🌎 Whittier, Alaska is a city where nearly all 200 residents live in one 14-story building called Begich Towers. The structure also houses a post office, school, and grocery store under the same roof. ✨
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🌎 Whittier, Alaska is a city where nearly all 200 residents live in one 14-story building called Begich Towers. The structure also houses a post office, school, and grocery store under the same roof. ✨
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Mount Augustus in the Australian Outback is the largest rock on earth standing at approximately 717 meters (2,352 feet) high above the surrounding plains and can be seen from almost 100 miles away.
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📍 What is the official language of the world’s largest island?
A) Malagasy
B) Greenlandic
C) English
D) Malay
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Gibraltar is a small territory located on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Spain to the north and sits at the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Europe from Africa. Known for its iconic Rock of Gibraltar, this territory has a unique geographic and cultural identity.
What is the official language of Gibraltar?
• A) Spanish
• B) English
• C) Andalusian Arabic
• D) Portuguese
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🌎 Perched atop a limestone cliff, the Italian town of Civita di Bagnoregio is slowly crumbling away as erosion eats at its base. Only about 12 people reside year-round, and the settlement is accessible by a pedestrian bridge spanning a deep valley. ✨
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The Salzkammergut is a region in Austria, mostly frequented for relaxation vacation, hiking and climbimg.
It stretches from the city of Salzburg eastwards to the Dachstein Mountains.
The historic city of Hallstatt is located in the Salzkammergut, giving name to the Hallstatt culture, the predominant Western and Central European culture of the late Bronze Age from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and early Iron Age from the 8th to 6th centuries BC.
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马夫拉修道院
这么一个朴素小镇Mafra有一个体量那么巨大,有辉煌宏大的皇室行宫和旗舰式修道院组合建筑真是挺奇怪的。怨不得名字不是什么修道院而是Palácio Nacional de Mafra(马夫拉国家宫)。网上找了张小镇与宫殿的照片P1本身就说明了许多,仿佛一个大胖子巨人面对一小群瘦小孱弱的小矮人,如同《修道院纪事》里想表达的一样,皇帝一拍脑袋就建造出了这样一座没什么用处的宫殿(皇室很少住这里,除了来这里狩猎,猎鹿猎野猪P2),背后是多少工匠们的汗水和泪水,“一将功成万骨枯”。没有找到小说里的那个一整块石头做成的阳台,为了运它,建筑它,有多少人白白于葬身车轮之下。但是我看到了漂亮的石头铺就的地面和穹顶P9-10,还是叹为观止。平心而论,这座宫殿比起其他欧洲王室的宫殿来说已经朴素很多,但端着架子的豪华皇室套房P4和朴素修士房间P5.(是另外一种装腔作势,这阴阳怪气是受萨拉马戈影响)组合在一个建筑里还是让人感觉挺莫名其妙的。
其实纯从旅游角度,并不值得单纯为它驱车跑来,但是作为一个文艺青年,是萨拉马戈文学朝圣之旅不可或缺的一站。
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不丹盖勒普国际机场设计
预计2029年建成
Gelephu International Airport, a stunning architectural project by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)
正念之城Mindfulness City
现代建筑设计与当地环境与文化结合得恰到好处
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