Focus Friday - Kilometer Zero

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Friday, Mar 9 2012 by

In many countries, Kilometre Zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location (often in the nation’s capital city), from which distances are traditionally measured. A similar notion also exists for individual roads (that is, all locations on the road have a number, depending on their distance from that location), and for individual cities (often the city’s central post office is used for this).

The most famous such marker of which any part survives from ancient times is the Milliarium Aureum (“Golden Milestone”) of the Roman Empire, believed to be the literal origin for the maxim that “all roads lead to Rome”.

Kilometer Zero marker (StreetView)
Kilometer Zero marker

Kilometer Zero marker (StreetView)
Kilometer Zero marker
Kilometre Zero (StreetView)
Kilometre Zero

Kilometer Zero of Japan (StreetView)
Kilometer Zero of Japan

Kilometer Zero marker (StreetView)
Kilometer Zero marker

Kilometer Zero marker (Google Maps)
Kilometer Zero marker
Kilometer Zero (Google Maps)
Kilometer Zero

Kilometer Zero (Google Maps)
Kilometer Zero
Kilometer Zero marker (Google Maps)
Kilometer Zero marker

Zero Milestone (Birds Eye)
Zero Milestone
Point Zero - the geographic center of Paris (Google Maps)
Point Zero - the geographic center of Paris

Alaska Highway - Mile Zero (Google Maps)
Alaska Highway - Mile Zero

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