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This unique geological sight is known as Danxia landform. The Danxia landform refers to various landscapes found in southeast and southwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". It is a unique type of petrographic geomorphology found in China.
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Child's Restaurant, built in 1938 by Sweet and Shaw was located at 7th Ave and W. 49th St
View of Childs Restaurant in 1917. Source: Library of Congress.
“Ride on the Open Air Elevated” commands the side of this Sixth Avenue El station—an attempt to lure New Yorkers away from the IND underground.
In 1973, smog in New York City was so thick it obscured the George Washington Bridge.
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Coney Island Thunderbolt, 1980s(Photo by Steven Siegel)
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Bushwick in 1982 (you can see the WTC in the background)(Photo by Steven Siegel)
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The Bowery, with Elevated 3rd Ave Line, 1922, LIFE Magazine
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The Mangueira samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Dancers of Uniao da Ilha samba school parade on a huge float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A dog sits in the middle of an empty Times Square during 10-minute civil defense test air raid alert in New York, on April 28, 1961. Besides the dog, only police are visible in the usually bustling area. (AP Photo/Bob Goldberg)
Super-Kamiokande (full name: Super-Kamioka Nucleon Decay Experiments, abbreviated to Super-K) is a neutrino observatory which is under Mount Kamioka near the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The observatory was designed to search for proton decay, study solar and atmospheric neutrinos, and keep watch for supernovas in the Milky Way Galaxy.
A trullo (plural, trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Their style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley, in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia. Trulli were generally constructed as temporary field shelters and storehouses or as permanent dwellings by small proprietors or agricultural labourers. Their golden age was the 19th century.via wikipedia #Architecture #Italy #Trullo #Itria_Valley #Apulia
"Gained merit in battle" reads the epitaph of two of the 231 eminent Shaolin monks honored with shrines in the Pagoda Forest. The number of layers in a shrine reflects a monk's virtue; his bones, and often those of disciples, are buried below.
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Saint Joseph church, Le Havre, Normandy, France
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Neon crosses light the South Korean sky. Government officials say that they are able to only make recommendations to churches about the light despite many complaints from residents. (Matt Douma, For the Los Angeles Times / August 21, 2011)
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The Grotto Spa at Tigh-Na-Mara Parksville (Vancouver Island).
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