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  1. Grüto Parkas

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    Grüto Parkas

    Communism is a sociopolitical movement that aims for a stateless and classless society structured upon common ownership of the means of production, free access to articles of consumption, the end of wage labour and private property on the means of production and real estate. Communist leaders ruled through totalitarian dictatorships and democratic leaders opposed to the brutality of some of the regimes.Leaders such as Mao, Lenin and Stalin are renowned for their monuments. Throughout the Communist Bloc there were sculptures, monuments and symbols of leaders some of which can still be found at Grüto Parkas in Lithuania. Learn More
  2. Finca Vigia

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    Finca Vigia

    Hemingway’s Wheeler-built cabin cruiser Pilar now rests on blocks on the tennis court at his home of Finca Vigia, outside Havana, Cuba. Learn More
  3. Courtauld Gallery

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    Courtauld Gallery

    London's Courtauld Gallery collection includes some of the world's most celebrated Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, among them Paul Gauguin's Nevermore. Learn More
  4. Royal Observatory in Greenwich

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    Royal Observatory in Greenwich

    In Joseph Conrad's classic, Adolf Verloc, the eponymous secret agent, is tasked with destroying London's Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Learn More
  5. Kabul City Number One

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    Kabul City Number One

    British television documentary maker Adam Curtis uses his BBC blog to reveal research on the troubled history of Afghanistan, and in particular its changing relationship with the West. The story, as he says, is 'very complex, and sometimes weird'. Learn More
  6. Petersham Nurseries

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    Petersham Nurseries

    Petersham Nurseries, owned by Gael & Francesco Boglione, is set at the foot of their home, Petersham House, at the base of Richmond Hill. A delightfully quirky café-restaurant draws its own admirers. Five days a week, chef Skye Gyngell and her team produce a short menu of seasonal dishes to be eaten amongst the flowers and plants at the antique tables dotted in and about the enchanting main greenhouse. Learn More
  7. Nimb Dairy

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    Nimb Dairy

    The Korova Milk Bar in a Clockwork Orange is a vital component of the book. Nimb Dairy is a true rarity - a small gourmet dairy operating in the middle of bustling downtown Copenhagen. Learn More
  8. Black Cultural Archives

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    Black Cultural Archives

    Black Cultural Archives was founded in 1981 to collect, preserve and celebrate the contributions Black people have made to the culture, society and heritage of the UK. Learn More
  9. Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864

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    Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864

    Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia during November-December 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War. The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta, Georgia on November 15 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. Learn More
  10. Egyptian Museum Berlin

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    Egyptian Museum Berlin

    The Egyptian Museum and Papyrus collection of Berlin worldwide renown not only for the bust of Nefertiti, the portrait of Tiy and the 'Berlin Green Head' presents art and papyri from over 5000 years discovered in Egypt and the Sudan. Most objects were offerings found in graves, some were found in temples. The exquisite collect has been through many changes and relocation's through Berlin's turbulent history. Today it's back at the intended home, the Neues Museum. The Neues Museum has recently been beautifully restored from the destroyed Friedrich August Stüler building by British architect David Chipperfield. Learn More
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