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Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake is fed by the Truckee River, which is mostly the outflow from Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River enters Pyramid Lake at its southern end. Pyramid Lake has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage (an endorheic lake). The lake has about 10% of the area of the Great Salt Lake, but it has about 25% more volume. The salinity is approximately 1/6 that of sea water. Although clear Lake Tahoe forms the headwaters that drain to Pyramid Lake, the Truckee River delivers more turbid waters to Pyramid Lake after traversing the steep Sierra terrain and collecting moderately high silt-loaded surface runoff.
A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Lahontan (~890 feet deep), the lake area was inhabited by the 19th-century Paiute, who used the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout from the lake(the former is now endangered and the latter is threatened). The lake was first mapped in 1844 by John C. Frémont, the American discoverer of the lake who also gave it its English title.
In the 19th century two battles were fought near the lake, major actions in the Paiute War. In the 1960s a marker was placed commemorating these battles.
Because of water diversion beginning in 1905 by Derby Dam, the lake's existence was threatened, and the Paiute sued the Department of the Interior. By the mid-1970s, the lake had lost 80 feet of depth, and according to Paiute fisheries officials, the life of the lake was seriously under threat.
Pyramid Lake is located in southeastern Washoe County in western Nevada. It is in an elongated intermontane basin between the Lake Range on the east, the Virginia Mountains on the west and the Pah Rah Range on the southwest. The Fox Range and the Smoke Creek Desert lie to the north.
In a parallel basin to the east of the Lake Range is Winnemucca Lake now a dry lake bed. Prior to the construction of the Derby Dam in 1905 both lake levels stood at near 3,880 ft (1,180 m).[8] Following the dam completion the water levels dropped to 3,867 ft (1,179 m) and 3,853 ft (1,174 m) for Pyramid and Winnemucca respectively. In 1957 Pyramid Lake level was at 3,802 ft (1,159 m) and the dry Winnemucca Lake bed at 3,780 ft (1,150 m) had been dry since the 1930s.
The lake is the largest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan that covered much of northwestern Nevada at the end of the last ice age. Pyramid Lake was the deepest point in Lake Lahontan, reaching an estimated 890 feet (270 m) due to its low level relative to the surrounding basins.
The name of the lake comes from the impressive cone or pyramid shaped tufa formations found in the lake and along the shores. The largest such formation, Anaho Island, is home to a large colony of American White Pelicans and is restricted for ecological reasons. Access to the Needles, another spectacular tufa formation at the northern end of the lake has also been restricted due to recent vandalism.
Major fish species include the cui-ui lakesucker, which is endemic to Pyramid Lake, the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout (the world record cutthroat trout was caught in Pyramid Lake). The former is endangered, and the latter is threatened. Both species were of critical importance to the Paiute people in pre-contact times.
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The Great Pyramid is the oldest and the largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa. The oldest and only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World, it is believed to have been constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu.
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The Ziggurat is a ten-story, stepped pyramidal office building and adjacent 5 story concrete parking structure located in West Sacramento, California on the shore of the Sacramento River. The building was built by The Money Store in 1997 and is currently leased by the California Department of General Services, DGS. It is the headquarters to DGS.
Located on more than seven acres adjacent to the Tower Bridge, the unusually designed office building contains more than 320,000 square feet (30,000 m2) of usable office area. (Wikipedia)
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The Giza Pyramids, Giza, Egypt.
(from left to right) The pyramid of King Cheops, Kefren, Menkaure.
The giza pyramids consist of 9 pyramids altogether, but only 6 remain today.
In ancient times, the pyramids were covered with white limestone on the outside and thus appear smooth, as opposed to the rocky appearance we see today. Some of the original limestone still can be seen at the top of the pyramid on the right.
The largest pyramid (which is the pyramid that is hailed as one of the 7 wonders of the world) belongs to King Cheops.
The second pyramid belongs to King Cheops' son, Kefren. Interestingly, King Kefren's pyramid appears as the largest pyramid among the 3 pyramids, eventhough it's not. The reason behind it is that King Kefren wanted to build a pyramid that is bigger than his father's, but it was against the law at the time. So, he strategically built his pyramid on higher grounds, and thus, would appear larger than his father's tomb. In front of his pyramid is the infamous Sphinx, to guard his eternal resting grounds.
The third pyramid belongs to King Kefren's son, Menkaure. There're 3 smaller pyramids beside Menkaure's pyramid, which is for his mother, his favorite wife, and his child, each.
(Sorry if there're any factual/historical inaccuracies)
This pyramid house in Mojave is built below ground. The only part you can get a glimpse of is the pyramid shapped roof.
The Transamerican Pyramid looks massive and can be seen from different part of San Francisco. It obviously deserved a visit.
And HDR version in here.
Sussex's own pyramid is Mad Jack Fuller's grave in Brightling Church.
Jack Fuller's pyramid is a 25 foot (7.62 m) high mausoleum built in 1811, twenty-three years before his death. It stands in the churchyard of St. Thomas à Becket, Brightling.
The ninth verse of Grey's Elegy is inscribed on one wall:
'The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave
Await alike th' inevitable hour
The paths of glory lead but to the grave'
Local legend had it that Fuller was entombed in the pyramid in full dress and top hat seated at a table set with a roast chicken and a bottle of wine. This was discovered to be untrue during renovations in 1982. Fuller is indeed buried in the conventional manner beneath the pyramid.
On Camera stuff
- Tripod
- Canon 10-22mm
Post Processing in ACR
- Strengthend blacks
- pushed clarity
- pushed vibrance
- overly sharpended image
- Converted to B+W
- Played with colour channels until I got the B+W effect I wanted.
- removed a few dust bunnies
- Added vignette
Pyramid Club, 1984, NYC
This image is part of my PUNKS & PROVOCATEURS series (http://www.rebelrebelle.com)
Photo © Linda Dawn Hammond / IndyFoto.com '09
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Teotihuacan is one of the most famous and important sites of ancient Mexico, best known for it's enormous Avenue of the Dead and the great pyramids of the Sun and Moon.
Although the site was known in Aztec times as the 'Birthplace of the Gods' it is actually significantly older, with most of the major structures built between 100-250AD and the city, one of the largest ever ancient settlements in the Americas, was believed to have been still inhabited up to the 8th century.
Today the vast scale of the complex, particularly the so called Avenue of the Dead, nearly 3km long and flanked by ancient ruins and terraces, continues to awe visitors. At the north end of the Avenue sits the Pyramid of the Moon, whilst it's much larger counterpart, the Pyramid of the Sun, sits halfway up it's eastern side. At the southern end sits the Ciudadela complex which centres on the smaller pyramid of Quetzelcoatl, earlier and more ruined than the larger pyramids but retaining it's stunning original sculptural decoration on part of it's western face, featuring the iconic feathered serpent heads.
Aside from the great ceremonial structures there are also residential buildings, particularly the palatial complex at the north west corner that retains some vivid fragments of it's original mural decoration.
A small selection of photos from the Pyramid's 10th Birthday Party
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Our guide and driver took us to this lookout point for some photo ops, as he figured out right away that photography is a hobby of mine. We were with our guide for about six hours that day, just the four of us. I was able to impress him early on by speaking in Arabic with him about our professions. He asked my husband what he did for a living, and I interjected, “May I? Huwah muhandis.” His eyes about doubled in size with disbelief. He had never met an American who had studied Arabic. Then he and I conversed about my profession, and he tested me on some of the more intricate Arabic signage we encountered. Overall, I believe I was a good cultural ambassador for the country on this trip, and I definitely debunked some stereotypes about American women.
Our driver was great as well. He dressed in a suit and tie, and he was there to open the car door for me before I had taken off my seat belt. Soon we discovered that he had been the personal driver for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat up to his assassination. He was so emotionally disturbed by the assassination that he had to retire as the presidential driver and become a driver for government-run private tours.
(Giza, Egypt)
Great Pyramid at Giza (also called Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) along with the pyramids of Khafre and Menakaure.
large triangle dumplings (a.k.a "lady's dumplings"), famous food hand made by ladies always since 1960 in Siluo Township.
Siluo Tourism & Cultural Festival 2009
西螺三角大水餃（俗稱女兒餃，因為這個小吃攤世世代代都是由女人家在經營...），創始於1960年，西螺鎮觀音街12號。
Siluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
2009/11/1
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Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake is fed by the Truckee River, which is mostly the outflow from Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River enters Pyramid Lake at its southern end. Pyramid Lake has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage (an endorheic lake). The lake has about 10% of the area of the Great Salt Lake, but it has about 25% more volume. The salinity is approximately 1/6 that of sea water. Although clear Lake Tahoe forms the headwaters that drain to Pyramid Lake, the Truckee River delivers more turbid waters to Pyramid Lake after traversing the steep Sierra terrain and collecting moderately high silt-loaded surface runoff.
A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Lahontan (~890 feet deep), the lake area was inhabited by the 19th-century Paiute, who used the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout from the lake(the former is now endangered and the latter is threatened). The lake was first mapped in 1844 by John C. Frémont, the American discoverer of the lake who also gave it its English title.
In the 19th century two battles were fought near the lake, major actions in the Paiute War. In the 1960s a marker was placed commemorating these battles.
Because of water diversion beginning in 1905 by Derby Dam, the lake's existence was threatened, and the Paiute sued the Department of the Interior. By the mid-1970s, the lake had lost 80 feet of depth, and according to Paiute fisheries officials, the life of the lake was seriously under threat.
Pyramid Lake is located in southeastern Washoe County in western Nevada. It is in an elongated intermontane basin between the Lake Range on the east, the Virginia Mountains on the west and the Pah Rah Range on the southwest. The Fox Range and the Smoke Creek Desert lie to the north.
In a parallel basin to the east of the Lake Range is Winnemucca Lake now a dry lake bed. Prior to the construction of the Derby Dam in 1905 both lake levels stood at near 3,880 ft (1,180 m).[8] Following the dam completion the water levels dropped to 3,867 ft (1,179 m) and 3,853 ft (1,174 m) for Pyramid and Winnemucca respectively. In 1957 Pyramid Lake level was at 3,802 ft (1,159 m) and the dry Winnemucca Lake bed at 3,780 ft (1,150 m) had been dry since the 1930s.
The lake is the largest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan that covered much of northwestern Nevada at the end of the last ice age. Pyramid Lake was the deepest point in Lake Lahontan, reaching an estimated 890 feet (270 m) due to its low level relative to the surrounding basins.
The name of the lake comes from the impressive cone or pyramid shaped tufa formations found in the lake and along the shores. The largest such formation, Anaho Island, is home to a large colony of American White Pelicans and is restricted for ecological reasons. Access to the Needles, another spectacular tufa formation at the northern end of the lake has also been restricted due to recent vandalism.
Major fish species include the cui-ui lakesucker, which is endemic to Pyramid Lake, the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout (the world record cutthroat trout was caught in Pyramid Lake). The former is endangered, and the latter is threatened. Both species were of critical importance to the Paiute people in pre-contact times.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_Lake_(Nevada)
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In geometry, a pyramid is a polyhedron formed by connecting a polygonal base and a point, called the apex. Each base edge and apex form a triangle. It is a conic solid with polygonal base.
An n-sided pyramid will have n+1 vertices, n+1 faces, and 2n edges. All pyramids are self-dual.
When unspecified, the base is usually assumed to be square.
If the base is a regular polygon and the apex is above the center the polygon, an n-gonal pyramid will has Cnv symmetry.
Pyramids are a subclass of the prismatoids....yaawnnn