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Mark Cuban's House
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Mark Cuban is a billionaire American entrepreneur and investor who has made a name for himself in the business, sports and entertainment worlds. He is dynamic and outspoken, which ensures he is continually in the media, whether it is related to his role as owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, panelist and investor on the television show Shark Tank or with his business ventures. He is regularly ranked among the wealthiest individuals in the world, with a current rank as 459th. Mark Cuban’s estimated net worth is $2.7 billion, according to Forbes in December 2014.
Mark Cuban currently resides in the high-end Dallas neighborhood of Preston Hollow with his wife Tiffany and their three children, Alexis, 11, Alyssa, 7 and Jake, 5 years old. The Cuban mansion complex sits on a lot just under 7 acres. The home, built in 1997 and sold to Mark Cuban in 1999, includes a 23,600 square foot main house with 10 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, five wet bars, four attached garages and two detached garages Cuban added, for a total of 4,838 square feet of garage space. It is constructed of stone and includes a guest house, attached garage, pool, tennis court and a well-manicured lawn. The house was ranked in 2014 as the 9th most expensive home in the Dallas area, with an estimated value
of $17.6 million.
Within his home, Cuban has a special office where he has done most of his business since moving into the home 15 years ago, explaining in an interview to People.com that he has everything he needs, including a bar for when work doesn’t go well.
Mark Cuban has been an entrepreneur and businessman since his youth, working part-time jobs and developing business opportunities even during his undergraduate and graduate school years. In the 1990s, Cuban took advantage of the tech boom, growing and developing companies including MicroSolutions, which he sold in 1990 for $6 million. In 1999, right before the collapse of the dot com industry, he sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo! for $5.7 billion in Yahoo! stock, which he diversified, avoiding financial ruin in the dot com collapse. He continued to grow his wealth through investing and growing other companies and pursuing successful investment ventures including the Dallas Mavericks NBA team.
Cuban has always been very involved in his investments, and the Mavericks is no exception. He is a very involved owner, speaking out and defending the team even when it causes friction within the league or in the media. His criticisms of the NBA management, referees and playcalling decisions has led to him paying over $2 million in fines because of his actions. He states that he always matches his NBA fines with charitable contributions, often offering to contribute to a charity chosen by his target or the group called out or offended by his actions.
Cuban has always been involved in the entertainment industry, including auditioning for several roles in an attempt to become an actor. He is most vocal about going for a role in the movie Twister, which eventually went to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Cuban has joked about his good fortune in not getting the role, which left him available to become the successful entrepreneur he is today. Nonetheless, he has stayed involved in the entertainment business, owning the Landmark Theaters, film distribution company Magnolia Pictures, participating in ABC’s Shark Tank television show as a panelist and investor, going on Dancing with the Stars as a celebrity dancer. He made it through four rounds of cuts, before being the 5th start eliminated. He has had numerous guest appearances on television shows and regularly appears on sports and business television shows.
No matter what Mark Cuban does, whether it’s with his family in their Dallas area mansion, as an entrepreneur, as an investor on Shark Tank or as the owner of the Mavericks, it is clear that he gives everything he has to his activities.

Emmitt Smith's House
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Former NFL running back Emmitt Smith’s house is a 10,806-square-foot, 5-bedroom, five-and-four-half-bathroom mansion in Far North Dallas, Texas. The house was built for Smith on the one-acre site in 1995. The house includes a home theatre, game room, and four-car garage. In September 2021, Smith listed the home for sale for $2.2 million, a significant number because he wore the number-22 jersey in his playing days. The buyer will also have the opportunity to have dinner with Smith.
Emmitt Smith’s net worth is $25 million. He played professional football for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals from 1990-2004. His real-estate firm, ESmith Properties LLC, is currently developing projects worth tens of millions.
Emmitt Smith was born in Pensacola, Florida and played football for Escambia High School, winning two Florida state championships and finishing his career with the second-most rushing yards in American high-school football history. He played in college at the University of Florida, twice finishing in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy voting. Despite concerns that he was too small and slow to be a professional prospect, Smith was drafted in the 1st round, 17th overall, by the Dallas Cowboys. He made the Pro Bowl in his first professional season and was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Smith would go on to win two Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys. He held several records at the time of his retirement, and his records for career rushing yards (18,355) and career rushing touchdowns (164) may never be broken.
Emmitt Smith has been married to former Miss Virginia USA Patricia Southall since 2000. They have three children together. Smith also has a daughter from a previous relationship.

Jim Edmonds' House (former)
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This was the home of the St. Louis Cardinals golden glove center fielder.

Stan Musial's House (former)
This former player in Major League Baseball who played 22 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 to 1963 lived here until his death in 2013.

State House of Kenya
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The official residence of the President of Kenya

Torry Holt's House (former)
The professional football player lived here during the St. Louis Rams season. His off season mansion is also featured on this site.

Old Bush Stadium
This old minor league park is now home to midget racing. It was also a filming location for the movie Eight Men Out.

Parliament of Uganda
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Makerere University(Area of 300 acres)
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Parliament of Kenya

Mulago National Hospital and Complex
Mulago Hospital is the largest hospital in Uganda.

Kabaka's Palace(Twekobe)
Twekobe is the official residence of the Kabaka(King of Buganda) within the palace grounds (Lubiri).

Aachen Cathedral and Treasury
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The Aachen “Dom” (Cathedral), which has been given the status of a world cultural heritage site, is the former Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne. Still today, this magnificent building fascinates visitors who gaze upwards to the 32 meters high dome and admire the Barbarossa chandelier (1180), the shrines of Charlemagne and Mary (13th century) as well as the legendary throne of Charlemagne. This is the historic site of the coronation of more than 30 German kings (from 936 to 1531). The gothic choir of the cathedral with its 27 meters high windows (1414) is a masterpiece of its time. The adjacent Treasury exhibits another 100 works of sacral art such as the famous bust of Charlemagne (approx. 1349).

Laugardalslaug Thermal Pool
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From www.itr.is:
The largest pool in Reykjavík. A full length 50 metre swimming pool offering the most extensive facilities.

Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Ecuador
Ministry of National Defence of Ecuador

Airplane Approaching LaGuardia
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Palacio de Carondelet(Presidential Palace of Ecuador)

Congreso Nacional de Ecuador
National Congress of Ecuador

Heimsókn á Ásmundarsafn (Ásmundar Sveinsson Sculpture Museum)
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From www.listasafnreykjavikur.is:
The Asmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum is dedicated to the works of the sculptor Asmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982).
The Museum is housed in a unique building that was designed and built mostly by the artist himself from 1942-1950. It housed both the studio of the artist and his home. The ideas for the forms come from the Mediterranian countries,the domed houses of the Arabic tradition and the pyramids of Egypt. Sveinsson later constructed a crescent-shaped building behind the house, intended to serve both as a studio and an exhibition hall,as the artist wanted to make his works accessible to the public.A sculpture garden surrounds the Museum, adorned by almost thirty of the artist´s sculptures.
Asmundur Sveinsson donated the house and his collection to the City of Reykjavik after his day. The Museum dedicated to his memory was inaugurated in 1983.
The main house and the crescent-shaped building have now been connected with an addition, opened in 1991 and designed by the architect Manfred Vilhjalmsson.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
This is one of the most ornate and beautiful places in St. Louis. Pope John Paul II gave mass here in his only ever visit to the city back in .

Kasubi (Ssekabaka's) Tombs
Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi

The Bulange(The Buganda Government and Buganda Parliament)

Town Hall of Aachen
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The Cathedral and Town Hall, which are joined by the Katschhof, are the geographic and historic centre of Aachen. About 650 years ago, the Palace Hall of Charlemagne was converted into the gothic town hall. The Council Hall, baroque reception rooms and the office of the Lord Mayor are located on the ground floor. The Coronation Hall with its rich decoration of frescos was once the location of the coronation feasts. Every year, Aachen uses this hall to award the International Karlspreis, the most important political award in Europe.

Elisa Fountain
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As early as Roman times, the hot thermal springs (approx. 38-74°C) have made Aachen a well-known spa for rheumatic ailments. A representation of the former glamorous spa and bathing city is the Elisa Fountain with its magnificent colonnades that was built from 1822 to 1828 according to the plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Take your time to study the marble plaques with the names of the celebrities of past centuries: Händel, Blücher or Tsar Alexander the Great – the haute volée went to Aachen for their spa treatments.

Liberman's 'The Way' in Laumeier Sculpture Park

Flugausstellung Leo Junior
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This is possibly the largest private aircraft collection in Europe, maybe in the world. It was founded in 1973 and includes 105 aircraft and helicopters.

Training airliner mockup
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At Heathrow Airport.

Airplane - Same plane 3 times approaching Orly
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Schloss Oldenburg
The palace of grand-duke of Oldenburg until 1918/19

Symmetrical forest
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