Buildings

Exploration Place

This is a Children's science center in Wichita, Kansas called Exploration Place. Alongside the weird shaped buildings there's some quite nice looking gardens, which I believe incorporate a mini golf course. The official website has a ground level photo at…

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Monday, 17th October 2005

The Getty Center

Stunning architecture here at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California. Designed by architect Richard Meier and opened in 1997, the building is the current home of the J. Paul Getty Museum which exists to collect and exhibit classical and…

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Thursday, 13th October 2005

Kio Towers

Here at Google Sightseeing we've previously featured photos of buildings which appear to be leaning towards each other due to the angle of the photo. However, Madrid's Kio Towers actually do lean towards each other, here's a ground level pic…

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Saturday, 8th October 2005

Fuller’s Brewery

Nice large type here on the roof of Fuller's Brewery in London. Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC are famous for their award-winning beers and ales which are brewed in this, the oldest brewery in London. There's a been a brewery…

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Thursday, 6th October 2005

Circus Maximus

There's absolutely loads of sightseeing to be done in Rome, but today we're just going to be visiting the Circus Maximus... actually, there's so much history in Rome that it's nearly impossible to see just one thing. Close to the…

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Tuesday, 4th October 2005

Mang Gorn Luang (The Royal Dragon)

These red-gold buildings in Bangkok, Thailand, make up the Mang Gorn Luang (the Royal Dragon), the largest restaurant in the world. The restaurant covers 33,500 m2, has over 1,000 staff, and accomodates 5000 guests. The servers wear roller skates, use…

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Thursday, 29th September 2005

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