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(Note: This hand-held panorama was taken in May 2007, when there was scaffolding on one side of the Basilica during renovation work there.) Called by Napoleon "the drawing room of Europe", the Piazza San Marco is a must-see destination for every visitor to Venice. The Square is anchored on one end by the heavily orn...
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Taken May 2008. The view to this Torii is a favourite photograph for tourists to this region of Japan. From Hiroshima, this is located a 40 minute train ride then 40 minute ferry ride away from the City Centre. The gate's base is submerged at high tide, and seen on mud flats at low tide. This picture is taken from ...
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Taken in early October, 2008, the leaves are just beginning to blush with their Fall colours. The Halifax Public Gardens ( a National HIstoric Stie) began in the mid 1800's as a horticultural society for the citizens of Halifax. Now the Halifax Municipality owns and operates the 20-acre garden in the downtown of the ...
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A hand-held panorama taken in early October, 2008, from Citadel Hill overlooking Halifax harbour. The Old Town Clock, visible at the right, was a gift to the citizens of Halifax from Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (father of Queen Victoria), in 1805. He had been commandant in Halifax and provided the clock so that both ...
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When Shadowfax11 and I rented an apartment in Paris in April, 2009, this was the view from the living room window. This hand-held panorama is looking North to the Notre Dame Cathedral and the short Petit Pont (bridge) to the Ile-de-la-cite, an island in the Seine River and the original location of the prehistoric trib...
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This hand-held panorama was taken from downriver looking East towards the world-renowned Ponte Vecchio on the Arno River, Florence, Italy. The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") dates from 1345, in its present form. The bridge is lined on either side with opulent goldsmith shops and is a lively streetscape with b...
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On the day my brother and I hiked up the Abol Trail to Baxter Peak on Mount Katahdin, the clouds were low all around the mountain. At the top, though, the wind on the north side of the mountain would occasionally create fleeting but incredible vistas --- appreciated all the more because of their brief appearances. Ba...
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Taken in May, 2007, this view from the campanile tower on the piazza/square of San Marco, overlooks some of the urban islands which form Venice. The omnipresent tile roofs form a sea of consistent terra cotta red which can only be apprecated fully from a viewpoint such as this one.
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- Looking north from the Peace Tower, Canada's Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario by T. E. Smith-Lamothe
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Taken from the Peace Tower at the centre block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa which is a bell tower dedicated shortly after the end of WWI to commemorate Canada's war effort and sacrifices. As are all of the Parliament complex, the tower is made in a neo-gothic style. From the observation deck, one can see swe...
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The Canadian Parliament is formed by the Senate (Senators are mostly appointed and have their own "house" down the hall) and House of Commons (elected representatives). The large chair at the end of the chamber is for the Speaker of the House who presides over the proceedings and tries to maintain order amongst the un...
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