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Archive for June 2011
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Noble tree is a favorite material for the work of many sculptors. What age is growing, standing still in the same place, waiting to be used for artistic work… These beautiful, wooden sculptures are fabulous as woods described in so many stories. Wizards, forest fairies, Mogli… living in the woods, and in this case are likePinocchio and made of wood.
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You'll cross these bridges when you come to them. From an ancient Iranian meeting place to a modern French viaduct, these bridges are stunning in their own way.
Without the Opera House in the background, Sydney's Harbour Bridge isn't as recognizable. But the steel-arch bridge is the tallest of its kind, at 440 feet.
World's Most Beautiful Bridges: Harbour Bridge, Sydney
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The World's Biggest Stuff: Castle
Discover where to travel to find gargantuan manmade objects, such as skyscrapers, shopping malls and swimming pools, as well as naturally large animals, waterfalls and rain forests.
The largest ancient castle in the world is Prague Castle in Prague. Built in the ninth century, it is an oblong irregular polygon with an average diameter of 420 feet and a total surface area of 18 acres. At times, it has housed the kings of Bohemia as well as Holy Roman emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, the castle became the seat of the head of state of the new Czech Republic.
The largest ancient castle in the world is Prague Castle in Prague. Built in the ninth century, it is an oblong irregular polygon with an average diameter of 420 feet and a total surface area of 18 acres. At times, it has housed the kings of Bohemia as well as Holy Roman emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, the castle became the seat of the head of state of the new Czech Republic.
