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Malahide Castle, Dublin

 Europe  11 Responses »
May 312010
 

Malahide Castle, some 12 centuries and is, more than 260 acres (1.1 km2) park in the remaining buildings (Malahide Demesne Regional Park), near the village of Malahide nine miles (14 km) north of Dublin in Ireland.
The field began in 1185, when Richard Talbot, a knight who accompanied Henry II to Ireland in 1174, was allocated land "and the port of Malahide. The oldest parts of the castle dates from the 12th century and was home to the Talbot family for 791 years, from 1185 until 1976, the only exception being the period from 1649 to 1660, when Oliver Cromwell granted Miles Corbet the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland; Corbet was hanged after the end of Cromwell, and the palace was restored to Talbot. The building has been particularly widespread during the reign of Edward IV and towers added in 1765.

Malahide Castle, Dublin

Malahide Castle, Dublin


Castle with its subsidiaries, operates tourist attractions of Dublin Tourism, with Fingal County Council, which monitors the Castle Demesne. main castle can hold payment on a tour-only. It 'also possible to rent a well-known Gothic Great Hall or private parties. The castle is to eat vegetables, and next to the craft shop. Rooms in the castle famous Oak Room and Great Hall, which seems Talbot family.

Malahide Castle, Dublin GPS coordinates: 53° 26′ 41″ N, 6° 9′ 54″ W

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Robie House, Chicago

 Chicago  7 Responses »
Apr 272010
 

Robie House, Chicago

Robie House


The Frederick C. Robie House is a U.S. National Historic Landmark in Chicago, Illinois Hyde Park, 5757 S. Woodlawn Avenue South Side. It was designed and built between 1908 and 1910 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and is known as the greatest example of his Prairie Style, the first architectural style that was uniquely American. It was designated a National Historic Landmark November 27, 1963 and was the first national registry of historic places over October 15, 1966.
Robie House, Chicago GPS coordinates: 41° 47′ 23.4″ N, 87° 35′ 45.3″ W

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Qutub Minar, Delhi

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Apr 262010
 

The Qutb Minar (Qutab or Qutub) a tower in Delhi, India, is at 72.5 meters the world’s tallest brick minaret. Construction commenced in 1193 under the orders of India’s first Muslim individual Qutb-ud-din Aibak, and the topmost storey of the minaret was complete in 1386 by Firuz Shah Tughluq. The Qutb Minar is notable for being digit of the earliest and most prominent examples of Indo-Islamic architecture.

Qutub Minar, Delhi

Qutub Minar


It is surrounded by several other ancient and nonmodern structures and ruins, collectively known as Qutb complex. The Byzantine is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is digit of the most popular traveler destinations in Delhi, and was also India’s most visited monument in 2006, as it attracted 3.9 million visitors, even more than the Taj Mahal, which drew about 2.5 million visitors.

Qutub Minar, Delhi GPS coordinates: 28° 31′ 27.68″ N, 77° 11′ 6.89″ E

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Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London

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Apr 212010
 

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens and biology glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England.

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew


The director is Professor Stephen D. Hopper, who succeeded Professor Sir Peter Crane. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is also the name of the methodicalness that runs Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place gardens in Sussex. It is an internationally essential biology research and education institution with 700 staff and an income of £56 million for the assemblage ended 31 March 2008, as well as a visitor attraction receiving almost 2 million visits in that year. The gardens are a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Created in 1759, the gardens celebrated their 250th anniversary in 2009.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London GPS coordinates: 51° 28′ 28.8″ N, 0° 17′ 43.68″ W

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National Portrait Gallery, London

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Apr 172010
 

The National Portrait Gallery is an art room in London, England, housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. It was the first portrait room in the concern when it opened in 1856. The room moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin’s Place, off Trafalgar Square, and adjoining the National Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery


It has been swollen twice since then. The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) also has various satellite outstations located elsewhere in the UK, mostly for aristocratic portraits. It is unconnected to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, with which its remit overlaps. The room is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

National Portrait Gallery, London GPS coordinates: 51° 30′ 33.73″ N, 0° 7′ 39.84″ W

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Sydney Wildlife World, Sydney

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Mar 172010
 

Sydney Wildlife World is a installation in the city of Sydney, Australia officially opened in September 2006. It is located on the shores of Darling Harbour and is attached to Sydney Aquarium.
In May 2002, Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd announced plans to expand the existing tank site, in order to incorporate a zoological garden. Following this announcement, Sydney Aquarium Pty Ltd denaturized its name to Sydney Attractions Group. Construction was begun in November 2004 on the site, and was completed in August 2006. It is today the major competitor to Sydney’s famed Taronga Zoo.

Sydney Wildlife World, Sydney

Sydney Wildlife World


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For over 9 years the name Sydney Wildlife has been used by a wildlife rescue organisation – Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services- and this recent development has caused problems with the general open getting this new money making installation potty with the totally voluntary rescue group. Advice was wanted to contest the ingest of this already recognised and used name.
The attraction won the Award for the best family-focused tourism at The Australian’s 2007 Travel and Tourism Awards.
The Sydney Wildlife World is unusual for a installation in that it is all capsulate and air-conditioned. A one-kilometre walkway which snakes through 7000 conservativist metres of enclosures. The insertion features around 6000 native animals.

Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay GPS coordinates:28° 2′ 16.44″ N, 82° 25′ 17.76″ W

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