Viewpoints – Placecloud

Braddock, United States. Braddock, Pennsylvania is a deflated old steel town which became known for a recent and unusual redevelopment effort. From a peak population of 18,000 after World War II, there are now just over...

Diocese of London United Kingdom Holding the North Sea at bay to protect London from flooding, the Thames Barrier is an extraordinary feat of engineering. It is also constantly under threat, in a world where time and...

Diocese of London United Kingdom Standing at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, this short audio viewpoint explores the line from which global time and longitude are measured. It explains how and why this point was fixed...

The Hague The Netherlands O Portão dos Prisioneiros, aqui em Haia, foi usada de 1420 até 1828 para abrigar pessoas que haviam cometido crimes graves enquanto aguardavam a sentença. Desde então, já foi sede de um clube...

The Hague The Netherlands De Gevangenenpoort, hier in Den Haag, werd van 1420 tot 1828 gebruikt om mensen op te sluiten die ernstige misdrijven hadden gepleegd terwijl zij op hun vonnis wachtten. Vervolgens heeft het...

The Hague The Netherlands The Gevangenenpoort, Prisoner’s Gate, here in The Hague, from 1420 until 1828, was used for housing people who had committed serious crimes while they awaited sentencing. It has since then been...

Terme T rkiye Encontramo-nos a poucos quilômetros da pequena cidade de Terme, nas margens meridionais do Mar Negro, na Turquia. Logo à frente, vemos uma estátua de uma guerreira amazona, erguendo arco e flecha.

Terme T rkiye We bevinden ons hier een paar kilometer buiten het stadje Terme, aan de zuidelijke oevers van de Zwarte Zee, in Turkije. Recht voor ons zien we een standbeeld van een Amazone krijger, met gespannen pijl en...

Terme T rkiye We find ourselves a few kilometers outside of the small town of Terme, on the southern shores of the Black Sea, in Turkey. Just ahead, we can see a statue of an Amazonian warrior, raising a bow and arrow.

Fortaleza Brazil O estado brasileiro do Ceará é uma das regiões mais pobres do Brasil. O PIB per capita é apenas um terço do das pessoas no estado de São Paulo, e nem mesmo um quinto do que se vê na região do Distrito...

Fortaleza Brazil De Braziliaanse deelstaat Ceará is een van de armere regio’s van het land. Het BBP per hoofd van de bevolking bedraagt slechts een derde van dat van de inwoners van de deelstaat São Paulo, en nog niet...

Fortaleza Brazil The Brazilian state of Ceará is one of the poorer regions of Brazil. The GDP per capita is just a third of that of the people in the state of Sao Paulo, and not even a fifth of those in the district...

Vera Cruz Brazil Hoje, de pé na Ilha de Itaparica, com a brisa do mar acariciando as muralhas do antigo Forte de São Lourenço, é fácil se deixar embalar pelo ritmo lento da Bahia. Mas sob essas águas e pedras corre uma...

Vera Cruz Brazil Staand op het eiland Itaparica, met de zeebries die langs de wallen van het oude fort São Lourenço waait, is het gemakkelijk om mee te deinen op het trage ritme van Bahia. Maar onder deze wateren en...

Vera Cruz Brazil Standing on Itaparica Island today, with the sea breeze brushing past the ramparts of the old fort of São Lourenço, it’s easy to be lulled by the slow rhythms of Bahia. But beneath these waters and...