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Very Large Christs

Back to his very origins, humans have chosen to worship physical representations of their deities. Currently the most popular religion (in terms of current number of followers) is this Christian faith, with around 2,000 million followers.…

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Tuesday, 18th May 2010

Canadian and Czech Street Views

Google have just expanded Street View's coverage to 14 countries with the addition of 11 Canadian cities and regions1, and the Czech city of Prague. We've already found some great Street View sights, which you can…

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Thursday, 8th October 2009

The Long-Awaited Street View Update of August 09

Yesterday Google finally announced the launch of some fantastic new Street View imagery, covering Portugal, Switzerland and Taiwan. This means we can now use Street View to see some great previously featured sights, such as the…

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Wednesday, 19th August 2009

Sky Tower

The 12th tallest member of the World Federation of Great Towers, Auckland's Sky Tower is 328 metres tall (from ground level to the top of the mast), which makes it the tallest free-standing structure in the…

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Tuesday, 10th June 2008

Days Out in Korea

Normally considered to be places of fun and pleasure, perhaps the last country you would expect to find the world's largest stadium is in North Korea, one of the most isolated nations on the planet. However…

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Thursday, 15th May 2008

European Barge Lifting

Today we're posting a roundup of the most interesting ways Europe has employed to get canal barges up-and-over stuff. The simplest method is of course a bridge, of which you can see several excellent examples in…

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Friday, 30th November 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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