Europe

The Olympiaturm (Olympic Tower) and the Olympic Park with its stadium were built for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The building's transparent design was apprently inspired by soap-bubbles and dew-covered cobwebs, I don't see cobwebs but the building is quite reflective,…

This is the Bear Lake Radio Telescope outside of Moscow, and for such a big thing it was incredibly hard to track down any information about it. Initially I had no idea what it was called, but after some extensive…

After some yellow planes, here's some giant yellow people, which looks like a huge 'children crossing' sign painted in a school courtyard in Paris. Thanks to DDA.

These yellow planes parked in France are aerial water bombers, used to fight forest fires. They are commonly known as "Canadair" planes, after the company who manufactured them (although Canadair has been bought out by Bombardier Aerospace). The planes skim…

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…

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…