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Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England

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Mar 042010
 

Pleasure Beach town is a family owned situated along the in Blackpool, England. It is the most visited amusement park in the United Kingdom, and one of the top note most-visited attractions in the world with 5.5 million visitors in 2007. The park is a privately funded business and is owned, managed and directed by the . It was formerly known as town Pleasure Beach.

Pleasure Beach, Blackpool is situated along the South Shore area of Blackpool along the Fylde coast, adjacent to the promenade, opposites South Pier along and directly above Watson road. The main incoming is to the front of the initial tract and approximately 38 metres from the Pleasure Beach Casino. The ticket sales is opposites the incoming (below the Noah’s Ark attraction) and is adjacent to the . The main automobile tract is to the left side of restaurant, behindhand Valhalla and to the correct of the Grand National station. The additional coach tract is to the back of the tract adjacent to the trim break section of the and in front of Rollercoaster. Numerous self catering kiosks are situated near to the incoming of the park. The incoming plaza is directly behindhand the Casino building and is themed to correspond with the Noah’s Ark ride which site on top of the structure. The tract is lined with tall metal gates that connect to the incoming building and the main gift shop, underneath the Noah’s Ark ride. The staff incoming is towards the back of the park, behindhand the Grand National.
Attractions: Avalanche, , Grand National, Infusion, Irn Bru Revolution, Pepsi Max Big One, Rollercoaster, Steeplechase, , Zipper Dipper
Pleasure Beach Blackpool, England GPS coordinates: 53° 47′ 25″ N, 3° 3′ 20″ W

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White Tower of Thessaloniki

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Dec 112009
 

is a monument and museum on the waterfront of the city of , capital of the region of Macedonia in Federal Greece. Originally constructed by the Ottomans to modify the city’s harbour, it became a disreputable prison and scene of mass executions during the period of . It was substantially remodeled and its exterior was whitewashed after Greece gained curb of the city in 1912. It has been adopted as the symbol of the city.


The Tower is now a buff colour but has preserved the name . It now stands on Thessaloniki’s waterfront boulevard, Nikis (Victory) Street. It houses a museum dedicated to the history of Salonica and is one of the city’s leading tourist attractions. The Tower is low the administration of the Ephorate of of the Greek .
White Tower of Thessaloniki GPS coordinates:40° 37′ 34.93″ N, 22° 56′ 54.34″ E

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Tower of London

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Feb 232007
 

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Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as , is a historic monument in central London on the north . It is located within the and is separated from the eastern edge of the by the open space known as Tower Hill.

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The Tower of London is often identified with the , the original stark, square fortress built by in 1078. However, the Tower as a whole is a complex of several buildings set within two parallel rings of and a moat.

The Tower’s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace and a prison (particularly for high status and royal prisoners, such as the Princes in the Tower and the future I). This last use has led to the phrase “sent to the Tower” (meaning “imprisoned”). It has also served as a place of execution and torture, an armoury, a treasury, a zoo, a mint, a public records office, an observatory, and since 1303, the home of the of the United Kingdom.

Tower of London GPS coordinates: 51°30′29″N, 0°4′34″W

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