North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD /ˈnɔræd/) is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning air sovereignty and defense for North America. Headquarters for […]
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Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine officially the Cathedral Church of Saint John: The Great Divine in the City and Diocese of New York is the cathedral of the […]
McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital (/məkˈleɪn/; also known as Somerville Asylum or Charlestown Asylum) is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont Massachusetts.It is noted for its clinical staff expertise and ground-breaking neuroscience research.
HM Prison Maze
Her Majesty’s Prison Maze (known colloquially as Maze Prison The Maze The H Blocks or Long Kesh) was a prison in Northern Ireland that was used to house paramilitary prisoners […]
Vindolanda
Vindolanda was a Roman auxiliary fort (castrum) just south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill it guarded the Stanegate the Roman road […]
Peenemünde Army Research Center
The Peenemünde Army Research Center (German: Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde HVP) was founded in 1937 as one of five military proving grounds under the German Army Weapons Office (Heeres Waffenamt). It is […]
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line (French: Ligne Maginot IPA: [liɲ maʒino]) named after the French Minister of War André Maginot was a line of concrete fortifications obstacles and weapons installations that France […]
London Post Office Railway
The Post Office Railway also known as Mail Rail was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge driverless underground railway in London built by the Post Office with assistance from […]
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Lighthouse of Alexandria sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (in Ancient Greek ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας) was a lofty tower built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 […]
Knaresborough Castle
Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough North Yorkshire England.