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hhgygy @ 2023-10-20 17:21:49
	Douglas DC-6 & Tupolev TU-145 converted into Ristorante Michelangelo Da Vinci	The place was finally closed down and abandoned in 2014. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/michelangelo-da-vinci-abandoned-planes?fbclid=IwAR0hnEWggoeauWd2816vp6f-bWmIfMdujz2n7sjr303n3DkfGLEc7gV5kpE
hhgygy @ 2023-02-27 08:35:19
	Stealth bomber spotted	On the 5/2016 historic image in Google Earth
hhgygy @ 2022-11-29 07:43:51
	Abandoned PBY-5A Catalina seaplane	Great story!
hhgygy @ 2022-11-29 07:41:06
	Brutalist building	Yeah, many compare it to Blade Runner set
hhgygy @ 2021-11-08 16:52:05
	The car that has parked there for 37+ years	Oops, that is already 47 years plus.
hhgygy @ 2021-10-22 13:52:46
	Save Kishantos	Now on historical images 10/2013 and 3/2014 on Google Earth
hhgygy @ 2021-10-21 12:07:54
	Central European University	Street view has been updated.
hhgygy @ 2021-03-01 17:15:58
	Will you marry me?	Now only in historical view on Google Earth. Check out the 8/2019 satellite image.
hhgygy @ 2019-10-22 17:16:24
	Lighthouse buried in sand dunes	Update: the lighthouse is to be moved 70 m away from the eroding coast to save it from collapsing https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-50145375/lighthouse-moved-70m-on-rails-to-save-it-from-falling-into-sea
hhgygy @ 2019-01-17 07:50:14
	St. Johns Bridge	Featured in the 2018 movie 'Leave No Trace'
hhgygy @ 2018-12-27 06:47:55
	Ireland's smallest church	Unfortunately, it has been demolished in 2017 https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-irelands-smallest-church-demolished-35779828.html
hhgygy @ 2017-01-22 13:31:12
	World's biggest known living creature	Creature as an "animate being" as its dictionary entry says but I am not a native speaker of English so call it whatever you like
hhgygy @ 2016-07-15 05:59:32
	Historical gas station	Thanks for the info, I checked it out.
hhgygy @ 2016-05-09 13:35:01
	13th century Transylvanian Saxon fortified church	Unfortunately its dilapidated tower collapsed in February 2016 and is now in ruins.
hhgygy @ 2014-09-25 00:10:17
	Man carrying a truck on his back	Now, also visible on the updated satellite image.
hhgygy @ 2014-08-13 08:53:52
	Village fair in Antwerp	I just wanted to post this but I see that someone has already posted the location. Currently, an interesting art project, called 'We Drift' can be seen. More info: http://www.we-drift.be/?offset=0&page=4
hhgygy @ 2014-06-23 03:51:20
	Interesting sculpture	A US exchange student could not resist the temptation to penetrate it but could not pull himself out. http://www.news.com.au/world/us-exchange-student-pulled-from-tubingen-university-marble-vagina/story-fndir2ev-1226963283491
hhgygy @ 2014-06-05 06:24:51
	"The Bank that was sent by Mail"	Great story
hhgygy @ 2014-05-29 09:36:47
	Stitching algorithm running amuck	I don't see any satellite problem here. I is just a strange division of plots or lots or what they are called in English.
hhgygy @ 2014-05-22 06:01:22
	Arch Dam Luzzone	Considered to be the Mount Everest for wall-climbers: http://www.odditycentral.com/travel/165-meter-high-swiss-dam-is-the-worlds-tallest-non-natural-climbing-wall.html
hhgygy @ 2014-05-09 02:50:49
	Hyang San Villa	It has been demolished in the meantime, see the new satellite image.
hhgygy @ 2014-05-05 01:27:52
	Medina NATO radar site	Updated image now shows the radar facility
hhgygy @ 2014-05-02 09:02:09
	Nagyerdei Stadion	Inaugurated on 01.05.2014.
hhgygy @ 2014-04-13 02:22:25
	Abandoned Highway	Interstate 278 (Staten Island Expressway) westbound through an abandoned tri-level stack interchange. Never opened to traffic, the high speed ramps were to facilitate movements between I-278 and the unconstructed Richmond Parkway. Richmond Parkway constitutes a freeway between New York 440 and the Outerbridge Crossing northward to Arthur Kill Road. The Parkway from Arthur Kill Road to Interstate 278 was never built. ...
hhgygy @ 2014-03-30 09:30:18
	Burana Tower - a World Heritage site	Sorry, this is actually not a World Heritage site, it is only a candidate
hhgygy @ 2014-03-12 04:14:41
	Puente Baluarte - The highest cable-stay bridge in the world	(Updated in the meantime)
hhgygy @ 2014-02-11 10:24:32
	Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi	Yeah surely looks like a panopticon-style prison like the Presidio Modelo in Cuba
hhgygy @ 2014-01-28 06:47:49
	Mike Oldfield's house	By courtesy of Megott from forums.index.hu
hhgygy @ 2013-11-25 00:19:15
	Find-It #28	Taylor Island in Playgreen Lake, north of Winnipeg Lake
hhgygy @ 2013-10-08 14:38:47
	Epic fail in Chinese townplanning	Check out the second photo in the Daily Mail article linked.
hhgygy @ 2013-09-27 05:05:57
	Church of a flooded village, Geamăna	Check out this beautiful video: http://vimeo.com/74702619
hhgygy @ 2013-08-10 07:48:36
	Sculpture in roundabout	L'union by André Bücher made in 1991
hhgygy @ 2013-07-30 00:27:01
	Censored Area in Madrid	It seems to be a military intelligence unit. Some guesswork here: http://www.meneame.net/story/edificio-invisible-en-madrid
hhgygy @ 2013-07-30 00:18:17
	Censored Area in Madrid	Now it is only censored in Bing Maps and not censored in GM. (as of 07/30/2013)
hhgygy @ 2013-07-09 09:02:28
	Airplane drawing a commercial banner	Ah, exactly!
hhgygy @ 2013-07-01 05:47:01
	World's most complicated borderline	It seems Google has corrected it.
hhgygy @ 2013-05-19 13:19:36
	Drunkard on the ground	Don't think so. He wears a plastic bag or something on his foot.
hhgygy @ 2013-05-17 08:43:13
	Birds in flight	Oh I missed the rule that only one can be posted in one category.
hhgygy @ 2013-04-29 05:40:14
	Beer truck hits cyclist	Actually, the truck is parked, the driver is reading a newspaper (see the next photo with maximum zoom) and the old man hits it with his bike.
hhgygy @ 2013-04-28 14:18:11
	Small Hungarian Christian Church	That's Szent István-kápolna (St. Stephen's Chapel) built around 1745 probably by Ignác Oracsek. Source: http://esztergom.utisugo.hu/latnivalok/szent-istvan-kapolna-esztergom-90494.html
hhgygy @ 2013-04-28 14:05:14
	"Ez az én városom" - "This is my town"	More info: http://miskolcblog.blogspot.hu/2011/06/tuzfalak-es-lehetosegeik.html
hhgygy @ 2013-04-28 06:07:14
	Old coal mining equipment on display	Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/magyarorszagistreetview
hhgygy @ 2013-04-28 05:59:40
	That's gonna cost you a speeding ticket, Google Car	by courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/magyarorszagistreetview
hhgygy @ 2013-04-28 05:55:06
	Watz this? A Google Car?	Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/magyarorszagistreetview
hhgygy @ 2013-04-27 03:14:22
	41 Rue des tables Claudiennes	Sales Mioches by Berlion & Corbeyran
hhgygy @ 2013-04-27 02:43:53
	Angouléme, the city of comic strip murals	Un Samedi a Malakoff by Frank Margerin
hhgygy @ 2013-04-27 01:07:45
	Angouléme, the city of comic strip murals	Luky Luke, les Dalton et Jolly Jumper
hhgygy @ 2012-12-14 10:46:29
	Deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School	I wish I hadn't had to post this one.
hhgygy @ 2012-12-05 01:08:30
	Széll Kálmán tér	Not called Moscow Square any more. It was given back its original name Széll Kálmán tér after the former minister of finance, Kálmán Széll
hhgygy @ 2012-11-05 03:06:44
	Locomotive on the facade	This is actually a reconstruction of the famous railway accident at the Gare Montparnasse in Paris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse_derailment
hhgygy @ 2012-11-02 08:08:09
	Like a war zone	The Lunik IX housing estate occupied by gypsy population from the neighbouring and distant regions. They made a living hell out of the former socialist blocks of flats.
hhgygy @ 2012-11-01 05:03:17
	Map of the world in a pond	I already posted a similar map from China and for us, Europeans, it is strange that China is in the middle.
hhgygy @ 2012-10-30 08:57:28
	Cat on a chimney top	Did you see the category I put it in? :-)
hhgygy @ 2012-10-11 08:43:22
	Dead body on the sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro	Great find! (although very sad)
hhgygy @ 2012-10-08 08:48:23
	15th century reformed church	(BEV turned 90° West)
hhgygy @ 2012-10-01 09:22:32
	Statue of Ion Heliade Rădulescu	The four statues of Michael the Brave, John Heliade Radulescu, Spiru Haret and Gheorghe Lazar were moved from the University Square because of an underground garage project. They were to be restored to their original places by April 2012.
hhgygy @ 2012-04-10 02:41:07
	NSA Utah Data Center	Bing Maps have also updated their image but it looks older than the latest in GE.
hhgygy @ 2012-04-10 02:39:06
	NSA Utah Data Center	There's been an update on which some of the buildings are already visible. The update is in the historical imagery though.
hhgygy @ 2012-04-06 05:31:18
	Porsche 356A	Porsche 356A http://www.flickr.com/photos/geralds_1311/6851243855/
hhgygy @ 2011-10-31 03:21:24
	Abandoned border crossing station	Some misunderstanding: all border crossing points within the Schengen zone are kind of abandoned, nobody's there, the buildings are dilapidating. That's what I mean.
hhgygy @ 2011-10-11 10:50:39
	Reconstruction of a Monet Painting	I'm not really a great fun of painting. It was only by mistake that I found this one.
hhgygy @ 2011-09-28 01:53:39
	Vranov nad Dyjí Castle	If you turn it around 180° then it is a perfect postcard. Absolutely surprising in this area.
hhgygy @ 2011-07-31 10:39:33
	Mahabodhi Temple	In fact this is a giant statue of Buddha, the temple is located 1.1 km NE from here...
hhgygy @ 2011-07-14 01:12:24
	Censored area (prison?)	So why is it censored? Do they arrange for helicopter escapes for youngsters, too?
hhgygy @ 2011-07-01 03:55:37
	Ocean Interchange - Qingdao Haiwan Bridge	Also if you browse through the historical imagery, you can follow the different construction phases. Long live Google Earth.
hhgygy @ 2011-07-01 03:52:06
	Ocean Interchange - Qingdao Haiwan Bridge	Check out the "historical" imagery, which is actually newer and perfectly shows the entire bridge...
hhgygy @ 2011-06-21 13:12:59
	Face of Jesus Christ?	Now only in historical imagery...
hhgygy @ 2011-06-15 23:45:34
	Ghazanchetsots Cathedral	Thanks. I was out for becoming the king of Armenia:-) (Although this one is in Azerbaijan)
hhgygy @ 2011-05-20 11:16:35
	Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 Crash Site	Not my find. http://www.whereongoogleearth.net/2011/05/13/contest-190/
hhgygy @ 2011-04-07 11:42:37
	Old Stock Exchange Palace, former HQ of the MTV (Hungarian Television)	45° view turned 90°
hhgygy @ 2011-03-02 07:18:54
	Storage tanks of brewery	Sorry, wrong link, here is the right one: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=-27.467856143937624~153.00514575675538&lvl=18&dir=0&sty=o
hhgygy @ 2011-01-25 14:07:26
	Korda Studios	More info from the studio's website: http://www.kordafilmstudios.com/?scr=start,ld
hhgygy @ 2011-01-25 06:37:29
	Gödör (Pit)	45° view
hhgygy @ 2010-12-23 01:30:14
	St. Gellert (Gerard) statue	45°view turned West
hhgygy @ 2010-11-05 03:14:09
	Ireland's smallest church	Yes, you're right it is actually located 3 km W of the posted placemark, here: 55°14.0381N 6°24.9802W Unfortunately, this area is not covered by any good resolution satellite image.
hhgygy @ 2010-10-23 04:40:48
	The Amager Ark	by Alfio Bonanno http://www.alfiobonanno.dk/amager.php
hhgygy @ 2010-10-05 01:01:45
	Major environmental disaster site	There are already 3 confirmed deaths and 3 are still missing
hhgygy @ 2010-09-07 09:21:27
	Cement mill turned into a big cannon commemorating the Battle of Austerlitz	More info: http://www.buzziunicem.it/contentsmulti/instance1/files/document/130736-37ZAPABETON.pdf
hhgygy @ 2010-08-06 08:02:20
	Congregation Beth Sholom Synagogue	This is interesting. Sometimes the older image appears with the building at its initial phase, other times the complete building comes up. I haven't seen such a thing before.
hhgygy @ 2010-06-11 09:31:48
	Monument to 1300 years of Bulgaria	More specific info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_1300_Years_of_Bulgaria
hhgygy @ 2010-05-01 10:14:49
	Caché - The Movie	Compare: http://www.annyas.com/screenshots/images/2005/cache-title-still.jpg
hhgygy @ 2010-05-01 03:26:21
	Pius XII Secondary School	giove: not exactly if you take a closer look
hhgygy @ 2010-05-01 02:37:25
	Pius XII Secondary School	More info: http://www.scuolamediapiododicesimo.it/index.php
hhgygy @ 2010-04-04 14:08:27
	Giant Jesus Christ	On the photo it also looks like a monster. IMHO
hhgygy @ 2010-03-26 06:16:18
	Mertim Hotel Mersin	It is gonna be the 3rd tallest after the completion of the Diamond of Istanbul building expected in 2010
hhgygy @ 2010-02-05 04:55:17
	International Border Crossing HU-AU	Lutzmannsburg is on the Austrian side the Hungarian side is called Zsira
hhgygy @ 2010-02-01 04:33:46
	Crowded pool	This is the Komjádi swimming pool on the North and the adjacent Császár open-air pool on the South Komjádi Béla is one of the pioneers of water polo in Hungary, a great player and even greater trainer, also credited in the International Swimming Hall of Fame Császár fürdő is named after the Turkish ruler who built a Turkish bath during the period of Turkish occupation in Hungary.
hhgygy @ 2010-01-30 10:59:44
	Domed Swimming Pool	Sorry, that is no swimming pool, not even meant to be http://sportgeza.hu/sport/070313tuske/ (Use googletranslate it is in Hungarian)
hhgygy @ 2010-01-30 10:18:01
	Budapest Sportaréna	Now it is officially named Papp László Aréna after three-time olympic champion boxer Papp László
hhgygy @ 2010-01-21 08:32:09
	The Biggest Hungarian Pilgrimage Site	The place is called Csíksomlyó in Hungarian, Şumuleu Ciuc in Romanian
hhgygy @ 2010-01-08 09:45:32
	13th century 15-arch bridge	Picture of the two Khudaferin bridges: http://azadtribun.net/Butov12.jpg
hhgygy @ 2010-01-08 09:45:10
	Destroyed 11-arch old bridge	Picture of the two Khudaferin bridges: http://azadtribun.net/Butov12.jpg
hhgygy @ 2010-01-07 07:52:20
	A big question mark	More info+photo: http://www.vuesdenhaut.fr/galerie.php?Id_Img=VDH81161416578
hhgygy @ 2009-12-16 07:45:41
	Gulburga Fort Mosque	Even more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulbarga_Fort