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  • A discarded red plastic novelty beverage container lies  among the grey empty wood and concrete amphitheatre seating at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • Ferris wheels and cotton candy are the epitome of carnivals and amusement parks, such as Playland in Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • Containing no vaults or crypts, Skogskyrkogården was designed with the idea that everyone is equal in the eyes of God and nature. With the exception of Greta Garbo's final resting place, all grave sites are of equal size, with only burial or cremation determining the physical area.
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  • Following the European custom of decorating grave sites, roses grown around a lantern that has been placed in front of a grave stone at Skogskyrkogården, or the Woodland Cemetery, in south Stockholm, Sweden. The cemetery was designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewertz g opened in 1920. The architects' use of the natural landscape has had a profound effect on cemetery design throughout the world, and in 1994 Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • A disused ticket booth sits in the middle of an empty dirt lot outside the main fairway of Astroland, the now closed amusement park at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City
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  • Race games like this one called Rising Waters are popular at amusement parks such as Playland in Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • On the Hellevator, one of many rides at the Vancouver Pacific National Exhibition, riders are secured in seats, surrounding a 202-foot vertical tower, where the seat cart shoots upward at 75 kph and then free falls back towards the ground, providing an added free-falling force of negative 1 G on the way down.
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  • The Westcoast Wheel, a colourful ferris wheel spins in the night at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia. Standing at 90 feet, the Westcoast Wheel offers spectacular views of the mountains, city and surrounding areas.
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  • Thought is given to both the living and the dead in Skogskyrkogården, or The Woodland Cemetery, as shown by the bird houses attached to the Scots Pine trees among the grave sites. By attracting birds, the cemetery continues the idea of architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz that, despite being a resting place for the dead, it should be a living, natural environment.
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  • One of the oldest grave stones in Skogskyrkogården, or The Woodland Cemetery, this simple marker contains the name "Olof" and the date 1922.  Designed by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewertz  in 1915, the cemetery's use of the natural landscape has had a profound effect on cemetery design throughout the world, and in 1994 Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Everything from vegetables to flowers to water pipes can be found at the daily market in Hötorget (Haymarket), in central Stockholm, Sweden.
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  • Glowing in the light of a late summer's sunrise, Sweden's National Museum of FIne Art on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm is connected to the island of Skeppsholmen by the 165-metre long Skeppsholmbron, the first forging iron bridge to be constructed in Sweden, manufactured by Motala Verkstad in 1861. In the distance, the buildings that line  Strandvägen can be seen.
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  • Located on Riddarholmen (The Knights' Islet), Riddarholmskyrkan (Riddarholm Church), on the right,  has been the royal burial church since the 16th century and is where a number of Swedish monarchs lie buried. Completed in 1923, Stockholms Stadshuset (City Hall), on the left, stands on the southern tip of Kungholmen island and is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm. It is also the location of the Nobel Prize banquet as well as being one of Stockholm's major tourist attractions.
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  • Iron crosses mark a couple of graves at  Taxinge Slott cemetery. Located 60 km south of Stockholm on a beautiful promontory at Gripsholm Bay at the Mälaren Lake, Taxinge Slott is a privately owned property that is open to the public and available for event bookings.
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  • The courtyard at Rosersbergs Slott, or Rosersberg Palace, one of the Royal Palaces of Sweden. It is situated on the shores of Lake Mälaren, on the outskirts of Stockholm.
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  • A blue bicycle stands in front of the walls at Rosersbergs Slott, or Rosersberg Palace, one of the Royal Palaces of Sweden. It is situated on the shores of Lake Mälaren, on the outskirts of Stockholm.
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  • A garbage receptacle in the form of a wide-mouth clown encourages visitors to keep the grounds clean at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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  • A young boy wears a red clown nose while on a summer visit to  the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • Colourful stools sit empty, waiting for the next players of the Rising Waters race game at the Playland amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • Scots pines stand tall in a vacant section of Skogskyrkogården, or the Woodland Cemetery, in south Stockholm, Sweden. Following an international competition in 1915, the design by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewertz was chosen and the cemetary was opened in 1920. The architects' use of the natural landscape has had a profound effect on cemetery design throughout the world, and in 1994 Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Saint Nicolaus Church), most commonly known as Storkyrkan, or The Great Church, is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. An important example of Swedish Brick Gothic, this Lutheran Protestant church and cathedral of Stockholm is situated next to the Royal Palace.
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  • One of many practical but also decorative quay berth markers at Skeppsbrokajen (Ship's Bridge's Quay) in central Stockholm, Sweden, Kajplats 105 glistens in the late summer morning sun. Passing along Skeppsbron, this quay and harbour forms the east waterfront of  Gamla Stan (the old town).
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  • Lamps line the  pedestrian walkway of Alviksbron, or Alvik Bridge, in Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting the western suburb of Bromma and Stora Essingen island, the 400-metre long box girder bridge also supports Tvärbanan, the light rail line that travels from Bromma to Sickla Udde.
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  • Trees and a vine-covered arbour provide a shady place to walk on a sunny day at Taxinge Slott, a privately owned castle 60 kilometres south of Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Colourful nautical flags flap in the summer breeze above one of the hundreds of boats found alond the extensive waterfront in Stockholm, Sweden.
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  • Stone balusters along the plaza at the Manhattan Bridge, with teres in the background in Manhattan, New York City
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  • As part of a public arts initiative in 2009 the City of Burnaby constructed a number of eco-sculptures throughout the city. This eagle sculpture, which was one of two that were contributed to the 2009 Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, uses a variet of plants and flowers that are set into  a metal frame that is wrapped with filter fabric and filled with compacted soil.
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  • Imported from Germany with its hand painted scenery, the Wave Swinger has been spinning away at Playland for many years. A total of 48 seats sit suspended from the umbrella-like top and swing outward while the ride gathers speeds up to 30 mph.
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  • Drivers stop to pay the toll on the Golden Gate Bridge before driving into San Francisco, California
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  • Designs created over time are relected in the water in this trough at Skogskyrkogården, or The Woodland Cemetery, in south Stockholm, Sweden. Water troughs like this one are located throughout the cemetery for the use of friends and family to water the plants and flowers that adorn the gravesites of their loved ones. Following Swedish tradition, most burial sites are planted with flowers or small shrubs and it is the responsibility of the family to maintain the site.
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  • An example of the architects' original intent that Skogskyrkogården, or The Woodland Cememtery, should be in tune with nature, mushrooms are left to grow in grass outside of the Visitor's Centre.
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  • Shoppers hunt for bargains and beauty among the many colourful flower bouquets available at the daily market at Hötorget in central Stockholm, Sweden
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  • A sightseeing boat travels the waters around the many islands that make up Stockholms skärgård (archipelago). This view from Stora Essingen shows the island of Lilla Essingen, Västerbron (the Western Bridge) and central Stockholm to the left, the islands of Långholmen and Södermalm in the centre, and Gröndal to the right.
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  • The sunrise of late summer casts a glow on the buildings in the Slussen area of Stockholm, Sweden. A large poster advertising an exhibition at Stockholms Satdsmuseum (City Museum) blends into its environent.
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