Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls
The Rainbow Bridge at
Niagara Falls is
an international steel arch bridge across the Niagara
River gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It
is 950 feet long. It was opened on November 1, 1941. It
connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New
York, United
States (to the east), and Niagara
Falls, Ontario, Canada
(west).
Image of Rainbow Bridge at
Niagara Falls
Image of Rainbow Bridge at
Niagara Falls
Image of Rainbow Bridge at
Niagara Falls
Image of Rainbow Bridge at
Niagara Falls
Image of Rainbow Bridge at
Niagara Falls
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is
a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten
Island and Brooklyn in
New York City at
the Narrows,
the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower
bay.
Image of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Image of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Image of Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Brussels–Charleroi Canal
The Brussels–Charleroi Canal,
also known as the Charleroi Canal is
an important canal in Belgium. It
runs from Charleroi in
the south to Brussels in
the north. The Ronquières inclined plane is the most remarkable feature of the
canal.
Image of Brussels–Charleroi Canal
Image of Brussels–Charleroi Canal
Friday, 3 August 2012
CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Downtown
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its height is 553.33 metres. It was completed in
1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest
tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of Burj
Khalifa and Canton Tower in 2010 and Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It attracts more
than two million international visitors annually. In 1995, the CN Tower
was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American
Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great
Towers, where it holds second-place ranking.
Image of CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Lightning on CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Image of CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Image of CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Image of CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Image of CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Olympic Stadium 2012, London
The Olympic Stadium 2012 is in Stratford, London, England. It is located
at Marshgate Lane in London's Stratford district in the Lower Lea Valley. The
stadium has a capacity of 80,000. It is the third-largest stadium in England
behind Wembley Stadium and Twickenham Stadium. Construction of the stadium was
started on 22 May 2008.
Image of Olympic Stadium 2012 London
Image of under construction Olympic Stadium 2012 London
Image of Olympic Stadium 2012 London
A beautiful view of Olympic Stadium 2012 London
An aerial view of Olympic Stadium 2012 London at night
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Verzasca Dam, Switzerland
The Verzasca Dam, also known as the Contra dam and the Locarno Dam, is
an arch dam on the Verzasca River, Switzerland. It was constructed between 1960
and 1965. in Val Verzasca, Switzerland.
It supports a 105 MW hydroelectric power station. It is the fourth tallest dam
in Switzerland. The dam became a popular bungee jumping venue after a James
Bond stuntman jumped off it in the opening scene of the 1995 film Golden Eye. The
dam owners started to lease access to the dam, soon after Golden Eye was released,
to a commercial bungee jump operator. According to the operator, over 10,000
people have jumped the 220 m (720 ft) from the dam.
Image of Verzasca Dam Switzerland
Bungee Jump from Verzasca Dam Switzerland
Image of Verzasca Dam Switzerland
Bungee Jump from Verzasca Dam Switzerland
Bungee Jump from Verzasca Dam Switzerland
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