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0008, 1433, 2655, 2793 THAILAND (Bangkok) - The Grand Palace in Bangkok
0008 The Grand Palace in BangkokPosted on 12.10.2011, 01.02.2015, 19.07.2016, 03.10.2016Undoubtedly, Bangkok's history is intimately linked to the Chakri dynasty, which leads Siam (named from 1939,...
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2794 HUNGARY - Vineyards
The Romans brought vines to Pannonia, and by the 5th century AD, there are records of extensive vineyards in what is now Hungary. Following the Magyar invasion of 896, Árpád rewarded his followers with...
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2795 UNITED STATES (Massachusetts) - A little red schoolhouse
This one room school house, located in Pittsfield (the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County), in the middle of an acre wooded lot on a quiet mountain road, is the oldest in New England...
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2796 UKRAINE - Men and women in traditional costumes (2)
Generally, in Ukraine are recognized six ethnographic regions: Polesia, Carpathian region, Podolia, Middle Dnieper (the Ukrainian heartland), Slobidska, and the Southern or Steppe region. It must be...
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2797 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - The Grands Goulets in Vercors Massif
The Vercors Massif is a range consisting of rugged plateaux and mountains straddling the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps. It lies west of the Dauphiné Alps, from which it is...
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2799 SWEDEN (Stockholm) - Self-portrait by Rembrandt
The famous Dutch painter Rembrandt (1606-1669) created nearly one hundred self-portraits during his lifetime including approximately fifty paintings, thirty-two etchings and seven drawings. The one...
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2800 FRANCE (New Aquitaine) - At the well sweep
2800 Landes (Gascogne) - At the well sweepA well sweep is an device used to bring water up from a well. The materials needed to construct it are wooden poles and a heavy weight of stone or clay. A...
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2801 ABKHAZIA - Gegsky waterfall
Almost the entire territory of Abkhazia hold high mountain ranges. The main ridge of the Greater Caucasus in the north-western border of Abkhazia, at the origins of Auadhare River, rises to a height of...
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2802 UNITED STATES (New York) - Line 7 of New York City Subway
2802 New York City Subway - A train made up of R62As cars in 7 service entering Queensboro Plaza, bound for Flushing-Main StreetNew York City -Empire State BuildingWithin the nomenclature of the...
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2803, 2804 FRANCE (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - The Church of Saint John the...
2803 Grenoble - The interior of the Church of Saint John the Evangelist (1)Built between 1963 and 1965, the roman catholic Church of Saint John the Evangelist was certified in 2003 a "Heritage of the...
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2805 ROMANIA (Galați) - Galați
Located on the left (west) bank of the Danube river, at the junction of the Siret River and the Prut River, at 80km from the Black Sea, the city of Galaţi was mentioned documentary for the first time...
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2806 THAILAND (Prachuap Khiri Khan) - Hotel Sofitel Central in Hua-Hin
Around the turn of the 20th century Prince Chakrabhongse came to Hua Hin on a hunting trip with Russian nobility. He liked the town and returned to build the first Thai beach villa in Hua Hin. King...
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1681, 1688, 2032, 2695, 2807 UNITED STATES - The Ojibwe (Chippewa) people
1681 Obtossaway, an Ojibwe Chief, 1903Posted on 19.06.2015, 24.06.2015, 13.11.2015, 21.08.2016, 08.10.2016The Ojibwe (or Chippewa) are a large group of First Nations and Native Americans in Canada and...
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2808 FRANCE (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - The Route...
The Route Napoléon is the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba, where he was exiled by the allies of the Sixth Coalition. The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked 1...
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2809 UNITED STATES (New York) - "Original Lederle Labs" by Albert H. Schroder
Albert Henry Schroder (1929-2004) was an American painter known for his paintings that recorded a vanishing America. He felt that it was his calling to record the remembrances of lost hopes and...
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2810 GERMANY (Bavaria) - Mittagberg
Mittagberg (Midday mountain) is a mountain (1451m) located in the Allgäu Alps in Bavaria, just south of Immenstadt, and is part of the Naturparks Nagelfluhkette. Its vertical separation is at least...
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2811 FRANCE - Alpine ibex
2811 Ibex female The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the steinbock or bouquetin, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the EuropeanAlps. It is a sexually dimorphic species...
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2812 TURKEY (Mediterranean Region) - Sabancı Central Mosque in Adana
With a capacity of 28,500 people, Sabancı Central Mosque in Adana is the largest mosque in Turkey. Its exterior and its interior decoration are similar to the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, though it has...
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2813 CHINA (Guangxi) - Cormorant fishing at the Li River
Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) is a family of some 40 species of aquatic bird, which range around the world, except for the central Pacific islands. They are medium-to-large birds, with body weight in...
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1341, 2814 UNITED STATES (Alaska) - Alaska map
2814 Alaska mapPosted on 23.11.2014, 12.11.2016When a massive, snow-covered terrain, known as Alaska, was purchased from Russia for $7.2 million dollars in 1867, no one imagined the great contributions...
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