Ahmadhiyya International School

Ahmadhiyya International School, previously known as Madhrasathul Ahmadhiyaa, is a Maldivian private school, which is located very close to the well known Billabong High International School.
The school he started with 60 students is now one of the topmost schools of Maldives. The school is the official school of Machangoalhi, one of the wards (districts) of Malé, and is run by the Machangoalhi Ward Office. But, as of 2020, there isn't any significance it being a Machangoalhi school as it is now used by many islanders around Maldives.
History of Ahmadhiyya.
Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom met with some high ranking private entrepreneurs at Iskandhar School. Discussion sparked among them to plan the construction of a school for the children from Machchangolhi Ward, unable to attend school due to various reasons should be given the opportunity to do so. As a result, when a request was made to the president for the acquisition of a plot of land, an area of 8000sq feet was allocated soon after the land-filling projects to fuel the ever growing population of Male'
The foundation of the school was laid down by His Excellency Maumoon Abdul Gayyom on the 4th of June 1979. After construction time of two years, eight months and 18 days. The school was finally opened to the public on 21st of February 1982 once again by the President of the Maldives. The school opens with just eight classes, an administration office, a small office for the Machchangolhi Ward Community, a water tank and three toilets. All these services were implemented thanks to the financial help from Mr. Ahmed Didi.
When the school was first open, it was made to be exclusively for the Machchangolhi Ward children whom were too poor to afford studying in other ward schools with only few seats allocated for students from other wards. After much pressure from the residents in other wards, Dr. Ahmed Didi allowed for anyone and everyone to study here. Right after this change, many students from all around Male' flocked into Ahmadhiyya. This was when the school was given the title of the most populated school in Maldives with an student population of over 200.
Dr. Ahmed Didi and his wife Mrs. Saeeda Ibrahim provided all the 200 students with up to date textbooks, uniforms and stationary. After studying for two years in the school, students were exempted from paying anything until their studies were over.
However, with even more students enrolling into Ahmadhiyya, congestion issues began to happen. Eventually, the government provided a plot of land that was 4000sq which made the total area of the school approximately 12000 square feet.
During this expansion plan, a three-story building containing of 15 classrooms was constructed in the west along with another three story building facing the south which increased the total class count to 28 classes. Existing facilities of the school were also upgraded such as a larger hall which had the capacity of fitting 300 students, two AV rooms, one fully equipped ICT lab, along with two prayer rooms, one each for boys and girls.
When the year 2015 came, the schools went through a re branding effort, from Madhrasathul Ahmadhiyya to the now known name of Ahmadhiyya International School. During this time, many new career choices was introduced to the higher secondary students with three new language brought into the syllabus, Arabic, French and Chinese. Once again, many upgrades were taking place such as air-conditioning the student hall, all student classrooms and laboratories. The introduction of a brand new play set for kindergarten children along with the installation of a public announcement system on all floors.
Around late 2017 to the end of 2018, a brand new building began construction that was an extension to the kindergarten classes. When the construction of this new building was completed at the beginning of 2019, many facilities for the lower grades were given. A multipurpose hall, 9 more classes to add for the increasing number of students, an addition prayer room to utilize the old one for 2 addition classrooms. This infrastructure also aided the school to introduce new grade classes and gain extra space sacrificing the compound area size.
Infrastructure.
Ahmadhiyya stands on a plot of land around 12000 square feet which is quite small compared to other schools land area in Maldives. Ahmadhiyya has two buildings, the western building and the southern building with the southern one being supported by a secondary building. There are two entrances made for both boys and girls respectively. The boys gate faces into the football field used by the preschool children and youths alike along with a parking lot designed to hold more than 150 motorbikes. There is a small exercise zone that is connected to the football field as well. Cars are prohibited from driving on the adjacent roads next to gates and are closely monitored by the Maldives Police Service during school times.
Admission.
A student planning to continue studying here must take an admission exam. Firstly, a background check is made on the student if there were any prior suspensions or expulsion activities. When clear, the student's previous three years of academic results are scanned. If the student passes through the criteria, he is given a unique index number and a class to join to. Documents on fee prices, textbooks and uniform fabric are also handed out.
All the grades follow the same academic year pattern.
Class schedule.
School sessions in Ahmadhiyya are divided into two. There is the morning session and the afternoon session.
The morning session takes place from 7 in the morning to 12.45 in the afternoon. Students from Grade 7 and 10 along with preschool children are required to attend this session.
The afternoon session takes place from 1 in the afternoon to 5. During this time, higher secondary students and kindergarten children are required to attend.
Ahmadhiyya also has established night class schedules for exam preparation and per student demand.
Education system.
Ahmadhiyya has a custom syllabus that is made specially for the kindergarten and preschool children up to UKG. Afterwards, it is changed to the current Maldivian Syllabus followed to Grade 7. The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is then followed in Grade 8,9 and 10. A final exam takes places beginning at October and ending midway into November. Maldivians also has the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Syllabus which includes the subjects Islam and Dhivehi with Quran recently being removed from the syllabus.
After O' Level's, Edexel A' Levels are continued with a final exam conducted on the end of the year for Grade 11 and 12.
Uniform code.
The uniform consists of black shoes and socks, the exact fabric sample given by the school as the torso with white short sleeves. This is not true for the students studying grade 11 and 12 where it is replaced with gray long sleeves. A black pair of pants are also part of the code. Students are advised to cut their hair every two to three months and trim any facial hair. This rule still applies to higher secondary but are allowed to grow their facial hair up to a certain limit.
For girls, the same white sleeves and torso pattern applies. But the trousers are replaced with black tights that are around 1-2 cm loose from the actual leg width. A gray hijab is also recommended to wear. If the student is unable to get a gray hijab, slight variation is accepted but only to that reason. For non-hijab girls, a gray ribbon is strongly advised to wear.
An activity uniform is available to both boys and girls which are almost identical. Black pants with green strips from hip to feet. Torso with the top half white and the bottom half dark gray. The sleeves are short. One fourth of the top sleeve is white while the rest is dark gray to match the torso.
Failure to follow these rules can lead to the student being sent home.
Principals.
Throughout 38 years of the school standing, there has been a total of six principals that have served the school.
Controversy.
The biggest controversy that is present on Ahmadhiyya is the feud between students and teachers. Students have always complained about the lack of space and the recent addition to the southern building has further escalated this problem. Teachers have also complained about the students not cooperating with them. Many of the time, this is usually a problem from the students' side but many incidents have occurred that resulted in teachers quitting their jobs. Furthermore, the development of Ahmadhiyya purely stands on the grades from IGCSE O' Level results which creates unbelievable amounts of stress that can affect students greatly. This can also cause students of lower grades to feel abandoned as if their results do not matter at all.
Some parents also report the uses of clubs in Ahmadhiyya, since academic success has been a major factor in the success of Ahmadhiyya, the branch of clubs has been largely kept abandoned without many activities making it almost obsolete to even have specific ranks representing the clubs.
There has also been talk about how outdated the Ahmadhiyya website is. Many of the features are broken and major events that have taken place from 2018 are left to be forgotten without anything about it even remotely mentioned. If the official website of the school becomes this deprived of crucial information, it may affect the parent's view of this school.


The Watch Below

The Watch Below (1966) is a science fiction novel by British writer James White about a colony of humans stranded underwater in a sunken ship, who survive by air pockets, and a water-breathing alien species in search of a new home. The two generation ships encounter each other in the Earth's ocean.
Reception.
Algis Budrys of "Galaxy Science Fiction" liked the novel, stating that it was the first generation ship story to expand on Robert Heinlein's "Orphans of the Sky".


Chewton Glen

Chewton Glen is a five star hotel and spa located on the edge of the New Forest National Park on the South Coast of England. It is a member of the Relais & Châteaux association and is part of the Iconic Luxury Hotels group, which includes Cliveden House, 11 Cadogan Gardens and The Lygon Arms.
History.
Historic document suggest that the house was originally built in the eighteenth century, with the first recorded mention of ‘Chewton Glen House’ appearing in 1732.
Captain Frederick Marryat stayed here for periods in the 1840s, during which time he was writing the novel "The Children of the New Forest". Marryat's brother, George, owned the property from 1837 until 1855.
In 1947 the house was bought, with the nearby farm, stables and 120 hectares of land, by the Duval (or Devall) family, who restored the old buildings. They converted the property into a hotel in 1962. The hotel was sold to Martin Skan and his brother Trevor in 1966. At that time only two rooms had their own bathroom, but within a few years they modernised the hotel with new kitchens, a lounge, a dining room and 45 hotel rooms, each with a private bath. Within ten years the hotel had an international reputation, and the Skans remained proprietors for 40 years.
In 2006, Chewton Glen was bought by the property magnate Ian Livingstone. It has since become one of many hotels owned by London & Regional Properties, a property company which Livingstone founded with his brother, Richard Livingstone in 1987.
In 2010 the hotel hosted a charity drive by Chris Evans which raised money for local and national charities, including Children in Need.
Location.
Chewton Glen Hotel is situated in New Milton in Hampshire on the South Coast of England. The name "Chewton Glen" refers to a tree-lined ravine, otherwise known as Chewton Bunny, a short distance to the south of the hotel.


Vat Yotkeo

Vat Yotkeo was a temple in Laos which was built between during the rule of King Sai Setthathirath. It was destroyed in 1828 by the Thais, who burned and pillaged Vientiane following the defeat of the last king of the Vientiane dynasty of Lan Xang, Chao Anouvong.
It was discovered in April 2006 during the construction of a major road. The remains included a ceremonial hall, pottery, roof tiles and various Buddha images. The library had previously been designated as a historic building by Presidential decree in the 1930s.


Trump National Doral Miami

Trump National Doral Miami is a golf resort in Doral in South Florida in the United States. It was founded by real estate pioneer Alfred Kaskel in 1962, with the name "Doral" coming from an amalgamation of the first names of Kaskel and his wife, Doris. It currently has 72 holes of golf and its signature course is the Blue Monster at Doral.
Description.
The resort consists of . Prior to its renovation, the club was reported to feature "four golf courses; 700 hotel rooms across 10 lodges; more than of meeting space, including a ballroom; a spa with 33 treatment rooms; six food and beverage outlets; extensive retail; and a private members' clubhouse."
History.
The Doral Country Club was built for $10 million by Carol Management, a New York-based real estate firm headed by Alfred Kaskel. The club opened in January 1962.
The resort was the sister hotel to the famous Doral Hotel on the ocean in Miami Beach, Florida.
In 1994, Carol Management sold a majority stake in the resort to KSL Recreation, a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts affiliate focused on premier golf facilities, for approximately $100 million. KSL was then purchased in 2004 by CNL Hospitality (later CNL Hotels & Resorts), a real estate investment trust affiliated with CNL Financial Group. CNL placed the resort under the management of Marriott International later that year. In 2007, CNL Hotels was acquired by the real estate arm of Morgan Stanley.
Around 2010, the Pritikin Longevity Center moved into the spa area of the Doral resort.
In 2011, a group of creditors led by Paulson & Co. took control of the Doral and seven other properties from Morgan Stanley. They quickly placed the Doral and four of the other properties under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and began seeking a buyer for the Doral.
In February 2012, the Trump Organization purchased the Doral Resort & Spa out of bankruptcy for $150 million. The property's name was then changed to Trump National Doral. Trump began a $250-million renovation of the resort in 2013, which was completed in 2016. The purchase and renovation were financed with $125 million in loans from Deutsche Bank.
Trump's purchase included four of the five golf courses. The fifth, the "Great White Course," was excluded from the sale because of its high potential for redevelopment. Instead, it was sold, along with the other bankrupt properties, to GIC, a creditor in the case. GIC sold the course in 2016 for $96 million to two homebuilders, Lennar Homes and CC Homes.
In May 2019 it was reported the resort was in "steep decline" financially, in which its net operating income had fallen by 69 percent – from $13.8 million in 2015 to $4.3 million two years later.
Lawsuits and legal controversies.
Trump "has been the target of dozens of liens" from contractors who worked on the renovation project. On May 20, 2016, a Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge ordered Trump National Doral Miami to be foreclosed and sold on June 28 unless the Trump Organization paid $32,800 to a Miami paint supply company.
A high portrait of Donald Trump painted by Miami Beach-based artist Havi Schanz, which became controversial when it was reported to be purchased for $10,000 with funds from the non-profit Trump Foundation, hangs on the wall in the resort's Champions Bar & Grill.
Since Trump purchased the resort in 2012, he has challenged the local property tax assessments every year. In filings with the Federal Election Commission, Trump has consistently claimed high property values for his golf courses; in tax proceedings, however, Trump has generally claimed substantially lower values. In August 2016, Doral Councilwoman Sandra Ruiz challenged the tax assessment for the Doral resort, saying that it was too low and did not account for renovations that increased the value.
In 2017, the resort settled a lawsuit from a guest whose back, face, and arms were bitten by bed bugs.
In October 2019, amidst the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, the White House announced that the Doral will host the upcoming 46th G7 summit. Trump suggested that the resort would host the event "at cost" or perhaps at no cost to American taxpayer. The move prompted renewed criticism that Trump was self-dealing in violation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the United States Constitution. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler called the selection of Doral "among the most brazen examples yet of the President's corruption." Lack of support from Trump's Republican allies who had grown weary of defending him led Trump to abandon his plans within days of the announcement. This was notable as it was a rare crack in the wall of Trump's Republican support.
Golf courses and tournaments.
Trump National Doral Miami features four championship golf courses:
The Blue Monster played host to the Doral Open on the PGA Tour from 1962 to 2006, and from 2007 to 2016 the WGC-Cadillac Championship made its home there after having been played at different venues in the United States and Europe since its inception in 1999. In 2016, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to Mexico City.
The resort's other courses have also played host to important events. The Golden Palm hosted the PGA Tour's Qualifying Tournament in 1999 and since 2018 hosts the PGA Tour Latinoamérica Shell Tour Championship, and the Red Tiger hosted The Office Depot on the LPGA Tour in 2000, in addition in 2018 the Shell Tour Championship.
The Latinoamérica Tour Championship was moved in October 2018 after plans to demolish host course Melreese Country Club to build a new football pitch for Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami were announced. Initially, the Shell Tour Championship finished on the 18th hole of Red Tiger, a 526-yard par-5, instead of the Golden Palm 18th, a 469-yard par-4 featuring an island green.
The property was formerly home of The Jim McLean Golf School. The school relocated to the Miami Biltmore Hotel in 2018.
Trump National Doral Miami was featured in "Golf" magazine's Top 100 resorts in 2019, celebrating the best places in golf to stay and play.


Greenland Group Suzhou Center

Greenland Group Suzhou Center is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Suzhou, China by the Greenland Group. It will be tall. Construction started in 2014 and will be completed in 2021.


Sudan National Botanical Garden

The Sudan National Botanical Garden, established in 1954, is located in Khartoum in the Mogran residential area. The garden contains a collection of living plants in addition to a herbarium.
Location.
The garden is located in the Khartoum Al Mogran area, where the White Nile meets the Blue Nile. The garden area is about 11 acres.
Administration.
The garden is administratively affiliated to the Sudan federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The garden is listed among the oldest gardens in Africa.
The Garden has different departments and units:
The tasks and objectives.
Activities.
Among the events hosted by the garden is the annual flower exhibition.
Opening Hours.
The garden and the domain are open on official working days, Sunday to Thursday 09:00 to 03:00, and access requires tickets at the gate.


Macau Design Centre

The Macau Design Centre (MDC; ) is a center in Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, China to promote cultural creative industry in the region.
History.
The center was established on 15 November 2014 by Macau Designers Association.
Architecture.
The 5-story center is housed in a former factory. It consists of bookstore, cafeteria, creative stores, exhibition hall, lab, meeting room, mezzanine, rooftop garden, stage and studio.


Aeropod

The Aeropod is a mixed development projects comprising hotel, a retail mall, retail offices, residential suites, corporate offices and green parks in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The projects are being done in five stages. The projects also include a provision for light rail transit (LRT) in the Kota Kinabalu metropolitan, to improve the already available rail station in Tanjung Aru.


Kosava Castle

Kosava Castle is a ruined castellated palace in Gothic Revival style located in Kosava, Belarus. The estate was purchased in 1821 by Count Wojciech Puslowski. After Wojciech Puslowski the estate was inherited by his son Wandalin. Tadeusz Kościuszko was born in a manor house on the estate. The architect of the castle was Franciszek Jaszczołd. The palace was reconstructed by Władysław Marconi in the late 19th century. After the collapse of the Polish January Uprising in 1863, ownership was transferred to the Trubetskoy family and other Russian aristocrats.
During World War I and World War II, the place was severely damaged. Currently, the castle is in the process of restoration.


Semliki Airstrip

Semliki Airstrip , also Semuliki Airstrip, is an airstrip serving the Semliki Wildlife Reserve and Semliki National Park, in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location.
Semliki Airstrip in located is Kabarole District, in Semliki Wildlife Reserve, in the Toro sub-region, in Western Uganda. The geographical coordinates of Semliki Airstrip are 0°53'45.0"N 30°21'09.0"E (Latitude:0.895833; Longitude:30.352500).
Overview.
Semliki Airstrip is adjacent to "Semliki Safari Lodge", within the nature reserve. Aircraft are allowed to land for a fee, collected by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. Transport to the Lodge by air, saves time and is less stressful than transport by automobile, on the narrow winding roads.


The Lost Motorcycle Club


Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital


Casa Labra

Casa Labra is a pub in Madrid located close to the Puerta del Sol that was established and has been open since 1860. It is famous for being the site for the foundation of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party by Pablo Iglesias on May 2, 1879.
Features.
Visitors to the bar usually eat standing (there are very few tables in the bar area), with tapas, fried cod or tuna with tomato being served. It keeps the service separate: the food (tapas) is ordered in a kind of box office with counter, and the drink in the bar itself. A sign that says "The one who drinks well does what he should" is highlighted, reminding customers of the obligation to pay what is consumed.
In an interior section are seats and table service. The place maintains the decoration of yesteryear. Since the beginning of the 21st century, an outdoor terrace has been installed that overlooks the street; this prevents people from eating standing up.


Former Banco Central Hispano headquarters

The former headquarters of Banco Central Hispano is located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared "Bien de Interés Cultural" in 1999.


Hassagers Kollegium

Hassagers Kollegium (originally "Hassagers Collegium" with 1900 orthography) is a small dormitory located at Frederiksberg Bredegade 13 B 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark (Location:). The name simply means Hassager's dormitory.
It has 10 small single rooms (12 square meters each) which may only be rented by students from the University of Copenhagen who have passed exams equivalent to two years of study. Through the years, about 340 students have lived at the "Kollegium". The mix of students from different faculties and the fact that only older students are admitted have created a dormitory with a relatively calm atmosphere.
The "Kollegium" was founded by Dorthea Hassager in remembrance of her late husband, the priest Carl Hassager, and it was inaugurated on 25 September 1900. It is the youngest of the old dormitories of the University of Copenhagen.
The kollegium has an "Ephorus Colegii" who, in return for doing the administrative duties such as admitting new students and managing the economy of the dormitory, lives for free in the nearby old townhouse where Dorthea Hassager originally lived. The current ephorus is John Edelsgaard Andersen, PhD who is also the director of the International Office of the University of Copenhagen. Only a person who works at the university may become ephorus. The title ephorus is derived from the Greek "ephoros" which has been vulgarized into Latin.
The dormitory also has a janitor who takes care of the more practical aspects of managing the dorm.
After the Second World War (in 1950) Hassagers Kollegium became integrated into the newly built 4. maj kollegiet (The 4th of May Dormitory). The old dormitory was torn down, and Hassagers Kollegium now shares building and ephorus with the new dormitory. The traditions of Hassagers Collegium live on, and application for the two dormitories remains separate (4. maj kollegiet is for children and grandchildren of the Danish freedom fighters during the War).


Seria Energy Lab

The Oil and Gas Discovery Centre (OGDC; ) is a science centre in Seria, Belait District, Brunei. It was constructed near the Seria Oil Field and was rebranded Seria Energy Lab (SEL) in 2020.
History.
The centre was officiated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 14 September 2002.
From 2 July 2018 until 2 May 2020, it underwent major renovation and the rebranding of its name from "Oil and Gas Discovery Centre" to "Seria Energy Lab".
Architecture.
The centre consists of the main gallery, basketball court, beach soccer pit, big top, classroom, conference room, playground, science lab and theater.


Skuodas Manor

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Skuodas Manor is a former residential manor in Skuodas, Lithuania.


Memorial Hall (Plymouth, Massachusetts)

Memorial Hall is a concert hall and general entertainment venue, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts.


Thessaloniki port refugee camp

Thessaloniki port refugee camp is a refugee camp opened the 17 March 2016 and run by the Municipality of Thessaloniki, located in the port of Thessaloniki. As of 14 April 2016, there were 382 refugees in the camp, 95% of which were Syrian and 5% were Iraqi.


Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction

The Turkmen State Institute of Architecture and Construction (formerly named as Turkmen Polytechnic Institute) is one of the major universities in Turkmenistan. It is generally the leading institute in the country in engineering and energy. A number of noted Turkmen politicians studied at the university, particularly those in the economic sector including Annaguly Deryayev, Khodjamyrat Geldimyradov, Yagshigeldy Kakayev, Khadyr Saparlyev, Hydyr Saparlyýew and Täçberdi Tagyýew.


Selfoss Airport

Selfoss Airport is an airport serving Selfoss, a town on the banks of Ölfusá river in the Árborg municipality in southern Iceland. Selfoss Airport is privately owned.
The Selfoss non-directional beacon (Ident: SE) is located on the field.


Cape Egmont Lighthouse

Cape Egmont Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Egmont in the Taranaki Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The light was manufactured by Simpson & Co., Pimlico, London, in 1864 and erected on Mana Island to the north west of Porirua in 1865, but it was sometimes confused with the Pencarrow Head light at the entrance to Wellington Harbour and in 1877 the light was dismantled and moved to Cape Egmont.
The light was demanned and fully automated in 1986.


Sunlight Tower

Sunlight Tower (formerly called MLC Tower or CEF Life Tower ) is a 40-storey skyscraper located at 248 Queen's Road East, in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong. It stands tall and has 40 floors. Designed by Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates, it was completed in 1998.
The building is managed by Henderson Sunlight Asset Management, a subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Hong Kong, a company which also developed the International Finance center.
The MLC in the name stands for Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company - an Australian life insurance company formed in 1908. The building was renamed CEF Life tower when, in 1998, six floors of the building were leased out to CEF Life (Canadian Eastern Life assurance, renamed CEF Lend Lease, now owned by Axa Hong Kong), a company partly owned by Lee Ka Shing's Cheung Kong holdings.


St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre

St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, Jamaica, formerly Saint Catherine District Prison and sometimes called Spanish Town Prison, was built to accommodate 850 male inmates but has held over 1300 on occasions. It contains the only death-row on the island.
It is operated by the Department of Correctional Services for the Ministry of National Security


Grand Hotel and Spa (York)

The Grand Hotel and Spa is a Grade II listed hotel in York, England, the city's only 5-star hotel. Opened in May 2010 and renovated and extended in 2017–18, it is an Edwardian building dating to 1906, originally the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway, with views of the York city walls and York Minster. It is owned by Splendid Hospitality Group.
History.
The Grand's building opened in 1906 as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway (then one of the richest businesses in Britain); The NER's architect William Bell produced the basic structural design and commissioned architect Horace Field worked on the external and internal design. It is believed their design won a silver medal at an exhibition in Paris in 1904. Construction took place between 1900 and 1906.
The hotel opened in 2010 as the Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa, after the building was purchased in 2007 and refurbished by Cedar Court Group. Splendid Hospitality Group bought it in 2014 and in 2017–2018 refurbished and expanded it.
Facilities.
The hotel opened with 107 rooms (13 suites), a spa, two restaurants (The Rise, and the 3 AA-rosette Hudsons), and business meeting facilities for up to 120 people. In the 2010s expansion, the number of rooms was increased to 207 and the White Rose Lounge was added.
The boardroom won the "best boardroom/small meeting room" award at the 2017 Conference Hospitality Awards.
Management.
The general manager is Philip Bolson.


Makati Sky Plaza

Makati Sky Plaza is a 23-storey high-rise office building in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located along Ayala Avenue in the Makati CBD and was completed in 1999. The building's primary tenants include the Philippine headquarters of Standard Chartered Bank, Japan Airlines, and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.


National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) was a museum focusing on nature, located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the government of India. The museum was situated on Barakhamba Road at Tansen Marg in central New Delhi, across from the Embassy of Nepal, near the Connaught Place metro station. On 26 April 2016, the museum building and its entire collection were destroyed by a fire.
Mission.
The NMNH's mission was to promote environmental education, both at NMNH in the capital and at Regional Museums of Natural History in other parts of the country; to provide resources such as school loan kits for schools to use in environmental education; to co-ordinate natural history projects with other agencies and organisations, both nationally and internationally; and to conduct natural history research. The NMNH's director, B Venugopal, also emphasised "intangible natural heritage" (a concept invented by UNESCO) at the museum.
History.
The NMNH was created in 1972 as part of the celebration of the 25th year of India's independence. Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, said that India needed such a museum "to promote environmental awareness". After several years of development of its building and exhibits, the NMNH opened in 1978, on World Environment Day (5 June).
Following a negative government report in 2012 regarding the building's poor state of maintenance, in July 2015, plans were made to relocate the museum to a ₹ 2.50 billion ($39.4M, €36.4M, or £25.3M as of July 2015) green-certified building at Bhairon Marg, where "The zoological park is close by, [and] so are the National Crafts Museum, Purana Qila and National Science Centre." Regional Museums of Natural History are located in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Gangtok, Mysuru, and Sawai Madhopur.
Destruction.
In the early morning of 26 April 2016, a fire broke out in the museum and destroyed the entire collection. The fire, which began around 01:30 on the sixth floor of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) building where the museum had been housed, eventually reached the second floor and destroyed all of the museum's exhibits before fire services were able to bring the flames under control. Around 200 firefighters and 35 fire engines were called; they took more than three and a half hours to extinguish the fire. Six people who became trapped in the building were later sent to a hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, although the fire's spread was fuelled by museum specimens and the woodwork holding them. Reports indicate that the devastating effect of the blaze was due to the building's sprinkler system being out of order.
Exhibits.
Exhibits at the NMNH were focused on India's plants, animals and mineral wealth, and were divided into four main exhibit galleries: "Cell: The Basic Unit of Life", "Conservation", "Introduction to Natural History", and "Nature's Network: Ecology". The museum had an extensive collection of films on wildlife, ecology, conservation and the environment in general, as well as rare biological specimens, including herpetological specimens, dinosaur fossils and mounted animals. There were also galleries on the origin and evolution of life, conservation of nature, the food chain and exhibits of flora and fauna. A 160 million-year-old fossil of a sauropod and stuffed animals by renowned Mysuru-based taxidermists Van Ingen & Van Ingen were part of the museum collection.
The museum also featured a Discovery Room and Activity Room, specifically designed for children, where designated specimens could be handled by visitors. Guided tours, and specially designed resources for disabled visitors, were also available. Specific exhibits included a sauropod fossil, "a collection of bird eggs including those of the ostrich and the long-billed vulture", and "stuffed animals including various big cats".
Plans for future exhibitions, as of 2015, had included "climate change, global warming, combating desertification, tsunami, [and] depletion of [the] ozone layer" as well as "more digital displays ... [a]nd an IMAX theatre". The museum was also acquiring dinosaur egg fossils from Narmada Valley, Gujarat.


Rana Hydroelectric Power Station

The Rana Power Station ("Rana kraftverk") is a hydroelectric power station located in Rana, Nordland, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of , with an average annual production of about 2,100 GWh. The station is owned by Statkraft. In terms of annual production in Norway the station is second only to Svartisen Hydroelectric Power Station.


Sultan Hassan Secondary School

Sultan Hassan Secondary School () is a government secondary school located in Bangar, the town of Temburong District, Brunei. It is the only secondary school in the district.
The school provides five years of secondary education, leading up to GCE 'O' Level qualification.


Melik Ajdar Mausoleum

Melik Ajdar Mausoleum or Jijimli Mausoleum is a mausoleum located in the high mountainous terrain of the Jijimli village of the Lachin District of Azerbaijan. It is believed that this monument was built in XII-XIII centuries.
Architectural features.
The general image of Melik Ajdar mausoleum is reminiscent of a parabola. The slopes between the surfaces of this parabola are designed with engraving. As a result, the general picture of the monument is reminiscent of migrant, Turkic-speaking peoples, which is widely spread among the nations and overall appearance of this object resembles the dwelling nomadic peoples.
There is almost no transit between the mausoleum and the outer space, and its body and cover. There are stone carvings above the tomb entrance door and on the left and right sides of the entrance door. In each of these three stone carvings, the bull is described. According to the graphic description of Bulatov, this "architect, who build the mausoleum benefited from the ellipse to draw the silhouette of the architectural monument."
Thus, in the architectural character of this monument, it seems that the form of traditional octagonal mausoleums has disappeared.
Since there is no inscription on Melik Ajdar mausoleum, it is difficult to determine when it was built. I.Sheblikin, who saw the mausoleum and published it for the first time, noted that this building belongs to Seljuq period. It takes its history to the XII century or early XIII century.


Pumphouse ruins

The Pumphouse ruins on Kawau Island, New Zealand, belong to the copper mine established in 1844. The mine had ongoing problems, including legal, mismanagement, and flooding. To address the latter issue, a pumphouse was built in 1854. The ruins were registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (now called Heritage New Zealand) on 23 June 1983 with registration number 9. The ruins have a category I listing.


Beigang Cultural Center

The Beigang Cultural Center () is a cultural center in Beigang Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
History.
The tender to construct the center was held in May 2012. Construction of the building started in February 2014 and completed a year later in February 2015.
Architecture.
The center was designed by MAYU architects+. It was constructed on a 7,652 m2 of land with building area of 2,053 m2 and a total floor area of 2,918 m2.


Exchange Square (Johannesburg)

Exchange Square (also known as Old Mutual) is a skyscraper at 69 President Street in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1975 and is 29 storeys (406.80 ft.) tall. Its structure is made of concrete while its facade is constructed from ceramic tiles. The building is colored brown and is made in a modernistic style. It is mainly used as a commercial office building.


Great Amber Concert Hall

The Great Amber Concert Hall () is a concert hall, cultural and arts centre in Liepāja, Latvia. The building features a cone-shaped structure, enveloped by a tilted glazed facade.
The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra is a resident of the concert hall.


Teatro Alfredo Mesquita

Teatro Alfredo Mesquita is a theatre in São Paulo, Brazil. Inaugurated on 1 December 1988, it is used for presentations of dance performances, theater and houses a small orchestra. The name of the theatre is a posthumous tribute to the founder of the School of Dramatic Art (EAD), Alfredo Mesquita.


Chizongwe Secondary School

Chizongwe Secondary School is a secondary (technical) school located north of Chipata, Eastern Province, Zambia. It was founded in the 1950s as Fort Jameson Trades School. It is the only technical school in Eastern Province.
During 1959 and 1960, Fort Jameson Trades School was involved in student protests against racial practices and the existence of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the latter being probed by the Monckton Commission.
Between 1966 and 1980 it was amongst the top five secondary schools in Zambia together with Munali (Lusaka), Linda High School (Livingstone), David Kaunda (Lusaka) and Luanshya Boys (Luanshya) and is still these days considered a school of excellence.


Interhotel Cherno More

Interhotel Cherno More is a 4-stars hotel and at 72.2 meters the highest building in Bulgarian port city Varna.
It is also the 25th highest building in Bulgaria.
The hotel is located near the Sea Garden, the largest landscaped park in the Balkans.


Lautenthal

The formerly free mining town ("Bergstadt") of Lautenthal in Germany is a state-recognised, climatic spa with around 1,570 inhabitants and has been part of the borough of Langelsheim since 1972.
Geography.
Lautenthal lies in the Innerste valley between Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Langelsheim in the northwestern Upper Harz. The town is located at a height of about in a valley bowl, the surrounding mountains being up to . The two rivers of the Innerste and the Laute flow through the town. Towards Langelsheim the Innerste is impounded by the Innerste Dam.
History.
Mining of copper, lead and silver in the area around Lautenthal started about 1225. In the middle of the 14th century, however, the Harz was depopulated because of plague and mining came to an end.
Mining in the Harz was started again in 1524. Lautenthal was founded in 1538 as a mining settlement on the river Laute, a small tributary of the Innerste, and had already been given the status of a town by 1580. Sixteen years later it became a free mining town. The town was enlarged in 1560 and a rectangular market place was laid out. A comparatively large town hall was built in 1570. The building was transformed into a hotel later. In 1626, the town was plundered by the troops of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly in the Thirty Years' War. The Protestant town church was built 1649-59. In 1690, 28 mines were operated in and around Lautenthal. In 1821, the town had 2.006 inhabitants. The railway line to Lautenthal, Innerste Valley Railway, was inaugurated in 1875 and extended to Altenau in 1914. Railway bridges were built over the Laute and the Innerste. Tourism gradually developed creating more and more jobs. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lautenthal had 2.626 inhabitants.
As of 30 June 2018, Lautenthal had a population of 1,570.
With the closure of the mines in 1959 the town lost its significance and was incorporated into the borough of Langelsheim in 1972. In 1976 the railway line to Lautenthal was closed and the former railway station was transformed into a hotel.


Pehuenche Hydroelectric Plant

Pehuenche Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric power station in Maule Region, Chile. The plant uses water from Melado River and produces of electricity. The plant was built by ENDESA in 1991 but is currently owned by Pehuenche S.A.


Edificio La Nacional

Edificio La Nacional is an Art Deco office building located in Avenida Juárez, in the Historical Centre of Mexico City, just across the street from Palacio de Bellas Artes.The building's architect was Manuel Ortiz Monasterio. It is considered to be the first building over 10 stories in Mexico.
The building was built between 1929 and 1932 and was the tallest building in Mexico City until Edificio Corcuera was built in 1937. It stands 56 meters and 13 floors, served by five elevators. Its steel frame was designed to withstand the strong earthquakes that regularly shake the city. Total building area is . It survived the 1957 and 1985 earthquakes that took place in Mexico City, but was slightly damaged in the 2012 Oaxaca-Guerrero earthquake.
The building next to it, known as "La Nacional II" and considered an annex, was built in 1949 and contains a Sears store. The eight floor houses a popular café, that offers views to Palacio de Bellas Artes and Alameda Park.


Goidhoo School

Goidhoo school is a small school in sh Goidhoo Republic of Maldives. It is the only primary school on the island. A computer lab was donated to the school by the Maldivian tycoon Ibrahim Qasim. Its school hall is used for various occasions such as quran competitions, symposiums, award ceremonies and even for watching football. It teaches from grade 1-10, and was built in the 1990s.


Ed Daein Airport

Ed Daein Airport is an airport serving the city of Ed Daein, in the East Darfur state of Sudan. It is located south of the city.


Mana Mana Beach Club

Mana Mana Beach Club is a Beach club on the East Coast Parkway of Singapore. It has sailing, windsurfing, snorkelling and kayaking equipment and place for storage of boats and windsurf equipment. It also has one indoors function room and one outdoor function area which is available for rent to hold parties and events. It has a restaurant serving Mediterranean and western as well as local cuisines.
The beach club offers regular watersports courses and programmes for adults and children, equipment rental, storage facilities, al-fresco dining with bar, events function room, beach volleyball court, dip/ dive pool, resort standard shower facilities and a proshop. The club is surrounded in coconut groves.
History.
The Mana Mana Beach Club concept was founded in late 1994 as a pioneer watersports centre on the island of Bintan, across from Singapore in Indonesia. It was then a part of the Bintan Beach International Resort, where it remained in operation until January 2007.
Since 1995, the Bintan location hosted the Mana Mana Amslam, its annual windsurfing event, seen by more than 150 million viewers on cable sports channels around the world and in the last two years, it also hosted kite surfing events.


Puente de las Calabazas

Puente de las Calabazas is a single-span lattice girder bridge near Coamo, Puerto Rico on the Carreterra Central that dates from 1882. It was designed by Ricardo (or Raimundo?) Camprubi and was fabricated by Eugen Rollin and Co., a Belgian firm that exported via Spain from Braine le Comte, Belgium. Prolific engineer Camprubí designed several single span lattice bridges in Puerto Rico. He also designed the first two-span lattice girder bridge in Puerto Rico, the Padre Inigo Bridge (in Coamo, No. 174), which is also NRHP-listed. All of these were part of the Carretera Central.
It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.


Faryab Higher Education Institute

Faryab Higher Education Institute is a college that was founded in 1977. Faryab promoted pedagogy with education and agriculture faculties. It has 637 students, and 36 professors. This Institute is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the large town of Maymana (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Faryab. Faryab University (FU) is a very small (enrollment range: 500-999 students) coeducational higher education institution.


Plaza Rio Hondo

Plaza Rio Hondo is a shopping mall in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It opened in 1982 and is anchored by Marshalls Megastore, Caribbean Cinemas, TJ Maxx, and Best Buy, with one vacant anchor spot last occupied by a Kmart.
History.
The mall's original anchors included Woolworth, which closed in 1997 and was split between Marshalls and Tiendas Capri.
In 2004, Marshalls moved from its existing store at the mall to a Megastore at the other end. The original Marshalls became a flagship store for CompUSA, which closed in 2008 and became Best Buy. A year later, Developers Diversified Realty (now SITE Centers) bought the mall. TJ Maxx replaced Tiendas Capri in 2011.
Ownership partnered with textiles retailer Anna's Linens to open stores at Rio Hondo and other malls in Puerto Rico in 2012.
In 2014, ownership announced a full remodel of the mall.
On November 6, 2019, it was announced that the Kmart would be closing in February 2020.


Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre

The Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) is a convention and exhibition hall in Bang Na District, Bangkok, Thailand. It opened in 1997 and has a total floor area of . It hosted the annual Bangkok International Motor Show from 1998 to 2010.
Location.
BITEC is located on Bang Na-Trad Highway, near the intersection with Sukhumvit Road in Bang Na.


Komedija Theatre

Komedija Theatre () is a theatre in Zagreb, Croatia which specializes in musicals. It was opened in 1950 as a legal successor to the "Zagreb Drama Theatre" and the "Vedri Kerempuh Theatre". Notable pieces that premiered there include the 1971 musical Jalta, Jalta and the first Croatian rock opera Gubec-beg (1981).
History.
The theater was opened on November 1, 1950 as a merger of two previous theaters and is situated in a building on Kaptol street in the old city centre of Zagreb.


Green Park Boutique Hotel

Green Park Boutique Hotel, also known as Lao Green Park Boutique Hotel and Resort, is a hotel located at 248 Khouvieng Road, Ban. Nongchanch, Vientiane, Laos. The hotel fuses traditional Lao architecture with the modern. The rooms have traditional wooden floors with Lao silks draped over chic teakwood furniture. The pool is surrounded by palm trees with fountains.


Suislepa Airfield

Suislepa Airfield (also given as Tõrva, Torva and Torva North) is a former air base in Estonia located in the village of Suislepa, north of Tõrva. It is an abandoned front-line or maritime bomber base that was mainly used in the 1960s. Some remains of runways and taxiways can be seen on Google Earth satellite imagery.


Grand Inna Malioboro

The Grand Inna Malioboro is a historic colonial hotel in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Established in 1908 as the Grand Hotel de Djokja, then when the Japanese Empire came to Yogyakarta, the hotel name was changed to Hotel Asahi, it was later known as the Hotel Merdeka, Natour Hotel Garuda, and Inna Garuda. It contains 223 rooms. The hotel was once effectively the "de facto" headquarters for the government and a Christian stronghold.


Luau Airport

Luau Airport () is an airport serving Luau, a municipality in the Moxico Province of Angola. It is near the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In February, 2015, Luau International Airport was opened by Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos. The new airport is west of Luau Airport.


Castel Savelli

Castel Savelli (also Castel Savello) was a castle near Albano Laziale, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The Savelli family had owned the estate since the 1160s, and build the castle during the papal reign of Pope Honorius III (1216–1227) and Pope Honorius IV (1285–1287). The castle was razed by the forces of cardinal Giovanni Vitelleschi in 1435, and never rebuilt.


Bunji Dam

Bunji Dam is proposed large hydro-power project on Indus River in Bunji, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's largest hydropower project.
The feasibility study of the project was carried out by joint consultant firms Artelia and Sogreah Consultants of France, Nippon Koei of Japan and Development, Mott MacDonald of UK and Management consultants, DMC of Pakistan. The Gravity RCC dam will be 190 m high and will have an installed capacity of 7100 MW. In 2009, Pakistan and China signed a MoU for the construction of Bunji Dam. The accord was signed between Ministry of Water and Power, Pakistan and Three Gorges Project Corporation, China. The construction cost of the dam is US$8.1 billion.
Project description.
The project is located on Indus River near Gilgit. Power House and Dam sites are 560 km & 610 km, respectively from Islamabad.
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) completed the Pre-Feasibility report in March 2005. Consultancy agreement has been extended till September 2012. The Final Report was expected to be finalized and issue till September 30, 2012. Ministry of Water and Power intended to implement the project through PPIB. Bunji Consultants JV is to complete the Design Report, preparation of Tender Documents and PC-I considering the completed and ongoing investigation up to September 30, 2012. Transmission Scheme for Dispersal of Power from Bunji Hydropower Project to Major Load Centers in the National Grid. The Estimated Cost of US$8.1 billion.
Design.
In May 2013, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) completed the engineering design and tendered documents of the 7,100 megawatt (MW) Bunji Hydropower Project.


Lechwe Secondary School

Lechwe School is located in Kitwe, Zambia.
History.
Lechwe was founded by Neil Molver and started with four pupils in July 1977 but only officially begun that September. Classes were held in the Church of Nazarene and an Evangelical church. By January 1978 the numbers had grown significantly, needing an additional Hindu Hall for classes. In May 1978 the schools current location was adopted. It consisted of an administration block and eight classrooms.
Lechwe remained a primary school until 1992 when the first form one (8th grade) class was started. In 1997 the first A level class graduated from the school. The school continued its growth on the copperbelt and it flourished along with the mines. At the turn of the millennium the price of copper on the world market dropped and caused a decline in numbers at the school.
Extracurricular activities.
Music and art classes are taken from reception (kindergarten) and through the secondary school years. Over the course of the three terms the students can participate in swimming, volleyball, netball, soccer, rugby, basketball, cricket, rounders, track and field as well as a lot of other mini games. Ellen Hight , a student, represented Zambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and in July 2002 Andre and Ursula Kuenzli represented Zambia in the Commonwealth Games in England.


Barking Hall

Barking Hall is a lost country house in Barking, Suffolk, England. It was demolished in 1926.
The hall was built in the 18th century with a 7-bay frontage with a tower and later wings. It had a long verandah on the entrance front.
History.
The Crown sold the manor of Barking to Sir Francis Needham. It later passed in the 1600s to the Theobald family, then the Crowley family, who were wealthy ironmasters, and then by marriage to the Earls of Ashburnham c.1756. The final Hall was built by the Ashburnham family in place of the old manor house, but was demolished in 1926 apart from the stable block, which was converted to a private house.


Rosensgade 38

Rosensgade 38 is a house and a listed building in Aarhus, Denmark. The house was built in approximately 1600 and was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places by the Danish Heritage Agency on 21 March 2012. The building is situated in the historic Latin Quarter neighborhood on "Pustervig" square in the city center.


Natural History Museum of Erfurt

The Natural History Museum of Erfurt () is a natural history museum in Erfurt, Germany.
The museum has a permanent exhibition relating the natural history of the forests, fields, city and the geological history of Thuringia. There is also a special exhibitions programme. The museum has collections of botany, zoology, mineralogy — 6,500 specimens presented by Godehard Schwethelm (1899–1992) — and palaeontology. The statutory goals of the museum are the promotion of scientific research and education, the care of scientific collections and hosting scientific meetings.


Rudas Baths

Rudas Bath or Rudas fürdő is a thermal bath in Budapest, Hungary which is claimed to have medicinal properties. It was first built in 1550, during the time of Ottoman rule. To date, it retains many of the key elements of a Turkish bath, exemplified by its Turkish dome and octagonal pool. It is located at Döbrentei tér 9 on the Buda side of Erzsébet Bridge. The bath has six therapy pools and one swimming pool where the temperature is in between . The components of slightly radioactive thermal water includes sulfate, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate and a significant amount of fluoride ion. A sight-seeing brochure claims the water can help to treat degenerative joint illnesses, chronic and sub-acute joint inflammations, vertebral disk problems, neuralgia and lack of calcium in the bone system.
The baths were used by Sokollu Mustafa Pasha, Beylerbeyi (governor) of Buda Vilayet of the Ottomans between 1566 and 1578. This is inscribed in Hungarian in the baths, on a stone standing atop the Juve spring, which is believed by locals to have a rejuvenating effect on people.
The baths were used as a location for the opening scene of the 1988 action movie Red Heat, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi.
It re-opened at the beginning of 2006, after a comprehensive renovation of its interior.
The baths are open to women only on Tuesdays, to men the rest of the week, and both men and women on the weekend. The attached swimming pool is always open to both men and women.


Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble

The Couvent des Minimes de Grenoble () is a former monastery constructed about 1644 by the Minim friars, a semi-contemplative mendicant order, which is located on the Rue du Vieux Temple in Grenoble, France.
Occupied by several institutions since the expulsion of the friars during the French Revolution, it is currently used as a student dormitory and the former chapel serves as a concert hall, particularly as the base of the orchestral group, Les Musiciens du Louvre.
Minim monastery.
Founding.
The Minim friars had founded their first monastery in the region, the , in 1494, in the village of Saint-Martin-d'Hères on the outskirts of Grenoble. It became established as the motherhouse of the Order for France. Over time, many prominent figures of the region came to be interred in its chapel, people such as the Chevalier de Bayard, a noted military commander of the early 16th century.
During the 17th century, in the course of a major religious revival which swept France, the friars decided that they wanted to relocate to within the city walls of Grenoble, where they could be more accessible to the faithful. In 1642 they acquired some property in the city and wished to build on that. In November of the following year, they obtained the reluctant permission of the Bishop of Grenoble, , for the project. The bishop, however, demanded assurances from the Order that this new foundation would not interfere with the operation of the Monastery of the Plains. An inheritance which the monastery received from a local widow in 1644 permitted the work to commence. Scarron, however, withdrew his permission a year later, this despite the fact that construction was already underway. It took the issuance of letters patent by King Louis XIV in January 1646 for the construction to go forward to completion.
Later history.
The Minim friars followed a fairly monastic routine of life, supplying their own needs through the labor of the friars, whether tailors or stonemasons. The presence of a stable attests to a certain level of traffic by the friars in their work.
In 1671, the friars began to complain to the authorities that their solitude was being disrupted by hymn singing coming from the Huguenot church located near their monastery. By a royal decree, the Protestant congregation was forced to move out of the city. The grounds on which their church stood was then appropriated and a seminary was built for the local diocese on the site. In 1707 construction was begun on a wall to enclose the monastery grounds, uniting the various buildings within its confines.
Despite their assurances to Bishop Scarron (+1668), the friars eventually came to abandon the original monastery. As had been the case with that institution, the prominent of the city wished to be buried in chapel of the new monastery. The regional lawyers' association held their meetings and housed their library there from 1748 to 1776.
When the monastery was founded, the Minims agreed to the use of the chapel as the meeting place of a fraternity of the Third Order of the Trinitarian Order, who had been founded in the 13th century for the rescue of Christians enslaved by Muslim forces. Possibly due to this connection, the monastery came to host a group of 48 slaves who arrived on 6 September 1785, requiring the friars to purchase sufficient straw mattresses and blankets for the comfort of their guests. The two days that the group stayed there was considered a notable event in the city history.
At the time this event took place, the city authorities were drawing up a plan to take possession of the monastery, whose occupants had dwindled to five friars. The proposal was to convert the monastery buildings into barracks for military use. The outbreak of the French Revolution put a stop to the project.
Later use.
Under the policies of Revolutionary France, in 1790 all religious orders were suppressed. The monastery was declared state property and confiscated and the friars were expelled. The monastery buildings were soon converted into workshops where tradesmen such as blacksmiths and carpenters could conduct their craft. When a concordat was signed between the Emperor Napoleon and Pope Pius VII in 1801, the Catholic Church was again allowed to function publicly. The next year, the local bishop was able to retrieve possession of this monastery, which by then was badly damaged. The city authorities of Grenoble had tried to block this return of the complex to the Church but were unsuccessful. They soon arranged to purchase it from the local bishop, which was accomplished on 10 August 1803.
Seminary.
Shortly thereafter, however, the new Bishop of Grenoble, , began to seek a site for the establishment of a new seminary, as the previous one had been destroyed. With the help of the city's mayor, he was able to obtain the use of the former monastery for this purpose, and permission for this was granted by the emperor in 1806. The necessary renovations were made and the new facility opened its doors on 3 November of that year. The chapel was solemnly re-consecrated on the following 23 March.
The seminary chapel was to become the site of ordination of two men later acclaimed as saints by the Catholic Church. The first was that of the famed priest John Vianney, although he was not a student of the school, in 1815. The other was that in 1834 of Peter Julian Eymard, who went on to found a religious congregation dedicated to evangelization focused on the Blessed Sacrament. Enrollment at the seminary reached its peak in 1875, with 150 seminarians attending it. Although the seminary was operating in the facilities, the buildings remained government property, the city having sold it in 1811 to the Prefecture of Grenoble.
University and conservatory.
The French government passed a series of measures on 9 December 1905 which were intended to enact a strict separation of the Church from the State. This resulted in the expulsion of the seminary in Grenoble from its location, and the seizure of all its possessions.
The prefecture sold the property to the University of Grenoble in 1913. When World War I broke out on 4 August 1914, however, the buildings were occupied by the French army. It was five years before the university was able to retake possession of the property, by then badly damaged. Repairs were made and the buildings became a student dormitory.
During the Second World War, part of the facilities were made available to the Conservatory of Grenoble, which had lost its own location. This organization remained there until 1970, at which time badly needed repairs were made to the buildings. In November 1979, title to the building was transferred to the National Ministry of Education.
The former chapel has been converted into a concert hall and was renamed Olivier Messiaen Hall on 1 October 1981.


Dire Dawa University

Dire-Dawa University is a public university located in Dire-Dawa, Ethiopia. It opened for the 2006–07 academic year with 754 students, as one of 13 new universities started by the Ministry of Higher Education, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Leadership.
Dire-Dawa University is governed by a University Board of Directors, with day-to-day management provided by a President and several Vice Presidents.
, the leadership team of Dire Dawa University comprises:


Masasi Airport

Masasi Airport is an airport serving the town of Masasi in the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is west of Masasi town.


Lankaran International Airport

Lankaran International Airport (), is an airport serving Lankaran, a city in Azerbaijan in the south-east of Azerbaijan. Reconstruction of the Lankaran airport started in 2005 and finished in 2008, when the Lankaran airport received the status of an international airport.
Facilities.
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring .


Al-Nimr Palace

Al-Nimr Palace is a vast seventeenth century palace in Nablus, set in a Palestinian enclave in the West Bank. It is located in the northeastern side of the Habla neighborhood and was originally commissioned by Abdullah Pasha al-Nimr, leader of the Ottoman military campaigns, sent to suppress local strife and secure the region. Abdullah Pasha who was subsequently appointed governor of Nablus and guarantor of Karak Castle was the founder of a palace-based Nablus ruler dynasty.
Palace building.
As for the building, it consists of two parts, a northern section, which is the summer palace, and a southern one, which is the large palace to which a large entrance leads, and at the same time, each of them consists of two floors: where the first is an open yard, a pool of water, and horse stables, and the second consists of a large group of rooms divided into two wings: one for the harem, and one for the men.
The traveler, Sheikh Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, of Damascene origin, visited the palace in the year 1101 AH/1671 CE, and he was hosted by the city's recipient at that time, Ali al-Sharbaji “Al-Nimr”. Sheikh Nabulsi described the palace as beautiful.


Europa-Schule Kairo

Europa-Schule Kairo (ESK) is a German international school in New Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt.
It serves students until Gymnasium Sekundarstufe II.
It is recognized as a German school abroad by the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (ZfA).


Hwange Town Airport

Hwange Town Airport is an airport serving Hwange,
a mining town in Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. The runway is adjacent to the town.


Arandis Airport

Arandis Airport is an airport serving Arandis, a town in the Erongo Region of Namibia. The airport is south of Arandis. The town and airport also provide service to the Rössing Uranium Mine, one of the world's largest open-pit uranium mines.
The Arandis non-directional beacon (Ident: AD) is located off the threshold of Runway 10.


Garraway Hotel

Garraway Hotel is a hotel located on the quayside of Roseau, Dominica. It lies between the Fort Young Hotel (to the east) and right next to The Dominica Museum (to the west). In the colonial period this area was part of the Fort Young from 1770. This hotel was built in 1994. Located in a mint green and white building, the five-storey hotel contains 31 rooms and is operated by the Garraway family. The hotel contains an interior courtyard, rooftop terrace, the "Balisier" Creole cuisine restaurant on the second floor, a duty-free shop on the ground floor and the "Ole Jetty Bar".
The rooms are fitted with king-sized beds or double beds, with rattan furniture and floral-print fabrics.


Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Surakarta

Institute Seni Indonesia Surakarta (ISI Surakarta) is an arts university in Surakarta, Central Java. They are famous for teaching karawitan, wayang, Javanese dance, and other traditional crafts. The rector is Dr. Drs Guntur, M.Hum.
History.
The institute began in 1964 under the name Karawitan Arts Academy of Indonesia (Indonesian: "Akademi Seni Karawitan Indonesia"). By 1973, with the release of a decree from the Education and Cultural Ministry, the academy was able to open up a Bachelor’s degree program for Karawitan. In 1988, the academy underwent a structural and name change and became Indonesian Arts College of Surakarta (Indonesian: "Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia Surakarta"). It was only in 2006 that the name Indonesian Institute of the Arts Surakarta became the official name of the school.
Logo and philosophy.
The institute unveiled its new logo in 2017. The new logo is a swan chimera in red and contains several parts, each with its own meaning.
Campuses.
Indonesian Institute of the Arts Surakarta has two campuses, an older campus in Kentingan for the Faculty of Performing Arts and a newer one in Mojosongo for the Art and Design Faculty.
Faculties.
The institute serves both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Undergraduate students are able to choose from eight majors, divided into two faculties. Postgraduate students have two specializations that they can pick from.
Facilities.
Performing arts center.
The institute has three performing arts centers that are located outdoors.
Other facilities.
There are several other facilities that can be found in the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Surakarta, including studios dedicated to each major, multimedia rooms; tennis, basketball, and volleyball field; library; and a mosque called Kalimasada Mosque.


Tororo Inland Port

Tororo Inland Port is a dry port in inland Uganda.
Location.
The inland port is located on in the town of Malaba, Uganda, close to the border with Kenya. This location is approximately , by road, east of the town of Tororo, on the Tororo-Eldoret Highway. The approximate coordinates of the inland port are:00 39 00N, 34 15 00E (Latitude:0.6500; Longitude:34.2500). The coordinates are approximate, because the port does not yet show up on most publicly available maps, as of November 2010.
Overview.
Tororo Inland Port is a dry inland port under construction by Great Lakes Ports Limited of Kenya, who own the port and will operate it when completed. The port will serve as a storage area for containers of imports destined for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Southern Sudan and Eastern DRC. The port will replace the ten or so storage facilities used by Uganda, to store these containers prior to the clearance of customs and other importation procedures. It is expected that this will greatly decongest the port at Kilindini, Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean, and cut down the time it takes for a container on a ship in Mombasa to arrive in Tororo, from 18 days to only five.
History.
Construction of the inland port was commissioned in June 2010 by Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda. The port is expected to be ready to commence business in November 2012. Construction is expected to cost US$120 million.


Samtse College of Education

Samtse College of Education, a constituent college of the Royal University of Bhutan, is one of the two institutes in the country offering undergraduate degree programmes in education and post graduate diplomas in education. The college is in Samtse, Bhutan.
It was founded in 1968 as the Teacher Training Institute by King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, the third king of Bhutan. It was renamed in 1983 to National Institute of Education and was changed to Samtse College of Education in 2003 when it became part of the Royal University of Bhutan.
Kaylzang Tshering became director in 2008.


City Centre Muscat

City Centre Muscat is a shopping mall located on Sultan Qaboos Road from Muscat International Airport), Seeb, Muscat Governorate, Sultanate of Oman. The mall opened in October 2001. It was developed and is managed by Majid Al Futtaim Properties.
City Centre Muscat underwent an expansion in 2007 that doubled the size of the mall introducing more than 60 new stores and increasing its retail space to . In June 2013, the mall announced a second redevelopment to add of retail space dedicated to entertainment and leisure.
Shops / food and beverage.
City Centre Muscat houses 142 international and local brands including the following anchor stores:
The mall also has 18 restaurants, cafés, and fast food outlets, with seating capacity for over a thousand people. It includes VOX Cinemas complex for film entertainment.


Kutisvara

Kutisvara or Kdei So () is a small brick temple consisting of three towers in ruined condition. It is the site of Kuti, mentioned in the stele of Sdok Kok Thom in connection with the 9th century of Jayavarman II. Besides, an inscription found on a stone reused for the building of Banteay Kdei next door mentions dedication to Shiva and the erection of two statues of Vishnu and Brahma by Shivacarya, one of Rajendravarman's priests in the 10th century.
There are three collapsed brick towers arranged in a north-south row on a raised earth all facing to east. The platform of the central tower is brick but the other two are built in laterite.


Gandhi Hall, Yangon

Gandhi Hall, also known as Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Trust, is a building in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, on the Merchant Street corner of Bo Aung Kyaw Road. It was first used as the office of "The Rangoon Times", one of the English-language newspapers in British Burma. Later, in 1951, it was bought by Prime Minister U Nu and Indian ambassador M. A. Rauf for the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Trust. The building is also part of the political history of Myanmar, as it was used for a gathering of elected representatives of the 1990 Myanmar election, who issued the Gandhi Hall Declaration in July 1990.


Royal Oak Mall

Royal Oak Mall is a shopping centre in Royal Oak, Auckland, New Zealand which was expanded in the mid-1980s.


Henry Henderson Institute

Henry Henderson Institute (HHI) is an educational establishment in Blantyre, Malawi, founded in 1909. It was named in honour of Henry Henderson (1843-91), lay missionary of the Church of Scotland, who founded the Blantyre Mission.
The original foundation included a primary school, a teacher training college, a theological college, and a technical college to teach practical skills such as carpentry, bricklaying and printing. It also served as printer for the Blantyre Mission; producing religious texts, school textbooks, and government and other daily and weekly publications. Later, training in mechanical skills was added to the curriculum. In the late 1950s, a secondary school was opened.
HHI is said to have "played a most significant role in religious, educational, and political developments in Malawi".
The Institute now lies within the grounds of St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre.


Obel House

The Obel House (Danish: Obels Gård) is a Neoclassical property located at Vestergade 2 in the Latin Quarter of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.
History.
The first known owner of the property is Lasse Kruse who owned it in 1277. Councilman Svend Pedersen rented it out to a vicar from Falster in 1397. It had by 1416 passed into the ownership of Maribo Abbey.
The property was from at least the middle of the 16th century operated as a guesthouses under the name Sjælland ("Zealand". Sjælland was in 1652 owned by councilman and German Chancellery secretary Bartholomæus Pedersen Hanstein.
Hanstein's widow, Maren Hanstein, sold the guesthouse to Mads Lauridsen Lieme. It was destroyed by fire in Copenhagen Fire of 1728.
The building was destroyed in the Copenhagen Fire of 1795. The current building at the site was constructed in 1796-1797 for councilman for Herman Læssøe.Svend Pedersen.
Architecture.
The Obel House is constructed in red brick with three floors over a raised cellar. It is seven bays wide of which the two, slightly projecting outer bays are wider than the five central iones. The two outer windows on the first floor have balusters and are topped by triangular pediments. The facade is finished by a dentilated cornice.


Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre

The Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) is a convention centre located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is named after Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's first president.


Kyrenia Gate

The Kyrenia Gate, (, , historically known in Italian as "Porta del Proveditore") is a gate in the Nicosia walls, in North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus. It was the gate which was used for transport to the northern areas, especially Kyrenia.
The gate was built in 1567 by Venetians, as a part of the new city walls. It was restored by the Ottomans in 1821, and a lookout was added to the gate for a probable Greek revolt.
Now, the gate is used as a tourism information office by the Nicosia Turkish Municipality.
Tablets from different periods hang on the gate. One of these is in Latin and dates from the Venetian period, featuring the date "MDLXII", (1562) when the construction of the gate began. The text in Latin was rediscovered when an inscription of the Quran placed by the Ottomans on it was removed in 1931 by the British. In the same year, "1931" and "GVRI", which is an abbreviation of "George V Rex et Imperator" ("George V, King and Emperor"), were inscribed on the gate to mark the date of the renovation and the reigning British monarch. A third inscription was placed by the Ottomans in 1821, who renovated the gate at the time, and bears the tughra of Mahmud II. The text in Arabic script reads: "O Muhammad, relay this news to those who have believed: the victory comes from Allah and its celebration is imminent. O, the opener of the gates, open gates that lead to good." The inscription was written by Sayyid Fazullah Dede, the head of the Nicosia Mevlevi Lodge, whose building is now preserved as the Mevlevi Tekke Museum.


Mike Shopping Mall

Mike Shopping Mall is a chain of multi-story shopping malls on the beachfront of Pattaya, Thailand. The main mall is one of two centers named "Mike Shopping Mall", both of which are owned by The Mike Group of Thailand who also own and operate several resorts and housing developments throughout the city.
Large store.
The larger, newer mall is on Pattaya Beach Road, south of the Pattaya Klang (Central) Road intersection.
The ground floor consists of a small supermarket, pharmacy, ice cream parlor, as well as money changers and various shops and kiosks selling clothes and locally manufactured goods. The upper floors house the actual Mike Department Store, with a food court and a public swimming pool occupying the top floor and roof, respectively. The front entrance facing Beach Road features an open air beer garden and bandstand for the occasional live band.
Along the north end of the mall lies "artist's row", a row of small stalls featuring local artists selling their original works, as well as copied masterpieces.
Artist's row or Art Street as it was named was demolished in September 2017 and many of the Artist's and Tattooist's have now moved along to Tipp Plaza that runs between 2nd Road and Beach Road further north of Mike Shopping Mall.
Small store.
The smaller, older mall is further south along Pattaya Beach Road. This mall does not contain a proper department store, rather, the floors are occupied by private vendors selling various goods such as clothing and decorative items. Much of the clothing found in this branch are "knock-offs" of branded clothing.
External links.
As of January 14, 2019, the link provided leads to a Chinese porn site


Market Square in Katowice

Market Square in Katowice is a central feature of the Śródmieście district in the city of Katowice, Poland. This market square, the main one in the city, dates to the late 19th century. It has been rebuilt several times, with the latest round of changes currently in progress. During the communist era, some of the historic buildings were demolished to make way for modern service facilities. A characteristic feature of the square is a network of streetcar tracks, crossing the square in several directions. There are three squares within the marketplace: "Kwiatowy", "Teatralny", and "Obrońców Katowic".
The Silesian Theatre is located there.
In the 2010s the city has started to redesign the square. The Rynek, as understood by the Katowice authorities, is a central place and a showpiece of the city. "Obrońców Katowic Square" is a location of the Monument to the September Scouts. On the square and in the neighboring streets a hot-spot provides free wireless internet access.
At noon, Katowice's bugle call is played from the top of a tenement house at the intersection of Młyńska and Pocztowa Streets. The author of the music is an amateur composer from Bytom, Adam Biernacki. The custom of playing the bugle-call has a short tradition, it was created in 2002.
Sights and institutions.
The following historic buildings are located at the Market Square:
Around the Market Square are located such buildings as:
The following are located at the Market Square:


Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University

Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University (SEKOMU) is a private university in Lushoto, Tanzania. It has three faculties: Education, Science, and Law.
Besides the teaching at the main campus, the university provides courses at Tanga Training Center (TC) and Bumbuli Clinical Officer Training Center (COTC).


Transit Hotel (Edmonton)

The Transit Hotel, also known as The Transit, was a hotel and tavern in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was located at the intersection of 66th street and Fort Road, in the northeast part of the city.
Opened on September 11, 1908, the Transit was strategically placed as the first or last stop for travellers between Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, and for its proximity to the recently built J.Y. Griffin slaughterhouse (later Swift's Packing Plant).
The hotel included many modern conveniences, including hot and cold water, bathrooms on the top floor, and electric lighting.
From the Edmonton Journal:
It closed permanently in June 2017.
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Grand Tower (Moscow)

The Grand Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Moscow, Russia. It will be 283.4 meters tall and will have 62 floors with 400,000 m2 of floor area.


Luisenburg (Harz)

The Luisenburg was a small palace that existed from 1728 to 1945 near Blankenburg (Harz) in central Germany.
It was built in 1728 on the Calviusberg hilltop above Blankenburg Castle as a belvedere for Duchess Christine Louise of Brunswick, and was named after her. The Luisenburg was a single-storey timber-framed building with an octagonal hall surrounded by eight small rooms. In 1945 it was demolished due to its advanced state of dilapidation. Today there are some remains of the exterior walls and its staircase. A refuge hut, that also serves as checkpoint no. 77 on the hiking trail network of the "Harzer Wandernadel", stands on the site of the Luisenburg. From the Calviusberg there is a good view of the northern Harz Foreland including the settlements of Cattenstedt and Timmenrode.
A refuge hut, which also houses checkpoint no. 77 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network, stands on the site of the Luisenburg.


Lentvaris Manor

Lentvaris Manor is a former residential manor in Lentvaris, Trakai District Municipality, Lithuania.
Founded in the 16th century, the manor homestead stands on the northern shore of Lake Lentvaris, which was artificially created by pouring an embankment over the lake.
Lentvaris manor is registered in the Register of Cultural Values and is a state protected object, it must also be taken care of by the Department of Cultural Heritage.
History.
The manor has been mentioned since 1596.
In the 18th Century, the town of Lentvaris, was within the territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was populated by Poles, Lithuanians and Jews and belonged to the estate of the Polish-Lithuanian House of Sapieha. In the 17th c. the owner of the manor was Tomasz Sapieha.
Following the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the town became part of the Russian Empire.In 1850 the estate was bought from Izdebski by Count Józef Tyszkiewicz (1835-1891). In 1885 he had a Tudor-style palace built on the northern shore of Lake Lentvaris, which was widened during 1850-1873; a causeway connected the estate, which was surrounded on three sides by water, with the town.
The manor house was built in two stages. In 1865-1866 it was led by Gustav Shachn. The manor house was a two or three-storey building with a wide entrance porch façade, a tall tower on the southwest side, and on the other side had a lower, two-storey wing. It faced the lake. It was in Józef Tyszkiewicz’s time that almost all the farm buildings were built as well.
Józef also planted a large park next to it, designed by the well-known French landscape architect Édouard André: local and foreign trees (larch, gray walnut, silver and Swedler maples, etc.) predominated.
In 1891 Władysław Tyszkiewicz (1865-1936), who inherited the manor, reconstructed the palace, later it acquired the current appearance of English Gothic.
The author of the reconstruction was architect Tadeusz Maria Rostworowski.
The last owner of the manor in 1936. Count Stefan Eugeniusz Tyszkiewicz (1894-1976) became the manor, who ruled the manor until 1939.
Since 1957 the administration of Lentvaris Carpet Factory (now AB Kilimai and UAB Lentvario Kilimai) was located in the manor.
In 2007 the manor was bought by businessman Laimutis Pinkevičius, who went bankrupt in the same year.
In 2016 businessman Ugnius Kiguolis bought the manor from the auction house.
In 2018, the Lentvaris manor house received 673 thousand European Union support for the reconstruction of part of the building.


Koskela Light

Koskela Light () is a sector light tower located on the southern shore of Letonniemi promontory in Taskila district of the City of Oulu in Finland. The tower is located within the boundaries of the Letonniemi natural preserve.
History.
It was built in 1940 to guide vessels towards the Toppila harbour.
The tower is -high octagonal concrete structure with an octagonal steel lantern, resting on a square slab of concrete. The tower was originally painted red with a white lantern. The light displayed a flash every three seconds, green, red or white depending on direction. The focal plane was and the range was .
The light was noted as an active light in the 1996 List of Lights of Finland, but was not mentioned in the 2000 edition. The light was deactivated in the late 1990s and nautical charts dated in 2005 shows the light marked down as a cairn.
Due to the glacial rebound the tower is located away from the coastline, and is almost completely hidden by the shrub. A footpath leading to the western end of the Letonniemi promontory leads next to the tower.


Outjo Airport

Outjo Airport is an airport serving Outjo, in the Kunene Region of Namibia.


Baha Mar

Baha Mar is a 1,000-acre resort complex on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. Owned by Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, the establishment opened in April 2017. The amenities include three hotels (a Grand Hyatt, SLS Baha Mar, and the Rosewood) with a total of 2,200 rooms, 284 private residences, a casino, a spa, and a Tournament Players Club golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus.
On 30 March 2010 an agreement on the redevelopment of the resort was announced between a local Bahamas based investor and the government, in order to help revitalize Cable Beach, the most popular beachfront destination on New Providence Island. The project would subsequently be joined by other investors, which led to it being financed by China Exim Bank, while construction would be performed by China Construction America and will be using 70% chinese labor brought in from mainland China. Groundbreaking for the redevelopment took place on 21 February 2011 with the resort opening expected on March 27, 2015. The whole project would eventually cost around US$4 billion. By April 2016, construction was halted for nearly a year with the resort 97% complete following the original investor's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in 2015 in a Delaware court (sidestepping Bahamas jurisdiction) but dismissed in September. A Bahamian judge subsequently put provisional liquidators in charge.
In December 2016, Chow Tai Fook agreed to buy Baha Mar from the Exim Bank. Chow Tai Fook assumed management of the property in March 2017, and completed its purchase in December 2017.
The resort initially opened with only one hotel, the Grand Hyatt. The SLS opened in November 2017, followed by the Rosewood in June 2018.


Dress Smart

Dress Smart is a franchise of shopping centres in New Zealand that specialises in outlet stores.
Auckland.
Dress Smart opened at Onehunga in 1995 with the concept of being New Zealand's first factory outlet shopping centre. Onehunga was chosen as the location for Dress Smart in Auckland as it is centrally located and provides direct access from the city and the airport. Dress Smart initially opened with 20 outlet stores opened on the former premises of the 3 Guys supermarket (and some other surrounding retail premises). Soon after Dress Smart opened, shops were operating in temporary premises on the southern side of the Paynes Lane. Due to this, the mall was expanded significantly in work that was completed in 2005. This brought the total number of retailers to 110.
Christchurch.
Dress Smart in Christchurch opened in 1998.
Former Branches.
There are number of former branches across the country


Holy Trinity Cathedral, Riga

Holy Trinity Cathedral () is an Orthodox cathedral in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The cathedral is situated at the address 126 Krišjānis Barons Street.


Ushenish Lighthouse

The Ushenish Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
History.
Ushenish Lighthouse was designed by engineers, David and Thomas Stevenson. Established in 1857, it incorporated a new 'condensing' apparatus developed by Thomas Stevenson as an improvement to the dioptric system. The lighthouse was automated in 1970, one of the first major automatic lights. The gas-operated Dalen beacon was monitored from Neist Point Lighthouse, on Skye.


Edificio Kronos

The Edificio Kronos (English: Kronos Building) is a residential building in Playa de Levante, Benidorm, Spain. It is 140 metres (476 feet) tall, has 41 floors, and overlooks the surrounding buildings and has views over Benidorm's bays and mountains.


The ImaginAsian

The ImaginAsian was a movie theater in midtown Manhattan, New York City, dedicated to exclusively showcasing Asian and Asian American films. Located on 59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, The ImaginAsian was owned by ImaginAsian Entertainment, which also operates ImaginAsian TV (a 24/7 cable network), ImaginAsian Radio, and "iaLink", an online e-zine. All films shown at The ImaginAsian are in their original language and subtitled for English-speaking audiences.
The ImaginAsian primarily showcases Asian films, including Japan, China, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and the Philippines, as well as Asian American films from the United States. New box-office hits and independent films are shown alongside lesser-known classic titles. It also hosts several film festivals, including the New York Asian Film Festival and the New York Filipino Film Festival.
The ImaginAsian was housed in a completely renovated Clearview Cinemas location, which was formerly known as the DW Griffith Theater. The theatre was acquired by Phoenix Cinemas, until they closed the location in 2014.


Covenant Monument

The Covenant Monument is a provincial heritage site in Belfast in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
In 1982 it was described in the Government Gazette as


Dixon Street Flats

Dixon Street Flats is a historic building in Wellington, New Zealand designed by the Housing Division of the Ministry of Works.
History.
The Dixon Street Flats in central Wellington were completed in 1944 (1947 in Kernohan) as part of the first Labour Government's state housing program. They were designed by the chief architect of the Department of Housing Construction Gordon Wilson. The Austrian born architect Ernst Plischke was employed by the Department of Housing Construction at the time of the design and is popularly thought to have had considerable influence over the Dixon Street design, even though there is no documentary evidence to support this. It was awarded the NZIA gold medal in 1947. It is considered to be the archetype of Modernist apartment blocks in New Zealand. The building was the first major high-rise building and first major apartment block to be completed in Wellington after the Second World War. Ten stories high, it contained 115 one-bedroom flats plus a two-bedroom caretaker's flat.
The building was classified in 1997 as a "Category 1" ("places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value") historic place by Heritage New Zealand.
In 2016, after an elderly resident died and was not found for two weeks, Housing New Zealand, in conjunction with the Presbyterian church in Wellington, started having weekly cups of tea to help build a community.


Chiostro del Bramante

The Chiostro del Bramante (Cloisters of Bramante) is an Italian Renaissance building in Rome, commissioned by Cardinal Oliviero Carafa in around 1500, and designed by the architect Donato Bramante.
Today the building serves as a space for exhibitions, meetings and concerts. A cafe and bookshop are housed within the building. A fresco painting by Raphael, "The Sibyls" in the next-door church of Santa Maria della Pace, is visible from the first floor.


Haishan Hall

The Haishan Hall () is a historical building in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.
History.
The hall was built in 1684 shortly after Qing Dynasty took over Taiwan. It used to be the gathering venue for soldiers coming from Haishan District of Fujian Province.
Exhibitions.
The hall exhibits the implements and charms designed to ward off evil.
Transportation.
The hall is accessible by bus from Tainan Station of Taiwan Railways.


Koroghlu Fortress

Koroghlu fortress is a fortress located in the village of Gala of Gadabay district.
History.
The name of the fortress is connected with the name of Koroglu, the national hero of Azerbaijan. Fortresses with this name are encountered in Shamkir, Gadabay, Tovuz and other regions. Generally, common feature of the Koroghlu fortresses are they are mostly built in the XVII century, and in military-strategic position in high-altitude, inaccessible places. Some researchers state that the age of the monument is older. According to them, the age of these monuments dates back farther than Koroglu, who lived in the XVI-XVII centuries.
Location.
It is located at an altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level. The fortress is located between the villages of Galakand and Miskinli, on the peak of the rocky cliff. The monument can be climbed only by foot. The western side of the tower is a steep cliff. The thickness of the walls is about 1 meter. Inside the fortress there are the ruins of windmill, tandoor and water reservoir. According to local residents, there are hidden underground roads that have not yet been explored in the fortress.
See also.
Architecture of Azerbaijan


Namazgjah, Elbasan

The Namazgâh or Namazgjah () was an open air prayer terrace in Elbasan, Albania. It became a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1980. But nowadays, its place was transformed into a bus station. The Namazgâh is shown on postcards as well as during prayers in Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr on posters.
The name Namazgâh is from Persian نمازگاه and means 'Place of Prayer'.


Wat Pa Lelai Worawihan

Wat Pa Lelai Worawihan is a temple in Suphan Buri Province, located on the west side of Suphanburi River on Malai Man Street, which is in the Mueang Suphanburi District of Tambon Rua Yai.


Peebles Hydro

Peebles Hydro is an early 20th century hotel and spa resort in Peebles, in the historic county of Peebles-shire in the Scottish Borders. It is one of two hydropathic hotels left in Scotland, the other being Crieff Hydro in Perthshire.
The hotel opened in 1881, but burnt down and was rebuilt in 1907. It served as a hospital for injured service personnel during the First World War before reverting to hotel use. Peebles Hydro is a category B listed building, and is still operated as a hotel.
History.
Peebles Hydro was designed in 1878 by John Starforth. It opened by the Hydropathic Company in 1881 to provide water cures and hydrotherapy remedies (pain-relief and treating illness) to guests. It was one of many such hotels built in Britain during the second half of the 19th century. It was near to two railway stations: Peebles West railway station of the Caledonian Railway, later London, Midland and Scottish Railway, and Peebles East of the North British Railway, later London and North Eastern Railway. It began building in 1878. Work was completed early in 1881 at a cost of over £70,000. The architect was John Starforth (1828-1898), a pupil of David Bryce. The Hydro burnt down in July 1905 and was rebuilt by 1907, a building designed by the architect James Miller of Edinburgh, at a more moderate cost of £37,000 owing to the use of salvaged materials.
During the Second World War it was turned into a hospital, the 23rd (Scottish) General Hospital T.A. with 1,200 beds.
The cast of the 1970 film "Tam-Lin" including its star Ava Gardner, and cast members Joanna Lumley and Stephanie Beecham stayed in the hotel while filming on location at Traquair House.
It was taken over by Crieff Hydro in February 2014.
Treatments and regime.
When it first opened, the following baths and treatments were offered: Russian, Turkish, peat, Nauheim, aromatic, medicated, eucalyptus, rain, pine extract, spray, vapour, brine or sulphur baths. Many associated treatments were available: vibration-massage, the Oertel or Terrain cure, the sun and air bath, a nebular, Metchnikoff's sour milk treatment, the Johann Schroth diet, the grape cure, the Salisbury system, a high-protein weight loss diet using Salisbury Steak or the Koumiss cure. As at Crieff Hydro there were outdoor recreations, from otter hunting to tennis, shooting, croquet and cycling, and a wide range of activities for inclement weather and the evenings. Guests were encouraged to bring their musical instruments.


Hsinchu Industrial Park

The Hsinchu Industrial Park () is an industrial park in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
History.
The industrial park was opened in 1977.
Transportation.
The industrial park is accessible within walking distance Western of Xinfeng Station of Taiwan Railways.


Gbewaa Palace

Gbewaa Palace is the seat of the Yaa Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbon. Located at Nayilifong along the Yendi-Saboba road in Yendi, Gbewaa Palace was named after the patriarch of the Mole-Dagbani people.


The Wilmette Theatre

The Wilmette Theatre is a multi-arts and performance center in Wilmette, Chicago, Illinois. It is run as a not-for-profit organisation.
The theatre was opened in 1913. The building was bought by Encyclopædia Britannica Films (EBF) in 1950. In 1966 Richard Stern bought the theatre from EBF, and operated it for 40 years. The theatre became a Nonprofit Organization in 2011.
Programming includes movies, partnerships with leading cultural institutions, and live events. There are two theatres, one seating 140 with a stage, lighting and sound system. The other theatre has 110 seats and an event space in the rear of the theatre.


Bestseller Tower

Bestseller Tower is a planned high-rise building in Brande, a rural town in Denmark. The proposed skyscraper would house the headquarters of fashion company Bestseller and was announced in 2017 with a design by Dorte Mandrup. The building is scheduled to be completed in 2023 and would become the tallest building in Western Europe. Ramboll have been chosen as the consulting engineers.