The Brandenburg Gate is one of the main symbols of Berlin, Germany. It is the only remaining gate through which one could enter Berlin while the Berlin Wall was standing. In 1987, Ronald Reagan made his famous speech which he directed to Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev.

The original Globe Theater opened in London in 1599 and was destroyed by fire in 1613.  It was rebuilt in 1614 and closed in 1642.

The new theater was built in 1997 and is about 200 yards from the location of the original.  It is the first building in London allowed to have a thatched roof since the Great Fire of London in 1666.

The Clock Tower, which is widely known as Big Ben, is located at the Northeastern end of the Houses of Parliament in London.  It has become a worldwide symbol for London and the United Kingdom.

The hour hand on each clock face is 9 feet long and the minute hand is 14 feet long.

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.

The Trevi Fountain is the largest of the Baroque fountains in the city of Rome, Italy.  Construction on the fountain started in 1732 and was completed by 1762.  It was refurbished in 1998.

Legend has it that throwing three coins over one’s left shoulder into the Trevi Fountain leads to luck.  Over 3,000 Euros are thrown in the fountain each day and is collected at night.

There is a smaller replica of the fountain located outside the Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Space Needle is a tower located in Seattle, Washington.   It was built for the 1962 World’s Fair.  The Space Needle contains an observation deck which is located 520 feet above the ground and the SkyCity Restaurant at 500 feet.

The Monte-Carlo Casino is located in the principality of Monaco.  It was built in 1878 by Charles Garnier, who also built the opera house in Paris.

Unisphere is a 140-foot high steel globe found in Flushing Meadows park in Queens, New York.  It was built for the 1964/65 World’s Fair.  It was donated by the United States Steel Corporation.  It has been used as a back-drop for many TV shows and movies including Men in Black, The King of Queens and The Amazing Race 1. 

The Coit Tower is located atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.  It was built to “beautify” the city with funds donated by Lillie Hitchcock Coit.  It is 210 feet tall and is made of concrete.

The Ponte Vecchio (Italian for Old Bridge) dates back to the 14th century.  It spans the Arno river in Florence and is filled with shops.  It is said that the concept of bankruptcy originated on the Ponte Vecchio.  When a merchant could not pay his debts, the table where he sold his items (“banco”) was broken (“rotto”) by soldiers.

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island.  Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor just of the New Jersey coast.  It is within viewing distance of the Statue of Liberty.  The original 3.3 acre island now stands at 27.5 acres through expansion by the use of landfill.

The Temple of Saturn is located in the western end of the Forum Romanum (Roman Forum).  It was built as a monument to the agricultural deity Saturn.  It has the oldest surviving foundation in the area and dates back to approximately 500 BC.  It was used as a storage place the Roman Emperor’s gold and silver.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the second-oldest suriving automobile race track in the world behind the Milwaukee Mile.  It is home to the Indy Racing League’s Indianaplis 500  and NASCAR’s Brickyard 400.

Pictured above is the start/finish line which has a three-foot wide line of bricks.  The track used to be all bricks until it was converted to asphalt.

The White House is the official residence and workplace for the President of the United States of America.  The address of the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C.  The property is owned and maintened by the National Park Service.  Construction was started in 1792 and completed in 1800.  Since then it has undergone many renovations including reconstruction after it was gutted by fire in 1814 during the War of 1812.

For security reasons, the images seen through mapping sites are blurred.

The famous Hollywood Sign is located on Mt. Lee in Hollywood, California.  Each letter is 50 feet all.  The original sign used to read “HOLLYWOODLAND.”

The Doge’s Palace is a gothic palace in Venice (Italian Palazzo Ducale di Venezia). The current palace was largely constructed from 1309 to 1424 on 9th century origins, designed perhaps by Filippo Calendario. Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon created the so-called Porta della Carta, a monumental late-gothic gate on the Piazzetta side of the palace.

Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London and is sometimes mistakenly called London Bridge, which is the next bridge upstream. The bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the Corporation of London.

The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is a giant amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome. Originally capable of seating 45,000–50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It was built on a site just east of the Roman Forum, with construction starting between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian. The amphitheatre, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian’s reign.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply The Tower of Pisa (La Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa. It is situated behind the Cathedral and it is the third structure in Pisa’s Campo dei Miracoli (field of Miracles).

Although intended to stand vertically, the tower began leaning to the southeast soon after the onset of construction in 1173 due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift.

The Basilica of Saint Peter, officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and colloquially called Saint Peter’s Basilica, ranks second among the four major basilicas of Rome (St John Lateran, St Peter’s, Santa Maria Maggiore and St Paul outside the Walls). It is the most prominent building inside the Vatican City. Its dome is also a dominant feature of the Roman skyline.