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Thanks TT, my eyes were wearing out looking at castles, fortresses, bell towers, etc
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Thanks to Google:
Love Park in Lima.
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Opera on the Lake

http://www.bregenzerfestspiele.com/en/node/2550

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Oh you beat me to it by like, a few seconds !

Although at first I was getting into "trouble" when using "huge" and "bust" in my search terms
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Oh you beat me to it by like, a few seconds !

Although at first I was getting into "trouble" when using "huge" and "bust" in my search terms
I just did a quick Google image search on the URL from the photo... lol
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I've gone through umpteen Middle Eastern mosques now ......
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http://www.bregenzerfestspiele.com/en/node/2550

Bregenz Open Air Theatre, Austria

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I know. I was too lazy. I case anyone makes i there during summer, this event is really worthwhile. The change opera and the setup every two years.
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I've gone through umpteen Middle Eastern mosques now ......
hint (and probably a giveaway) - it is not a mosque
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Not a mosque. One of Sadam's palaces. The Suburbans up front look like US personal to me. So it must have been a building of some importance.
http://www.davidtuchman.com/perfume.htm
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Not a mosque. One of Sadam's palaces. The Suburbans up front look like US personal to me. So it must have been a building of some importance.
http://www.davidtuchman.com/perfume.htm
Correct - it is referred to as the "Perfume Palace", and was used by Saddam to house his harem there before the invasion in 2003, when he had all of them killed before US troops arrived in Baghdad.

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Correct - it is referred to as the "Perfume Palace", and was used by Saddam to house his harem there before the invasion in 2003, when he had all of them killed before US troops arrived in Baghdad.
What a sicko Glad he's a goner.
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Talking about "precious" leaders....
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Bucharest parliament palace. Saw it on Top Gear
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Spent the night here once, amazing place
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The Berggasthaus Aescher in Switzerland:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildkirchli

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That was easy.... Observatory on la palma (Spain). Not too many of these.
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