Crazy Google Earth finds

[mondine]

Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

Hey, those are pretty crazy. I wonder what kind of people made that building in the shape of a swastika.

Where is it? (I don't have the program, so I can't check, myself.)
It could be for any number of reasons. The swastika has been used as a religious and philisophical symbol for hundreds,
if not thousands of years before the Nazis coopted it for their own purposes.

Diverse religions and societies from Orthodox Roman Catholic, to the ancient Aztecs have used this as a symbol of unity and continuity.
The temporary connotation of its use by a group of defeated fascists in the middle of the last century will end up being a footnote;
an unpleasant oddity of history.

[IamTheKing9]

Yeah, I know hat the Nazis used the swastika for their own purposes. I should know best, don't you think, since the swatika is of Hindu origin. Its used here as well (its used here the most, I think). But I never knew that the Roman Caholic Church used it. Thanks for that. Maybe its one of their buildings or something.
I thought that most people would have figured out that making a building in the shape of a swastika would get you a lot of boos from everyone in Western countries, except probably Hindus.

[penboy]

I reckon its just an excuse to turn hubble around and spy on us, while we say what cool pictures......

[haha_rakesh]

good experience with google but i have also heard about msn's virtual earth. Which one is better?

[haha_rakesh]

Wonderful!!! google is giving good experience with virtual globe.. but some places are shown without roads.

[IamTheKing9]

Originally Posted by haha_rakesh

good experience with google but i have also heard about msn's virtual earth. Which one is better?

MSN's Virtual Earth shows more of the USA and UK and other countries like that, but doesn't show Indian cities and the like. Take Google Earth if you want to see the world, take Virtyal Earth if you want to spy on the US.