Lord Vishnu Temple, Angkor, Cambodia
Amazing Places
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Nov 09
The Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge
The $240-million, 2,000-foot Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge will open to the public in September 2010. It is a 3.5-mile corridor that begins in Clark County, Nevada, and ends in Mohave County, Arizona.
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Nov 09
Ferrari World – Theme Park
Ferrari World is an upcoming theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It will set to open in 2010. The theme park will feature an iconic sleek red roof that’s said to be directly inspired by the classic double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body, spanning 2,152,782 square feet and carrying the largest Ferrari logo ever created.
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Oct 09
Seashell Temple in Taiwan
Seashell Temple is located in the hills in northern part of Taiwan. It is almost covered entirely with seashells.
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Oct 09
The Marble Caves of Rio Tranquilo
The Marble Caves of Rio Tranquilo is located in the Coyhaique province, Chile. Las Cavernas de Marmol, as the Spanish call them were created by the clear waters of Rio Tranquilo that dug into a giant limestone peninsula, creating an impressive labyrinth of caves. The peninsula is known as the Marble Cathedral and can be reached by boat, during a guided tour.
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Oct 09
Kimberley Big Hole – South Africa
Kimberley Big Hole is located in South Africa and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand. this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes.
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Sep 09
Marble Cave
Marble cave is located in the Crimea, in the lower plateau of mountainous area Dag. The cave, the entrance into which is located at the height of 920 meters above sea level, named marble.
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Sep 09
Taklamakan – A Desert Covered with Snowfall
Taklamakan is one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, ranking 15th in size in a ranking of the world’s largest non-polar deserts. China’s biggest desert experienced its biggest snowfall and lowest temperature after 11 consecutive days of snow. Snow is rare in the desert that covered 337,600 square kilometers, never before had the whole desert been covered.
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Sep 09
Crystal Island
Crystal Island, located in Moscow, which will be the world’s biggest building when completed. It is currently planned to have around 2,500,000 square metres of floor space and a height of 450 metres designed by Norman Foster. The mesmerizing US $4 billion ‘city inside a building’ is likely to be built within next 5 years. The Crystal Island is 1,500ft high, can house up to 30,000 residents, and offers panoramic views over Moscow from a viewing platform at its apex.
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Sep 09
Full Moon Hotel
South Korean Heerim Architects firm has proposed two towers for Baku, capital of Azerbaijan and the largest port on the Caspian Sea. Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different from the view depending on the angle it is seen from. This main building will be a 35 storey luxury hotel with 104,182 square metres of space for only 382 rooms, a relatively small amount of rooms given the sheer size of the internal space on offer. It will reach a maximum height of 158.68 metres.
