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493 Aerial photos
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Fortress Königstein is situated on a mountain top in Saxon Switzerland. Since its edification in the 13th century it was mainly used for military purposes.
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Picture taken 24.9.2006 -
aerial photo #0010-0196
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Carcassonne is a fortified city in South France close to the Pyrenees. Around 100BC the Romans started to fortify the hilltop. The fortress became famous during the Albigensian Crusades, when the city was a stronghold of the Cathars. The medieval fortress of Carcassonne became UNESCO world heritage in 1997.
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Picture taken 2.5.2007 -
aerial photo #0011-1354
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Homers Odyssey describes Corfu as the island of the
hospitable Phaeikes, who enabled him after a ten years journey to return home to Ithaca.
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Picture taken 1.5.2006 -
aerial photo #0007-0526
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