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| |  | Cruquius Steam-driven pumping station
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Following the storms if 1836, plans to drain the Lake Haarlemmermeer near Amsterdam were made. Three steam-driven pumping stations pumped the lake dry more...within three years. In 1852 preparations could be made for using the new land. The other pumping stations were modernized. Cruquius became redundant. The steam-driven pumping station became a museum in 1932. It is one of the oldest examples of industrial history in the Netherlands. less
Added: Mar 24, 08
Views: 122
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|  | London River Boat Tour
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London River Boat Tour with pictures of the city, with Tower bridge, the City, Cleopatra's Needle, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses or Parliament. more...Experience the sights and splendor of London.
The River Thames is the longest river entirely in England, rising officially at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flowing into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. It has a special significance in flowing through London.
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name. The first Westminster Bridge was a stone bridge that opened in 1750. It was the second bridge to be built across the Thames in the then built-up area of London, breaking the monopoly of the ancient London Bridge. The current bridge opened in 1862. It is a seven-arch wrought iron bridge, which has gothic detailing by Charles Barry.
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom meet to conduct their business. less
Added: Mar 22, 08
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| |  | Historical tramway Open-air Museum Arnhem
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In 2005 the museum was voted European Museum of the Year. Since 1996, various old trams have been running in the Museum Park at the Netherlands Open-air more...Museum. Historic trams, some of which are accessible to wheel chair users, will take you around the entire park of the Open-air Museum in Arnhem. less
Added: Mar 21, 08
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|  | Tramway Open-air Museum Arnhem 2
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A driver and a guard occupy each tram in the historic Open-air Museum in Arnhem. The guard does not sell tickets, because visitors of the Open-air Museum more...do not have to pay on the tram. Because the average age of the tram crew lies above the sixty years, the museum needs new volunteers. less
Added: Mar 21, 08
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| |  | Oxford Christ Church College
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Christ Church College is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and, at the same time, the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. more...Christ Church was the setting for Hogwarts Dining Hall in the J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter movies. less
Added: Nov 17, 07
Views: 215
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|  | Warwick Castle
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Warwick Castle lies in the town of Warwick of the English county of Warwickshire. In 1978, Warwick Castle was sold to Tussauds, a large visitor attraction more...business. Tussauds performed extensive restorations to the castle and grounds in addition to opening its gates to the public. The castle today is a popular tourist attraction and attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world. less
Added: Nov 17, 07
Views: 174
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| |  | Blenheim Palace
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Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. The construction of Blenheim was originally intended more...to be a gift to John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough from a grateful nation in return for military triumph against the French and Germans. Blenheim Palace is also notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The life and times of Winston Churchill are commemorated by a permanent exhibition in the suite of rooms of the palace in which he was born. less
Added: Aug 30, 07
Views: 199
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|  | Cirencester
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Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles northwest of London. Cirencester is the largest town in Cotswold District and lies more...on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames. less
Added: Aug 29, 07
Views: 75
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| | |  | Schuttersfeest St. Remigius
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Schuttersfeest van het Gilde St. Remigius in Duiven: De houten vogel wordt uit de kooi geschoten. Op de achtergrond hoort u het geluid van de kermis, more...die ter gelegenheid van dit feest wordt gehouden. less
Added: Jun 11, 07
Views: 125
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| |  | Kasteel Rosendael
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Kasteel en park Rosendael liggen in de bosrijke omgeving te noorden van Velp en ten oosten van Arnhem in het plaatsje Rozendaal. Kasteel Rosendael is more...een van oorsprong laat Middeleeuws kasteel, dat door de heren van Gelre werd gebouwd. De donjon is oorspronkelijk zo'n 25 meter hoog geweest, en heeft een diameter van 16 meter. Bezoek ook http://www.AbsoluteFacts.nl voor meer informatie over kastelen en geschiedenis. less
Added: Jun 11, 07
Views: 198
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|  | Kermis Duiven
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Kermis in Duiven met draaimolen ter gelegenheid van het Schuttersfeest van het Gilde St. Remigius
Added: Jun 11, 07
Views: 128
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