360Cities - Panoramic Photography Blog http://blog.360cities.net A blog about the largest gallery of interactive spherical panoramic images on the web. Wed, 16 May 2012 09:13:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 360-cities-bloghttp://feedburner.google.com Abandoned http://blog.360cities.net/abandoned/ http://blog.360cities.net/abandoned/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 12:59:32 +0000 Jan Vrsinsky http://blog.360cities.net/?p=2628

photo by Sven Fennema.

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Carp streamers over Sagamigawa river.
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The view from Cathedral Rock outside the town of Sedona, Arizona. The climb is a little strenuous but well worth the view from the top
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Woolsthorpe Manor is the birthplace and family home of Sir Isaac Newton.  His work on the theory of universal gravitation was inspired by the apple tree in the front yard, which he could view from his upstairs bedroom window.The apple tree, which is surrounded by low skirting, looks more like a large bush now as the result of storm damage.
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Spot on a 'Vihoraški put' hiking trail named 'Ljuska' (Shell).'Vihoraški put' is a hiking trail that winds through a maze of rocky spikes that form a ridge named 'Bijele stijene' (White rocks). Actually there is no a path or a trail in the real sense, but the markings of direction that are painted on rocks and trees, that should be followed. The trail was traced in 1973/74, and it was committed to the hundredth anniversary of Croatian mountaineering.This area is a habitat of the animal species that are rare or extinct in most of the Europe, such as wolves, lynx and brown bears.In 1985. a Strict Nature Reserve was declared for the area of 'Bijele stijene' (White rocks) and 'Samarske stijene' (Pack-saddle rocks).
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 El Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía (en valenciano Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia) es el teatro de la ópera de Valencia (España), y sede de la Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana. Es obra de Santiago Calatrava y forma parte del complejo arquitectónico de la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.Fue inaugurado el 8 de octubre de 2005. La primera ópera se interpretó el 25 de octubre de 2006, eligiéndose para la ocasión Fidelio, de Beethoven.El edificio consta de los siguientes elementos:-Sala principal: tiene una capacidad para 1481 plazas distribuidas entre patio y cuatro niveles de palcos, concebido fundamentalmente para representaciones de ópera. Tristemente viene sufriendo desde su inauguración varios episodios que limitan su uso al 100%. El primero fue la avería de la plataforma principal del escenario con la escenografía de la ópera Don Giovanni en diciembre de 2006. Esto obligó a suspender la última representación de la ópera La Bohème, todas las de La Belle et la Bête,que fue programada en la temporada siguiente, además de tener que replantear la temporada inaugural al completo.-Aula Magistral: tiene una capacidad para 400 personas. Sala destinada a conferencias o conciertos de cámara.-Auditorio: con una capacidad para 1500 espectadores. Cedida oficialmente a la Fundación que gestiona el recinto en la temporada 2007–2008, se trata de un espectacular recinto para multitud de acontecimientos. Desde conciertos de música clásica hasta mítines políticos. Sufrió desde su inauguración graves problemas de aislamiento acústico que provocaban que el ruido exterior traspasase considerablemente la cubierta del edificio y sea audible durante las representaciones, problema que felizmente se ha solucionado con éxito.-Teatro Martín y Soler: edificio adyacente al Palau, con una capacidad para 400 personas. Denominado «Martín y Soler», se destina a teatro, danza y música. Lamentablemente sufrió considerables daños en las inundaciones de 2007 lo que retrasó su inauguración. Por suerte no contaba con equipamiento escénico y el coste de su rehabilitación fue menor de lo que se pudiese esperar. Se inauguró oficialmente con "L'Arbore di Diana", ópera de Martín y Soler, con la valenciana Ofelia Sala en el papel de Diana. Además, contó en el raparto con las valencianas Sandra Ferrández, Silvia Vázquez y Cristina Faus.Wikipedia 
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The amazing Upper Antelope Canyon at the Navajo Nation outside of Page, Arizona. Every room is different and the colors change depending on the time of day and lighting conditions.
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The beautiful vista of the Grand Canyon as seen from Ooh Aah Point on the South Kaibab Trail
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Pohled na Olomouc z horního ochozu věže katedrály svatého Václava. Cestou nahoru mě ohromil osmitunový zvon svatý Václav, na který zvoní manuálně čtyři zvoníci pomocí lan. Je to zážitek...
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Wikipedia: "A castell is a human tower built traditionally in festivals at many locations within Catalonia, Spain. At these festivals, several colles castelleres or teams often succeed in building and dismantling a tower's structure. On November 16, 2010, castells were declared by UNESCO to be amongst the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.The tradition of building castells originated in Valls, near the city of Tarragona, in the southern part of Catalonia towards the end of the 18th century. Later it developed a following in other regions of Catalonia and, since 1981, when the first castell of 9 levels of the 20th century was built, it has become very popular in most of Catalonia and even the Balearic Islands. The only 6 teams that have built complex gamma extra castells are from Valls, Vilafranca del Penedès, Terrassa, Mataró and Tarragona."
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Wikipedia:Das Unterseeboot U-434 stammt aus der U-Bootwerft Krasnoje Sormowo in Nischni Nowgorod und wurde 1976 in nur acht Monaten gebaut. Es wurde in den Dienst der sowjetischen Nordmeerflotte gestellt und blieb bis zum April 2002 im Dienst. Das noch funktionstüchtige U-Boot ist eines der weltweit größten nicht atomgetriebenen U-Boote und wurde überwiegend für Spionageeinsätze genutzt. Aus diesem Grund besitzt es eine sechs Zentimeter dicke Gummibeschichtung, so dass es für Sonar nahezu unsichtbar ist.Laut Museumsbroschüre konnte das Boot bis zu 400 Metern Tiefe tauchen und wurde von drei 1733-PS-Dieselmaschinen, drei 1740-PS-Elektromaschinen und einer Schleichmaschine angetrieben. Es erreichte aufgetaucht eine Geschwindigkeit von 13 Knoten und getaucht von 16 Knoten. Die maximal mögliche Abtauchzeit betrug bei voller Besatzung etwa 3 1/2 Tage.Nachdem es außer Dienst gestellt worden war, kauften es Investoren für eine Million Euro und ließen es nach Hamburg bringen. Der Transport verschlang eine weitere Million. U-434 liegt heute am Fischmarkt (St.Pauli Fischmarkt 10) in unmittelbarer Nähe zu den Landungsbrücken und dient dort als Museumsschiff „U-Bootmuseum Hamburg". Bis zum 15. April 2010 lag das U-Boot in der Hamburger HafenCity (Versmannstr. am Baakenhafen). 
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The Egyptian gallery in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. This gallery is devoted to death and burial customs. Part of a series of virtual tours created by us for the Kemet; the Black Land project, an interactive guide to the museum’s Egyptian antiquities department.
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Pinfold for sheep and goats on a rural holiday a seeing-off of shepherds with flocks on summer pastures in mountains (to «polonyny»). Shepherds show the abilities in control of a flock, to milk a sheep and cheese manufacturing. National actors act with songs and dancings. All regale with national dishes and drink for good luck and health of shepherds. Village Bronka of Irshava district, Zakarpatye region, Ukraine. Spring, May...
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This is a room of an hotel in S. Pedro. As I don't remember its name or proper location, I have located it somewhere in the village.It is made at the old precolumbian stile, in which all the furniture is made of adobe or cement.
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Water trickles down the smooth rock surface of Mt Tennent. This spot can be reached soon after passing Cypress Pine Lookout (if you are coming down the Mt Tennent walking track towards Namadgi Visitors Centre), and then ducking out a short distance to the north of the track on to the rocky surface area.Caution - do not tread on water, it's very, very slippery!
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