Many construction projects around the world, such as dams, bridges, towers, and pyramids, were considered important technological feats in their … More
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The Best of CHINA: The East
Over 1000 years ago, Eastern China was the main terminus of the Maritime Silk Road, trading extensively with Japan, Korea, Southeast … More
Memories of Beijing
Beijing (北 京, alternatively Romanized as Peking), the capital of the People’s Republic of China, is also the world’s most populous national capital city, with over 21 … More
Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk
The Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk is a pedestrian walkway and linear park that runs over a mile in length along the New … More
Grand Canal, Venice
The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy forms one of the city’s major water-traffic corridors. It probably follows the course of an ancient river. One end leads into … More
Nyhavn
Famous for its brightly colored townhouses and historical wooden ships, the area of Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a waterfront, canal, … More
Little Venice, London
Little Venice is a neighborhood in the City of Westminster, London, located around the junction of Grand Union Canal and Regent’s … More
La Petite Venice
Crossed by canals of the river Lauch, the area of old-town Colmar, in the Alsace region of north-eastern France, has been … More
Camden Market
The Camden Market is actually a number of large adjoining retail, craft and food markets in Camden Town, near the “Camden Lock” of the Regent’s Canal. It is … More
Cape Coral
Cape Coral was developed as a planned community in 1957 in Lee County, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. Today, it is … More
Canals of Amsterdam
The canals of Amsterdam are currently used as the main form of transportation around the city. The Dutch capital, also … More
Panama Canal, Part 2: Miraflores Locks
Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, as well as the small … More
Panama Canal, Part 1: Gatún Locks
The Gatún Locks are three sets of paired locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, several miles south of Colón, which … More