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Sydney Harbour Bridge

View: Sydney Harbour Bridge deck looking south towards the Sydney CBD.
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Seokchon Lake (Korea)

As the lake is located in the neighborhood of the Jamsil-dong area of Songpa-gu, the Seokchon Lake is also known as “Songpa Naru Park.” In its ideal harmony of lake and park, Seokchon Lake is divided into two parts: the east and west lakes. While the Magic Island of Lotte World, a typical theme park in Seoul, is in the vicinity of the west lake, surrounding areas of the east lake is popular among neighbors for its jogging courses, walks as well as a rest place for office workers nearby. When the city government embarked on the Hangang River Redevelopment Project in 1961, the river was filled up with earth but a part of the river was left unfilled. And then, in 1971, the unfilled water turned the lake, of which total area of 217,850㎡ with 737 tons of freshwater. In early 1980s the lakeside area was developed into a park; following this, the lake was divided into the east and west lakes flowing along newly opened Songpadaero Road. With an ideal...
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Moonlight Rainbow Fountain (Korea)

Its upper stream is close to Hannam grand bridge to the standard of Banpo grand bridge(Jamsu bridge), while lower stream is located in the north of riverside between both ends of Dongjak grand bridge. With 7.2㎞ length, it is close to Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, and Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu. Installed on both side of Banpo grand bridge in Banpo Hangang Park that is formed in Hangang Renaissance Project, Fountain of Moonlight and Rainbow is 1,140m(570m for upper and lower stream respectively) in total length, being registered in the Guinness Book of World Association as the longest over-bridge fountain in 2008. It offers various things to see and enjoy as if it were a seven-color rainbow, rendering a beautiful scenery whenever it belches out water streams. There are sports facilities such as Waterdrop Playground, In-line Hub, football field, and basketball field on the Moonlight Square, where Hangang Rainb...
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Haneul Park Korea

Spacious grass field spreads out in Haneul Park, the nearest to the sky among World Cup Parks. A ridge made for drainage as an X-shape boundary, there are 4 districts of which southern and northern parts high grasses are planted while eastern and western are planted short ones. Pampas grasses are swaying in the southern and northern part of there, so that citizens would feel nature among them. Thistles, violets, and clobbers are planted in the eastern and western part. Growing plants and flying butterflies in Haneul Park are greatly helpful to stabilize surrounding ecology.
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Gwanghwamun Square Korea

Situated in the center of Sejongno (street), the Gwanghwamun Square is a public square, connecting the Sejongno intersection with Cheonggye Plaza from Gwanghwamun in Jongno-gu District, Seoul. Sejongno, once called Yukjo Street in the Joseon Dynasty, used to be the center of politics and administration back then but until recently, the street had been covered with asphalt for motorists only. Thus, the city government restored Sejongno to the previous Yukjo Street under the Gwanghwamun Restoration Project, turning it to a space for pedestrians where the people can overlook magnificent views around Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bugaksan Mountain. This reconstruction project had lasted for 15 months and eventually, Gwanghwamun Square was opened to the citizens on 1 August 2009. The Gwanghwamun Square, measuring 34 meters wide and 557 meters long, is divided into several places and each place is named respectively as , , , , and . What’s more in ...
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