Buildings

Millennium Dome, London

The Millennium Dome is a large dome on the Greenwich peninsula in the Docklands area of London. The dome was built to house a millennium celebration "exhibition" that featured the almost-stolen De Beers Millennium Star diamond and a bunch of…

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Tuesday, 21st June 2005

Toronto City Hall

The City Hall of Toronto has two towers of different heights, each a semicircle that from above looks a lot like a boomerang. You may also recognise the building as the headquarters of the Umbrella corporation in the film Resident…

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Sunday, 19th June 2005

E&J Gallo Winery

The largest wine producer in the world, E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto, CA. The building is huge but it's the tanks that are worth looking at -there must be a lot of wine in there! Thanks: MattBrown

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Sunday, 19th June 2005

Museum of Civilisation

The Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec is right across the river from Canada's Parliament Buildings. It was designed by famous Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal, who also designed the Museum of the American Indian in Washington. The building has absolutely…

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Sunday, 12th June 2005

Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Parliament Hill is the seat of power for the Government of Canada. The white dome to the north is covering the Library of Parliament which is currently being restored. The library was built in 1876 and is the only part…

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Sunday, 12th June 2005

Casino Windsor

There is a maple leaf painted in the parking lot to the front of the semi-circle shaped Casino Windsor. The large grey structure behind the casino is more parking and is connected by a skybridge. Thanks: Telus6429

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Friday, 10th June 2005

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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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