The Cerne Abbas Giant

This is the fantastic Cerne Abbas Giant, a 55 metre (180 foot) high chalk figure carved into a hillside near the village of Cerne Abbas, England. In his right hand the giant holds a 36.5 metre long club, and of…

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Wednesday, 13th June 2007

X-Coaster

Update: As correctly pointed out by Matthijs in the comments, it turns out this is actually Gauntlet, which is beside X-Coaster. Unfortunately X-Coaster is brand new, and doesn't yet appear in the Google images. This is the X-Coaster at Magic…

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Wednesday, 13th June 2007

Viagra Spam

Despite Google's best efforts, someone has finally managed to spam Google Earth with a Viagra advert! Well I guess it had to happen sooner or later... 😉 Thanks to Mark.

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Tuesday, 12th June 2007

The New Wembley Stadium (Under Construction)

As the image updates that we reported last week have now made it to Google Maps, there's now almost complete coverage of the whole of England, and we've had a ton of great locations submitted. So to kick off we're…

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Monday, 11th June 2007

Paris Hilton’s Prison Cell

Paris Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, was recently sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation when she was caught driving at 70mph in a 35mph zone, as her license had been suspended for a previous…

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Friday, 8th June 2007

The Google Sightseeing Forums Are Go For Launch!

As long as you haven't been hiding under a rock, then you'll have heard about Google Maps' new Street Views, which allow you to walk down the virtual streets of 5 major U.S. cities. Unsurprisingly perhaps, there's been a great…

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Friday, 8th June 2007

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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