david

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Prague, Czech Republic

Hotel Opera

A hot-pink confection of Bohemian Neo-Renaissance style, the Hotel Opera stands in the less touristy Nové Město, or “New Town,” quarter of storied Prague.

Llandudno, United Kingdom

Llandudno Cable Car

Longest aerial cabin lift in the UK, running over one mile from the Happy Valley to the Great Orme Summit.

Havana, Cuba

Hotel Sevilla

This historic hotel was once closely associated with Havana's mafia network.

Dorset, United Kingdom

Corfe Castle Station

This lovingly restored railway station is now home to the Swanage Railway Museum.

Lisbon, Portugal

Ascensor Da Bica

These eye-catching trams have been a popular mode of transport in Lisbon since 1873.

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Glava, Sweden

Grandstand

By the appearance of their grandstand, the team struggled with maintaining the requisite rowdy fan base to boost their morale.

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Parque K. M. Romo Gymnasium

Romolandia is a seventeen-acre amusement park featuring games, rides, and sports facilities, including this stunning basketball court.

Budapest, Hungary

Hungarian Parliament Building

The Hungarian Parliament Building was built after the formation of the three cities of Buda, Obuda, and Pest - to create the capital Budapest.

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Istanbul, Turkey

Cat

Without the cat, Istanbul would lose a part of its soul.

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Taxi

Tokyo's taxi cabs still have a unique feature installed to impress foreigners who visited the city for the 1964 Olympics.

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Singapore, Singapore

Regent Singapore Hotel

Luxury hotel containing art & artifacts integrated into its historic setting along Orchard Road in the Central Area of Singapore.

Jackson Center, Ohio, United States

Airstream Trailer

The Airstream legacy lives on today in a number of ways, as Wally’s company continues innovating in his style, adding a range of enhanced models to the family.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Norway

Pyramiden

Accessible only by sea or snowmobile this former Russian coal-mining village located on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is now a ghost town.

Cape Town, South Africa

Diaz Point Viewfinder

From this serial vantage point on Cape Town's Table Mountain, no matter where you train your gaze, there is something that begs to be magnified.

Vienna, Austria

Amalienbad

Built to encourage personal hygiene and physical fitness at a time when few Viennese residents had their own bathrooms.

Reefton, New Zealand

Reefton Courthouse

Quartz deposits often foretell the nearby presence of gold, as was the case here.

Tokyo, Japan

University of Tokyo

A building grand enough to receive the Japanese emperor on his visits to the capital.

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