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Cartesian Coordinates and the Streets of Washington DC | Have you ever thought about how Washington DC was designed? Why the streets are mapped out in a... | 512 7th St NW, Washington D.C., DC 20004, USA | |
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Catenary chains on the Thames | The shape formed by a chain hanging under its own weight suspended from either end is called a... | Millennium Bridge, London, UK |
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Catenary curves on a winking bridge | Gateshead's Millennium Bridge makes use of some 17th century maths to hold up a very 21st-... | |
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Chicago's Bean | The Bean, or “Cloud Gate” as it is officially known, was created by the artist Anish Kapoor for the... | Millennium Park, 201 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601-6530, USA |
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City lights reflected in the sky | At night, reflected light pollution from the city of Oxford is visible in nearby countryside, Where... | Cumnor, Oxford, UK |
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Civic Centre Carillon | The Edith Adamson Memorial Carillon in Newcastle Civic Centre has 25 bells. Bell change ringing... | ||
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Creating the Gherkin's curves, London | You can’t take a tour of London and not notice one of the most iconic elements of the skyline – 30... | Southwark, Tate Modern (Stop ST), London Borough of Southwark, London SE1, UK |
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Curved versus straight – creating modern icons | From the Millennium Bridge you get an excellent view of the iconic curves of 30 St Mary Axe (... | Millennium Bridge, London, UK |
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Dilation, Reflection, Rotation, Sound transferor, etc | Maqbaratoshoara and the Blue Mosque are the masterpieces that you can find dilations, rotations,... | Tabrīz, Iran | |
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Efficiency of hexagons - Bloomsbury Tour | The unusual bay windows of the hotels on the east side of Russell Square are based on hexagons.... | Russell Square, Camden Town, London Borough of Camden, WC1B, UK |
