powell memorial in grand canyon village, arizona
On August 30,1869, Major John Wesley Powell and five companions brought their rowboats ashore at St....
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son of the tree of the night of sorrows in dolores...
In the main plaza of the city of Dolores Hidalgo,the cradle of Mexican independence, grows a large...
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son of the tree of the night of sorrows in dolores...
In the main plaza of the city of Dolores Hidalgo,the cradle of Mexican independence, grows a large...
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compassion in moscow, russia
For about three years,a black mongrel named Malchik lived in the Mendeleyevskaya Station of the...
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marshall family cemetery in burke, virginia
Hidden in the southwest corner of Colonel Burke Silas Park sits a gravesite marking the burial place...
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equestrian statue of the duke of wellington in...
Measuring 30 feet tall,this statue of the First Duke of Wellington stands out in the Hampshire town...
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sasbahu temples in gwalior, india
The 11th-century Sasbahu Temple complex in Gwalior,central India, consists of a pair of temples, or...
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cloos tower in frederikshavn, denmark
In the early 20th century,a Frederikshavn merchant and consul named Christian Cloos set aside funds...
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monumento manto de maria in iribarren, venezuela
The Monumento Manto de María in Venezuela may be the tallest kinetic sculpture in the world,and...
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the walking students of ibi in ibi, spain
Ibi,Spain, is known as the country's toy manufacturing middle. The industry's history...
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orchestral manoeuvres in the dark telephone box in...
In the late 1970s,during the days before mobile phones, the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in...
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geographic center of europe in polack, belarus
The small city of Polotsk in the Vitebsk region of northern Belarus is the exact geographic middle...
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nicolaus copernicus monument in warsaw, poland
Nicolaus Copernicus and Marie Curie are two of Poland's greatest scientists. But...
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source of the zambezi in zambia
A small spring gurgles within a lush forest. It may seem humble,but it's actually the origin of...
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monument to niccolo tommaseo in venice, italy
Because it’s one of the biggest squares in Venice,Italy, Campo Santo Stefano is often a busy spot....
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chendebji chorten in trongsa, bhutan
Sitting in a verdant valley,Chendebji Chorten was built in the 18th century by the Buddhist Lama...
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dag hammarskjold crash site in ndola, zambia
On September 17,1961, Dag Hammarskjöld, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations,was...
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promenade du peyrou in montpellier, france
On the outskirts of the Ecusson neighborhood of Montpellier,the Promenade du Peyrou is a favorite...
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muschatss cairn in edinburgh, scotland
To the untrained eye,this monument looks like a random pile of rocks. In a way, that is indeed what...
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bonomini tomb in brescia, italy
This monument was built in 1860 and was based on a project by Rodolfo Vantini to house the remains...
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first official 4th of july celebration plaque in...
At the heart of the historic feeble Salem,in what is now Winston-Salem, North Carolina, or lies a...
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