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Ziggurats, Towers and Spires

 
 
vonny
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jan, 2014 02:38 pm
Leela Palace, Bangalore, India

http://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/asia/india/leela-palace-kempinski-bangalore-bangalore-india/_jcr_content/par/cn_contentwell/par-main/cn_colctrl/par-col1/cn_features_containe/cn_manual_feature_0/cn_image_0.size.leela-palace-kempinski-bangalore-bangalore-india-108556-1.jpg
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vonny
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jan, 2014 02:38 pm
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vonny
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jan, 2014 02:39 pm
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vonny
 
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vonny
 
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Reply Thu 30 Jan, 2014 02:39 pm
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saab
 
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Reply Fri 31 Jan, 2014 12:36 pm
Frederiksborg Palace or Frederiksborg Castle (Danish: Frederiksborg Slot) is a palace in Hillerød, Denmark. It was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV and is now a museum of national history. The palace is located on three small islands in the middle of Palace Lake (Slotsøen) and is adjoined by a large formal garden in the Baroque style.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/--xB92bbxdg0/SmQ5k3-ND6I/AAAAAAAAAnU/TZzmYWjFmnc/hillerod03.jpg
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vonny
 
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Reply Fri 31 Jan, 2014 04:07 pm
Taj Mahal, India

http://www.traveltourismblog.com/images/India-taj-mahal.jpg
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saab
 
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Reply Sat 1 Feb, 2014 07:34 am
Glückstadt was founded in 1617 on the marsh lands along the Elbe by the Duke of Holstein, King Christian IV of Denmark, who had levees and fortifications built as well as a ducal residence. Its name translates to English literally as "Luck City" or "Fortune City".
The Town hall

http://www.rassekaninchen-zuchtverein-u35.de/RKZV_U35/Glueckstadt_Rathaus%281%29.jpg
vonny
 
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Reply Sun 2 Feb, 2014 03:51 pm
Chittaugarh, Rajasthan, India.

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/1970073.jpg
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 2 Feb, 2014 03:57 pm
@saab,
Neat building, symmetrical but also rather fanciful.
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saab
 
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Reply Mon 3 Feb, 2014 01:13 am
he Church of Holmen (Danish: Holmens Kirke) is a church in central Copenhagen in Denmark, on the street called Holmens Kanal. First built as an anchor forge in 1563, it was converted into a naval church by Christian IV. It is famous for having hosted the wedding between Margrethe II of Denmark, current queen of Denmark, and Prince Henrik in 1967. It is the burial site of such notabilities as naval heroes Niels Juel and Peter Tordenskjold, and composer Niels Wilhelm Gade,[1] and contains artwork by, among others, Bertel Thorvaldsen and Karel van Mander.

Another one of Christian IV´s buildings

http://www.venitap.com/Genealogy/Histories/Larsen/HolmensKirke.jpg
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vonny
 
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Reply Mon 3 Feb, 2014 03:30 pm
Bangalore Palace

http://cdn.touristlink.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bangalore-palace1.jpg
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Reply Sat 8 Feb, 2014 05:35 pm
Winter at Versailles!

By Andrei Dorian
https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/1619459_10151949044433297_1253998206_n.jpg
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Reply Sat 8 Feb, 2014 05:55 pm
NEUWERK ( New Work ) - in the Elbe River - about 100 miles upstream from Hamburg - Germany

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Since the Elbe river was vital to the Hanseatic League's member Hamburg, in 1299 a 35 meter tower was built as lighthouse and protection against pirates. The lighthouse existing today was built between 1367 and 1369 after a fire destroyed the earlier one. It is Hamburg's oldest existing building as well as Hamburg's last fortification.


today ...

       http://www.leuchtturm-atlas.de/PIC/Neuwer.jpg

walking back to the mainland ( Cuxhaven ) through the mudflats ...

  http://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/1928562/data/25-neuwerk-hamburg-mitte.jpg
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hamburgboy
 
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Reply Sat 8 Feb, 2014 07:28 pm
Boudanath Stupa in Nepal

        http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stupa_in_bodnath.jpg/800px-Stupa_in_bodnath.jpg
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RexRed
 
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Reply Sat 8 Feb, 2014 08:27 pm
towers = answers
vonny
 
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Reply Sun 9 Feb, 2014 05:30 am
@RexRed,
http://4pics1word-answers.com/wp-content/uploads/featured_image/4-pics-1-word-answers-0299.jpg
saab
 
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Reply Sun 9 Feb, 2014 05:40 am
Again something buildt by Kristian IV
Kastellet, located in Copenhagen, Denmark is one of the best preserved star fortresses in Northern Europe. It is constructed in the form of a pentagram with bastions at its corners. Kastellet was continuous with the ring of bastioned ramparts which used to encircle Copenhagen but of which only the ramparts of Christianshavn remain today.

A number of buildings are located within the grounds of Kastellet, including a church as well as a windmill. The area houses various military activities but its mainly serves as a public park and a historic site.

http://www.apmollerfonde.dk/media/38592/2011-09-28_kastellet_luftfoto.jpg

https://cdn2.gbot.me/photos/Lm/aH/1284783759/Kastellet__Kastellholmen-Kastellet-3000000018902-500x375.jpg
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vonny
 
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Reply Sun 9 Feb, 2014 09:54 am
Tribune Tower, Michigan Avenue, Chicago

http://www.ancientromerefocused.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tribune_tower_top2_lge.jpg
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RexRed
 
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Reply Sat 22 Feb, 2014 07:38 pm
Kiev Monastery
http://i0.huffpost.com/gen/1634946/thumbs/n-ST-MICHAELS-large570.jpg
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