21 ФОТО. Свежий взгляд на #место с помощью Google Earth.
21 спутниковая фотографий Земли - свежий взгляд. https://www.facebook.com/groups/603176293124908/ #место
Мир выглядит по-другому, если смотреть сверху. Раньше, только астронавты и космонавты во время полета могли видеть Землю именно такой с орбиты. Этот опыт вдохновил Бенджамина Гранта для запуска обзор, онлайн проект, который пытается, в полной мере оценить красоту и сложность вещей созданных природой и тех, что создали люди, а так же того, что люди разрушили, что было на нашей планете.
1. Arc de Triomphe - Paris, France 48.8738°N 2.2950°E
Image Courtesy of Benjamin Grant/Google Earth/Digital Globe
The Arc de Triomphe is located at the center of twelve radiating avenues in Paris, France. Because of numerous delays, including the abdication of Napoleon, construction of the monument took nearly 30 years to complete.
2. Bondi Beach - Sydney, Australia 33°53′28″S 151°16′40″E
Overview of Bondi Beach in Sydney. One of the city’s most popular destinations, the beach gets its name from the Aboriginal word “Bondi” that means waves breaking over rocks.
3. Het Loo Palace - Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 52.234167°N 5.945833°E
Het Loo Palace is located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. “The Great Garden,” situated behind the residence, follows the general Baroque landscape design formula: perfect symmetry, axial layout with radiating gravel walks, parterres with fountains, basins, and statues.
4. Stelvio Pass - Italy 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E
The Stelvio Pass is a road in northern Italy that is the highest paved roadway in the Eastern Alps with an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. Only accessible in the summer months (June-September), the road and its 75 hairpin turns are sometimes scaled during the famous Giro d’Italia cycling race.
5. Magdeburg Water Bridge - Germany 52°13′51″N 11°42′05″E
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in central Germany. As the largest bridge of its kind in Europe, it spans the Elbe River to directly connect two canals, allowing large commercial ships to pass between the Rhineland and Berlin without having to descend into and then out of the Elbe. The structure was built with 24,000 tons of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete.
6. Rice Terraces - Yuanyang, China 23°09′32″N 102°44′41″E
For the past 1300 years, the Hani people of Yuanyang County, China have cultivated spectacular, terraced rice paddies on mountainsides.
7. Dubai Interchange - United Arab Emirates 25.055363303°, 55.248780015°
A whirlpool interchange connects three major roads by the Miracle Garden in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When construction of this junction began in 2006, Dubai contained 30,000 industrial cranes - 25% of all cranes on the planet.
8. Mount Taranaki - North Island, New Zealand 39°17′47″S 174°03′53″E
Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is an active stratovolcano on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. A change in vegetation is sharply delineated between the national forest that encircles the volcano and the surrounding land comprised of intensively-farmed dairy pastures.
9. Olive Tree Plantation - Córdoba, Spain 37.263212022°, -4.552271206°
An olive tree plantation covers the hills of Córdoba, Spain. Approximately 90% of all harvested olives are turned in to oil, while the 10% are eaten as table olives.
10. Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, USA 37°49′11″N 122°28′43″W
The Golden Gate Bridge is a 1.7 mile (2.7 km) long suspension bridge in San Francisco, California that spans the Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The bridge’s signature color, known as “international orange”, was selected to complement its natural surroundings and enhance its visibility in fog.
11. Norfolk Coal Train Depot - Virginia, USA 36.875248962°, -76.320259862°
Train cars filled with coal are stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Operated by the Norfolk Southern corporation, Lamberts Point Pier 6 is the largest coal-loading station in the Northern Hemisphere and serves at the temporary depot for the company’s fleet of 23,000 coal cars.
12. Port of Rotterdam - The Netherlands 51.8850°N 4.2867°E
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe covering 105 square kilometers.
13. Fishing Nets - Quanzhou, China 24.61815, 118.504629
Floating fishing nets are visible in the waters of Quanzhou, China.
14. Durrat al Bahrain - Bahrain 25°50′17″N 50°36′18″E
Durrat Al Bahrain will consist of 15 connected, artificial islands (including six atolls, five fish-shaped, and two crescent-shaped). Construction costs are estimated at $6 billion and the project is slated for completion in mid-2015.
15. Brasilia, Brazil 15°47′56″S 47°52′00″W
Вrasília was founded as the new capital of #Brazil on April 21, 1960. Brasília’s urban plan - resembling an airplane from above - was developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location.
16. Burning Man - Nevada, USA 40°47′13″N 119°12′16″W
Burning Man is a week-long, annual event held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, USA. Drawing more than 65,000 participants in 2014, the event is described as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance. The developed part of Black Rock City, the temporary residence of the campers, is arranged as a series of concentric streets with the “Man Sculpture” and his supporting complex at the center.
17. Ships in Singapore 1.264°N 103.840°E
Cargo ships and tankers - some weighing up to 300,000 tons - wait outside the entry to the Port of Singapore. The facility is the world’s second-busiest port in terms of total tonnage, shipping a fifth of the world’s cargo containers and half of the world’s annual supply of crude oil.
18. Amazon Deforestation - Brazil, 5°40′S 52°44′W,
Clearcutting operations in the Amazon Rainforest of Para, Brazil branch out from one of the state’s central roads.
19. Tulip Fields - Lisse, The Netherlands, 52.273961460°, 4.554789725°,
Vibrant tulip fields sprawl across the landscape in Lisse, Netherlands.
20. Palmanova, Italy, 45°54′19.45″N 13°18′35.92″E,
Palmanova, located in northeastern Italy, is famous for its concentric fortress plan known as a star fort. The rings that surround the town were completed in 1593, 1690, and 1813.
21. Turbine Interchange - Florida, USA, 30.253047949°, -81.516204357°,
A turbine interchange connects the SR 9A and SR 202 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Also known as a whirlpool interchange, this structure consists of left-turning ramps sweeping around a center interchange, thereby creating a spiral pattern of right-hand traffic. This type of junction is rarely built, due to the vast amount land that is required to construct the sweeping roads.
Categories: ARCHITECTURE, BEST OF, LISTS, NATURE, SPACE, #TRAVEL Tags: · #место #satellite #worldtour
Мир выглядит по-другому, если смотреть сверху. Раньше, только астронавты и космонавты во время полета могли видеть Землю именно такой с орбиты. Этот опыт вдохновил Бенджамина Гранта для запуска обзор, онлайн проект, который пытается, в полной мере оценить красоту и сложность вещей созданных природой и тех, что создали люди, а так же того, что люди разрушили, что было на нашей планете.
1. Arc de Triomphe - Paris, France 48.8738°N 2.2950°E
Image Courtesy of Benjamin Grant/Google Earth/Digital Globe
The Arc de Triomphe is located at the center of twelve radiating avenues in Paris, France. Because of numerous delays, including the abdication of Napoleon, construction of the monument took nearly 30 years to complete.
2. Bondi Beach - Sydney, Australia 33°53′28″S 151°16′40″E
Overview of Bondi Beach in Sydney. One of the city’s most popular destinations, the beach gets its name from the Aboriginal word “Bondi” that means waves breaking over rocks.
3. Het Loo Palace - Apeldoorn, The Netherlands 52.234167°N 5.945833°E
Het Loo Palace is located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. “The Great Garden,” situated behind the residence, follows the general Baroque landscape design formula: perfect symmetry, axial layout with radiating gravel walks, parterres with fountains, basins, and statues.
4. Stelvio Pass - Italy 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E
The Stelvio Pass is a road in northern Italy that is the highest paved roadway in the Eastern Alps with an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. Only accessible in the summer months (June-September), the road and its 75 hairpin turns are sometimes scaled during the famous Giro d’Italia cycling race.
5. Magdeburg Water Bridge - Germany 52°13′51″N 11°42′05″E
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in central Germany. As the largest bridge of its kind in Europe, it spans the Elbe River to directly connect two canals, allowing large commercial ships to pass between the Rhineland and Berlin without having to descend into and then out of the Elbe. The structure was built with 24,000 tons of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete.
6. Rice Terraces - Yuanyang, China 23°09′32″N 102°44′41″E
For the past 1300 years, the Hani people of Yuanyang County, China have cultivated spectacular, terraced rice paddies on mountainsides.
7. Dubai Interchange - United Arab Emirates 25.055363303°, 55.248780015°
A whirlpool interchange connects three major roads by the Miracle Garden in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When construction of this junction began in 2006, Dubai contained 30,000 industrial cranes - 25% of all cranes on the planet.
8. Mount Taranaki - North Island, New Zealand 39°17′47″S 174°03′53″E
Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is an active stratovolcano on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. A change in vegetation is sharply delineated between the national forest that encircles the volcano and the surrounding land comprised of intensively-farmed dairy pastures.
9. Olive Tree Plantation - Córdoba, Spain 37.263212022°, -4.552271206°
An olive tree plantation covers the hills of Córdoba, Spain. Approximately 90% of all harvested olives are turned in to oil, while the 10% are eaten as table olives.
10. Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, USA 37°49′11″N 122°28′43″W
The Golden Gate Bridge is a 1.7 mile (2.7 km) long suspension bridge in San Francisco, California that spans the Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide channel between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The bridge’s signature color, known as “international orange”, was selected to complement its natural surroundings and enhance its visibility in fog.
11. Norfolk Coal Train Depot - Virginia, USA 36.875248962°, -76.320259862°
Train cars filled with coal are stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. Operated by the Norfolk Southern corporation, Lamberts Point Pier 6 is the largest coal-loading station in the Northern Hemisphere and serves at the temporary depot for the company’s fleet of 23,000 coal cars.
12. Port of Rotterdam - The Netherlands 51.8850°N 4.2867°E
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe covering 105 square kilometers.
13. Fishing Nets - Quanzhou, China 24.61815, 118.504629
Floating fishing nets are visible in the waters of Quanzhou, China.
14. Durrat al Bahrain - Bahrain 25°50′17″N 50°36′18″E
Durrat Al Bahrain will consist of 15 connected, artificial islands (including six atolls, five fish-shaped, and two crescent-shaped). Construction costs are estimated at $6 billion and the project is slated for completion in mid-2015.
15. Brasilia, Brazil 15°47′56″S 47°52′00″W
Вrasília was founded as the new capital of #Brazil on April 21, 1960. Brasília’s urban plan - resembling an airplane from above - was developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956 in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location.
16. Burning Man - Nevada, USA 40°47′13″N 119°12′16″W
Burning Man is a week-long, annual event held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, USA. Drawing more than 65,000 participants in 2014, the event is described as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance. The developed part of Black Rock City, the temporary residence of the campers, is arranged as a series of concentric streets with the “Man Sculpture” and his supporting complex at the center.
17. Ships in Singapore 1.264°N 103.840°E
Cargo ships and tankers - some weighing up to 300,000 tons - wait outside the entry to the Port of Singapore. The facility is the world’s second-busiest port in terms of total tonnage, shipping a fifth of the world’s cargo containers and half of the world’s annual supply of crude oil.
18. Amazon Deforestation - Brazil, 5°40′S 52°44′W,
Clearcutting operations in the Amazon Rainforest of Para, Brazil branch out from one of the state’s central roads.
19. Tulip Fields - Lisse, The Netherlands, 52.273961460°, 4.554789725°,
Vibrant tulip fields sprawl across the landscape in Lisse, Netherlands.
20. Palmanova, Italy, 45°54′19.45″N 13°18′35.92″E,
Palmanova, located in northeastern Italy, is famous for its concentric fortress plan known as a star fort. The rings that surround the town were completed in 1593, 1690, and 1813.
21. Turbine Interchange - Florida, USA, 30.253047949°, -81.516204357°,
A turbine interchange connects the SR 9A and SR 202 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Also known as a whirlpool interchange, this structure consists of left-turning ramps sweeping around a center interchange, thereby creating a spiral pattern of right-hand traffic. This type of junction is rarely built, due to the vast amount land that is required to construct the sweeping roads.
Categories: ARCHITECTURE, BEST OF, LISTS, NATURE, SPACE, #TRAVEL Tags: · #место #satellite #worldtour