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Poblet Monastery, Spain

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May 302009
 

Poblet Monastery, Spain

Poblet Monastery


The Monastery of is a , founded in 1151, located in the comarca of de Barberà, in (Spain). It was founded by from France. The main architect was Arnau Bargués. It was the of the kings of the Crown of since James I of . This monastery was abandoned in 1835 and was restored during the 1940s. This monastery was the first of three sister monasteries, known as the Cistercian triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century. (The other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus). It is a Site, since 1991. The altar (1527) was sculpted by Damián Forment. Nice spot.
Spain destinations: 41° 22′ 51″ N, 1° 4′ 57″ E

Poblet Monastery, Spain GPS coordinates: 41° 22′ 51″ N, 1° 4′ 57″ E

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Tikal, Guatemala

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Dec 082008
 

is the largest of the ancient of the . It is located in the El Petén department of Guatemala at Now part of Guatemala’s , it is a and a popular .

Tikal, Guatemala

Tikal


The closest large towns are Flores and Santa Elena, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) by road to the southwest. Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the . Though at the site dates to the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, ca. 200 AD to 900 AD, during which time the site dominated the politically, economically, and militarily while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica, such as central Mexican center of Teotihuacan. There is also evidence that Tikal was even conquered by Teotihuacan in the 4th century A.D. Following the end of the Late Classic Period, no new major monuments were built at Tikal and there is evidence that elite palaces were burned. These events were coupled with a gradual population decline, culminating with the site’s abandonment by the end of the 10th century. Guatemala .
GPS coordinates: 17° 13′ 19″ N, 89° 37′ 22″ W

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The Museum of Natural History, Berlin

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Jun 302008
 

The (in English, the Museum of Natural History), widely known as the Naturkundemuseum, seldom as Humboldt Museum of . It has a of more than 25 million zoological, , and minerological specimens, including more than ten thousand type specimens. It is most famous for two spectacular exhibits: the largest mounted in the world, and the most exquisitely preserved specimen of the earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx. for .
destinations: 52° 31′ 47″ N, 13° 22′ 45″ E

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Casa Batllo, Barcelona

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May 072008
 

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Casa is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1905–1907; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of , .

Casa Batllo, Barcelona

Casa Batllo, Barcelona


The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona. The building looks very remarkable — like everything Gaudí designed, only identifiable as Modernisme or Art Nouveau in the broadest sense. The ground floor, in particular, is rather astonishing with tracery, irregular oval windows and flowing sculpted stone work. It seems that the goal of the designer was to avoid straight lines completely. Much of the façade is decorated with a mosaic made of broken ceramic tiles (trencadís) that starts in shades of golden orange moving into greenish blues. The roof is arched and was likened to the back of a dragon or . A common theory about the building is that the rounded feature to the left of centre, terminating at the top in a turret and cross, represents the sword of Saint George (patron saint of Catalonia), which has been plunged into the back of the dragon. Must for any Barcelona .
coordinates: 41° 23′ 30″ N, 2° 9′ 54″ E

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Guinness Storehouse, Dublin

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Apr 292008
 

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Guinness Storehouse, Dublin

, “the home of Guinness”, is ’s most popular tourist attraction. A converted brewing factory, it is effectively a shrine to Guinness, incorporating elements from the old brewing factory to explain the history of its production. Some of the old brewing equipment is on show, as well as stout ingredients, brewing techniques, advertising methods and storage devices. The exhibition takes place over 7 floors, in the shape of a 14 million of Guinness. The final floor is the , which has an almost 360° panorama over the city, where visitors can claim a of “the black stuff”. The storehouse is where they used to add the yeast to the beer for fermentation. Unlike the Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour, Guinness Storehouse visitors do not get to see the beer being brewed in front of them. But from various in the building you may see parts of the , vats, and the keg yard. Must see in for Dublin.

Guinness Storehouse, Dublin GPS coordinates: 52° 20′ 69″ N, 6° 17′ 11,58″ W

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Rialto Tower, Melbourne

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Apr 242008
 

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Rialto Towers (often The Rialto) is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the , when measured to its roof.

Rialto Tower, Melbourne

Rialto Tower, Melbourne


(Several other in Australia are taller if their spires are included, as are some other structures such as communications masts and ). It is at 525 Collins Street, in the western side of the of Melbourne, Australia. Nice great .
Rialto Tower, Melbourne GPS coordinates: 37° 49′ 8″ S, 144° 57′ 30″ E

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