23 October 2023 | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik | Rubric: General , Bon voyage , Theme Weeks , UNESCO World Heritage
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Old San Juan with the Luquillo Mountain Range in the background © U.S. National Park Service
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Puerto Rico (
Spanish for
rich port ), is a
Caribbean island and
unincorporated territory of the
United States with official
Commonwealth status. It is located in the northeast
Caribbean Sea , approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of
Miami ,
Florida , between the
Dominican Republic and the
U.S. Virgin Islands , and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as
Mona ,
Culebra , and
Vieques . It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its
capital and
most populous city is
San Juan .
Spanish and
English are the
official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates.
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3 October 2023 | Author/Destination: Great Britain / Großbritannien | Rubric: General , Architecture , London
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The
Embassy of the United States of America in London is the
diplomatic mission of the
United States in the
United Kingdom . It is located in
Nine Elms and is the largest
American embassy in
Western Europe and the focal point for events relating to the United States held in the United Kingdom. From an architectural point of view, the embassy is interesting because, among other things, aspects of medieval castle building came into play here, including a moat.
Ground was broken on 13 November 2013, and the building opened to the public on 13 December 2017.
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2 October 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture
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The Sphere imitating the Moon © flickr.com – Cory Doctorow/cc-by-sa-2.0
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The Sphere at the Venetian Resort, previously referred to as MSG Sphere, is a spherical music and entertainment arena in
Paradise, Nevada , United States, near the
Las Vegas Strip and east of the
Venetian resort . Designed by
Populous , the project was announced by the
Madison Square Garden Company in 2018. The 18,600-seat auditorium is being marketed for its immersive video and audio capabilities, which include a
16K resolution wraparound interior LED screen, speakers with
beamforming and
wave field synthesis technologies, and
4D physical effects. The venue’s exterior also features 580,000 sq ft (54,000 m²) of LED displays. The Sphere measures 366 feet (112 m) high and 516 feet (157 m) wide at its broadest point.
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1 October 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Santa Maria–style barbecue made with pink beans © flickr.com – Eugene Kim/cc-by-2.0
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Santa Maria (
Spanish for “
St. Mary “) is a city in the
Central Coast of California in northern
Santa Barbara County . It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of
Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of downtown
Los Angeles . Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county and the Santa Maria-
Santa Barbara , CA Metro Area. The city is notable for its wine industry and
Santa Maria-style barbecue .
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23 September 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture
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The Union Station, at 801
South 10th Street in
Omaha, Nebraska , known also as
Union Passenger Terminal , is “one of the finest examples of
Art Deco architecture in the
Midwest “. Designated an
Omaha Landmark in 1978, it was listed as “Union Passenger Terminal” on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was designated a
National Historic Landmark in 2016. The Union Station is also a contributing property to the
Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District . It was the Union Pacific’s first
Art Deco railroad station, and the completion of the terminal “firmly established Omaha as an important railroad terminus in the Midwest”.
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11 September 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , San Francisco Bay Area
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Spanish Colonial Revival homes at Hamilton Army Airfield © Terrygraham415/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Novato is a city in
Marin County, California , in the
North Bay region of the
Bay Area . At the
2020 census , Novato had a population of 53,225. What is now Novato was originally the site of several
Coast Miwok villages: Chokecherry, near downtown Novato; Puyuku, near
Ignacio ; and Olómpali, at the present-day
Olompali State Historic Park .
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7 September 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , New York City
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Park Plaza Apartments © Jim.henderson
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The Bronx is a
borough of New York City , coextensive with Bronx County, in the
U.S. state of
New York . It is south of
Westchester County ; north and east of the New York City borough of
Manhattan , across the
Harlem River ; and north of the New York City borough of
Queens , across the
East River . The Bronx has a land area of 42 square miles (109 km²) and a population of 1,472,654 in the 2020 census. If each borough were ranked as a city, the Bronx would rank as the
ninth-most-populous in the U.S. Of the five boroughs, it has the fourth-largest area, fourth-highest population, and third-highest
population density . It is the only borough of New York City not primarily on an island. With a population that is 54.8% Hispanic as of 2020, it is the
only majority-Hispanic county in the
Northeastern United States and the
fourth-most-populous nationwide .
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31 August 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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McGraw Tower with Uris Library, Morrill Hall, and Cayuga Lake visible © Dantes De MonteCristo/cc-by-sa-4.0
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Cornell University is a
private Ivy League land-grant research university based in
Ithaca, New York . The university was founded in 1865 by
Ezra Cornell and
Andrew Dickson White . Since its founding, Cornell has been a
co-educational , non-
sectarian institution where admission has not been restricted by religion or race. The student body for the fall 2022 semester consisted of more than 15,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students from all 50 American states and 130 countries.
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13 August 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Lahaina (
Hawaiian : Lāhainā) is a
census-designated place (CDP) in
Maui County ,
Hawaii ,
United States , and includes the
Kaanapali and
Kapalua beach resorts. As of the
2020 census , Lahaina had a resident population of 12,702. The CDP encompasses the coast along
Hawaii Route 30 from a tunnel at the south end, through Olowalu and to the CDP of
Napili-Honokowai to the north. As Lahaina sits on
Maui , a relatively small island with limited developable area, its real estate is some of the most expensive in Hawaii.
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