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Horizon Observatory, Germany | Rating: 6.20 |
| In the process of reclamation of slag heaps of the Ruhr region, the largest of them was turned into a thematic, astronomical park. The central object of the park is the Horizon Observatory (Horizontobservatorium). The construction was built in 2008 at an altitude of 152 meters, read more... |
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Slag Heap Haniel, Germany | Rating: 6.20 |
| Slag Heap Haniel is the highest elevation in the Ruhr region. It consists of two parts: the southern part has been turned into a landscape park, while the northern one continues to be used by Prosper Haniel Coal Mine. From the top there is a view of the entire Ruhr region. On a warm summer evening this is an excellent place to meet the sunset, read more... |
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Tower of Pisa, Italy | Rating: 6.00 |
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the symbols of Italy and Europe. It had been built for a ..., read more... |
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Viking Castle Fyrkat, Denmark | Rating: 5.80 |
| You can find quite a lot of different tourist facilities dedicated to the Vikings in Scandinavia. The most common are longhouses and circular fortresses, read more... |
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Afsluitdijk dam, Netherlands | Rating: 5.80 |
| The 30-km Afsluitdijk dam was built in 1927-1933 as a part of "Zuiderzee" project, read more... |
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Fairytale Castle of Agrili, Greece | Rating: 5.60 |
| On the coast of the Ionian Sea at the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese there is a rather unusual structure - the Fairy-tale castle of Agrili, read more... |
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Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany | Rating: 5.00 |
Buchenwald concentration camp was established in 1937 near Weimar, the cultural capital of Germany. Initially the camp was used to ..., read more... |
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Vidraru Dam, Romania | Rating: 4.80 |
| The Vidraru dam is located in the southern part of Romania's most beautiful road - Transfagarash. Its construction was fraught with great difficulties, about 80 workers died during five years (1961 - 1966), read more... |
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