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Alcatraz Cell Block - San Francisco

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Alcatraz Prison Cell Block - Broadway - San Francisco, United States. This is the cell block known as Broadway at Alcatraz, named due to the amount of traffic that it saw.

Alcatraz opened as a civilian prison in 1934 and was closed in 1963. It housed some of America's most famous criminals including Al Capone. It is now a major tourist site in the United States.

Angkor Wat - Cambodia

Angkor Wat is the most prominent of the temples of Angkor, located just outside Siem Reap, in Cambodia. Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II in the 12th century and is the best preserved temple at Angkor. Thousands of people visit Angkor every year, and it is the most prominent tourist site in Cambodia. Angkor gained much notoriety when the movie Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie was filmed there a few years ago.