Notices tagged with sectionatlas

Addolorata Cemetery in Raħal Ġdid, Malta

Malta’s largest cemetery is a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece.#mausoleums #burialplaces #architecture #history&culture #cemeteries #section-Atlas
Addolorata Cemetery

Cinema Rif in Tangier, Morocco

This iconic cinema is home to Tangier's Cinémathèque and a symbol of the city's vibrant film scene.#architecture #cinema #movietheater #moviepalace #section-Atlas
Cinema Rif

'The Lacrosse Players' in La Crosse, Wisconsin

This downtown statue pays tribute to the Native American game that gave the city of La Crosse its name.#sculptures #nativeamericans #localhistory #indigenous #names #statues #sports #section-Atlas
'The Lacrosse Players'

Santa's House in Uummannaq, Greenland

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.#holidays #hiking #christmas #santaclaus #section-Atlas
Santa's House

Tri-States Monument in Port Jervis, New York

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.#geographicoddities #geography #geographicmarkers #borders #monuments #section-Atlas
Tri-States Monument

Erbil Arab Quarter in Erbil, Iraq

At the heart of an otherwise bustling city lies some oddly abandoned and ignored historical ruins.#abandoned #history&culture #cities #section-Atlas
Erbil Arab Quarter

Old School Privy in Genoa, Ohio

This 19th-century outhouse has been recognized as a historic site.#localhistory #architecture #bathrooms #section-Atlas
Old School Privy

St. Paul’s Island in Malta

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.#christianity #history #statues #shipwrecks #saints #islands #section-Atlas
St. Paul’s Island

Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing Park in Jacksonville, Florida

This park commemorates the birthplace and legacy of the brothers who authored a song that has come to be known as the Black National Anthem.#civilrights #music #blackhistory #poetry #parks #section-Atlas
Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing Park

‘Waiting Adam’ in Brno, Czechia

The smallest statue in Brno keeps you company as you wait for your friend under the clock on Česká Street.#clocks #statues #miniatures #section-Atlas
‘Waiting Adam’

Griffin Monument in Silver Plume, Colorado

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.#death #mining #music #cliffs #memorials #burialplaces #graves #section-Atlas
Griffin Monument

Rosefield Mills in Dumfries, Scotland

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.#abandoned #worldwarii #mills #wool #fabric #textiles #war #architecture #industry #section-Atlas
Rosefield Mills

Il-Gardjola Guard Tower in Senglea, Malta

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.#fortresses #history&culture #towers #section-Atlas
Il-Gardjola Guard Tower

Computer und Gaming Museum Wien in Vienna, Austria

Housed in a former air raid shelter, this museum is dedicated to the history of computing and video games.#retro-tech #museums #technology #videogames #computermuseums #computers #section-Atlas
Computer und Gaming Museum Wien

Namo Buddha Stupa in Simalchaur Syampati, Nepal

This pilgrimage site was built to honor an incarnation of Buddha who sacrificed himself to save a tiger and her two cubs.#tigers #monasteries #buddhism #buddha #section-Atlas
Namo Buddha Stupa

Futago Park in Inzai, Japan

This park was once home to now-extinct Naumann's elephants, and what might have been a real Banksy.#bathrooms #parks #extinctanimals #graffiti #banksy #sculptures #elephants #section-Atlas
Futago Park

Chester L. Krause Legacy Park in Iola, Wisconsin

This rural park in central Wisconsin honors one of the world’s most prominent numismatists.#localhistory #parks #memorials #coins #statues #section-Atlas
Chester L. Krause Legacy Park

Wat Sutthi Wararam in Bangkok, Thailand

Displaying religious art made almost exclusively in modern styles helps set this Buddhist temple apart from the myriad others in Bangkok.#religion #art #monasteries #buddhism #temples #section-Atlas
Wat Sutthi Wararam

Grave of Hambone Jr. in Alresford, England

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.#memorials #worldwarii #animals #graves #militaryhistory #petcemeteries #dogs #section-Atlas
Grave of Hambone Jr.

Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit in Luxembourg, Luxembourg

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.#sculptures #history&culture #roman #section-Atlas
Roman Relief on Rue du Saint-Esprit