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Imeldageordie

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Places visited in Tintagel, England

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'Out of the Earth'

Since 1995, two red-painted metal figures have guarded the entrance to the Northern Ballet.

Jim F

'Cornucopia'

Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.

Jim F

Central Station Wagon Hoist

This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.

Global Sightseer

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Equus Altus

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.

Jim F

'The Boules Player'

This sculpture celebrates a boules tournament and the link between Leeds and its twin city Lille.

Jim F

The Black Prince

This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.

Jim F

'Winifred'

In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.

Jim F

Hyde Park Picture House

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

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Royal Armouries Museum

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

Dr Alan P Newman

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Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.

Aika

Lawnswood Cemetery

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

GRJ

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavík 871±2

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Reykjavik, Iceland

Harpa

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

littlebrumble

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Joselito el Gallo

A monument to one of the greatest matadors of all time.

katielou106

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Bar Garlochí

Drink the 'Blood of Christ' in this Roman Catholic fever dream.

rocket

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Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla

Spain's largest bullring offers a unique glimpse at architecture and history.

Added by Jeremy D

Hospital de los Venerables

This former charity hospital for elderly clergy houses some of Seville’s most treasured paintings.

Suzanne B

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Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House)

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

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Expo '92 Grounds

An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.

Hospital de las Cinco Llagas (Hospital of the Five Holy Wounds)

The current seat of the Parliament of Andalusia was once the epicenter of the Great Plague of Seville.

Luis Morato

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Royal Shipyards of Seville

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

Tony Dunnell

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Tomb of Christopher Columbus

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Annetta Black

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Yemas de San Leandro

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

rachelrummel

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Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure.

atimian

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