza travel guides.
GPS travel destinations: 38° 54′ 35″ N, 1° 26′ 10″ E

Hoover Dam

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Aug 072008

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam, also known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. When completed in 1935, it was both the world’s largest electric power producing facility and the world’s largest concrete structure. It was surpassed in both respects by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1945. It is currently the world’s 34th largest hydroelectric generating station. Arizona sightseeing tours.
GPS travel locations: 36° 0′ 56″ N, 114° 44′ 16″ W

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Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

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Aug 062008

Boardwalk Hall, also known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall is an arena which served as the primary convention center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, until the 1997 opening of the Atlantic City Convention Center. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Atlantic City travel landmark.
GPS travel destinations: 39° 21′ 18″ N, 74° 26′ 19″ W

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