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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Cockburn St, Old Town. Created 1856 to connect the Royal Mile to Waverley Station, and named for lawyer & judge Henry, Lord Cockburn.

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  • Princes St, Edinburgh

    Princes St, Edinburgh

    Princes St, Edinburgh

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  • Palm House (1858), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh<br />
Palm House (1858), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

    Palm House (1858), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
    Palm House (1858), Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    The Princes St Gardens, and the Parish Church of St Cuthbert.

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  • Queen Mary's Bath House, Edinburgh

    Queen Mary's Bath House, Edinburgh

    Queen Mary's Bath House. Supposedly where Mary, Queen of Scots, used to bathe in sweet white wine; though it is more likely that it was used as a summer pavilion or dovecot.

    Once attached to the wall surrounding the Royal Privy Garden.

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  • Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

    Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

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  • Festival, Edinburgh<br />
Festival, Edinburgh

    Festival, Edinburgh
    Festival, Edinburgh

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  • Prague, Czech Republic

    Prague, Czech Republic

    Charles Bridge, started 1357.

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  • Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia<br />
Spiš Castle.

    Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia
    Spiš Castle.

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  • Backgammon, Turkey

    Backgammon, Turkey

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  • Istanbul, Turkey

    Istanbul, Turkey

    Father and Child.

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  • Gallipoli, Turkey

    Gallipoli, Turkey

    Landing site for the Gallipoli Campaign (aka 'Dardanelles Campaign', 'Battle of Gallipoli' or 'Battle of Çanakkale’), now known as ‘Anzac Cove’.

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  • Gallipoli, Turkey

    Gallipoli, Turkey

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  • Bergama, Turkey<br />
The "Red Basilica" in the ancient city of Pergamon, now Bergama.

    Bergama, Turkey
    The "Red Basilica" in the ancient city of Pergamon, now Bergama.

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  • Bergama, Turkey<br />
Sanctuary of Asclepius.

    Bergama, Turkey
    Sanctuary of Asclepius.

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  • Selçuk, Turkey<br />
Library of Celsus, Ephesus.

    Selçuk, Turkey
    Library of Celsus, Ephesus.

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  • Selçuk, Turkey<br />
Ephesus.

    Selçuk, Turkey
    Ephesus.

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  • Salt pools, Pamukkale, Turkey

    Salt pools, Pamukkale, Turkey

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  • Kale, Turkey<br />
Lycian Rock Tombs.

    Kale, Turkey
    Lycian Rock Tombs.

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  • Cappadocia, Turkey

    Cappadocia, Turkey

    Houses carved in volcanic rock.

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  • Selçuk, Turkey

    Selçuk, Turkey

    Ephesus.

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  • Pamukkale, Turkey<br />
The ancient city of Hierapolis.

    Pamukkale, Turkey
    The ancient city of Hierapolis.

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  • Hartley Vale, Blue Mountains, Australia<br />
Hartley Court House [1837]. Designed by the colonial architect Mortimer Lewis.

    Hartley Vale, Blue Mountains, Australia
    Hartley Court House [1837]. Designed by the colonial architect Mortimer Lewis.

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  • St John’s Anglican Church, Wilberforce<br />
Designed by Edmund Thomas Blacket and built by J. Atkinson of Windsor. Construction completed 1859.

    St John’s Anglican Church, Wilberforce
    Designed by Edmund Thomas Blacket and built by J. Atkinson of Windsor. Construction completed 1859.

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  • Ballast Point Park, Sydney

    Ballast Point Park, Sydney

    Once the place where unladen ships stocked up on ballast before returning to Europe, Ballast Point was most notably the home of the Caltex Grease Plant for many years. The site was opened as a park in 2009.

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  • Glasgow, Scotland

    Glasgow, Scotland

    Pedestrian walkway between Exhibition Centre Station and the SECC.

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  • Windsor, Sydney, NSW, Australia<br />
John Tebbutt's Observatory in Palmer St. Built 1845-1864, close to his father's house.

    Windsor, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    John Tebbutt's Observatory in Palmer St. Built 1845-1864, close to his father's house.

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  • St Matthews Anglican Church, Windsor<br />
Designed by convict architect Francis Greenway, and built between 1817 and 1822.

    St Matthews Anglican Church, Windsor
    Designed by convict architect Francis Greenway, and built between 1817 and 1822.

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  • The Bird in the Hand Inn, Pitt Town, Sydney

    The Bird in the Hand Inn, Pitt Town, Sydney

    Originally known as the Maid of Australia, an earlier Inn, the Bird in the Hand was nearby on a different site. The current building dates to the 1850s, and was restored in 1987.

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  • Pitt Town Public School, Sydney

    Pitt Town Public School, Sydney

    Various buildings, dating from 1878.

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  • Wilberforce, Australia<br />
Macquarie School House (1819) outside St Johns Anglican Church.

    Wilberforce, Australia
    Macquarie School House (1819) outside St Johns Anglican Church.

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  • Castlereagh General Cemetery, Australia<br />
Marked out in the original planning of Castlereagh and dates back to 1814.

    Castlereagh General Cemetery, Australia
    Marked out in the original planning of Castlereagh and dates back to 1814.

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  • Vacy, NSW, Australia<br />
The Bridge over Paterson River, built 1898.

    Vacy, NSW, Australia
    The Bridge over Paterson River, built 1898.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    Edinburgh, Scotland

    Waterloo Place and the St James Centre.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland<br />
Cowgate from the South Bridge. On the left is St Cecilia's Hall, the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.

    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Cowgate from the South Bridge. On the left is St Cecilia's Hall, the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland.

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  • Edinburgh, Scotland<br />
Bread St. At the end (and on the right) is the wonderfully named 'Pubic Triangle' (due to a proliferation of lap-dancing establishments).

    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Bread St. At the end (and on the right) is the wonderfully named 'Pubic Triangle' (due to a proliferation of lap-dancing establishments).

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  • Norah Head, NSW, Australia<br />
Norah Head Lighthouse, built 1903. In the foreground is the former Flag Storage Locker; one of the lighthouse-keeper dwellings is in the distance.

    Norah Head, NSW, Australia
    Norah Head Lighthouse, built 1903. In the foreground is the former Flag Storage Locker; one of the lighthouse-keeper dwellings is in the distance.

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  • Olympos, Turkey<br />
The Roman bath in Olympos.

    Olympos, Turkey
    The Roman bath in Olympos.

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  • Near Pamukkale, Turkey<br />
The Nymphaeum, Hierapolis.

    Near Pamukkale, Turkey
    The Nymphaeum, Hierapolis.

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  • Swansea, NSW, Australia<br />
Twin bascule bridges over Lake Macquarie at Swansea. Far side 1955, near side 1989.

    Swansea, NSW, Australia
    Twin bascule bridges over Lake Macquarie at Swansea. Far side 1955, near side 1989.

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  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia<br />
The Parramatta Justice Precinct, site of the city's first Hospital.

    Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    The Parramatta Justice Precinct, site of the city's first Hospital.

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  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    Jeffery House, formerly part of Parramatta Hospital. Built in the 1940s, and refurbished in 2007 as part of the Justice Precinct development.

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  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    Church St, approaching Lennox Bridge. Prince Alfred Park on right.

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  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia<br />
St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803.

    Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    St John's Cathedral, built 1855. The towers date to 1820, and there has been a church on this site since 1803.

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  • Parramatta Park, NSW, Australia<br />
The George St Gatehouse, O'Connell St (opposite the intersection with George St itself). Erected 1885 to the design of Gordon McKinnon; replacing a small lodge built in 1820 for Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

    Parramatta Park, NSW, Australia
    The George St Gatehouse, O'Connell St (opposite the intersection with George St itself). Erected 1885 to the design of Gordon McKinnon; replacing a small lodge built in 1820 for Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

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  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    Parramatta, NSW, Australia

    The mural tells the story of the school known as the 'Native Institution' (1814-1822), an early attempt to force Aboriginal children to conform to a British way of life. The bridge in the background is the Lennox Bridge, built 1836-1839.

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  • Dungog, NSW, Australia<br />
Cooreei Bridge over the Williams River. Bridge built 1904; named after a ship run by the Williams River Steam Navigation Co (WRSN Co).

    Dungog, NSW, Australia
    Cooreei Bridge over the Williams River. Bridge built 1904; named after a ship run by the Williams River Steam Navigation Co (WRSN Co).

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  • Parramatta, NSW, Australia<br />
The Macarthur Bridge (commonly known as the Gasworks Bridge - there used to be a large gasworks on the bank nearby), completed in 1885.

    Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    The Macarthur Bridge (commonly known as the Gasworks Bridge - there used to be a large gasworks on the bank nearby), completed in 1885.

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