Showing posts with label Structures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Structures. Show all posts

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

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The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,050 ft), it is the second tallest building in the world used exclusively as a hotel. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.

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Monday, April 6, 2009

The Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

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The Pentagon Memorial, Washington D.C.

Collected September 3, 2008.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Moffett Federal Airfield, California

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

Satellite image courtesy of GeoEye

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This half-meter resolution image of Moffett Federal Airfield (also known as Moffett Field) was collected October 12, 2008 by the GeoEye-1 satellite, which was launched September 6, 2008 from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Moffett is a joint civil-military airport located three miles (5 kilometers) north of Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California.

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