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  Eiffel Tower Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Eiffel Tower (pronounced /'aifəl'taʊɚ/; French: La Tour Eiffel, pronounced /'tur,e'fel/) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris.
The Eiffel Tower served as a billboard for Citroën from 1925 to 1934.
Brasilia TV Tower, Brasilia, Brazil — 218 m lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 75 m.
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 Eiffel Tower information - Search.com
The Eiffel Tower (French: La Tour Eiffel; IPA pronunciation: /'aɪfəl/, "eye-fell" English; /i'fɛl/, "e-fell" French) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the River Seine in Paris.
The tower is the second-highest structure in France, after the 350-m Allouis longwave transmitter, built in 1939.
Brasilia TV Tower, Brasilia, Brazil - 218 m lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 75 m.
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  India Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The tower (and the rest of Paris) were almost blown up by a terrorist nuclear bomb and Lois Lane almost plunged to her death under its elevator in Superman II.
Brasilia TV Tower, Brasilia, Brazil - 218 m lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 75 m.
The Radio Tower Gliwice was nicknamed "Eiffel Tower of Upper Silesia" and the wood framework tower of the transmitter Ismaning, which was demolished in 1983 was called the "Bavarian Eiffel Tower".
www.indiaencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Eiffel_Tower   (1917 words)

  
 Brasília - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brasilia is 207 km from to Goiânia ; 1,531 km.
Brasilia was built in 41 months -- from 1956 to April 21, 1960 when it was officially inaugurated.
Costa had insisted that Brasilia be shaped it like a butterfly, but the city is shaped like an airplane instead.
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 List of towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tehran 's Milad Tower is the world's fourth tallest free standing structure at 435 m.
Towers are also built for a few other purposes as well, such as for air traffic control or as a monument.
Except of the radio tower Jauerling, which uses a lattice tower as basement, the basement is made of reinforced concrete.
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 Eiffel Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1930, the Tower lost the title of the World's tallest structure when the Chrysler Building was completed in New York.
The Eiffel Tower was also seen in the Star Trek franchise in 24th Century Paris in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan - (9m higher than the original (33 m if the TV antenna is included)).
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 Brazil - Brasil - images - imagens - photos - fotos - Travel-Images.com - 7 - Brasilia (DF)
Brasilia: dome (the Senate), and the saucer (the Congress) - by Oscar Niemeyer
Brasilia: TV tower - by architect Lucio Costa
Brasilia: vegetation by the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira mausoleum
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 BRAZIL TRAVEL - ABOUT BRASILIA
Brief history Brasilia was constructed between 1956 and 1960, during the government of President Juscelino Kubitschek.
Brasilia's total population (including the satellite cities) is around 2,000,000 inhabitants.
The heliport is close to the TV Tower; Flying in a "ultraleve" (an ultra light and simple aircraft which can take just one passenger and the pilot).
www.braziliantravel.com /hotel/About/brasilia/index.htm   (1040 words)

  
 Hotels in Brasilia
Brasilia, DF Overlooking Parano?ake; adjacent to the Alvorada Palace; 10 minutes from teh downtown; 15 minutes from the international airport.
Brasilia is a contemporary and architetonic city and Brazil's federal capital.
Brasilia, DF Bonaparte Bluepoint Suites is a hotel that offers you the very best accommodation and service at the Federal Capital, and everything is prepared with great...
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Brazil/Brasilia.asp   (468 words)

  
 Brasilia TV Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brasilia TV Tower is a 218 metre high TV tower at Brasilia.
Brasilia TV Tower was built in 1967 and has an observation deck open to visitors in a height of 75 metres.
This mast or transmitter tower article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brasilia_TV_Tower   (76 words)

  
 WWF - WWF launches campaign to protect freshwater in Brazil
A giant 30-metre-high banner portraying a waterfall was placed on Brasilia's TV Tower, located in the middle of the Brazilian capital.
The document also asks for environmental issues to be addressed internally within the public sector, for the National Water Resource Policy to be implemented, and for the creation and implementation of laws to guarantee the integrity of forests that protect and feed water springs and rivers, as is the case with the Brazilian Forest Code.
If nothing is done to change the current picture of environmental degradation in the water basins in the Brasilia region, the area could have serious supply problems in the next 10 years, shows a separate study coordinated by WWF-Brazil, and made by a local organization linked to the University of Brasilia.
www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=7366   (762 words)

  
 Television tower - TV tower - Brasilia
The television tower is a bit off the center, to the left, of the image below.
The tower is located between the two expressways which make up the Monumental Axis.
The distance between the tower and the stadium is about 2 kilometers.
www.aboutbrasilia.com /maps/television-tower.html   (200 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Brasília at Epinions.com
Things you want to avoid while in Brasilia are, for example, to check in the hotels during the weekdays (when the rates are more expensive) or to wonder around the city without knowing where you're going.
Brasilia has a very low criminality rate and the city is pretty safe, but it's wise to avoid walking alone in the areas around the hotels or in places where you haven't been before and that are completely unknown to you.
The nightlife in Brasilia is not as wild as in other Brazilian cities like Sao Paulo or Rio, but the bar, the pubs and the clubs literally explode during the weekends.
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 Blue Tree Park Brasilia ,Brasilia ,Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Palácio de Eventos Blue Tree, a convention center with 12 rooms for up to 750 people and also a Ballroom for up to 1000 people.In the leisure area there is a swimming pool, a pier to land the boats and practice water sports.
Brasilia International Airport is approximately 12 km from the hotel.
The hotel is in front of the lake of the city, Lago Paranoa and has a very large green area and is a horizontal build.
www.hotelium.com /Brazil_Hotels/Brasilia_Hotels/Blue_Tree_Park_Brasilia.htm   (275 words)

  
 The History of Brasilia - Part I
The University of Brasilia (UnB) is officially inaugurated; first rector Darcy Ribeiro.
Most of the city’s skyline is already built; among it is the Congress (1960), the TV Tower (1967), the Post Office (1977) and the Central Bank (1981).
The TV Tower was designed by Lúcio Costa himself.
www.infobrasilia.com.br /bsb_h1i.htm   (1007 words)

  
 Eiffel Tower infoTurkish.com Herşey Hakkında Türkçe Bilgi
The Eiffel Tower was also seen in the Star Trek franchise in 24th Century Paris in the episode of "We'll Always Have Paris"(1988) of Star Trek: The Next Generation and in two episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "Homefront" and "Paradise Lost" (1996).
Brasilia TV Tower, Brasilia, Brazil - 218 m lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 75 m.
The Radio Tower Gliwice was nicknamed "Eiffel Tower of Upper Silesia" and the wood framework tower of the transmitter Ismaning, which was demolished in 1983 was called the "Bavarian Eiffel Tower".
www.infoturkish.com /Turkey/Eiffel-Tower.html   (10402 words)

  
 Eron Brasília Hotel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Eron Brasilia Hotel offers the best view of Brasilia, with no buildings at its front, plenty of green nature and a 190º view of the Eixo Monumental Avenue from where it´s possible to enjoy the splendid Brasilia horizons.
TV Towe r — 150 meters away from the hotel, a well-known monument in the Central Region of Brazil, where there is a Precious Stones Museum, a gift shop and a place for cutting and polishing the stones.
Brasilia Business Center — Eron is located in the center of an imaginary circle formed by the most important business centers here, all of which within a maximum range of 500 meters from the hotel.
www.eronhotel.com.br /english/local.htm   (369 words)

  
 Hats off to Larry ! BRAZIL (PART 1)
Brasilia: Oh, man, I really don’t want to trash this place, so I’ll try to be gentle...
The capital city of Brazil was created from scratch in the middle of the 20th century.
Brasilia can often seem surreal and creepy...kind of like being trapped in a giant modern art exhibit.
www.hatsofftolarry.com /sa005.htm   (1142 words)

  
 Freshwater conservation news
The document also asks for environmental issues to be addressed internally within the public sector, for the National Water Resource Policy to be implemented, and for the creation and implementation of laws to guarantee the integrity of forests that protect and feed water springs and rivers, as is the case with the Brazilian Forest Code.
If nothing is done to change the current picture of environmental degradation in the water basins in the Brasilia region, the area could have serious supply problems in the next 10 years, shows a separate study coordinated by WWF-Brazil, and made by a local organization linked to the University of Brasilia.
However, 2.3 million people currently make Brasilia their hometown, which creates a much larger demand for freshwater than the region can support, and causes a problem for areas essential for conservation, now occupied and degraded by newcomers to the region.
panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater/news/news.cfm?uNewsID=7366   (721 words)

  
 who is jack - florianopolis, brazil
Brasilia's zoo isnt the worst ive been to, but it outta be shut down.
TV Tower is 5 meters lower than the Eiffel Tower.
University of Brasilia left for the flies to roam.
www.whoisjack.blogger.com.br   (595 words)

  
 Wikipedia free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Crystal Palace Transmitter, London, England - 222 m TV tower without observation deck, nicknamed London's Eiffel Tower.
Beppu Tower, Beppu, Japan - 100 m, [3]
Transmitter Brookmans Park - two 60.96 metre high lattice towers, insulated against ground
grenadines.paellaman.com /encyclopedia.php?title=Eiffel_Tower   (2420 words)

  
 Brasilia
Built in three years from 1957 to 1960, Brasilia is a city for the future - well, the future as imagined back in 1957 and perhaps things didn't turn out quite as expected.
I remember it being built and over the years there'd been stories of this modern city that no-one wanted to live in, it was a place I'd wanted to see for a long time.
Brasilia is in the middle of nowhere and to be honest it's not a place too many people want to live in and even today it can seem like a dead city in places.
www.pastonroot.co.uk /derek/braziltrip2.htm   (444 words)

  
 Hotels in Brasilia, Brazil
Kubitschek Plaza is the unique hotel in Brasilia to possess the ISO 9002, the most important quality certification in the wor...
Brasilia is a major destination and the Carlton is totally integrated in its da...
Description: Brasilia is a contemporary and architetonic city and Brazil's federal capital.
athensohio.net /online-hotel-reservations/Brazil/Brasilia   (656 words)

  
 Art in America: Re-Visioning Brasilia
Although this may have been the result of his visiting Brasilia during a national holiday, it plays a crucial role in the tenor of his images of the city.
Yet "2 Visions Brasilia" continually undermined the sort of hope embodied in the picture of the broadcasting tower, suggesting that no easy resolution of this city's contradictions is possible.
If Polidori's market below the TV tower reveals the stubborn persistence of a human-scaled environment amid modernist monumentality, Eberle's plaza is an image of human bodies and architecture in perfect, ominous synch.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1248/is_1_88/ai_58616910/pg_2   (678 words)

  
 Vivien-and-Erhard, Personal travelogues, Brazil,Brasilia
Tangents, straight roads, block of flats and green parks are the character of the city.
The best overview of the city is from the TV tower (opened 8-22 o'clock).
Brasilia is monument and museum of the past future.
www.vivien-und-erhard.de /english/travel/brazil/brasilia.htm   (108 words)

  
 Brazil Attractions
TV Tower is one of the tallest towers of its kind in the world, the view from the top is breath taking.
The Congresso Nacional was built by the once exiled Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer designed this government building, which now houses the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Corcovado is a towering statue of Jesus Christ perched on the Corcovado Mountain and is accessible by a steep train or winding car ride followed by numerous staircases.
www.rentalcarmomma.com /attractions/brazil.htm   (534 words)

  
 BRASILIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
After 1,000 days of construction work, President Juscelino Kubitschek inaugurated the new Capital, establishing the Federal District on the very spot predicted by Dom Bosco in 1883.
Brasilia's first attraction is its wonderful blue sky.
On the Eastern end, the Three Powers' Plaza is located with its majestic buildings: The Planalto Palace, the Supreme Court, and the bicameral National Congress.
www.offtobrazil.com /brasilia.htm   (211 words)

  
 Melia Brasilia Brasilia hotel reservations.
The melia brasilia is the first 5 stars hotel in the brasil xxi
Between the telvision tower and 50 meters from the city park.
The melia brasilia is close to a number of leisure and
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 Sound Excursion: Plano Pilato, Brasilia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
We decided to do a sound excursion by car rather than a sound walk, because Brasilia was designed for the car, not for pedestrians.
The body of the "airplane" is made up of the Monumental Axis - Eixo Monumental - along which we find most government institutions, the cathedral, the hospital, commercial, hotel and bank sectors, the TV tower, the military sector and the overland bus and train station.
It is the noisiest place of Brasilia, where the work force from the satellite cities arrives and departs every day.
www.sfu.ca /~westerka/workshops/brasilia/brasilia_walk.html   (617 words)

  
 Pictures of the city of Brasilia
Aerial view of the southern central zone, TV Tower and Lake Paranoa, as in 2005.
On a Sunday afternoon, a crowd walking between the TV Tower and the Central Bus Station.
Brasilia as seen by the artist Nanci Ferreira.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/3416/tabphoto.htm   (1536 words)

  
 Brasilia in images - page 3, Brazil - Brasil - imagens - Travel-Images.com
Brasilia in images - page 3, Brazil - Brasil - imagens - Travel-Images.com
Brasilia: Monument to the builders of Brasilia - "Os Candangos" by Bruno Giorgi
Brasilia: Oscar Niemeyer space - Praça dos Três Poderes
www.travel-images.com /brasilia3.html   (144 words)

  
 THE GUIDE - O Portal das Embaixadas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Address: Between TV Tower and Centro de Convenções.
They reached a huge success on TV, on radio and in the biggest music festivals that constantly took place in Brazil and that revealed many of the most important musicians of the Brazilian Popular Music scene.
On the third week, the 23rd and 24th of July, Vanusa shows the more romantic side of "Jovem Guarda" show, with Golden Boys; to end it the series, on July 30th and 31st, the sweet voice of Martinha and the good boy Wanderley Cardoso, two references of "Jovem Guarda".
www.theguide.com.br /enter_music.html   (549 words)

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