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This 4,000 year old red granite obelisk (sometimes referred to as the obelisk of Rameses II) required an unimaginable amount of effort and energy to transplant from its native Egypt to this "Square of the People" (originally "Square of the Poplars" in older translations) in Rome, Italy. The mind bo...
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This was a hand-held panorama taken on the ferry ride to the island of Miyajima, Japan. This island is famous for the O-Torii or Grand Gate which has its base submerged at high tide (and is the subject of another panorama of mine which looks back across the bay from the Itsukushima Shrine through the vermillion red ga...
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Taken in May 2007, this is a typical vineyard view in Tuscany, with an ancient hilltop town, Panzano in Chianti, in the distance. The location is about halfway between Florence and Siena in the Chianti wine-making region of Tuscany on highway #222. This is also a geocache site, keyword "Panzano Vineyards" (waypoint c...
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This is a panorama taken from a famous photogenic spot in Tuscany, Italy in May 2007. The white building in the distance at the left is the Cappella di Vitaleta, which graces many postcards, calendars, and even fridge magnets of Tuscany. The spot is on Highway #146 between San Quirico d'Orcia and Pienza. The mountai...
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Taken in early April 2007, from a ski run at Sunday River ski resort, Maine, USA. Very late skiing, to be sure, but my brother and I had the hill practically to ourselves! No line-ups at the lifts that day. . .A snow storm came up during the time this panorama was taken and generated some large-flake, moist snow. Al...
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Taken in May 2007 at a small shop on the Oltrarno side of the Arno River in Florence (Firenze, Italie), Italy, near the Ponte Vecchio, probably on Borgo San Jacobo, but can't be certain. Taken by Shadowfax11. The detail of the patterns in the ties and the colours and, of course, the novel display are the attraction h...
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This panorama of the Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) harbour ("harbor" in USA lingo) was taken in the Fall of 2007 from scaffolding at the top of the Canada Public Works building, which was undergoing renovations to its exterior sandstone. This is an art deco building downtown which served as Halifax's main post office ...
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A tower has stood on this spot in Venice since the 10th century. The present campanile is a reproduction of a brick structure by renaissance master builder Bertola Bon which collapsed suddenly in 1912. Notice the incredible amount of traffic in the Canale di San Marco. Venice must be one of the few cities where the ...
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This vertical panorama is taken from the top of the famous "Torre Guinigi" within the walled medieval town of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. The tower is unique because several oak trees grace its observation platform on the roof. Within Lucca's walls vehicular traffic is strictly controlled, and, with streets so narrow in ...
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Western Shore is a tiny oceanside community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a favourite with sailors because of the many small islands which offer varied scenery and anchorages for small sailboats. This rare double rainbow was a treat to see. The photo has been enhanced a little using PhotoShop, mai...
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