Rockingham Speedway – North Carolina, USA

Rockingham Speedway – North Carolina, USA

Rockingham Speedway, formerly North Carolina Motor Speedway and later North Carolina Speedway is a racetrack located near Rockingham, North Carolina. It is affectionately known as “The Rock” and hosted two NASCAR Cup Series, the Subway 400 and the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (1965–2003), as well as two Busch Series races, the Goody’s Headache Powder 200 and the Target House 200

Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art. It also displays the stern of the HMS Royal Charles which was captured in the Raid on the Medway, and the Hartog plate.

Scottsville Racecourse – Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Scottsville Racecourse – Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Scottsville Racecourse is situated about 2,5km from the Pietermaritzburg City Hall and 75 km from the Durban City Hall. The track is right handed, oval shaped, and approximately 2 300 metres in circumference with a banked turn allowing easy transition into the straight with a 550 metre run in. Scottsville also has a 1 200 metre straight course.

Jama Masjid – Delhi

Jama Masjid – Delhi

The Masjid-i Jahan-Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in the year 1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India. It lies at the origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, the Chawri Bazar Road.

Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi

Humayun’s Tomb – Delhi

Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 CE, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Qila, that Humayun founded in 1533.

Devigarh Palace – Udaipur, Rajasthan

Devigarh Palace – Udaipur, Rajasthan

Devi Garh Palace is a heritage hotel and resort, built in the 18th century, in the village of Delwara, nestled in the Aravalli hills, 28 km northeast of Udaipur, Rajasthan and forms one of the three main passes into the valley of Udaipur. Located on the road between Udaipur and the religious township of Nathdwara, Devi Garh is a 45 minute drive from the city.

Leadenhall Market – London

Leadenhall Market – London

Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, located at Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways. The market dates back to the 14th century. It is open weekdays from 7am and primarily sells fresh food

Webb Institute – Glen Cove, New York

Webb Institute – Glen Cove, New York

The Webb Institute is a specialized private college in Glen Cove, New York that has only one program, which is undergraduate. Each graduate of Webb Institute earns a Bachelor of Science degree in naval architecture and marine engineering. The Webb Institute was founded in 1889 by industrialist William Henry Webb, who was a preeminent shipbuilder in the 19th century.

Washington Square Park – New York City

Washington Square Park – New York City

Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New York City’s 1,900 public parks. It is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. It is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The park’s fountain area has long been one of the city’s popular spots for residents and tourists.

Southgate Pedestrian Bridge – Melbourne

Southgate Pedestrian Bridge – Melbourne

Built in 1989 the Southgate pedestrian bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne provides the main pedestrian link for thousands of workers and tourists between Flinders Street Station and the Southgate business and entertainment precinct. The bridge was originally finished with traditional Merbau timber decking but has since been replaced with the prefabricated “OmniTreads”

Bada Bagh – Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Bada Bagh – Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Bada Bagh, is about halfway between Jaisalmer and Lodhruva in the state of Rajastan in India. A Maharaja of Jaisalamer, Jai Singh II, commissioned a dam to create a water tank during his reign in the 16th century. After his death, his son Lunkaran built a beautiful garden next to the lake and a chhatri (Hindi for cenotaph) for his father on a hill next to the lake.

Silence Sculpture – Docklands Precinct, Melbourne

Silence Sculpture – Docklands Precinct, Melbourne

Commissioned in 2001 and installed during 2002, Silence has a size of 18 x 23 meters and a height of 4.5 meters. It consists of 13 components and was made from epoxy resin and stainless steel painted off-white. Silence was installed on the New Quay esplanade, Docklands Precinct Melbourne. The sculpture was commissioned by the MAB Corporation

Split Point Lighthouse – Victoria, Australia

Split Point Lighthouse – Victoria, Australia

Split Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. The original British-made first order Fresnel lens is still in use. However, the factory in Birmingham, where the lens was built, was bombed during war-time and the essential formulae for making the unique lens crystal were lost, should a replacement ever be needed.

Webb Bridge – Docklands, Melbourne

Webb Bridge – Docklands, Melbourne

Webb Bridge (or Web Bridge?) is the walkway/cycleway across the Yarra River from the southside housing developments to the northside entertainment, shopping and dining venues at the Melbourne Docklands. It’s an interesting, unique-looking bridge which is part of a Melbourne public art project. Webb Bridge (or Web Bridge) was actually designed to represent a Koori eel trap.

Basgo Monastery – Leh, Ladakh

Basgo Monastery – Leh, Ladakh

Basgo Monastery, also known as Basgo or Bazgo Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery located in Basgo or Bazgo in Leh District, Ladakh, northern India approximately 40 km from Leh. Although the monastery was built for the Namgyal rulers in 1680, Bazgo itself was embedded in the early days of Ladakh and is frequently mentioned in the Ladakhi Chronicles when it was a political and cultural center.

Princep Ghat – Kolkata

Princep Ghat – Kolkata

The Princep Ghat was built in the everlasting memory of James Princep who was an extraordinarily brilliant researcher & at one point served as the honorable Secretary of the hallowed Asiatic Society. He is especially remembered for his role in deciphering emperor Akbar’s Brahminical script. James Princep for all his enthusiasm in research and analysis, died a premature death at the young age of forty one.

Purana Qila – Delhi

Purana Qila – Delhi

Purana Qila is the inner citadel of the city of Dina-panah, founded by the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun in 1533 and completed five years later. Purana Qila and its environs flourished as the sixth city of Delhi and are located on the banks of the river Yamuna. The fort was built at the site of ancient city of Indraprastha founded by the Pandavas