British School of Ulaanbaatar

The British School of Ulaanbaatar (BSU) is a private international day school located in Khan Uul District in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The School offers an educational programme based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales. The majority of the teachers are British. Classes are provided from Nursery (three years of age) in the Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 13 (eighteen years of age) and the School admits students of all nationalities who wish to study a British curriculum in English.
Curriculum.
The British School of Ulaanbaatar offers an academic programme that is based on the Cambridge International Examinations system which currently prepares students for IGCSE and A-Level certification. Class sizes are limited to 24 students and the school day runs from 08:10 to 16:00, including extra-curricular activities (ECAs) in the afternoon. Academic subjects taught at the School are English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Economics, Business Studies, Art, Design & Technology, Physical Education, Music, Mandarin Chinese, Mongolian Language and Mongolian History and Culture. All instructions are taught in English except for modern languages and the Mongolian History and Culture classes. English as an Additional Language (EAL) is provided for students who require support to develop their fluency in English, as are sessions for students with identified specific educational needs.
BSU is a Patron's Accredited member of COBIS.


Palace of the Count of Buenavista

The Palace of the Count of Buenavista is a Mexican historical building located in Cuauhtémoc (one of the 16 boroughs of Mexico City), precisely at 50 Puente de Alvarado Street, in the Tabacalera neighborhood. It was built between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century to serve as the future residence of the Count of Buenavista, who however never lived there. Since 1968 it houses the National Museum of San Carlos. It was declared a historical monument on March 28, 1932.


Crocus City Mall

Crocus City Mall is a shopping mall located in Krasnogorsk, a western suburb of Moscow, Russia.
Development.
Developed by Aras Agalarov's Crocus International, the site is located near the Moscow Oblast Administrative HQ, just outside Moscow's MKAD ring road. Built of natural stone in a mixture between neo-classical and oriental architectural styles, the two-storey building opened in 2002.
Transport.
The paid for the Moscow Metro railway station at Myakinino to be additionally planned and built on the extension of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, located between Volokolamskaya and Strogino stations. Added as a single-platform ground-based station, it was built as a two-platform underground development, thanks to Crocus's funding input. Myakinino opened on 26 December 2009 which is the first station to be built outside Moscow.
Present.
Today it houses retailers, including:
On July 19, 2019 reports of smoke in the neighboring Crocus City Hall caused an emergency response by Russia's EMERCOM consisting of 12 fire brigades. The mall itself has been the target of a few bomb threats; one of them was made on US We the People governmental petition website by an individual with suspected neo-Nazi connections calling himself "Thomas Utoyo" or "thomas.littleevil" who in a few days prior to that and coincidentally on a date which is the 5th anniversary of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy, was involved in posting similar threats on the 8chan imageboard against a library in the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin, Germany and an Aeroflot flight flying from Berlin to Moscow, together with vibes referencing that of popular YouTuber PewDiePie and 2003 Japanese horror film One Missed Call.
Crocus Expo.
Crocus Expo is the adjacently located trade fair and business centre, also built, run and operated by Crocus International. It is the largest business centre in Russia.
Since 2011, Crocus hosts annual video game exhibition Igromir, which was moved there from VDNKh exhibition center due to an increasing number of visitors. Over a hundred thousand visitors attend Igromir in Crocus each year. In 2014 Crocus Expo also hosted the first Comic-Con Russia and in 2016 it received a bomb threat via phone call which caused its evacuation. A concert hall in the neighboring Crocus City Hall received similar threat a year later.


PlusCity

PlusCity is a shopping centre in Pasching in Upper Austria. It is located southwest of Linz and opened in October 1989.
It has a total retail floor area of approximately 70,000 square meters on two main floors, which makes it the fifth largest mall in Austria. It houses about 200 stores and offers employment for 2,100 people.
There are 4,200 parking spaces. Customer frequency is approximately 20,000 per day.


Bir Moghrein Airport

Bir Moghrein Airport is an airport serving Bir Moghrein, a city in the Tiris Zemmour region of Mauritania.


Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater

The Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater ( "Націона́льний академі́чний драмати́чний теа́тр і́мені Іва́на Франка́" ) in Kiev was founded in 1920. It rightfully plays an important role in the history of Ukrainian culture. Real masters worked here and continue to delight their fans: actors, directors, composers, set designers. The repertoire is based on national and World Classics. You can watch performances both on the main stage and in the chamber. Each performance is a separate world, a variety of ways of artistic solution, and unusual Productions. Bohdan Benyuk, Anatoly Khostikoev, Ostap Stupka, Natalia Sumskaya work on the stage of this theater.
General information and history.
Ivan Franko Theater was founded in Vinnytsia in 1920 by some of the actors of the Young Theater, led by Hnat Yura, and the actors of the New Lviv Theater, led by Ambrosiy Buchma. The artists united and created a theater group called Ivan Franko New Drama Theater, headed by Hnat Yura.
The theater opening with the play "The Sin" by Volodymyr Vynnychenko took place on January 28, 1920, and 23 premieres were performed during the season.
The repertoire basis of the first seasons was the performances of the Young Theater: "Flooded Bell" by G. Hauptmann, "Molodist" by M. Galbe, "The King Oedipus" by Sophocles. Volodymyr Vynnychenko, having watched the performances of Hnat Yura at the Young Theater, brought him the play "The Sin" for production. Yura produced the play at the Young Theater, and subsequently it was the opening play at Ivan Franko Theater. By the way, in the first season of the theater's existence, most of the repertoire plays were written by V. Vynnychenko. At the same time, one of the new productions, Beaumarchais's "The Marriage of Figaro", was prepared. In this case, Yura was a translator, director and lead. Since the premiere on August 27, 1920, this play had constantly been in the repertoire of the Franko Theater for thirteen years.
Recalling the founders of Ivan Franko Theater, sometimes they forget that this theater was created by young artists: Hnat Yura was 32 years old, his wife Olha Rubchakivna - 17, Ambrosiy Buchma, Oleksiy Vatulya - 29, Feodosia Barvinska - 22.
The theater spent the first years of its existence traveling extensively through the cities and villages of central Ukraine. A conspicuous fact in the struggle for existence was the performance of Hnat Yura at "The Marriage of Figaro" premiere in Vinnytsia, which was attended by the representatives of the Government of the UPR. He stated that not a single theater could exist under the conditions created for Franko Theater, and only craving for work and incredible dedication to the scene saved the theater. At that time, in spite of everyone, Gnat Yura was working on "Lorenzacchio" by de Musset, the premiere of "Sheep's Well" by Lope de Vega took place, they kept on rehearsing Lesya Ukrainka's "Forest Song", and they were still touring...
This time the theater went to Donbass. One of the theater's founders, artist Matthew Drak helped a lot as never before. From 1920 to 1949, Gnat Yura and Matthew produced many performances. His talent of the artist, deep knowledge and the sense of theatrical space especially became useful in the extreme conditions of the first decade of the existence of the collective. One can only imagine how and where the actors were traveling through mines, factories and workers' settlements with a repertoire consisting of "Forest Song", "Sheep's Well", "At the bottom", "Haydamaky" and "The Marriage of Figaro" for six months on the tracks, and even on foot. One of the performances of the play "Forest song" in Gorlovka was rather peculiar. The play was performed in a huge park, on a bright sunny hot day, without any scenery, the actors were wearing only fabulous stage outfits created by Matthew Drake.
However, Donbass tour was the impetus for making Franko Theater the State Theater of the Ukrainian SSR and moving it to the capital of Ukraine, Kharkiv, in 1923.
Lesia Ukrainka's "Forest song", Mykola Gogol's "Government Inspector", Anatoliy Lunacharsky's "The Flames", Bernard Shaw's "St. John", Mykola Kulish "97" are among the best performances of the theater of those years.
In the summer of 1926, Franko Theater was moved to Kyiv by the government decision, while the Berezil Theater moved from Kyiv to Kharkiv. Since 1926, the theater has been operating in the building of the former Solovtsov Theater.
In the 1920-1930s, the actor core of the theater was as follows: Ambrosiy Buchma, Natalia Uzhvy, Yuri Shumsky, Anna Borysoglebska, Dmytro Milyuttenko, Victor Dobrovolsky, Polina Njatko, Kateryna Osmylovska, Yevhen Ponomarenko, Petro Sergienko, Mykola Yakovchenko, Mykola Bratersky, Oleksandr Romanenko and others. The following masterpieces of the national and world classics were produced: "The Marriage of Figaro” by Beaumarchais, "Adventures of the Bright Soldier Schweik" by Gashek, "Vanity" by I. Karpenko-Kariy, "Don Carlos" by F. Schiller, "Boris Godunov" by Pushkin.
From the first half of the 1930s, the theater, like a number of other groups, has almost completely switched to propaganda plays of Soviet themes. There was only one classical play among 13 productions staged in 1930–34. Feeling that the actors and theater could lose what had been developed over the years, in 1933 Hnat Yura turned to one of the most beloved productions that saved the theater during hard times, "The Marriage of Figaro". He played the part of Figaro. Frequently, neglecting his own interests and desires as a director, trying to expand the creative range of the theater, Yura invited other directors to produce plays: in 1937, Boris Sushkevich produced the tragedy "Boris Godunov" by Pushkin; in 1939, V. Vilner staged "The Last Victim" by O. Ostrovsky. In the season of the 20th anniversary of the theater foundation, Yura produced the legendary "Stolen Happiness" by I. Franko. In 1946, Konstantin Khokhlov revealed the drama of A. Chekhov to the Ukrainian theater, staging "Cherry Orchard" at Franko Theater.
The classics kept on saving the theater from degradation: Yura was working on updated versions of "Martin Borulli", "Auditor", "Shvejk", which had been his mascot since 1928. The monument in the park near the theater immortalizes Gnat Yura's Svejk.
1940 – the theater received the academic title.
1941-1944 – the company worked, while being evacuated to Semipalatinsk and Tashkent.
B. Nord, B. Tyagn, B. Balaban, V. Vasiliev, M. Krushelnytsky, V. Ivchenko, V. Gakkebusch worked at the theater in the postwar period; V. Ogloblin, V. Krainichenko, V. Kharchenko – since the 1950s; D. Aleksidze, V. Sklyarenko, D. Lyzogub, B. Meshkis, O. Barseghyan, D. Tchaikovsky, P. Morozenko, S. Korkoshko – since the 1960s, S. Smiyan and others – since the 1970s.
Scenography and music solutions of the plays have traditionally been and remain a strong point of the creative work of Franko Theater. These are the works of the artists: M. Drak, V. Mellear, A. Petrytsky, D. Leader, A. Aleksandrovich-Dochevsky (the main artist of the theater), as well as music by composers: N. Pruslin, Y. Mateus, I. Shamo, I. Post, L. Revutsky, O. Bilash, M. Skoryk and others.
In 1978–2001, the theater was headed by Serhiy Danchenko. At that time, Bohdan Stupka, Bohdan Benyuk, Anatoliy Khostikoyev, Natalya Sumska, Larysa Kadyrova, Les Zadneprovsky, Alexei Bogdanovich, Iryna Doroshenko Vasiliy Mazur, Lyudmila Smorodina, Stanislav Stankevich, Les Serdyuk, Mikhail Kramar and many others were the cast of the theater.
"Fear of risk leads to averaging out the art. this is a danger, the theater is a living organism, and nothing can be saved by beating about the bush. No manifests are needed, there should be performances. They are the only purpose and means of progress."
Serhiy Danchenko followed these words and achieved significant results. The first productions made people talk about the revival of the First Scene of Ukraine. Here he introduced the Ukrainian stage to the drama of F. Dürrenmatt, G. Ibsen, introduced the moral and aesthetic circle of the Ukrainian theater to A. Chekhov (in 1980, the performance "Uncle Vanya" was awarded the State Prize of the USSR), repeatedly appealed to the drama of W. Shakespeare, found proper, nervously penetrating forms of stage reading of Mykola Khvylovy's prose. He captured people with the national theater element of I. Kotlyarevskyi's "Aeneis". The story of Tevye the Milkman, with which the whole world was familiar, acquired the status of a cosmic narrative about the search for the harmony of being (Tevye-Tevel by Sholem Aleichem 1993 – Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine).
Since the early 1990s, the theater has been actively putting its work in the European cultural context – it tours in Germany, Austria, Greece, Italy, Poland, the United States, where the work of the Franko Theater artists is appreciated as it's supposed to be.
Since 1992 – Myhailo Zakharevich has been the CEO of the Theater.
The decree of the President of Ukraine dated October 11, 1994, granted the status of the National Theater.
From the end of 2001 to 2012 the theater was headed by Hero and People's Artist of Ukraine Bogdan Stupka. Continuing and developing the traditions estqablished by the glorious predecessors – the founder of the theater G. Yura and the long-term creative fellow S. Danchenko – Bohdan Stupka introduced the names, which were unusual for Ukraine, to the repertoire, including the classics of Ukrainian literature by G. Skovoroda ("The Primer of the World"), G. Konysky "Tragedo Comedy about the Resurrection of the Dead"); introduced the ancient Indian culture ("Shyakundala" by Kalidasi), the work of the Polish classic of the 20th century S. Vitkevich ("Mom, or Unspecified Creation ..."); brought Sophocles and F. Dostoevsky ( "King Oedipus "The Brothers Karamazov") back on stage. In an effort to expand the artistic palette of Franko Theater, Stupka invited to stage directors with completely opposite artistic principles. Directors from Russia, Poland, Georgia, and Canada co-operated with the theater.
The theater becomes a full member of the International Theater Institute, thus contributing to the popularization of Ukrainian theatrical art in the world.
"And today we have no moral right to cross out, erase from memory everything created by the luminaries of this scene, but on the contrary, we must accomplish what they didn’t. The future of our theater in 40, 50, 100 years depends on us, on everyone. The way we will be remembered by the coming generation.” B. Stupka
On March 19, 2012, the Chamber Scene, named after Sergyi Danchenko, was opened. On October 19, 2013, the monument of the Artist was erected (Volodymyr and Andriy Chepeliki were the sculptors), near the Chamber Scene
During the period from 2012 to 2017, the artistic director of the theater was Stanislav Moiseyev.
Today, the general director and artistic director of the theater is Myhailo Zakharevich (since 2018), the principal director is Dmutro Bogomazov (since 2017). Directors Petro Ilchenko, Yuriy Odinoky, Andriy Prykhodko, Dmitry Chiropyuk, David Petrosyan work full-time at the theater.
Since 2004, the International Theater Festival of Women's Mono Performances "Maria" has been held annually in the theater's space.
The theater is located in a park area next to the Bankova Street.
Selected repertoire.
1920 — "Sin" by V. Vinnichenko; directed by G. Yura. The first performance of the theater in Vinnytsia in
1926 — "Viy" by N. Gogol. The first performance on the stage of the former theater "Solovtsov" (Kiev)
1934 — "Platon Krechet" by A. Korneychuk; director K. Koshevsky
1940 — "In the Steppes of Ukraine" by A. Korneychuk; directed by G. Yura
1942 — "Nazar Stodolya" by T. Shevchenko; directed by A. Buchma. The first production of the play in the theater in Semipalatinsk during the war and the evacuation
1942 — "Natalka-Poltavka" by I. Kotlyarevsky; directed by A. Buchma. Staged in Semipalatinsk during the war and the evacuation of
1946 — "The Cherry Orchard" by A. Chekhov; directed by K. Khokhlov
1961 — "The Pharaohs" by A. Kolomiyets; directed by I. Kaznadiy. The play was held 2000 times with full houses
1965 — "Antigone" by Sophocles; directed by D. Alexidze
1978 — "Macbeth" by W. Shakespeare; director S. Smeyan
1979 — "Stolen Happiness" by I. Franko; director S. Danchenko
1989 — "Tevye-Tevel" by G. Gorin; directed by S. Danchenko, D. Chiripyuk
1999 — "Schweik" by J. Hasek; directed by Miroslav Grinishin, A. Zholdak-Tobilevich
1999 — "Kin IV" by G. Gorin; directed by A. Hostikoyev
2003 — Sophocles ' Oedipus Rex; directed by R. Sturua
2004 — "The Brothers Karamazov" by F. Dostoevsky; director Yu. Lonely
2007 — "The Kaidashev family" by I. Nechuy-Levitsky; directed by P. Ilchenko
2007 — "The Lion and the Lioness" by Irena Koval; directed by S. Moiseev
2010 — "The Greek Zorba" by N. Kazantzakis; director V. Malakhov
2014 — "The Living Corpse" by L. Tolstoy; director Roman Marholia
Repertoire and structure.
Every theater has a play that serves as its business card. At the Franco Theater, these are Ivan Kotlyarevsky's Aeneid, Ivan Franko's stolen happiness, and Friedrich Durrenmatt's visit to the Old Lady. Without them, it is difficult to imagine the modern repertoire of the institution. In general, one of the main tasks of the Franko theater is to work with the works of classics: Taras Shevchenko ("Gaydamaki"), Ivan Kotlyarevsky ("Natalka-Poltavka", "Moskal-charivnik"), Lesya Ukrainka ("Stone Master", "Forest Song") and others. However, it was from his stage that Ukrainian viewers were introduced to World Classics: "King Lear", "a lot of noise in vain" and "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare, "Boris Godunov" by Alexander Pushkin, "the Philistine nobleman" by Moliere, "Oedipus Tsar" by Sophocles, "Uncle Vanya" and "the Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov.
The performances of recent years are as follows: "Kaidash’s family" by I.Nechoyu-Levytsky, "On Sunday morning the potion was digging", "Earth" by O.Kobilyanska and "Crossroads" by I.Franko, "Idiot" by F. Dostoevsky, "Coriolan", "The Taming of the Stomach" and "Richard III" by William Shakespeare, "Frederick or the Boulevard of Crimes" by E. Shmitt, "Greek Zorba" by N. Kazandzakis, Beaumarchais "The Marriage of Figaro", "The Anthem of Democratic Youth" S. Zadana, A. Chekhov's "Seagull", "Morituri te salutant" based on Stefanik's novels, Peter Kwilter's "The incomparable", and Gregory Horin's "Kean IV ".
Currently, the repertoire of the Franko theater includes about 40 performances.
The creative team of the theater also includes a ballet company, choir and orchestra.
The theater troupe is considered to be the best in Ukraine, the actors of the theater are such artists as Vasily Basha, Bohdan Benyuk, Alexey Bogdanovich, Anatoly Gnatyuk, Irina Doroshenko, Alexander Zadneprovsky, Vladimir Kolyada, Polina Lazova, Vasily Mazur, Peter Panchuk, Alexey Petukhov, Dmitry Rybalevsky, Lyudmila Smorodina, Ostap Stupka, Natalia Sumskaya, Anatoly Khostikoev, Galina Yablonskaya.


Katsushika Symphony Hills

 also is a cultural centre in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan. The Mozart Hall seats 1318 and the Iris Hall has a capacity of 298. AXS Satow were the architects with acoustic design by Nagata Acoustics.


Hanging Garden of Valongo

The Hanging Garden of Valongo is a landscaped building located on the western slope of the Morro da Conceição, in the passage which has also been called Morro do Valongo, in the neighborhood of Saúde in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. It was built in 1906 as part of a retaining wall during the works promoted by Mayor Pereira Passos. Its planning is the work of landscape architect Luis Rei. It sits 7 meters above street level.
Designed as a romantic garden, for the ride of society in the late afternoon, it contained terrace, walks, trees, gas burners, water tank for irrigation, flower beds and grass, rustic garden, home guard and tool shed and up even a waterfall. Access can be via stairs by Camerino Street.
There were, in the garden, four statues representing marble Roman deities: Minerva, Mercury, Ceres, and Mars. These statues were removed from the Empress of Pier Grandjean de Montigny, located near and that at the time, was in ruins. In 2002, the statues were partially damaged by vandals and the city decided to transfer them to the City Palace. Replicas of the originals were stored temporarily in Noronha Santos Park, at Avenida Presidente Vargas, next to the Headquarters Division Monuments and Fountains of Parks and Gardens Foundation. In June 2012, the replicas were replaced in the garden after its restoration, as part of the revitalization project of the region, Porto Maravilha.


Vault (fallout)


Durier Hut

The Durier Hut (French: "Refuge Durier") is a mountain hut in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps. It is located in Haute-Savoie department of France on the French/Italian border at an altitude of 3358 m.


Council House of Villarrobledo

The Council House of Villarrobledo (Spanish: "Casa consistorial de Villarrobledo") is a council house located in Villarrobledo, Spain. It was declared "Bien de Interés Cultural" in 1991.


Siddiqa Fatima Zahra Mosque

Siddiqua Fatima Zahra Mosque is a mosque located in the Dahiya Abdullah Mubarak community, near the Kuwait International Airport, in Kuwait.
Construction and Architecture.
The work was started in February 2008 and was completed in June 2011. The total area is 3200 square meters, which can hold around 3500 men with a separate area for 500 women. Four minarets stand 33 meters tall (42 meters from the ground), and there is a dome 16 meters wide and 22 meters high. The marble was imported from Iran, and the marble was worked on by Iranian and Indian artisans working 24/7 for 8 months. The mosque was designed in the style of the Taj Mahal India .
Other Information.
Near the mosque, there is a library, a community center for mail, a separate community center for women, and one Dewaniya. The parking lot can hold about 1000 cars. The building is centrally air conditioned.


Mahmut Pashe Gjinolli House

The Mahmut Pashe Gjinolli House is a cultural heritage monument in Vučitrn Municipality, Kosovo.
History.
The house of Mahmut Pasha Gjinolli, a member of prominent feudal lord Jashar Pasha Gjinolli’s family lies in western Vučitrn near the Terstena River. Historical records and oral tradition agree on its 19th century origin. Later in the century, it became an Ottoman municipal office (). After World War II, it was put back into use for a similar purpose, going on to serve as an ambulance garage in the 1960s and a shelter for families displaced by floods in 1978. Including a basement and two above-ground floors, the building was built from natural stone reinforced by brick lines with some oak wood panels on the domed roof highlighted by a clock. The front façade is decorated in a Western-influenced style. The house’s exterior is unchanged, and most interior changes amount to re-furnishing.
Facing eastward unlike most feudal buildings of the era, the house overlooks the city from what was at the time of construction its center to better observe the goings-on. Baroque and Ottoman elements coexist in this hybrid building. The domed clock testifies to a business-oriented mentality in the city at the time of construction.


Nyatsime College

Nyatsime College in Harara Province, Zimbabwe is the country's first technical college specifically for African students. It opened in 1962, as the brainchild of educator and activist Stanlake J. W. T. Samkange, in what was then Southern Rhodesia. At the time no such school for African students existed, and Samkange had started fundraising for the school in 1951 already.
The school, designed to be run by African administrators and faculty for African students, was modelled on Tuskegee University in Alabama, USA; the opening dedication was attended by Luther H. Foster Jr., then Tuskegee's president.
Contraversy.
In Nov 2019, Cops investigated reports of sexual abuse cases filed by the students against the college staff.


Hilton Budapest

Hilton Budapest is a non-classified hotel located in the historic Buda Castle District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hotel is a part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, operated by the Danubius Hotels Group.
The hotel building includes the renovated parts of the 13th-century Dominican cloister and monastery.
The popular Budapest attractions Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church are close to the hotel.
In 2012 the TripAdvisor placed it on the 5th place in the "List of top 10 hotel rooms in the world with the most beautiful views".


Greenspond Courthouse

Greenspond Courthouse is a wooden two-storey, heritage-designated courthouse built in the Second Empire style in Greenspond, Newfoundland and Labrador. Designed by the architect William Henry Churchill, the courthouse sits atop a hill overlooking Greenspond Harbour and Bonavista Bay. It replaced an earlier courthouse in the community.
Construction and design.
The cornerstone was laid in 1899, but construction did not start till August 1900:
The erection of the new Court House and jailor's residence was started at Greenspond last week by Mr. W. Churchill, having gone there for that purpose by train and "S.S. Dundee".The building was designed by architect William Henry Churchill, superintendent of public buildings from 1895 to 1927, who was known for using the Second Empire style in many of his designs. Plans were carried out by the builder J. J. Mifflin. The building is of simple two-storey frame construction, with a mansard roof, dormer windows, and a walk-in tower. It is the smallest of Churchill's standard designs. Work on the building was completed between 1900 and 1901. The domed top of the tower was removed in the 1920s and later restored.
The design of the Greenspond Courthouse is similar to other courthouses built on the island of Newfoundland during the same period: Bonavista, built in 1897; Bell Island, built in 1900 and torn down in 1970; Placentia, built in 1902; Trinity, 1903; St. George's, 1903; Bay Roberts, built in 1903 and torn down in the 1960s; and Burin, 1905. The majority of these structures had two-sided mansard roofs, had frontal towers that housed the stairway, and were generally three storeys in height.
By 1933 and the advent of the Commission of Government there were approximately 26 court houses in Newfoundland. All were of wood construction except those at Harbour Grace and St. John's. By 1977 when Environment Canada did a survey of the court houses in Canada, there were only nine court houses remaining in Newfoundland; Greenspond has one of them.
Historical use.
The first presiding magistrate in the courthouse was Judge Seymour, who had been the local magistrate during the construction of the building. At the time of his departure from Greenspond in 1901, a local delegation noted,
...we cannot allow you to go from our midst without expressing our regret at your departure. We cannot fail to remember that during your administration you have always taken a deep interest in the welfare of the places under your jurisdiction, and that you have always used your influence in promoting local improvement—notably, we may mention the new Court House at Greenspond.
In 1900–1901, the salary for the magistrate was $750. Stipendiary Magistrate R. P. Rice was paid $300; the gaoler, $84.
According to local oral tradition, Greenspond Courthouse also served as a morgue when there were shipwrecks.
Designation and conservation.
Greenspond Courthouse was designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, 25 October 1988 and the building received the Southcott Award for restoration by the Newfoundland Historic Trust in 1998. On 8 September 1999, the building was the site of a special sitting of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland, in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the commencement of construction. The structure was listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, 23 December 2004. In 2019, the Greenspond Historic Society stated the courthouse had fallen into disrepair and launched a social media campaign to secure restoration funding.
By September 2020, restoration work had begun, including a rebuilding of the centre tower. The tower dome was removed by crane, and refurbished on the ground before being lifted back into place. A adaptive reuse / feasibility study was developed including concepts for a taproom, picnic experience, and accommodations that would require minimal alterations to the historic character of the building.


Ouanaminthe Airport

Aérodrome de Ouanaminthe is a small airport that serves the city of Ouanaminthe in the Nord-Est department of Haiti, on the border with Dominican Republic.


Haluoleo University

Haluoleo University ( or ) is a public university in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was established on August 19, 1981. Its current rector is Muhammad Zamrun F.
Faculties.
The university has 9 faculties:


Beauvais Cathedral

Beauvais Cathedral or at greater length the Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais () is a Roman Catholic church in the northern town of Beauvais, Oise, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Beauvais, Noyon and Senlis. Construction was begun in the 13th century. The cathedral is in the Gothic style. It consists only of a transept (16th century) and choir, with an apse and seven polygonal apsidal chapels (13th century), which are reached by an ambulatory.
A small Romanesque church dating back to the 10th century, known as the "Basse Œuvre", still occupies the site destined for the nave of Beauvais Cathedral.
History.
Work was begun in 1225 under count-bishop Milo of Nanteuil, with funding from his family, immediately after the third in a series of fires in the old wooden-roofed basilica, which had reconsecrated its altar only three years before the fire; the choir was completed in 1272, in two campaigns, with an interval (1232–38) owing to a funding crisis provoked by a struggle with Louis IX. The two campaigns are distinguishable by a slight shift in the axis of the work and by changes in stylistic handwriting. Under Bishop , an extra 4.9 m was added to the height, to make it the highest-vaulted cathedral in Europe. The vaulting in the interior of the choir reaches in height, far surpassing the concurrently constructed Amiens Cathedral, with its nave, and making Beauvais Cathedral the tallest nave of all the Gothic Cathedrals. It is slightly taller than the nave of St Peter's Basilica in Rome at . A formerly often-quoted beginning date of 1247 was based on an error made by an early historian of Beauvais.
The work was interrupted in 1284 by the collapse of some of the vaulting of the recently completed choir. This collapse has been seen as a disaster that produced a failure of nerve among the French masons working in Gothic style. The collapse also marked the beginning of an age of smaller structures generally, which was associated with demographic decline, the Hundred Years' War, and with the thirteenth century.
However, large-scale Gothic design continued, and the choir was rebuilt at the same height, albeit with more columns in the chevet and choir, converting the vaulting from quadripartite vaulting to sexpartite vaulting. The transept was built from 1500 to 1548. In 1573, the fall of the 153 m (502 feet) central tower stopped work again. The tower made the church the tallest structure in the world (1569–1573). Afterwards little structural addition was made.
The choir has always been wholeheartedly admired, with Eugène Viollet-le-Duc calling the Beauvais choir "the Parthenon of French Gothic."
Its façades, especially that on the south, exhibit all the richness of the late Gothic style. The carved wooden doors of both the north and the south portals are masterpieces, respectively, of Gothic and Renaissance workmanship. The church possesses an elaborate astronomical clock in neo-Gothic taste (1866) and tapestries of the 15th and 17th centuries, but its chief artistic treasures are stained glass windows of the 13th, 14th, and 16th centuries, the most beautiful of them from the hand of Renaissance artist Engrand Le Prince, a native of Beauvais. To him also is due some of the stained glass in St-Etienne, the second church of the town, and an interesting example of the transition stage between the Gothic and the Renaissance styles.
During the Middle Ages, on January 14, the Feast of Asses was annually celebrated in Beauvais Cathedral, in commemoration of the Flight into Egypt.
Structural condition.
In the race to build the tallest cathedral in the 13th century, the builders of Saint-Pierre de Beauvais pushed technology to its limits. Even though the structure was to be taller, the buttresses were made thinner in order to pass maximum light into the cathedral. In 1284, only twelve years after completion, part of the choir vault collapsed, along with a few flying buttresses. It is now believed that the collapse was caused by resonant vibrations due to high winds.
The accompanying photograph shows lateral iron supports between the flying buttresses; it is not known when these external tie rods were installed. The technology would have been available at the time of the initial construction, but the extra support might not have been considered necessary until after the collapse in 1284, or even later. In the 1960s, the tie rods were removed; the thinking was that they were ungraceful and unnecessary. However, the oscillations created by the wind became amplified, and the choir partially disassociated itself from the transept. Subsequently, the tie rods were reinstalled, but this time with rods made of steel. Since steel is less ductile than iron, the structure became more rigid, possibly causing additional fissures.
As the floor plan shows, the original design included a nave that was never built. Thus, the absence of shouldering support that would have otherwise been provided by the nave contributes to the structural weakness of the cathedral.
With the passage of time, other problems surfaced, some requiring more drastic remedies. The north transept now has four large wood-and-steel lateral trusses at different heights, installed during the 1990s to keep the transept from collapsing (see photograph below). In addition, the main floor of the transept is interrupted by a much larger brace that rises out of the floor at a 45-degree angle. This brace was installed as an emergency measure to give additional support to the pillars that, until now, have held up the tallest vault in the world.
These temporary measures will remain in place until more permanent solutions can be determined. Various studies are under way to determine with more assurance what can be done to preserve the structure. Columbia University is performing a study on a three-dimensional model constructed using laser scans of the building in an attempt to determine the weaknesses in the building and remedies.
Interior.
Several of the chapels contain medieval stained glass windows made during the 13th through to the 15th centuries. In a chapel close to the northern entrance, there is a medieval clock (14th – 15th century), possibly the oldest fully preserved and functioning mechanical clock in Europe. In its vicinity, the highly complicated Beauvais Astronomical clock with moving figures was installed in 1866.


Mangowine Homestead

Mangowine Homestead is an historic homestead in Nungarin, Western Australia, built by Charles Frederick and Jane Swain Adams. It comprises a cottage built c1876, and an adjacent building constructed in 1889 as an inn.
The property was given to the National Trust of Australia (WA) in 1968 by Olive Warwick (Charles and Jane's granddaughter). The Trust commenced restoration work in 1970, and opened the property to the public in 1973.


Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film

The Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, Bucharest () is a public university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1954. It is named in honour of playwright Ion Luca Caragiale.
History.
First theatre school.
The first theatre faculty in Bucharest began its activity in 1834 within the Philharmonic School.
IATC and precursors (1948-1990).
A Faculty of Stage Direction opened in 1948 within the Romanian Art Institute, at that time the center of all Romanian higher education in the arts.
1950 saw the founding of both the Institute for Film and the Institute for Theatre I. L. Caragiale (named after the classic Romanian playwright). In 1954, the two institutions merged into the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).
After 1990.
The institute functioned under this name until 1990, when it became the Academy of Theatre and Film – the only such school in Romania with a ranking equal to that of a university, as well as international recognition.
Since 1990, the Academy of Theatre and Film has undergone a continuous reform process. New specializations have been added, such as audiovisual communication and multimedia sound editing (at the Film Faculty), and puppets, marionettes, choreography and scenography (at the Theatre Faculty). The number of students has gone up, while the curricula and study programs have been continuously improved and diversified.
In 1998, the Academy of Theatre and Film became the University of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale. In 2001, it became the National University of Theatre and Film I.L. Caragiale.


Mimara Museum

The Mimara Museum () is an art museum in the city of Zagreb, Croatia. It is situated on Roosevelt Square, housing the collection by Wiltrud and Ante Topić Mimara. Its full official name is the Art Collection of Ante and Wiltrud Topić Mimara.
According to Thomas Hoving, "Topic Mimara's hoard of masterpieces are 95 percent fakes produced by him and his hired forgers."
Of the total of 3,700 varied works of art, more than 1,500 exhibits constitute permanent holdings, dating from the prehistoric period up to the 20th century. Some of the most famous exhibits include works by Lorenzetti, Giorgione, Veronese, Canaletto, 60 paintings by the Dutch masters Van Goyen, Ruisdael, 50 works by the Flemish masters Van der Weyden, Bosch, Rubens, Van Dyck, more than 30 by the Spanish masters Velázquez, Murillo, Goya, some 20 paintings by the German masters Holbein, Liebermann, Leibl, some 30 paintings by the English painters Gainsborough, Turner, Bonington and more than 120 paintings by the French masters Georges de La Tour, Boucher, Chardin, Delacroix, Corot, Manet, Renoir, Degas. The drawings collection holds some 200 drawings by Bronzino, Guardi, Claude Lorrain, Le Brun, Oudry, Greuze, Géricault, and Friesz.
The museum was opened in 1987. The building itself originates from the 19th century, its conversion to a museum overseen by a Zagreb architect Kuno Waidmann; originally it served as a gymnasium.


Voganj railway station

Voganj railway station () is a railway station on Belgrade–Šid railway. Located in Voganj, Ruma, Serbia. Railroad continued to Sremska Mitrovica in one and the other direction to Ruma. Voganj railway station consists of 5 railway track.


Theingyi Market

Theingyi Market () is the largest traditional market in downtown Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). The present-day Theingyi Market complex houses 1,156 wet and dry market shops. The market spans Latha and Pabedan Townships.
The name "Theingyi" literally translates to "great ordination hall" in the Burmese language, as the market was built on the former site of the a pagoda compound in Latha Township. Theingyi Market has its origins in the pre-colonial days, where market stalls were set up around Kyaik Myatthancho Pagoda. In 1854, Indians bought the land from the British to develop the Surati Baryar Bazaar. Fires subsequently broke out, in 1855, 1857, 1868, and 1905. Building A of the complex was built in 1905, and houses 642 shops, while Building B was built in 1938 and houses 505 shops. Buildings C, D, and E were demolished and rebuilt in 1988.


Villa Grande (Oslo)

Villa Grande is the name of a property on Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. The main building is located on top of a hill, raised above the surrounding residential buildings.
History.
The construction of the building began in 1917, designed by the architects Christian Morgenstierne (1880–1967) and Arne Eide (1881-1957). The original owner was Sam Eyde, founder of Norsk Hydro. He sold the incomplete building after one year. Subsequent owner Henrik Østervold (1878-1957)
engaged architect Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland (1866–1926) to prepare new and reduced building plans. Østervold built the building in the period 1918-21. In 1921, Aker Municipality took over the property. In 1926, shipowner Wilh. Wilhelmsen (1872–1955) handed over Villa Grande as a gift to the Norwegian government.
In 1941, it was finished and furnished as a residence for Maria (1900–1980) and Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945). They lived there until the latter was arrested in 1945. During this period the villa was known as "Gimlé".
After Maria Quisling had been evicted, General Andrew Thorne (1885–1970), commander-in-chief of Allied forces in Norway, together with his staff, used Villa Grande as their headquarters from 22 May 1945. They stayed until 31 October, when Thorne went back to Great Britain.
Since 2006, Villa Grande has housed the Norwegian research institution Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities.


Embassy of the United States, Helsinki

The Embassy of the United States to Finland in Helsinki is located in the Kaivopuisto district at Itäinen Puistotie 14, where it comprises the main part of block no. 204. The embassy's estate is 1,2 hectares in size. The embassy maintains the American Resource Center, which operates in connection with the Helsinki University Library at the Kaisa House in Kaisaniemi.
The United States recognized Finland's independence in 1919 (a couple of years later of the Independence of Finland) and established an embassy in Helsinki in March 1920. The United States Congress provided funding for the construction of its own embassy building in Helsinki in 1935. The building was completed at the turn of the 1940s and it was not until 2002 that the sturdy fence surrounding the embassy site was added.
Ian Campbell is currently the Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy.


Sembawang Public Library

Sembawang Public Library is a public library located in Sun Plaza shopping mall at Sembawang, Singapore. It was officially opened on 11 August 2000 by K. Shanmugam, then Minister of Parliament for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (Chong Pang). The library relocated to Level 5 of Sun Plaza Shopping Mall, and was reopened on 5 November 2014 by Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Transport.
The library occupies the entire fifth storey with a floor area of 1,607 square metres. It serves residents in the North West areas of Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Sembawang, Simpang, Sungei Kadut, Woodlands and Yishun, and has a wide-ranging collection size of 150,000 for users of all age groups.
Access.
The library is served by the Sembawang MRT station and Sembawang Bus Interchange near Sun Plaza shopping mall.


Institute of Yilan County History

The Institute of Yilan County History (IOYCH; ) is a local institute of history in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan built to collect, access, record, research and promote the local history of Yilan County.
History.
IOYCH was originally established on 1 January 1992 and was inaugurated on 16 October 1993. It was moved to its current place on 16 October 2001.
Exhibitions.
The institute exhibits collections pertaining the local history of Yilan and also genealogy and artifacts of the local population.
Activities.
The institute regularly holds exhibitions, symposiums, seminars and forums about the research of Yilan County.


St Barnabas (Madzimbabwe) Secondary School

St Barnabas Secondary School popularly known as Madzimbabwe Secondary School is a school located in Wedza. It is approximately 2 km from the Wedza-Murambinda highway.
The school offers up to O'Level i.e. Form 1 to Form 4.
There are currently two grounds for netball and two grounds for football. Sporting activities includes; athletics, football, handball, volleyball, long jump, triple jump, high jump, netball etc.
The school has two classes for each stage e.g. for form one there is Form 1 East and Form One West. By the time the author was at the school the West was for those who were good in class. Regularly they would shift a student from one class to the other depending with their performance.
Notable teachers to have taught at this school includes Mr Sheppard Chinhara, Mr Chipunza (mambo George), Eliya Munda (The Mathematician), Nobert Mazendame, Mr Chasakara, Mr Spuka (The Scientist), Madam Mutero (Mupanda), Madam Chipunza, Mr Murehwa (The Linguistic),Mr Gurure,Mr Mupamhanga to name but just a few.
The school draws most of its students from surrounding villages including Munodawafa, Mwedziwendira, Magadzire, Negombwe, Makurumure, Maisiri, Mucheni, Chipenzi to name but just a few
The school gets most of its students from the following surrounding primary schools:
Homesteads surrounding the school includes: Mr George Munodawafa (Manyembe) may his soul rest in peace, ,Mr Onias Tsomondo (Environmentalist),Mr Teny Mapako (Councillor) and Mr Chihiya (the late)
GPS Ordinates: 18°49'27"S 31°50'30"E


Tyghuset

Tyghuset (Swedish: "The Arsenal") is a building on the islet Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, Sweden, today housing the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities.
History.
Built in 1663 as one of the first major structures the Swedish Navy constructed on the island, the length of the building still reflects its original use as a rope walk ("repslagarbana"), a building where strands were stretched out to be twined into ropes (the length of the building thus being of strategic importance). It took ten years to build but only four years before it was devastated in a fire, and, because the Navy was relocated to Karlskrona in 1680, it was never used for the original purpose again. During the fatale year 1697 the building was used to accommodate beggars and homeless, only to be ravaged by the fire at the Palace Tre Kronor within a few days. King Charles XII two years later ordered his architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger to redesign the wrecked building into stables for his bodyguards, troops mostly used on the battlefields. However the stables remained mostly unused and Tessin had to redesign the building into an arsenal in the 1720s. In summer 1731, parts of the building were used for a short period to house the lions and tigers of King Frederick I, after which the building was called "Fredriks lejonkula" ("Fredericks lion lair") for many years. A storey was added in 1855 and another in 1916 over the northern part used by the East-Asian Museum since 1963.


Manseibashi Station

 can refer to two closed railway stations all in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. One was a railway station on the Japanese Government Railways Chūō Main Line and the other was a subway station in the Tokyo Subway network.
Both stations were closed by 1943, though trains and subway cars still pass through them. The stations took their name from the nearby bridge, Manseibashi. The railway station was located on the south bank of the Kanda River, while the subway station was located on the north bank. The area north of the bridge is known as "Akihabara Electric Town". Some train enthusiasts have dubbed Manseibashi station "the phantom station".
Government railway station.
The old Manseibashi Station on the Chūō Main Line of Japanese Government Railways was in the Kanda Ward (now part of Chiyoda Ward), and is located between Ochanomizu Station and Kanda Station.
History.
The private between Tachikawa and Shinjuku was opened on April 11, 1889. The line was gradually extended east towards the center of Tokyo and was nationalized on October 1, 1906. The line was further extended to Manseibashi Station, which was opened on April 1, 1912 and remained the eastern terminal station of the line for seven years.
The first station building was designed by Tatsuno Kingo in a style inspired by the Amsterdam Centraal and repeated in his design of Tokyo Station, opened two years later. A statue of Takeo Hirose was erected in front of the station.
After the 1914 opening of Tokyo Station, Manseibashi still served as the eastern terminal station of the Chūō Main Line until March 1, 1919, when the line was further extended and Kanda Station opened. The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake destroyed the original station building, and a simpler station building was erected in its place. The statue of Hirose was left standing.
In 1925, the elevated railway running through Ueno Station and Akihabara Station was opened for passenger traffic. Since both Akihabara and Kanda stations were within walking distance of Manseibashi, passenger numbers at Manseibashi decreased. On April 26, 1936, the Railway Museum moved into Manseibashi Station, and the station building itself was scaled back in November 1936. The station was officially closed on November 1, 1943 and the station building was completely torn down. The statue was removed after World War II.
Closure and redevelopment.
The train line continues to run through the site, and it is used for parking the occasional train. The Tokyo Railway Museum became the Transportation Museum in 1971, and continued to operate on the site until 2006, when the museum was re-focused towards railways and moved to Saitama, Saitama as the Railway Museum.
In July 2012, work started to redevelop the site, with the original redbrick structure forming the basis of a new office and retail complex scheduled to open in summer 2013. JR East built decks and a cafeteria on the platform and opened shops under the bridge.
Subway station.
The Manseibashi subway station was on what is now the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, situated between the Kanda and Suehirochō stations. It was within the old Kanda Ward, like the JGR station, but on the opposite bank of the Kanda River.
History.
The subway line between Ueno and Asakusa, opened in 1927, was being extended southward. When the extension reached the Kanda River, a temporary subway station was opened at Manseibashi on January 1, 1930. This station was closed again on November 21, 1931 since the line had been extended across the Kanda River to Kanda Station itself.
Current situation.
The old subway station is currently (as of 2007) still closed as a station, but the opening remains as a ventilation shaft, emergency exit and maintenance access point for the metro line. The opening and stairs are under grating on the sidewalk in Akihabara, Tokyo's "Electric Town" and a major shopping area for consumer electronics, hobby electronics, manga and anime. One anime series, "RahXephon", set some of its important scenes in this station, showing it restored and modernized in 2015.
The station is hard to detect by Ginza Line riders. The ceiling is higher on the station, but very little of the other structure remains.


Teatro Municipal de Lima

The Teatro Municipal de Lima (Municipal Theater of Lima) is a theatre and concert hall in Lima, Peru. It is home to the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru. The building was inaugurated in 1920 under the name of "Teatro Forero". It was later bought by the "Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima" in 1929 and renamed "Teatro Municipal". It was partially destroyed by in 1998, and while the building was sporadically open for special performances; it remained unrestored for 12 years.
The theater was eventually reconstructed following its original structural design, and it was expanded to include additional parking, anti-seismic technology and updated fireproofing. It was re-inaugurated on October 11, 2010.


Plaza del Sol (Puerto Rico)

Plaza del Sol is an regional mall located in the city of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Plaza del Sol is anchored by Bed Bath & Beyond, Caribbean Cinemas, Walmart, H&M, Dave & Buster's and Home Depot. The mall was opened in 1998; it was then acquired by Centros Isla in 2005, DDR Corp. in 2012 and then RVI in 2018.
Outparcels are Pep Boys, Oriental Bank and Farmacias Plaza.
Renovations.
In 2011 after the acquisition from Centros Isla, DDR Corp. announced that during the next 6 years they would be redeveloping the mall to add more retail space and also to change the design it was given since it was first built. The mall added , moving the food court upstairs and reusing the space below for new tenants. Phase two of Plaza Del Sol's redevelopment will include more parking spaces and the construction of approximately 137,000 square feet of new GLA to accommodate the expansion of a key anchor as well as construction of additional junior anchor boxes.


St Paul of the Cross Cathedral

The St Paul of the Cross Cathedral (, "Katedralen hram „Sveti Pavel ot Krasta“") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Rousse in northeastern Bulgaria. It is the cathedral church of the Nikopol diocese and it is dedicated to Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists.
Built in 1890 to the designs of the Italian architect Valentino, the cathedral is an example of Gothic Revival architecture (and Brick Gothic in particular) in the country. The interior is decorated with sculptures and stained glass windows. It was the cathedral church of Blessed Eugene Bossilkov, bishop of Nicopoli, executed by the communists in 1952.
Organ.
The pipe organ of the cathedral was installed in 1907. It is the only one of its kind (with pneumatic action and with a Romantic sound) in Southeastern Europe, and was produced by the Voit company from Karlsruhe. It has two manuals and 13 stops. The instrument was damaged by the 1977 Bucharest earthquake and it was fully restored in 2004.


The Hemmens Cultural Center

The Hemmens Cultural Center is a 1,200-seat theatre in Elgin, Illinois, United States. It's also the home of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.


The Manor-house in Radola

The manor-house in Radola is one of the oldest historical monuments in Kysuce, Slovakia. Historical research suggests that the oldest part of the building dates to between 1550 and 1575. In the second half of the 17th century, the building was reconstructed, probably as part of the major development of Kysuce; the manor house was now at the center of the town. At that time the manor house was a part of the budatin lordship owned by Suchonovi, whose descendants owned it until 1798, when the budatin lordship passed into the ownership of the Csaky family. The well preserved manor house in Radola represents a renessaince type of yeoman's habitation and initially it was apparently fortified by a castle wall.


Scheveningen Lighthouse

De Scheveningen Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Scheveningen, Netherlands. It was designed by Quirinus Harder and activated finished in 1875.
History.
In the 16th century Scheveningen had a lighthouse already, and the church collected money from the ships using it. It was elevated in 1850, and equipped with a copper cupola and a new light. In the 1870s, Dutch lighthouse designer Quirinus Harder got the assignment for a new lighthouse.
The lighthouse is made of cast iron and consists of nine segments. At the foot of the tower is one house for the supervisor and four more for the lighthouse keeper. The original light rotated in a mercury bath, which was replaced in the 1960s by an electrical system.


Double Six Monument

The Double Six Monument () is a memorial located at Sembulan area in Grace Garden housing complex in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia which marks the site of 6 June 1976 fatal plane crash known as the Double Six Tragedy bearing the first Chief Minister of Sabah, Tun Fuad Stephens, as well as six other State ministers.
Features.
The monument features the list of all victims in the crash, with all are the government officials of Sabah:


Embassy of Vietnam, Moscow


Al Shaqab station

Al Shaqab station is a station on the Doha Metro's Green Line. Contrary to its name, the station is located on Huwar Street in Old Al Rayyan, but is near the border with Al Shaqab (also spelled "Al Shagub"). It serves the municipality of Al Rayyan, specifically Education City, Al Shaqab, Old Al Rayyan, Al Luqta and the suburb of Ain Al Rakheesa.
The station currently has no metrolinks. Facilities on the premises include restrooms and a prayer room.
History.
The station was opened to the public on 10 December, 2019 along with the other stations of the Green Line, which is also known as the "Education Line".
Connections.
It is served by bus routes 42, 45 and 57.


Arnionys Manor

Arnionys Manor is a residential manor in Molėtai district, Arnionys village.


Ilguva Manor

Ilguva Manor (pol. "Dwór w Iłgowie") is a former residential manor in Ilguva village, Šakiai district, in Lithuania.


Tartu TV Mast

The Tartu TV Mast () is a truss tower located in Tammelinn, Tartu, Estonia. The tower stands tall and was originally constructed in 1957. In 2011 the antenna was rebuilt. It is one of the tallest structures in Estonia.


Upala Airport

Upala Airport is an airport serving the town of Upala in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. Upala is south of the Nicaragua border.
The runway is just south of the town, across the small Zapote River. There are of unpaved overrun on the southwest end of the runway.
The Los Chiles non-directional beacon (Ident: CHI) is located east-northeast of the airport. The Liberia VOR-DME (Ident: LIB) is located west-southwest of the airport.


Siam Commercial Bank, Talat Noi Branch

The Talat Noi Branch is Siam Commercial Bank's first permanent office, and the oldest operating bank branch in Thailand. It is located in Talat Noi Subdistrict of Bangkok's Samphanthawong District, at the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown. The building, designed by Italian architect Annibale Rigotti in the Beaux-Arts style, was built in 1908 or 1910. It sits on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, almost next to the Holy Rosary Church, and is listed by the Fine Arts Department as an unregistered ancient monument. The building received the ASA Architectural Conservation Award in 1982, and underwent renovations in 1995.


Mpanda Airport

Mpanda Airport is an airport in western Tanzania serving the town of Mpanda and the surrounding Katavi Region. It is on the southeastern side of the town. The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR helped the Government of Tanzania to finance the upgrade of the airstrip into an airport as a gesture of its appreciation for hosting Burundian refugees for more than 30 years.
The airport was officially opened by the Tanzanian Vice President Mohamed Gharib Bilal on 24 November 2012. The airport will help improve access to the Katavi National Park.


Sheen Falls Lodge

Sheen Falls Lodge is a five-star, 77-room historic hotel in County Kerry, Ireland.
The hotel was developed in the 1980s and opened in 1991; the property long had a historic hunting lodge from the 1700s. In the past, it housed restaurant La Cascade, that was awarded a Michelin star in the period 1993–1998.
It was sold in 2018 to a consortium of Thai investors.
It occupies a property on the River Sheen, and overlooks Kenmare Bay.


Ristna Lighthouse

Ristna Lighthouse (Estonian: "Ristna tuletorn") is a lighthouse located in Ristna Point, Kõpu Peninsula, on the island of Hiiumaa (on the coast of the Baltic Sea) in Estonia.
History.
The lighthouse was built in 1874, as a result of constant fogs, which made the "old Kõpu lighthouse" nearly invisible. The main reason for the decision to build the lighthouse was to warn sailors of drifting sea ice; which caused a major obstacle in the Gulf of Finland. The current iron metal structure of the lighthouse was built in 1874. The lighthouse survived World War I with small amounts of damage; however, to improve the lighthouse's stability, the structure was cast in concrete in 1920.


Klosterneuburg Monastery

Klosterneuburg Abbey or Monastery () is a twelfth-century Augustinian monastery of the Roman Catholic Church located in the town of Klosterneuburg in Lower Austria. Overlooking the Danube, just north of the Vienna city limits at the Leopoldsberg, the monastery was founded in 1114 by Saint Leopold III of Babenberg, the patron saint of Austria, and his second wife Agnes of Germany.
The abbey church, dedicated the Nativity of Mary ("Maria Geburt"), was consecrated in 1136 and later remodeled in the Baroque style in the seventeenth century. The impressive monastery complex was mostly constructed between 1730 and 1834. Its foundations, including a castle tower and a Gothic chapel, date back to the twelfth century. Other older buildings still extant within the complex include the chapel of 1318 with Saint Leopold's tomb. From 1634 on, the Habsburg rulers had the facilities rebuilt in the Baroque style, continued by the architects Jakob Prandtauer and Donato Felice d'Allio. The plans to embellish the monastery on the scale of an Austrian Escorial were later resumed by the Neoclassical architect Joseph Kornhäusel, though only small parts were actually carried out. In 1879, the abbey church and monastery were restored according to plans by Friedrich von Schmidt, and the neo-Gothic twin steeples were erected.
Klosterneuburg Monastery contains the Verduner Altar, made in 1181 by Nicholas of Verdun. Its three parts comprise 45 gilded copper plates modeled on Byzantine paragons, similar to the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral. The monastery also contains a museum with a collection of Gothic and Baroque sculpture and a gallery of paintings, including fifteen panel paintings by Rueland Frueauf from 1505, four Passion paintings from the backside of the Verduner Altar from 1331, and the Babenberg genealogical tree.
History.
During the Investiture Controversy in the early twelfth century, Margrave Leopold III of Babenberg sided with the Papacy against Emperor Henry IV. In 1106, the emperor's son, Emperor Henry V, who sided with the Papacy against his father, rewarded Leopold's loyalty by offering him his sister Agnes' hand in marriage, in recognition of his services. Agnes was the widow of Duke Frederick I of Swabia. Leopold, who was recently widowed from his first wife, accepted the hand of this daughter of the Imperial Salian dynasty.
With this new connection to two imperial families, Leopold's status was elevated by the marriage, which also brought with it a large dowry of royal possessions. Following his marriage, Leopold initiated plans to build a castle on Leopoldsberg for his new residence, which had formerly been at Gars am Kamp and Tulln an der Donau. He named the new castle "Niwenburc". According to legend, Leopold was standing with his wife on the balcony of their new castle when Agnes' veil was carried away by a strong gust of wind. The area was searched, but the veil was not found. Years later, Leopold was out hunting when he became attracted by a brilliant radiance coming from the foliage of an elderbush. The source of the light was the undamaged veil, entangled in the foliage. From the light emerged a vision of the Virgin Mary, who directed Leopold to build a church and monastery in her honour at that location.
In 1113, Leopold founded a monastery ("kloster") for secular canons next to his castle, providing it with generous donations of land. The cornerstone ceremony for the new abbey church took place on 12 June 1114. Leopold's younger son, the chronicler Otto of Freising, prepared for his ecclesiastical career at Klosterneuburg and became provost in 1126. In 1133, Leopold handed the monastery over to the Augustinians after repossessing it from the secular canons. Leopold sought to create an impressive but private monastery next to his residence.
On 29 September 1136, the abbey church was consecrated after 22 years of construction. The form of that original basilica has survived for nine centuries, despite many subsequent modifications and reconstructions. Most likely the two side aisles had lofts, the middle aisle was most likely higher, and above the crossing there was a tower. Two months after the consecration, Margrave Leopold III died on 15 November 1136. Agnes survived him by seven years. In 1156, Duke Henry II of Austria moved his residence from Klosterneuburg to Vienna after receiving the ducal title. Despite the change, the monastery continued to develop as a religious and cultural institution.
In 1220, Duke Leopold VI of Austria selected a Burgundian master architect to build the Capella Speziosa chapel beside the convent. This chapel, considered among the most beautiful sacred buildings of its time, was demolished in the eighteenth century. On 13 September 1330, the town and monastery were seriously damaged in a fire. The monastery and abbey church were renovated, and new works of art were commissioned by provost Stephan of Sierndorf. In 1394, construction began on the south tower of the early-Gothic abbey church. It would take two centuries before the tower was completed in 1592.
On 6 January 1485, Leopold III was canonized by Pope Innocent VIII. As a result, Klosterneuburg soon became an important pilgrimage site. Throughout the fifteenth century, the Augustinian canons had devoted themselves to humanistic studies and the sciences, especially geography and astronomy. During the various wars of that period, especially the Ottoman sieges of Vienna in 1529 and 1679, the monastery suffered severe damage. In the sixteenth century, the Protestant Reformation posed another threat to the monastery, as its influence led to reduced numbers—at one point leaving the monastery in the care of only seven canons. The success of the Counter-Reformation during the seventeenth century strengthened and renewed the monastery.
Between 1634 and 1645, the first phase of remodeling the abbey church in the Baroque style took place. Artists from northern Italy were brought in to work on the project, under the guidance of Giovanni Battista Carlone. In 1636, the crossing tower was demolished. Between 1638 and 1644, the north tower of the abbey church was constructed. In 1644, a 6000-kg bell was cast and installed in the north tower, named "Leopoldiglocke", after Saint Leopold III. The second phase of remodeling the abbey church in the Baroque style took place between 1680 and 1702.
In the fall of 1683, a massive Ottoman army under the leadership of Kara Mustafa Pasha laid siege to Vienna and threatened Klosterneuburg. Most of the town and monastery escaped with the members of the imperial court, but two men—one priest and one lay brother—remained behind with the citizens to defend the town and monastery. The lower part of the town was surrendered to the attackers, but the upper part and the monastery were defended successfully. The defense of Klosterneuburg turned out to be strategically important because it served as flank protection during the rescue of Vienna by the Christian forces under the leadership of King John III Sobieski.
The final phase of remodeling the abbey church in the Baroque style took place between 1723 and 1730. During this period, the presbytery, choir stalls, high altar, court oratorio, and pews were all remodeled. In 1730, construction of the monastery in the Baroque style began with the Imperial Edifice. The idea of making Klosterneuburg the most impressive religious structure in Austria dated back to the Middle Ages with Saint Leopold III and Leopold VI. Emperor Charles VI now sought to make Klosterneuburg a secular and spiritual center after the model of the Escorial in Spain. Construction of the monastery continued for ten years, under Donato Felice d'Allio, who was inspired by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach, the master architect of Vienna at the time. With the death of Emperor Charles VI in 1740, building activity was discontinued. Only the east and north wings of the monastery complex were finished—about one eighth of the planned construction.
In 1768, the theological academy at the monastery was founded. The accession of Emperor Joseph II as Archduke of Austria in 1780 marked a change in the Empire's relationship with the Church. Inspired by the Age of Enlightenment, Joseph was anxious to reduce the power of the church, to relieve the peasantry of feudal burdens, and to remove restrictions on trade and knowledge. During this period, the monastery increased its pastoral work in creating new parsonages and making available to poor citizens certain monastery properties on the outskirts of Vienna. In gratitude, some of the new Vienna suburbs were named after monastery provosts, for example, Floridsdorf (named for Floridus Leeb) and Gaudenzdorf (named for Gaudenz Dunkler).
In 1836, construction of the monastery resumed, and by 1842, the residential wing, the south wing, and the west wing were finished by Neoclassical architect Joseph Kornhäusel from Vienna. Only two of the planned nine domes were completed. The main dome bears the imperial crown, and the smaller dome the archducal crown. In 1879, a major restoration project was initiated, according to plans by Friedrich von Schmidt. During this period, the vestry and choir chapel were erected, as well as the neo-Gothic twin steeples. Between 1898 and 1901, the mural paintings in the side chapels were created by Karl Peyfuss. In 1911, the course of the Danube was regulated to its current location, about two kilometers from the monastery. In 1936, the abbey church was granted the title "Basilica minor" by Pope Pius XI.
The "Anschluss" of 1938 brought devastation to the Klosterneuburg community. In 1941, the Nazis suppressed the canonry and confiscated the buildings and properties. Only a few canons were permitted to remain and continue ministering to the faithful. Some canons went out into the parishes, others were drafted into the army, and many lost their lives because of their involvement in the resistance movement. Immediately after the war, some canons were murdered for standing up against the Russian soldiers who preyed on Austrian women and girls. Provost Alipius Linda, elected in 1937, guided the community wisely through both the Nazi period and the subsequent Communist occupation.
During the post-war period, Provost Gebhard Koberger presided over the rebuilding of the abbey's financial condition, as well as the reconstruction of several of the monastery's churches which had been damaged or destroyed by the bombing. Provost Gebhard was elected Abbot General of the Austrian Congregation and attended the Second Vatican Council. In 1969, he was elected Abbot Primate of the Confederation of Augustinian Canons. In 1985, on the celebration of his golden jubilee of priesthood, Provost Gebhard inaugurated the Provost Gebhard Koberger Institute for Research on the Augustinian Canons. He resigned due to poor health in 1995, and died in 1997.
Verdun Altar.
The chapel of St Leopold contains the Verdun Altar made in 1181 by Nicholas of Verdun. Its three parts comprise 51 gilded copper plates modeled on Byzantine paragons, similar to the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral. Originally manufactured as panels, they were assembled as an altar in secondary utilization circa 1330.
The tripartite concept is reflected in the arrangement of the plates. According to the biblical exegesis, the depictions are split into three rows of the eras of Adam and Noah, of Abraham, David and the Babylonian captivity and finally of Jesus' life, placed in the central part. The columns of adjacent plates of different ages symbolise their connection according to the ideas of the typology theory. The arrangement may refer to the mystic doctrines of the medieval theologian Hugh of Saint Victor. American scholar Elfie Raymond, professor of philosophy and hermeneutics at Sarah Lawrence College of New York produced an online catalog of the typology of virtues found in the theological program.
Provosts.
Klosterneuburg has had 66 provosts in its history. With the exception of two four-year lapses at the end of the sixteenth and beginning of the seventeenth centuries, the community has enjoyed stable and continual self–governance for nearly 900 years.


Grodno State Medical University

Grodno State Medical University (educational establishment “Grodno State Medical University” – GrSMU; — ГрДМУ) is a university in Grodno, Belarus. It specialises in medicine and medical psychology. It is the oldest medical school in Belarus and is considered, according to some international sources, the best medical university in Belarus.
History.
GrSMU is as a successor of the first medical school in Belarus, the Grodno Medical Academy, established in 1775 by Antoni Tyzenhaus, former mayor of Grodno, for improving almost nonexistent healthcare system in the city. Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert, French botanist, Freemason and medical doctor, became its first rector. Under his rule were trained first doctors (former illiterate peasants), built botanical garden and a chemist's shop. The academy progressed quickly, so soon in 1781 it was reorganized into the Medicine Faculty of Vilna University.
The medical school was renovated only during Soviet-era time in 1958. Firstly, it was a small university, but with one of the best theoretical and practical base in BSSR. Officially got its university status only in 2000.
Structure.
Nowadays, the university has 6 faculties:
There are 45 departments of university spread across the city. Main building, completed in 1974, located at Gorkogo st. 80. Many of the departments are located at the state hospitals to provide for students practical experience. The university has 4 student hostels, 2 gyms, scientific library.
Also, GrSMU contains some research laboratories, hepatological centre, computer centre.
Modern status.
University does conduct research. It takes part in EU's Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies. Also, GrSMU publishes its own medical journal.
Grodno State Medical University was recognised as one of the best of its kind in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according Expert RA. And the best medical university in Belarus.


Puerto Castilla Airport

Puerto Castilla Airport was an airport formerly serving Puerto Castilla, a municipality in Colón Department, Honduras.
Aerial imaging shows the western end of the paved runway built over by buildings and storage from the Puerto Castilla container port, leaving only of runway plus the aircraft turnaround on the eastern end.


Null Stern Hotel

The Null Stern Hotel is a former nuclear bunker converted into a hotel. A prototype opened in Teufen, Appenzellerland, Switzerland on June 5, 2009, and was transformed into a museum in June 2010. Future hotels are under planning in urban locations.
Concept.
Null stern in German means zero balls star. This does not refer to the classification, but is part of the hotel brand name "Null Stern – the only star is you".
The hotel was conceived by Daniel Charbonnier, MD Minds in Motion SA and Frank and Patrik Riklin, Artists, Atelier für Sonderaufgaben. In need of additional lodging capacity and choice, the local Commune of Sevelen (City Council) decided to turn to the art world to assist with transforming a Swiss nuclear bunker into affordable accommodation, leading to the night test in October 2008.
The artists claim its concept found its roots and values at the core of today's world of changing economic, ecological and social environments. The idea was to offer a “second life” to unused real estate while providing tailored customer service in a minimalistic environment. On 5 June 2009, a Null Stern Hotel prototype opened its doors in Teufen, Appenzellerland, Switzerland, and was transformed into a museum a year later in June 2010.
A "commercial expansion" was announced at the same time, but no other "Null Stern Hotel" has opened so far.
Awards.
The Null Stern Hotel was nominated at the "Worldwide Hospitality Awards 2009" for the best innovation of the year. "GEO", February 2010, ranked the Null Stern Hotel among the "Top 100 Hotels In Europe".


Grand Battery, Gibraltar

Grand Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
To the west of the grand battery was a very formidable flank which was considered to have been a "great annoyance to the besiegers."
Known as the "Muralla de San Bernando" () during Gibraltar's Spanish period, it was fully adapted to mount cannon facing the isthmus with the old Moorish archery towers being pulled down and replaced by bastions.
This battery forms part of a series of batteries built on the Moorish and Spanish lines that zigzagged up the hill of the Moorish Castle to the Tower of Homage on the Rock of Gibraltar. Seven of these batteries were formed along the city's walls.


Lilongwe Hotel

 Lilongwe Hotel is a hotel located on the main city road in Area 3, Capital Hill, Bwaila West in Lilongwe, Malawi.
It is located near Lilongwe International Airport. The hotel has 90 rooms with bathrooms and radio, telephone, fax and satellite television facilities. The Cocktail Bar and Malingunde Bar are located in the hotel and the features live music seven days a week. International cuisine is served at the hotels' Malingunde Restaurant.The hotel is set in extensive gardens.


Dongli Story House

The Dongli Story House () is a rice mill in Fuli Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.
History.
The building is a rice mill which was originally established in 1899 named Dongli Rice Factory. In the 1950s, the factory moved to its current bigger location due to the increase in rice production. In the 1970s, the factory began to produce organic rice due to the trend at that time. Later on, the Dongli Story House was established at the premise to preserve the historical artifacts of rice cultivation from the earlier times.
Transportation.
The factory is accessible within walking distance south of Dongli Station of Taiwan Railways.


Teatro La Gran Guardia

Teatro La Gran Guardia is the main theatre of Livorno, opened in 1955.


Sanza Pombo Airport

Sanza Pombo Airport is a public use airport serving Sanza Pombo, a town in Uíge Province, Angola. The runway is northwest of the town.
Recent construction may have lengthened the usable runway out to approximately .


Viru Prison

Viru Prison () is a regional prison in Jõhvi, Estonia.
Estonian Ministry of Justice started preparations for establishment of Viru Prison in 2001, and the prison was officially established on July 13, 2006.
Viru Prison complex incorporates 1000 closed beds and a 75-bed open unit operated by the Estonian Department of Prisons. A 150-bed house of detention, under the control of the national police, augments the prison facility. To gain the best security possible, all buildings are connected with upper-air gallery, leading from one building to another.


Expo Silesia

 Expo Silesia is an exhibition and trade fair center located in the city of Sosnowiec, Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship, located on the border with Dąbrowa Górnicza, 12 km from Katowice.
The center provides exhibitors with 13.5 thousand m2 of exhibition space in an air-conditioned pavilion, 20 thousand m2 of external exhibition space, car parks for 1500 cars and a conference center that can serve up to 8060 guests, conference rooms that can be divided into smaller modules for 50 to 200 people, merged up to 400 people; In the form of a banquet or concert hall, the halls can accommodate up to 14,000 people.
The center is located in place of the Silma factory, and was funded by Kolporter Expo Ltd (a member of the Kolporter Group).


Kagomori Castle

 was a Sengoku period Japanese castle in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site.
History.
Kagomori Castle was built by Watanabe clan.
It is said that Tōdō Takatora relocated Tenshu tower from the castle to his Imabari Castle.
The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.
The castle is now only ruins, with some stone walls, moats and earthworks but a gate has been reconstructed.


Suki Airport

Suki Airport is an airport in Suki, in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.


De Kade

De Kade was a 700-capacity live music venue located in Zaandam, Netherlands. It opened in 1997 and closed in 2013. Major artists performed at De Kade, including Glenn Hughes, Uriah Heep, Porcupine Tree and King Diamond.


MIDAL

MIDAL ("Mitte-Deutschland-Anbindungsleitung") is a long German natural gas pipeline, which connects the North Sea with southern Germany. It runs from Bunde, where it is connected with Netherlands gas system, and Emdel receiving terminal, to Ludwigshafen. The pipeline has a capacity of 12.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. It was constructed in 1992–1993, and it is owned and operated by Wingas GmbH & Co. KG.
The northern section of the pipeline which runs from Bunde and Rysum to Rehden is long and has a diameter of . In Rehden, the pipeline is connected with the Rehden gas storage. Also the Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline branches-off from MIDAL. In future, MIDAL will be connected with the NEL pipeline at Reheden.
The middle section with length of connects Rehden with Reckrod. This section has a diameter of . In Bad Salzuflen, the WEDAL pipeline towards Belgium branches-off from MIDAL. In Reckrod, MIDAL is connected with the STEGAL pipeline.
The long southern section with a diameter of runs from Reckrod to Ludwigshafen. In Ludwigshafen, the pipeline is connected with a long MIDAL-ERM branch-off pipeline to Jockgrim. It has a diameter of . MIDAL-ERM was commissioned in April 1964.


Kitsuki Castle

Kitsuki Castle is a medieval Japanese castle, restored in 20th century.
History.
This castle was originally built in 1394, and is situated so that it The castle overlooks the Seto Inland Sea. The original creator was Kitsuki Yorinao. Later, the castle came under control of Hosokawa Tadaoki, in the 1600s. A re-creation of the castle was built out of concrete in 1970.
Matsudaira Hidechika became lord of the castle, and the Matsudaira clan remained in charge of the caste till the Meiji restoration. Like most castles, it was destroyed in the Meiji restoration period.
The general area of Kitsuki has a great many period Samurai houses (bukeyashiki) that date from this period, and the area is visually in keeping with the historic nature
of the time.
Present site.
Effort has been made to preserve the period aesthetics of the current site. In order to do so, modern intrusions have been avoided, so electricity cables and
other modern intrusions have been kept out of sight. At present, the reconstructed castle is on site, and it includes a museum inside.


Senj Hydroelectric Power Plant

Senj Hydroelectric Power Plant is a large high-pressure diversion power plant harnessing the Lika and Gacka Rivers water in Croatia. Senj HPP has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 72 MW each having a total capacity of 220 MW.
It is operated by Hrvatska elektroprivreda.
Another unit of HE Senj is about to be built with the support of EU funds and HEP Croatian Energy Company. A construction on a billion dollar project is set to start in mid 2014 with completion dates around 2017 or 2018 at the latest.


Kine Centre

The Kine Centre is a modern style skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1974 to a height of 123 metres. The building has 25 floors of office space, several large stores, a 10 screen cinema complex that seats 2500 people which is now mothballed, and two levels of underground parking. The building also has a famous penthouse located on the top floor. The Kine Centre is connected to the Carlton Centre via a pedestrian tunnel. The building was sold for Rand 9.1 million (USD $910,000) in February 2003.


Opuwo Airport

Opuwo Airport is an airport serving Opuwo, Namibia.
The Opuwa non-directional beacon (Ident: OP) is located west of Rwy 03/21 mid-field.


Shawnee Summer Theatre

The Shawnee Summer Theatre, commonly known as Shawnee, is a theatre in the rural community of Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana. It has been running continuously since 1960.


Novi Sad railway station

Novi Sad railway station () is the main railroad station in Novi Sad, Serbia.


Hekro Towers

Hekro Towers is a skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. Standing at an estimated 384.47 feet, it is 30 storeys tall.
The building was constructed in 1969 as the President Hotel, and later operated as a Holiday Inn, before being converted to offices. It is owned by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, which also owns a church located next door.


VIVO! Bratislava

VIVO! Bratislava (until 7 November 2019 Polus City Center) is a shopping mall in Bratislava, Slovakia. When it opened in November 2000, it was the country's first modern shopping mall.
The centre, with an area of , houses a hypermarket, a cinema complex, 139 retail shops and several restaurants and bars. Part of the complex are two high-rise office towers: "Millennium Tower I" () and "Millennium Tower II" (). Construction of a third tower, "Millennium III", is planned.


Iglica

Iglica (; "spire" or "needle") is a needle-like monument in Wrocław, Poland. It was built in 1948 and was 106 metres tall. Today, after renovation, the top ten metres have been removed and it is now 96 metres tall.
This structure was constructed by Polish Communists for an exhibition to celebrate regaining control over the "Regained Territories" after the Second World War. The Iglica is located very close to the Centennial Hall.
Originally topped by a spinning contraption of mirrors, creating an "umbrella of light" at night, this was struck by lightning within a day of completion, and prior to the official opening. The remnants of this damaged structure were apparently removed by two climbing enthusiasts at no cost, the military being unable to tackle the task.
The spire was named one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments ("Pomnik historii"), as designated April 20, 2005, together with the Four Domes Pavilion, the Pergola, and Centennial Hall. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.


ASEAN Convention Center

The ASEAN Convention Center, formerly the Fontana Convention Center, is a convention center at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines.
The building was originally constructed in February 2016 and was meant as one of the venues of one of the ministerial meetings of the 2017 ASEAN Summit.
It was renovated by Budji+Royal Architects for four months 2017 and was renamed as the ASEAN Convention Center and the venue hosted the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting.
The convention center covers an area of and has a lobby, four banquet halls and has four Presidential rooms. Its facade was previously yellow in color prior to the 2017 renovations.
The judo, jujitsu, and kurash competitions of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games are scheduled to be held at the convention center. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention center was temporarily converted to a 150-bed quarantine facility.


Dazhushan Tunnel

The Dazhushan Tunnel (大柱山隧道) is a railway tunnel in Baoshan, Yunnan, China as part of the Dali–Ruili railway. Construction of the tunnel began in August 2008 and was carried out by the First Engineering Bure Crec (中铁一局). Its construction was expected to take five years, but because of extreme geological conditions along its alignment, completion took place on 28 April 2020, after 12 years of construction. As another tunnel, Gaoligongshan Tunnel, along the railway line is still under construction, it will not enter service until 2022.
The justification of this tunnel is the geopolitical importance of the Dali–Ruili railway. While there are already gas and oil pipelines linking the oil refinery in Yunnan to the port of Bay of Bengal in Myanmar, a direct railway link between China and Myanmar is seen as a doubly secure means for China to access the Bay of Bengal in case the territorial disputes in the South China Sea are resolved unfavorably to China.


Spa Hotel Eden

Break Sokos Hotel Eden is a spa hotel located in the Hietasaari district, west of Oulu centre in the Nallikari camping area. This Finland subtropical sea spa was constructed in 1989 by the designer Paavo Karjalainen.
The spa was originally known as The Eden Nallikari Sea Spa. Subsequent names have included "Spa Hotel Eden", "Oulu Eden Spa Hotel", "Holiday Club Oulu Eden", and "Sokos Hotel Eden". The hotel is currently named Break Sokos Hotel Eden.
Services.
Accommodations include 170 rooms, the majority with a view of the Baltic Sea. There are 100 standard rooms, 67 superior rooms and three suites.
The "Big Pool" is indoors, and kept at . Typically this pool generates waves once every hour. The Spa's second indoor pool is for kids, and maintains an average temperature of . Three indoor Jacuzzis are kept at 32°C. The outdoor pool is kept at .
The sauna section of the spa consists of three separate rooms. These include two Turkish Bath steam rooms, a Roman-Irish communal sauna, two Finnish Saunas, and a peat sauna or steam room available for group bookings.
The wellness centre at Eden offers multiple treatments such as massages, baths, and hairdresser/beautician services. Three restaurants are available. In 2013 EasyFit opened its doors in Eden.
History.
In 1987 the spa was .
In 1988 construction began, lasting until the opening on August 18, 1989.
In 1993 Eden welcomed its millionth customer.
In 1998 a fire in the hotel's lobby bar destroyed the restaurant.
In 2002 a new wing containing 69 new rooms was added.
In 2006 Eden was bought by Sokotel from Holiday Club.


Victoria Towers

The Victoria Towers () are a high-rise residential development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each rising 62 floors and in height.
The complex is located at No.188 Canton Road, at the intersection with Austin Road and was designed by Rocco Design Architects Limited and developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa Properties. Construction began in 2000 and was completed in 2003. The base of the complex is occupied by the Victoria Mall shopping center.


Schloss Velden

Schloss Velden is a castle in the Austrian tourist resort of Velden am Wörther See, Carinthia. It is run as a year-round hotel located on the western shore of Lake Wörth (Wörthersee).
History.
The original Renaissance castle was erected from about 1590 onwards as a residence of count Bartholomäus Khevenhüller (1539–1613), "Freiherr" of Landskron, who had served as "ministerialis" of the Inner Austrian archduke Charles II. Finished in 1603, the Khevenhüllers lost it already in 1629, when the Protestant dynasty was expelled from the Carinthian lands by Charles' successor, Emperor Ferdinand II, during the Thirty Years' War. Emperor Ferdinand III sold the castle to the Dietrichstein noble family in 1639. Devastated by a blaze in 1762, the remnants were uses as an inn and a postal station. The Dietrichsteins held the Velden estates until 1861.
With tourism emerging on the Carinthian lakes in the late 19th century, Velden Castle was rebuilt in a Neo-Renaissance style and opened as a hotel in 1890. It soon became popular with celebrities and royalty. In 1990, the hotel reverted to being the private chateau of German industrialist Gunter Sachs. A backdrop for numerous film productions since the 1950s, Schloss Velden served as the setting for the Austrian/German TV series "Ein Schloß am Wörthersee" between 1990 and 1992, starring Roy Black. After the building was purchased by Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in 2003, it re-opened in summer 2007 under the direction of Horst Schulze, the founder of Ritz-Carlton and Capella, a hotel management company based in Atlanta, Georgia, under the Capella brand.
The Hypo Alpe Adria group sold the premises to Karl Wlaschek in 2011.


La Brea Theatre

The La Brea Theatre, also known as Chotiner's La Brea, Fox La Brea, Art La Brea and Toho La Brea was a single-screen movie theater in Los Angeles, California at 857 S. La Brea Avenue. The theatre was notable for being one of the few movie theatres showing Japanese films in the United States after World War II. It was built in the 1920s and had 1,200 seats at opening, and 900 seats after a renovation.
The theatre was built initially as part of the "Chotiner's" movie chain. It became part of the Fox theatre chain. It closed in 1954, and re-opened in 1960 as the Art La Brea after a US$70,000 renovation. The 1960 renovation reduced its seating to 640 seats. Later in the 1960s, the theatre was taken over by the Toho company of Japan and used to screen its films and other Japanese films directly, without a distributor. The Toho company also took over cinemas in San Francisco and New York City.
The architecture of the building used numerous gothic arches over the doorways and second floor windows. The main lobby's exterior and second floor architecture was reminiscent of a steeple, however it did not have a spire. The building is still standing today, and in fact is used as a church.


Benoit XVI Interdiocesan Major Seminary

The Benoît XVI Interdiocesan Majory Seminary (French: Grand séminaire interdiocésain Benoît XVI) is a Roman Catholic seminary in Tchitchao, near Kara in Togo.
Rectors.
2016 - Timothée Kpenu


De Nolet

De Nolet (also known as Noletmolen) is a wind turbine in Schiedam, The Netherlands which is disguised as a traditional Schiedam windmill. "De Nolet" has a tower height of 43 metres and a gross height of 55 metres including its rotor tips.
It is 9 metres higher than "De Noord" which is the tallest windmill in the world.
"De Nolet" was built in 2005 by the Nolet Distillery to power their brewing factory which produces the Ketel One vodkas and gins.


Ang Mo Kio Public Library

Ang Mo Kio Public Library (Simplified Chinese: 宏茂桥社区图书馆) is one of the 26 public libraries established by the National Library Board of Singapore.
Located along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 within walking distance of Yio Chu Kang MRT station, it serves the residents of the surrounding Ang Mo Kio GRC. As a standalone two-storey building, the library is a prominent landmark in central Ang Mo Kio.
History.
Ang Mo Kio Community Library was officially opened on 17 August 1985 by Yeo Toon Chia, then Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC, and was opened to the public on 19 August. The library was closed in March 2002 for renovation, and was officially reopened on 5 January 2003 by Vivian Balakrishnan, then Minister of State for National Development. Its name was changed to Ang Mo Kio Public Library.
Layout.
Covering an area of 4,277 m2, the library spans two levels and serves the residents of Ang Mo Kio GRC, which consists of Chong Boon, Ang Mo Kio, Kebun Baru and Yio Chu Kang.


Embassy of Russia, Damascus

The Embassy of Russia in Damascus () is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the Syrian Arab Republic. The chancery is located in Omar Ben Al-Khattab Street in Adawi, Damascus.
The USSR Embassy in Damascus opened in February 1946. In January 1992, with the fall of the Soviet Union, it became the de facto embassy of the Russian Federation.
Attacks.
On 28 December 2016, a mortar round landed in the Embassy's courtyard but did not explode.


Mirror Stream

Mirror Stream (, "Dzerkalʹnyi struminʹ"; , "Zerkalʹnaya struya")
is a fountain in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The natural fountain was discovered in 1947.
The fountain is near the Kharkiv Philharmonic.
It was built in 1947. It remains one of the most remarkable architectural monuments in Kharkiv and, due to that, has been listed in UNESCO's Encyclopedia.
A "Komsomol Heroes Alley" with busts of young World War II heroes was located behind the fountain from 1958 until 2013. The busts were removed during the construction of the new church "Khram Svyatykh Zhon-Myronosytsʹ", due to the 2015 decommunization laws they have never returned.
External links.
Web camera of the fountain


Nitra Castle

Nitra Castle (, ) is a castle located in the Old Town of Nitra, Slovakia. It dominants the city and is a national cultural monument.
It is the seat of the Diocese of Nitra.
History.
The first fortified center on Castle Hill dates back to the Bronze Age (1,600 BCE). In the 1st century BCE, the hill was settled by Celts. After its destruction, the site was abandoned until the early Slavic period (7th-8th centuries) and at least from the turn of the 8th/9th centuries, it was permanently occupied by Slavs. In the first half of the 9th century, the top of the hill was protected by the wooden palisade. In the second half of the same century, the Slavs built a massive rampart made of two outer drystone walls (thickness 2 x 3m) with an internal timber structure filled with earth (3m). The original rampart was destroyed before early 11th century.
The castle was built in the 11th century on the place of an earlier fort. The core of the castle is St. Emmeram's Cathedral with the Bishop's residence; the oldest surviving part is the Romanesque Church of St. Emmeram from the 11th century along with two other parts of the cathedral: the originally Gothic Upper Church from the 14th century and the Lower Church from the 17th century. The originally Gothic Bishop's Palace got its present Late Baroque appearance in the 18th century. There are also surviving parts of the castle fortifications, the majority of which were created in the 16th and 17th centuries and a smaller part from the Middle Ages.
The church is currently being remodeled.


Plaza Belgrano

The Plaza Belgrano is a plaza located in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. It was the location of the battle of Tucumán during the Argentine Wars of Independence.
History.
Initially known as "Campo de las carreras", the plaza was the site of the battle of Tucumán on September 24, 1812, a victory of Manuel Belgrano over Pío Tristán during the Argentine War of Independence. José de San Martín ordered the construction of a fort in 1814. Manuel Belgrano, owner of a part of terrains at the time, ordered the construction of a pyramid in recognition of San Martín's victory at the battle of Chacabuco, during his campaign in Chile. The actual plaza was created in 1858 and laid out in 1872.
The Plaza Independencia had a statue of Manuel Belgrano, crafted by Francisco Cafferata. This statue was moved to the Plaza Belgrano in 1904. The plaza was declared "national historic place" on July 12, 1941.