Questions tagged [landmarks]
Places that might be of interest to tourists due to notable physical features or historical significance. Prefer more specific tags where relevant. Examples are listed in `tag info`.
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Where is this tower, likely photographed in Belgium about 100 years ago?
This photograph is labelled as "restoration of a Belgian tower" and taken between 1920 and 1930, although both pieces of information might be wrong. However, it must have been taken before ...
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How dangerous is the Jiankou section of The Great Wall of China?
I'll be visiting Beijing in March and I've been reading about the various sections of the Great Wall that are near by. I'm always interested in places that are off the beaten path and it seems many ...
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Paris on a Tuesday - are the Louvre and the Pompidou Centre the only "big" attractions that are closed?
One that's caught me out before is that the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays. It looks like the Centre Pompidou is also closed Tuesdays (French - Tuesday=Mardi).
However, the Paris Modern Art Museum (...
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Identifing city (and buildings) below Mount Fuji
I have just received a paper folder for some documents, which has this beautiful photo in the back:
I assume, this is Mount Fuji. Can you help me identify city, that lays below (and it is pictured ...
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Is it illegal to take a piece of the Berlin Wall?
As a keepsake for my traveling in Germany, I would like to take a pebble from the Berlin Wall-is it illegal (or perhaps frowned upon) to do so? I'm aware that they sell (presumably fake) pieces in ...
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Where are these old Yugoslavian monuments?
I came across a list of old Yugoslavian monuments that look quite interesting. Actually, I already saw the one in Podgarić and it was really impressive. Now I wanted to locate the rest of them, but ...
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The website says the Eiffel Tower is sold out for two months. Is there anything I can do?
I went to the Eiffel Tower web site looking to buy tickets for an upcoming visit, and found that, except for a few days, it is sold out for basically two months. I am guessing that it is not truly ...
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What part of Great Wall of China is easier to visit, starting from Peking?
I'm interested in visiting the Great Wall of China, but don't want to face many tourists during my trip.
Are there such parts of it?
Are visitors allowed to walk on it?
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How does one get to Lake Vivi, at the geographical center in Russia?
In 2008 I went to Novosibirsk, Russia, for a solar eclipse. We were told at the time that The Chapel of Nikolai the Miracle Maker in town marks the geographical center of Russia.
I also went back in ...
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How can I see the Berlin Wall?
What, if anything, is left of the Berlin Wall, and where and how can I see it?
Is there any official monument and/or museum I should include in my visit as well?
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Help identifying this landmark and road in "Los Angeles 1940s, Residential Area in color"
The NASS video Los Angeles 1940s, Residential Area in color [60fps, Remastered] w/added sound is a processed version of this archived footage.
Starting at about 02:18 a movie camera points backwards ...
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What's the least difference in longitude on a flight between a pair of IATA airports?
The obvious partner to this question : What's the 'straightest' east-west flight?:
I flew from CBR - Canberra [35.2809° S, 149.1300° E] to ADL - Adelaide [34.9285° S, 138.6007° E] on Tuesday and ...
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Is there a monument I can visit in Ecuador that marks the center of the earth?
Today I've read that the center of the earth is in Ecuador. Is this true? Obviously the equator goes through Ecuador, but how can the surface of a sphere have a center? Besides this mathematical ...
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Does this monument depict Koxinga?
The large horse rider monument located in Quanzhou, China here: Google Maps
Is this monument depicting Koxinga or someone else?
Can't find wiki articles or something in English.
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What's the least difference in latitude on a flight between a pair of IATA airports?
I flew from CBR - Canberra [35.2809° S, 149.1300° E] to ADL - Adelaide [34.9285° S, 138.6007° E] on Tuesday and noticed on the inflight map that it was very close to being perfectly west. As you can ...
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Can I buy tickets to Crown of Statue of Liberty on premise?
I couldn't book tickets in advance through the website. As I checked now the date are already booked.
So I want to know whether I can but tickets on premise to the cruise and to visit the crown of ...
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