Archive for May, 2007
Playboy Mansion
Filed under: California, Celebrity Homes
The Playboy Mansion is the home of Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner. It is one of the most famous homes in the world. It is known for the wild parties that are thrown by Hugh Hefner.
The house sits on 5 acres of land and is valued at approximately $50 million. It has 22 rooms and includes the following amenities: private zoo and aviary, tennis courts, waterfall, game room, wine cellar and large pool area (including the famous grotto that can be seen above).
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St. Marks Basilica
Filed under: Italy, Religious
St. Marks Basilica (Basilica di San Marco a Venezia) is a Byzantine style church located in Venice, Italy. The church was originally built in 832 and has been rebuilt numerous times. It is known as the “Church of Gold” because of it’s status of Venice’s wealth and power.
You can also see the St. Marks Bell Tower above. It was built in the ninth-century. It collapsed in 1902 because of structural ”repairs” and was rebuilt by 1910.
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Washington Monument
Filed under: Monuments, Washington D.C.
The Washington Monument is an obelisk that is located at the western end of the National Mall. It is a memorial to first U.S. President George Washington.
Construction was started in 1848 and was completed in 1884. It stands at over 555 feet tall and is visited by more than 800,000 visitors per year.
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Bill Gates’ House
Filed under: Celebrity Homes, Washington
Bill Gates’ House overlooks Lake Washington in Medina, Washington. The house is 50,000 square feet on an over 5 acre lot. It has 4 stories and contains 8 bathrooms. Construction of the house took seven years. The assessed tax value of the house is $125 million and it pays close to $1 million a year in property taxes.
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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Filed under: Casinos, Florida, Hotels
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is located in Hollywood, FL. It is operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It is now best known as the location where Anna Nicole Smith was found dead in her hotel room. The Casino only offers slot machines and low-stakes poker. There are no table games.
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Hoover Dam
Filed under: Landmarks, Nevada, Structures
The Hoover Dam is located on Colorado River on the border between Arizona and Nevada. It is named after former U.S. President Herbert Hoover. The reservoir that is created by the dame is Lake Mead. The Hoover Dam was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1985. U.S. Route 93 runs on the top of the dam. On one side of the dam it is the Pacific Time Zone and on the other it is the Mountain Time Zone.
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