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Thursday, March 4, 2010 Posted in Canberra
Located on Aspen Island in Lake Burley Griffin, the National Carillon was a gift from the British government to the people of Australia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Capital, Canberra. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the National Carillon on 26 April 1970. The 50 metre tall National Carillon tower was designed by...
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Tokyo Tower is a famous Japanese and Tokyo icon and landmark located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 332.5 metres (1,091 ft), it is the tallest artificial structure in Japan. Tokyo Tower is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and the world’s tallest self-supporting steel tower. It has been...
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Venus Fort shopping mall in Odaiba, Tokyo embodies a Japanese vision of a young woman’s shopping paradise. The interior is modeled after Italy in the 18th century where the ceilings simulate the sky turning from day to night creating a sunset every thirty minutes. There are marble fountains along with all the shop fronts looking...
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Very unusual photo for me. First of all I’m a “color photo” person. Second, I don’t like any picture degradation techniques. But for this shot I though it should look like that. Black and white Holga-like look. Don’t know why. I just felt that. More images: Gallery of Transport in Japan Stock Images – Japan...
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The French Statue of Liberty came to Odaiba, the beach area of Tokyo since April 1998 until May 1999 in commemoration of “The French year in Japan”. Because of its popularity, in 2000, a replica of the French Statue of Liberty was erected at the same place. The Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing...
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Korakuen (Koraku-en) Garden is one of Japan’s official Three Great Gardens (along with Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen and Mito’s Kairakuen) and hence Okayama’s number one attraction. The name means “Garden of Pleasure After”, a reference to a famous Confucian quote stating that a wise ruler must attend to his subjects’ needs first and only then attend to...
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