Posts Tagged With: Picture of the Week

Travel Tuesday photo: Copenhagen Opera House

The opera house in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Travel Tuesday photo: Bust of Thomas Jefferson

A Bust of Thomas Jefferson that was at the Declaration House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The museum is currently closed for renovation.

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Travel Tuesday photo: Hungarian Parliament Building

The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest on the Pest side of the Danube as seen from the Fisherman’s Bastion on the Buda side. More photos from Budapest and Hungary coming in the next few months!

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Travel Tuesday photo: New Zealand Moa Statue

A statue of a New Zealand Moa in Queenstown, New Zealand. Now extinct, it was the world’s tallest bird at 3 meters. A single egg had the same capacity as 90 chicken eggs!

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Travel Tuesday photo: Detail of the Obelisk of Theodosius

Detail of some of the writing on the Obelisk of Theodosius in the Hippodrome in Istanbul, Turkey. Erected during the reign of Theodosius in 390 AD, it was created for the tomb of Egyptian King Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC).

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Travel Tuesday photo: Venus de Milo

Venus de Milo at The Louvre in Paris, France. The statue dates from 150-100 BC and is by Alexandros of Antioch.

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Travel Tuesday photo: Detail of the ceiling of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Passau, Germany

Detail of the ceiling of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Passau, Germany. When visiting old churches, be sure to always look up!

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Travel Tuesday photo: The New Sheridan Hotel in Telluride, Colorado, USA

The New Sheridan Hotel in Telluride, Colorado, USA. The original Sheridan hotel burned in 1893 so the New Sheridan was built beside it in 1895.

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Travel Tuesday photo: A Reconstructed Cannon Atop Akershus Fortress

A reconstructed cannon atop Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway

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Travel Tuesday photo: Japan’s Oldest Temple

Senso-ji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, Japan and is dedicated to Kannon

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