#389843 - Sat Oct 20 2007 12:45 PM
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Mainstay
Registered: Sat Jun 23 2007
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Loc: Springfield Virginia USA
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See, that's why I love all these photos from other countries...there are VERY FEW manmade structures (if any) from 1540 in the US! (Maybe in St. Augustine? Anybody know?) Here's mine today. I printed this photo out yesterday for my photo albums, and I just really like it, so thought I would show it today. At the Lincoln Memorial in DC, June 2006.  By the way, just want to say thanks to tellywellies, whose photo-posting instructions have helped me numerous times! 
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#389844 - Sat Oct 20 2007 03:25 PM
Re: Photo-a-day - October 2007
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Loc: Lake George New York USA
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#389845 - Sat Oct 20 2007 05:22 PM
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Registered: Fri Jun 20 2003
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Loc: Bay Area California USA
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djsgal, Wikipedia says the oldest surviving structure in St. Ausgustine is Castillo de San Marcos fort built in 1672. I know there are are Spanish structures in the southwest that date from around 1600. But then, if you want to get really old, there are still pueblos and cliff dwellings. The Taos pueblo is still inhabited and has been for more than 1000 years. Pretty good architecture, I'd say.  I love the photos from other countries, too. You just don't see those kinds of buildings here. Although we do have some pretty nifty ones here, too. 
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#389846 - Sat Oct 20 2007 05:57 PM
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Another very famous Hong Kong landmark, Statue Square. On Sundays the whole area will be crowded with ladies from , mainly the Philippines, on their day off.  The building is the Legislative Council (Legco) which I have shown before.
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#389847 - Sat Oct 20 2007 06:08 PM
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Registered: Tue May 15 2001
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Loc: Australia
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By the way, just want to say thanks to tellywellies, whose photo-posting instructions have helped me numerous times!
LOL - I think we can all have said that at numerous times! 
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#389849 - Sat Oct 20 2007 09:03 PM
Re: Photo-a-day - October 2007
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Mainstay
Registered: Sat Jun 23 2007
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Loc: Springfield Virginia USA
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Excellent point Taesma, about the pueblos..hadn't thought of them! And thanks for doing the St. Augustine research (I just like to pose the questions. ha ha!)
Glad to see you back, argus!
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#389859 - Mon Oct 22 2007 04:52 PM
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Argus, that fella is a Goanna of some description. They can reach about 4 feet in length, but are not particularly dangerous to human (unless you try to catch one, of course- they have a nasty, but non-venomous bite.)
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#389864 - Tue Oct 23 2007 11:13 AM
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I have one in a charm on my bracelet. We still have pound notes here!
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