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Mission Espada on the Mission Trail National Historic Park in San Antonio, Texas. Its original name was San Francisco de los Tejas.
It was relocated and renamed San Francisco de la Espada in 1731. This is one of five missions located on the Mission Trail National Park. They are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Mission Alamo is probably the best known one. #NPS #SanAntonio #MissionEspada #MissionTrailNationalHistoricPark #SanAntonioMissionTrail #UNESCO
真的很喜歡這張， 剛好有前方那片樹林剪影，讓我的星芒能在天色完全變黑前，就顯現出來 ^^
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Gaomei was called Gaomi in the Qing Dynasty and was renamed during the Japanese occupation. The wetlands here are over 300 hectares, but the area is only 1/10 of Dadu River wetlands. The geography is divided into 7 categories, which results in diversified organisms in this area. Gaomei Wetlands is one of the few places that has wild ducks.
Despite the small area, Gaomei Wetlands have special soils mixed with mud and sand. Ecology here breeds diversified organisms of both plants and animals. Research shows that animals here include birds, fishes, crabs and invertebrates.
位於清水大甲溪出海口南側，廣達1,500公頃的高美濕地，擁有豐富的天然資源，是國內少數幾處雁鴨集體繁殖區之一。 曾在高美濕地棲息的鳥類有多達120餘種，為重要之生態保育區。 目前已逐漸取代大肚溪口，成為喜好賞鳥人士的新興賞線。
高美濕地雖然面積不大，但是由於泥質及沙質灘地兼具，加上與河口沼澤地帶鑲嵌在一起，所以孕育了豐富又複雜的濕地生態，以及目前所知全台灣最大族群的雲林莞草區，形成乾濕相間伴有植物生長的複雜地形，因為地形多變，生態種類亦相當複雜，主要為鳥類、魚類、蟹類及其他無脊椎類等生物。
The Park School (renamed in 2001 with Mandela present) is a part of Toronto history since 1853. It was rebuilt in 1917 (C.H. Bishop), added to and renovated in 2013. The rebuilt school accommodated over 1200 students. After renovation is was only about 40% full. The Regent Park neighbourhood is growing vertically. It is quite possible that in few years the school will be too small for the area population. The main entrance is now closed; the access is from the back on the building.
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The is the old Peoria fire station, it has been turned into an event center for weddings and the like.
The building was constructed in 1920 as the Paramount Theater, later renamed the Peoria Theater. In 1954 it was turned into Peoria's first firehouse when the city was incorporated. It served as a firehouse until 2006 when it was closed as firetrucks were just too large to fit through the doors.
It was used as storage for the city and then sat vacant until 2016 when the current owner's turned it into an even center.
1333 Walnut Street
Murphysboro Illinois
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Photo taken on January 26, 2021
The first movie theatre in Murphysboro. Built in 1913 under the name of Tilford Theatre and renamed in 1918 inspired by the patriotism of World War I. Operated until closing in 1998. Renovated in 2002 and reopened by a not-for-profit group.
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The church of St Bartholomew is in a remarkably impressive situation away from the town, in a treeless churchyard very close to the sea. The town was originally called South Wallerick, after the Danish invasion in AD875 the town was renamed Neubegang or Newbegining, with several different spellings until we have the present Newbiggin.
There is evidence of an ancient Saxon Chapelry here, this chapel of ease is supposed to have been built by the monks of Lindisfarne and used by them in their mission to Northumbria an also on their journeys to and from Tynemouth Priory and Whitby.
The present church has 13th century origins. It was once the 'daughter' church in the parish of Woodhorn but was made the 'mother' church of the parish when St Mary the Virgin in Woodhorn was declared redundant in 1973.
There are many interesting and attractive features to be seen in this light and airy church. Especially striking is the east window by Stanley Murray Scott (1912-1997). One feature that is present throughout any visit, yet often unmarked 'is the ceaseless murmur of the sea which pervades the building even on calm day, as it no doubt has done ever since a church stood on this site'.
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Winter view across the Central Park Reservoir (now renamed after Jackie Kennedy Onassis.) I should know the name of those towers on Central Park West, but I don't. NYC -- February 6, 2020
JARDIN MAJORELLE
Jacques Majorelle,son of celebrated furniture maker LOUIS MAJORELLE,was born in Nancy,France in 1886.It was in 1919 that he first come to Marrakech to continue his career as a painter.
He acquired land in 1924 and began the landscape which is today known as the Majorelle Garden.In 1947 he opened the garden to the public,a tradition that continues to this day.Following a car accident in 1962,Jacques Majorelle reteurned to France and shortly thereafter passed away.
The Majorelle Garden is one of the twentieth cantury`s most mysterious gardens.It is a place of rare individual expression and mystical force.The garden is an abundance of vegtal shapes and forms representing five continents and reflects Jacques Majorelle`s significance as one of the most important plant collectors of his time.
A great capture of the colored and enchanting garden !
And the story goes on in 1980 when Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé bought the Majorelle garden and thus saved it from a hotel project. The new owners decide to live in the villa of the artist, renamed Villa Oasis and undertake important restoration work. The flora of the garden is largely increased today. Died on June 1, 2008 in Paris, Yves Saint Laurent’s ashes were scattered in the rose garden of the villa.
A "must-see" .
Mt.Daisen
location: Disen-Oki National Park,Tottori Prefecture,Japan
Daisen (Daisen), is a volcanic mountain located in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 metres. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt. The Daisen volcanic belt is a part of Southwest Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.
Daisen is a complex volcano, made by repeated volcanic activity over thousands of years. Eruptions in this area started 1.8 million years ago and resulted in Old Daisen some 500,000 years ago. The Daisen of today, New Daisen, resulted from a second group of eruptions which started 50,000 years ago and ended 10,000 years ago in the caldera of Old Daisen. 50,000 years ago, this mountain had a plinian eruption from which volcanic ash can be found as far away as the Tohoku Region of Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and also one of the Chūgoku 100 mountains.
Daisen, which stands directly on the Sea of Japan, was regarded as one of the most important mountains for Japanese Shugendo. According to the Izumo Kokudo Fudoki, completed in 733, this mountain was called Ōkami-take, literally, Mountain of the great god.
Daisen has been called Hōki Fuji and Izumo Fuji, depending on which side of the mountain the viewer is standing on. These names are based on the old Hōki and Izumo provinces.
In the middle of the mountain, there is a Buddhist temple, called Daisen-ji. This temple has existed as a centre of worship since the Heian Period. The temple was founded by the Tendai sect in 718.
Climbing the mountain used to be severely prohibited without a selected monk of Daisen-ji, and common people could not access the mountain until the Edo Period.
The mountain has also been important to the mountain ascetics of the Shugendō sect. Just above the temple is the Ōgamiyama Jinja, literally, shrine of the mountain of the great god.
After the Great Tottori Earthquake in 2000, some of Daisen's peaks are on the verge of collapse. It is prohibited to ascend the mountain's highest peak, the Kengamine (1,729 metres (5,673 ft)). Climbers are able to access the Misen Peak (1,709.4 metres (5,608 ft)).[3] The most popular route is from Daisen-ji to the Misen Peak. It takes three hours to reach the summit.
Daisen-Oki National Park :
Daisen-Oki National Park (大山隠岐国立公園 Daisen Oki Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the Chūgoku region, Honshū, Japan, and spans the prefectures of Okayama, Shimane, and Tottori. Mount Daisen is the focus of the park,[1] which also includes the volcanic mountains and plains of Hiruzen, Mount Kenashi, Mount Sanbe, and Mount Hōbutsu.[2] The Izumo Plain region of the park is home to the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan, the Izumo-taisha.[1] The Oki Islands are also an important component of the park. The park was established in 1936 as Daisen National Park (大山国立公園 Daisen Oki Kokuritsu Kōen?), but was expanded and renamed in 1961 to include the Oki Islands and Shimane Prefecture areas. -Wikipedia
The I-90 bridges are two floating bridges over Lake Washington that connect the east side of Seattle to and from the city. The section of bridge seen here is the connection between land to floating sections. The Murrow Bridge is the second-longest floating bridge on Earth at 6,620 ft (2,020 m); the longest is the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge—Evergreen Point (2016, original: 1963), a few miles north on the same lake. The third-longest is the Hood Canal Bridge, about thirty miles (50 km) to the northwest. The original Murrow Bridge opened in 1940 and was called the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. It was renamed the Lacey V. Morrow bridge in 1967. The original bridge closed in 1989; with the current bridge opening in 1993.
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Tower of Hercules
The Tower of Hercules is a tower and lighthouse located on a hill on the peninsula of the city of La Coruña, in Galicia (Spain). Its total height is 55 meters, and dates from the 1st century. It has the privilege of being the only Roman lighthouse and the oldest in operation in the world. It is the third lighthouse in Spain, behind the Chipiona Lighthouse (62 m. N. M.) And the Maspalomas Lighthouse (60 m. N. M.). On June 27, 2009 it was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
There are several legends related to the construction of the Tower of Hercules. One of them tells that Hercules arrived by boat to the coasts that currently surround the Tower, and that it was precisely there that he buried the head of the giant Gerión, after defeating him in combat. This legend represents the continuity of the Roman legacy of Hercules over the tarthetic-Phoenician legacy of Geryon.
Likewise, historians identified the tower as the place where the Breogan Tower could have been located, a mythological tower that appears among others in the Irish mythological cycle (more specifically in the Leabhar Ghabhála Érenn, written around the 11th century), and from the that Ith, the son of Breogan, would have sighted the coasts of Ireland. This suspicion is heightened by the place name Brigantium, which is highly possible that it derives from Breogán, and it has sustenance in the tradition of the Romans when it comes to identifying their own gods or heroes, in this case Hercules, with the autochthonous ones.
Mythology says that «there was a giant named Geryon, king of Brigantium, who forced his subjects to give him half of their goods, including their children. One day the subjects decided to ask for help from Hercules, who challenged Gerión in a great fight. Hercules defeated Geryon, buried him, and raised a burial mound that he crowned with a great torch. Near this burial mound he founded a city. However, this story dates from the end of the 13th century from a general chronicle used in Mediterranean mythology to elaborate a history of the Brigantia lighthouse. The myth takes the Greek hero Hercules. The Castilian myth says that these people were brought from Galatia, in Anatolia, and that "that's why that land was called Galizia". This legend inspired by Mediterranean mythology will be promoted during the 19th and 20th centuries, [citation needed] when the Brigantium lighthouse is renamed "Tower of Hercules" changing Breogan for Hercules, as the first person to arrive was a woman called Cruña (or Crunia), Hercules gave the city this name », a version that appears in the Estoria of Spain.
Torre de Hércules
La Torre de Hércules es una torre y faro situado sobre una colina en la península de la ciudad de La Coruña, en Galicia (España). Su altura total es de 55 metros,y data del siglo I. Tiene el privilegio de ser el único faro romano y el más antiguo en funcionamiento del mundo. Es el tercer faro en altura de España, por detrás del Faro de Chipiona (62 m s. n. m.) y del Faro de Maspalomas (60 m s. n. m.). El 27 de junio de 2009 fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.
Hay varias leyendas relacionadas con la construcción de la torre de Hércules. Una de ellas cuenta que Hércules llegó en barca a las costas que rodean actualmente la Torre, y que fue precisamente allí el lugar donde enterró la cabeza del gigante Gerión, después de vencerle en combate. Esta leyenda representa la continuidad del legado romano de Hércules sobre el legado tartésico-fenicio de Gerión.
Asimismo, historiadores identificaron la torre como el lugar donde pudo haber estado situada la Torre de Breogán, una torre mitológica que aparece entre otros en el ciclo mitológico irlandés (más concretamente en el Leabhar Ghabhála Érenn, escrito alrededor del siglo XI), y desde la que Ith, hijo de Breogán, habría avistado las costas de Irlanda. Esta sospecha viene acrecentada por el topónimo Brigantium, que es altamente posible que derive de Breogán,y tiene sustento en la tradición de los romanos a la hora de identificar a sus propios dioses o héroes, en este caso Hércules, con los autóctonos.
La mitología dice que «hubo un gigante llamado Gerión, rey de Brigantium, que obligaba a sus súbditos a entregarle la mitad de sus bienes, incluyendo sus hijos. Un día los súbditos decidieron pedir ayuda a Hércules, que retó a Gerión en una gran pelea. Hércules derrotó a Gerión, lo enterró y levantó un túmulo que coronó con una gran antorcha. Cerca de este túmulo fundó una ciudad. No obstante esta historia data de finales del siglo XIII de una crónica general recurrida de la mitología mediterránea para elaborar una historia del faro de Brigantia. El mito coge al héroe griego Hércules, Dice el mito castellano que esa gente fue traída de Galatia, en Anatolia, y que "por eso fue llamada aquella tierra Galizia". Esta leyenda inspirada en la mitología mediterránea será promocionada durante el siglo XIX y XX,[cita requerida] cuando el faro de Brigantium es rebautizado con el nombre de "Torre de Hércules" cambiando a Breogan por Hércules, como la primera persona que llegó fue una mujer llamada Cruña (o Crunia), Hércules puso a la ciudad este nombre», versión que aparece en la Estoria de España.
A white elephant is the name given to something that is large, serves no purpose and is expensive to maintain. Really the castle in Neulengbach should be renamed this.
We decided to get out and about on Saturday and headed to Lake Whales, FL to Bok Tower Gardens. On the grounds of the garden is the Mediterranean style home of C. Austin Buck part of the old Steel Dynasty. Built in 1932 by architect Charles Wait. Buck had the idea of the gardens and Frederick Olmstead designed them. In the 1970's Nellie Lee Holt Bok purchased the home and renamed it El Retiro.
Happy Bench Monday!
This photograph of Gambir Street, Kuching, taken in September 2024, captures a historic enclave where heritage whispers through the weathered shophouses and narrow alleyways. Once the beating heart of Kuching’s trade scene during the Brooke era, Gambir Street stands as a testament to its multicultural past, where Indian Muslim and Chinese merchants traded goods with local Sarawakian natives.
At the center of the frame lies the historic Masjid India (Masjid Bandar Kuching), established in 1834. Revered as Sarawak's oldest mosque, it served the Indian Muslim community—merchants and laborers who migrated here, leaving an indelible mark on Kuching’s identity. The mosque, nestled amidst a labyrinth of shophouses, reflects the quiet strength of faith and commerce that shaped this vibrant neighborhood.
The shophouses lining the street are architectural relics, their wooden shutters and aging facades bearing witness to over a century of trade. These buildings once housed bustling shops selling spices, textiles, and traditional goods—commodities that drew traders from far and wide. Streets like Gambir Road, and connecting lanes such as the iconic Indian Mosque Lane (Lorong Sempit), allowed shoppers and traders alike to weave through a sensory mosaic of aromatic spices, brilliant colors, and cultural exchanges.
Historically, this area was Kuching’s spice trade center, where goods like turmeric, curry leaves, and exotic ingredients filled the air with fragrance. It also served as a link to India Street, previously called Kling Street in the 1850s and renamed in 1928 by Charles Vyner Brooke, to honor its Indian traders. Here, commerce and community flourished side by side, with medicine men, shopkeepers, and merchants creating a hub of life and culture that remains alive to this day.
This photograph preserves more than a visual—it freezes time, offering a poignant reflection of Kuching’s soul. Gambir Street, with its architectural elegance and enduring legacy, continues to tell stories of trade, community, and multicultural harmony. It is a living museum where history, faith, and culture come together, offering an intimate glimpse into Kuching’s rich past.
With veteran Western Pacific conductor "Lucky" Larry Stauffer, UP's Marblehead Local heads in at Clive to make a set out at Envirocare. Larry, who passed away in March 2016, spent most of his career working WP lines in Utah. Union Pacific renamed Burmester yard (near Grantsville, Utah) "Stauffer" in October 2016, to honor of his lifetime of service.
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Magna Graecia (southern Italy). The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 BC, which are in a very good state of preservation. The city walls and amphitheatre are largely intact, and the bottom of the walls of many other structures remain, as well as paved roads. The site is open to the public, and there is a modern national museum within it, which also contains the finds from the associated Greek site of Foce del Sele.
After its foundation by Greek colonists under the name of Poseidonia (Ancient Greek: Ποσειδωνία) it was eventually conquered by the local Lucanians and later the Romans. The Lucanians renamed it to Paistos and the Romans gave the city its current name.[1] As Pesto or Paestum, the town became a bishopric (now only titular) but it was abandoned in the Early Middle Ages, and left undisturbed and largely forgotten until the 18th century.
Today the remains of the city are found in the modern frazione of Paestum, which is part of the comune of Capaccio in the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. The modern settlement, directly to the south of the archaeological site, is a popular seaside resort, with long sandy beaches.
Delivered to Air California in 1968. Renamed as AirCal in 1981 then merged into American in 1987. Leased to Braniff in 1989 then returned in 1990 after Braniff ceased operations. Leased to Airmak Aviation in 1991 then renamed to Transtar Airlines in 1993. Sent to Americana de Aviacion in 1994. Broken up @LIM in 1997. Pictured at Phoenix in October 1990 during storage by an unknown photographer. Slide scan...
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Clovercritters are A line of smaller, interactive companions. They can be worn, rezzed, renamed, made to wander around, interact with interactable items when wandering (Beds, food bowls etc), and emote (while wandering or on interactable items).
Each critter is exclusive, this means you can only get one kind, they will not be sold elsewhere, which is a unique color, or variation.
Come down to Clover and collect as many as you want!
New variations will be released regularly, as well as interactive
items!
When wandering this creature will wander, in a flat specified radius, not avoiding obstacles, It will go up to avatar, interact with interactive items, emote, and walk around.
When worn, this creature can be attached anywhere you want, moved around, and you can click it to set a different animation.
At the mainstore now!
Scientific name: "Panurus Biarmicus"
Meaning behind the name:
Panurus = exceedingly tailed (no doubt referring to their long tail)
Biarmicus = bearded, which refers to its moustached appearance / with two beard stripes. The same Latin name "Biarmicus" is also given to the Lanner Falcon due to its masked bearded appearanceon it's face.
The original English name was "Bearded titmouse" in 1776, and renamed "Bearded tit" in 1843.
A more appropriate name "Reedling" was used from the Middle English period, (of which my references doesn't give a year). The name "Reedling" speaks for itself as the species is so attached to living in Reed-beds.
I feel this should be renamed Swan Lake!
Anyway, some info for those who are interested!
Canoe Lake has not always looked as it does today. The Lake began life as an area of marshy wasteland and open water which was known as the Great Morass (muddy or boggy land). The Great Morass covered a huge area- the whole of what we now know as Southsea Common and beyond. The land was considered unusable.
In fact, the area was described in the City of Portsmouth Records in 1884 as “a dismal-looking depression, strewn with rusty tins, mouldy rubbish and other abominations.” Rather than being the iconic landmark it is today, Canoe Lake was originally a rubbish tip and an eyesore!
In 1884 work had already begun to turn part of the Great Morass into an ornamental lake, a project which took two years to complete. The Mayor opened the brand new 'Canoe Lake' on 17th June 1886, and it soon became a popular Southsea attraction.
Southsea’s mild winters and the sheltered position of Canoe Lake is why nowadays, Canoe Lake is known as a ‘swan’s nursery’ and during the winter months you can see anywhere up to a hundred juvenile mute swans in residence. As well as the mute swans, you can also find a huge variety of other birds including mallards, tufted ducks, Mediterranean gulls, cormorants and little grebes enjoying the comfort and security that the lake provides.
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The Canadian 2nd Infantry Division liberated the several hunderd inhabitants that were still there on 12 April, 1945. The first soldiers to the camp were from the 8th Reconnaissance Regiment, followed by troops of the South Saskatchewan Regiment.
Following its use in World War II, the Westerbork camp was first used as a penalty camp for alleged and acussed Nazi collaborators and later housed Dutch nationals who fled the former Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Between 1950-1970 the camp was renamed to Kamp Schattenberg and used to house refugees from the Maluku Islands.
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La Infantería canadiense liberó a los cientos de habitantes que seguían en el campo de concentración Westerbork el 12 de abril de 1945. Los primeros soldados que llegaron al campo pertenecían al 8th Reconnaissance Regiment, seguidos por tropas del South Saskatchewan Regiment.
From Wikipedia
Photo: Museum Westerbork
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"Después de que el capitán Morris de los 'Canadian Scotts' se hubiese reunido con Van As, el canadiense se dirigió a los prisioneros liberados. El texto lo había escrito en estilo telegrama en un papel, era una combinación de inglés y medio holandés. Debido a ello, y como consecuencia de la prisa en que lo había escrito, el texto es ahora difícil de leer y poco descifrable.
Según algunos testigos, a pesar de la gravedad de las noticias -'war it's not over yet' (la guerra aún no ha terminado)- fue algo realmente cómico".
Fragmento del libro "Westerbork 1939-1945", traducción propia
Cadillac Place, formerly the General Motors Building, is a landmark high-rise office complex located at 3044 West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. It was renamed for the French founder of Detroit, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac
The ornate class-A office building was constructed of steel, limestone, granite, and marble between 1919 and 1923
In 2001 GM moved the last of its employees into the Renaissance Center on the Detroit River.[7] In 1999, General Motors transferred the property to New Center Development, Inc., a non-profit venture controlled by TrizecHahn Office Properties which acted as developer and began renovation on the upper floors which GM vacated in 2000.[8] The Annex was constructed shortly after the main building, and in the 1940s, it was connected to the adjacent Argonaut Building with a pedestrian bridge on the fourth floor. A parking structure was constructed to the east across Cass Avenue and also connected with a pedestrian bridge. A third bridge was constructed across Grand Boulevard in the early 1980s, to connect the building with New Center One and the St. Regis Hotel.
Government of Michigan—Cadillac Place[edit]
The building now houses several Government of Michigan agencies under a 20-year lease agreement approved in 1998. At the end of the lease, the State has the option to purchase the structure for $1.[9] The building's 2002 renovation to house State offices was one of the nation's largest historic renovation projects.
Upon completion it was renamed Cadillac Place as a tribute to Detroit's founder, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac.
Cadillac Place currently houses over 2,000 State employees including the Michigan Court of Appeals for District I. The building's former executive office suite serves as the Detroit office for Michigan's governor and attorney general, and several Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court have offices in the building.
San Vito
Costa Rica
Wilson Botanical Garden
Cherrie's tanager (Ramphocelus passerinii costaricensis) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder in the Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. This bird was formerly known as the scarlet-rumped tanager, but was split as a separate species from the Caribbean form, which was itself renamed as Passerini's tanager, Ramphocelus passerinii.). It was lumped back into the scarlet-rumped tanager in 2018.
Cherrie's tanager is very common from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft) altitude and occurs occasionally up to 1,700 m (5,600 ft). The preferred habitat is semi-open areas including light second growth, woodland edges, gardens and pasture with bushes. The cup nest is built up to 6 m (20 ft) high in a tree. The normal clutch is two pale blue or grey eggs, marked with black, brown or lilac. This species will sometimes raise two broods in a season.
The adult Cherrie's tanager is 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 31 g (1.1 oz). The adult male is mainly black except for a scarlet rump, silvery bill and dark red iris. The female has a grey head, olive upperparts, orange rump, brownish wings and tail, and ochre underparts with a broad orange breast band. The female plumage is the one that differs most from Passerini's tanager. Immatures resemble the adult female, but with a less orange breast.
Cherrie's tanagers occur in pairs, small groups, or as part of a mixed-species feeding flock, and up to a dozen birds may roost together in dense thickets at night. This species feeds on small fruit, usually swallowed whole, insects and spiders.
Cherrie's tanager's call is a sharp wac. Its song consists of a few clear pleasant notes, delivered in longer phrases than that of its Caribbean relative. – Wikipedia
B&W version of image taken during visit to Amsterdam in April 2018. Processed using DxO Photolab, converted to B&W using Silver Efex Pro.
Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. The Eye Filmmuseum building is designed by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, and features two gallery exhibition spaces, one 300-seat cinema, two 127-seat cinemas, and a fourth intimate cinema of about 67 seats. The Filmmuseum was renamed the Eye Film Institute Netherlands and was officially opened on April 4, 2012, by Queen Beatrix.
A’DAM LOOKOUT is an observation deck with an unrivalled panoramic view of Amsterdam, where you can view the city’s historical centre, its pulsating port, and the famous canals which belong to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Complementing the experience is a state-of-the-art interactive exhibition and free audio tour about Amsterdam’s history and culture. A’DAM LOOKOUT is located on top of the A’DAM Tower in Amsterdam North.
“Bass Brewery was founded in 1777 by William Bass in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The main brand was Bass Pale Ale, once the highest-selling beer in the UK. By 1877, Bass had become the largest brewery in the world, with an annual output of one million barrels. Its pale ale was exported throughout the British Empire, and the company's red triangle became the UK's first registered trade mark.
Bass took control of a number of other large breweries in the early 20th century. In the 1960s it merged with Charrington United Breweries to become the largest UK brewing company, Bass Charrington. The brewing operations of the company were bought by Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev) in 2000, while the retail side (hotels and pubs) was renamed Six Continents plc. Because at the time Interbrew controlled a large portion of the UK beer market, the Competition Commission instructed Interbrew to sell the Bass brewery along with certain brands to Coors (now Molson Coors), while retaining the rights to the Bass brand. In 2010, it was widely reported that AB-InBev was attempting to sell the rights to the Bass brand in the UK for around £10 million to £15 million.
In the UK, draught Bass (4.4% ABV) has been brewed under contract in Burton by Marston's (formerly a relatively minor competitor) for AB-InBev since 2005, while bottled products are brewed at AB-InBev's own brewery in Samlesbury, Lancashire, for export. Bass is also brewed locally in the United States and Belgium. Bass Ale is a top ten premium canned ale in the UK, with 16,080 hectolitres sold in 2010.”
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Another dragon fly from the walk the other week, this time an Eastern Pondhawk. It must be quite intimidating with a name like that. Is it too late to rename it the green-headed marauder?
Bear Creek Park, Keller, Texas, USA, June 2020
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... the Princess of Norway, since renamed Princess Seaways, sails up the Tyne to her berth. The original photograph was taken on 3 February 2008.
Great Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 lists this plant with large leaves and small flowers from the central Americas as Commelina zanonia. Later again it was renamed to its present moniker. Linnaues, though, - careful scientist that he was - pointed out that it had first been described by that fine botanist Charles Plumier (1646-1704) under the name Zanonia graminea. Plumier in 1703 waxes eloquent on the merits of the botanical scholar for whom he had named it: Giacomo Zanoni (1615-1682). Besides, he publishes a fine engraving of the flowers (see inset).
DENALI - The Great One - That's the common interpretation of the native Athabaskan name for Mt. McKinley (since officially renamed), North America's highest mountain at 20,310 ft. in elevation. On a clear day the mountain can be seen from Anchorage 150 miles to the south and in Fairbanks 150 miles to the north and at many other points in between along the route of Alaska's own railroad. Nowhere is the view more spectacular than in the Talkeetna area where the summit is less than 40 miles distant as the raven flies.
Here the Alaska Railroad's southbound weekly passenger train, the Aurora (235S), has paused to give the lucky visitors a spectacular view across the frozen Big Susitna River near MP 224 on the ARR's mainline. Eight miles to the south of Denali (left in the photo) is the 14,573 ft Mount Hunter.
This is what visiting Alaska and riding the Alaska Railroad is all about!
South of Talkeetna, Alaska
Sunday March 20, 2011
Motya, was an ancient and powerful city on an island off the west coast of Sicily, between Drepanum (modern Trapani) and Lilybaeum (modern Marsala). The island was renamed San Pantaleo in the 11th century by Basilian monks. It lies in the Stagnone Lagoon, and is within the comune of Marsala.
Two housing complexes with two very different stories. In the foregrounds is Hopkins Charity, a square of cottages built around a private garden. Behind the old buildings the new construction is called Neo Bankside.
Charles Hopton was born c. 1654 into a wealthy merchant family and admitted in infancy to the Guild of Fishmongers.At his death in 1731 his will provided for almshouses to be built in the parish of Christchurch, Blackfriars for poor single men. By 1749, 26 cottages have been completed and have been occupied continually since July of 1752.
Neo Bankside, aptly renamed "Neo Blingside" because of the many manipulations they used to cut out the affordable housing that was in the original plan, once occupied went as far as the Supreme Court to close the upper floors of the Tate Modern in order to prevent museumgoers from looking into their apartments.
An interesting comparison of changing times. On my last London visit floors 6 thru 10 of the Tate Modern Blavatnik Building were closed and Hopton's Almshouses no longer sees the morning sun.
"In the 1970s, canola was created through traditional plant cross-breeding by removing two things found in the rapeseed plant: glucosinolates and erucic acid. Erucic acid was removed because it was believed to be inedible or toxic in high doses. The newly developed plant was renamed "canola" – a combination of "Canadian" and "Oil" (or ola) to make this difference apparent." From the link below.
www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-canola-and...
I absolutely love the time of year when the fields turn bright yellow with the Canola flowers. The day before yesterday was the first day I had been out when I saw any fields with the crop fully in bloom. I have to admit that I don't like the smell of Canola, but the colour is so spectacular and pretty. In this shot, the sky is beginning to darken, ready to rain a little later.
These two old, wooden barns were part of a CPR Demonstration Farm. I have added a previously posted photo in a comment box below, showing the whole farm.
"The home, the barn, everything seen in this yard once served a rather unique and special purpose. Operating as a fully functioning “demonstration farm”, near Vulcan Alberta, and tied to the Canadian Pacific Railway, it was a show piece of sorts a century ago, promoting the region’s agricultural potential. Prospective settlers would be told where to acquire land and of course similar farm buildings, what crops to grow and how to do it efficiently, what equipment to purchase, what techniques to use and so on.
The CPR had a vested interest, of course, in the success of this endeavour. They’d profit both on the sale of these kit farms and then again, many-fold, on the resultant business brought to the railway through the moving of inbound materials needed by all those new settlers; and outbound agricultural products the area would produce. And the transporting of people in and out, all the stuff needed for new towns that would spring up, and any industry established there, they too all moved by railway. It was win-win for the CPR!" From bigdoer website.
www.bigdoer.com/27596/exploring-history/cpr-demonstration...
The day before yesterday, 1 July 2017, was a great day, spent with friend, Pam. I picked her up just after 8:00 am and did a long drive in Southern Alberta. We saw our target bird - a Common Nighthawk, and all sorts of other things including plants and old barns. It took a round trip of 414 km to get the Nighthawks, but it was so worth it! Much further than I normally drive. Towards the end of our day, the rain arrived, accompanied by lightning streaks. This couldn't have been timed more perfectly, to wash off a lot of the dust that covered my car after 12 hours of driving hot, dusty roads! So welcome! We have another hot day today and the forecast is for very hot days for at least the next week. So far, the forecast is 33C for Friday, 35C for Saturday and 31C for Sunday.
It was such a thrill to see a Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor (a rather strange looking bird), as I had always wanted to see one actually lying on a fence post or wooden railing. People get such amazing photos of them like that, and that is what I was determined to find this summer. Last year, I had driven to this area in Southern Alberta, hoping to find one, but had been out of luck. Though I ended up with the one in the photo I posted yesterday, lying on a hard, metal railing that lacked character, I'm still happy as can be. Not only did friend Pam and I see this one, but there were three other Nighthawks there, too. Two of the others were also on a metal rail, but the fourth was on a fence post - not the best angle, but it was still nice to see a fence post perch. How close we came to missing them. I said I wanted to just check the first part of a small side road first, before continuing on the road we were on - and there they were! I had seen a nighthawk on maybe five different occasions over the years, but most were in flight and one was perched very high up in a tree. For Pam, this was the first time she had ever seen one, and she was so happy to see this lifer.
"On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. Their young are so well camouflaged that they’re hard to find, and even the adults seem to vanish as soon as they land." From AllABoutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id
I was so tired after driving such a long distance and it was a hot day - the temperature got up to 30C. I so rarely do such a long drive, and I've barely driven all winter and spring. It felt so good to actually get out on a long drive like this, and we saw all sorts of interesting things that we just had to stop and photograph - of course!
Every single time I go out with my camera for a drive, I never forget to be SO thankful to live in a country where I have the freedom and safety to go where I want, and to see such beauty. Thank you, Alberta and Albertans - and Happy 150th Birthday, Canada! Such a young country.
The previous BIG SHAPE 06 was an imposter, and in reality is BIG SHAPE 05. It has since been reprimanded but not renamed.
A second wider shot here than the last which nonetheless still illustrates the variety of ships that make use of the port at Santa Cruz de Tenerife - with a greater emphasis on the huge sailing vessel Kruzenshtern.
Kruzenshtern is the second largest sailing ship in the world behind another Russian ship, Sedov. Originally called Padua, she was built in Germany in the 1920’s as one of five clipper ships for the 'Flying P Line' which traded in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific. Padua was surrendered to the USSR in 1946 and renamed Kruzenshtern after the famous Russian hydrographer and navigator. She is easy to recognise with distinctive black and white sides, common on ships that traded with the East, where the design imitated gunports to scare away pirates.
In the distance are the Siem Day and Floatel Reliance vessels seen more clearly in the previous post at this location.
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Italy, Venice, "Marala", a classic 1930s luxury motor yacht, integrated with the latest in modern entertainment, safety & navigation systems. The home port is Piraeus, Greece, but official flagged in Panama. The accommodation capacity offering seven comfortable cabins for a maximum of 13 yacht guests spending the nights & under normal conditions she has room for approx. 18 expert crew members to operate the yacht. The Marala has been fife times renamed, delivered in 1931 & has had just three owners in almost 90 years.
The steel hull, aluminium & steel superstructure yacht is 58.8 mtr long, a beam of 8.08 mtr, a deep draught of almost 4 mtr, two 750 Horse Power main engines, reaching a high speed of 15 knots = 27.78 km built with a teak wood deck by Camper & Nicholsons ship building company in Southampton, United Kingdom
📌 ....if you still have some 10 million++€ lying around somewhere & don't need it, you can buy the Marala with it, …just for nice weekends, photo shootings or so. Of course you need also a bit of pocket money for the monthly costs, crew, gasoline, insurance, maintenance etc. etc.
📍....but you will find out you newer knew that you have so many good friends....... cheers... 🍸
The lagoon city hides many picturesque places offside the tourist roads. If the buildings would be straight, painted & well maintained, I think Venice without this patina, the gondolas & gondolieri, channels, little bridges & the at all-time busy Canal Grande; all these main ingredients altogether express the romantic charm of Venice.
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The Brooks Atkinson Theater on 47th St in Manhattan.The Broadway marquee opened in 1926 and has 1,069 seats.It was constructed as the Mansfield Theater but was renamed in 1960 after former New York Times critic Brooks Atkinson.For many years the TV game show What's My Line played here.
The current musical playing here is called Waitress.The musical score was written by Sara Bareilles (I'm Not Gonna Write You A Love Song,King of Anything,Falling into Your (Gravity) and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Musical Score.Bareilles is also currently starring in the leading role of Jenna Hunterson in the musical.
The Waitress musical was based on a 2007 film of the same name.The film was written and directed by Adrienne Shelly,who sadly,was murdered in 2006 in her Greenwich Village studio apartment by an undocumented immigrant construction worker-Wikipedia
Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu (Nabataean Arabic: الرقيم), is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Established possibly as early as the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.
The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue, and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest recorded historical reference to the city was when an envious Greek dynasty attempted to ransack the city in 312 BC. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. The Kingdom's capital continued to flourish until the 1st century AD when its famous Al-Khazneh facade was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants.
Encroaching troops of the Roman Empire in 106 AD forced the Nabataeans to surrender. The Romans annexed and renamed the Kingdom to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches. By 700, the city became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads grazed goats. It remained an unknown place until it was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, sparking renewed interest in the city.
The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".
Plop Hamburger Restaurant 06/02/2022 14h11
Unfortunately this restaurant was closed during our visit in February. I am curious about the interior and their burgers.
Plopsaland De Panne
Plopsaland De Panne is a theme park located in Adinkerke, Belgium - part of the municipality De Panne - owned and operated by Plopsa. The park reopened on the 20th of April 2000, before that the park was known as Meli Park from 1935 until 1999.
The family Florizoone sold the park in 1999 to Studio 100 and VMMa. The park received a make-over during the following winterseason, to reopen as Plopsaland on the 20th of April 2000. During the renovation several characters from Studio 100 were used - such as Samson en Gert and Kabouter Plop - to theme new and old attractions. The new park had some issues at the reopening with parking capacity and catering, these issues were fixed in the following years.
Studio 100 / Plopsa bought out the shares of VVMa in 2005 and became sole owner of the park, with plans to turn it into a multi-day, all-weather resort. In that same year Plopsa opened Plopsa Indoor Hasselt and bought Telecoo, to avoid confusion with the other parks Plopsaland was renamed to Plopsaland De Panne.
Besides expanding the site into a resort, Plopsa also kept expanding the theme park with Anubis the Ride (2009), Vic the Vicking-land (2013), Heidi the Ride (2017) and The Ride to Happiness (2021) in order to appeal to a wider demographic and become a destination not just for families with younger children.
FACTS & FIGURES
Attractions: 37
Rollercoasters: 7
Water rides: 2
Dark rides: 1
Visitors: 1.2 to 1.4 milllion
[ Wikipedia - Plopsland De Panne ]
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Jamestown (originally also called "James Towne" or "Jamestowne") is located on the James River in what is currently James City County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The site is about 40 miles (62 km) inland from the Atlantic Ocean and the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay and about 45 miles (70 km) downstream and southeast of the current state capital city of Richmond. Both the river and the settlement were named for King James I of England, who was on the throne at the time, granted the private proprietorship to the Virginia Company of London's enterprise.
The location at Jamestown Island was selected primarily because it offered a favorable strategic defensive position against other European forces which might approach by water. However, the colonists soon discovered that the swampy and isolated site was plagued by mosquitoes and tidal river water unsuitable for drinking, and offered limited opportunities for hunting and little space for farming. The area was also inhabited by Native Americans (American Indians).
The 3 points of Colonial Virginia's Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown are linked by the National Park Service's scenic Colonial Parkway.
The 3 points of Colonial Virginia's Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown are linked by the National Park Service's scenic Colonial Parkway.
Despite inspired leadership of John Smith, chaplain Robert Hunt and others, starvation, hostile relations with the Indians, and lack of profitable exports all threatened the survival of the Colony in the early years as the settlers and the Virginia Company of London each struggled. However, colonist John Rolfe introduced a strain of tobacco which was successfully exported in 1612, and the financial outlook for the colony became more favorable. Two years later, Rolfe married the young Indian woman Pocahontas, daughter of Wahunsunacock, Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, and a period of relative peace with the Natives followed. In 1616, the Rolfes made a public relations trip to England, where Pocahontas was received as visiting royalty. Changes by the Virginia Company which became effective in 1619 attracted additional investments, also sowing the first seeds of democracy in the process with a locally-elected body which became the House of Burgesses, the first such representative legislative body in the New World.
Throughout the 17th century, Jamestown was the capital of the Virginia Colony. Several times during emergencies, the seat of government for the colony was shifted temporarily to nearby Middle Plantation, a fortified location on the high ridge approximately equidistant from the James and York Rivers on the Virginia Peninsula. Shortly after the Colony was finally granted a long-desired charter and established the new College of William and Mary at Middle Plantation, the capital of the Colony was permanently relocated nearby. In 1699, the new capital town was renamed Williamsburg, in honor of the current British king, William III.
After the capital was relocated, Jamestown began a gradual loss of prominence and eventually reverted to a few large farms. It again became a significant point for control of the James River during the American Civil War (1861–1865), and then slid back into seeming oblivion. Even the Jamestown Exposition of 1907 was held elsewhere, at a more accessible location at Sewell's Point, on Hampton Roads near Norfolk.
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her consort Prince Phillip inspect replica of Susan Constant at Jamestown Festival Park in Virginia on October 16, 1957
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her consort Prince Phillip inspect replica of Susan Constant at Jamestown Festival Park in Virginia on October 16, 1957
Beginning in 1893, 22.5 acres of the Jamestown site were acquired by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. A crucial sea wall was built in 1900 to protect the shoreline near the site of James Fort from further erosion. In the 1930s, the Colonial National Historical Park was established to protect and administer Jamestown, which was designated a National Historic Site. The U.S. National Park Service acquired the remaining 1,500 acres (6.1 km²) of Jamestown Island through eminent domain in 1934.
For the 350th anniversary in 1957, Jamestown itself was the site of renewed interest and a huge celebration. The National Park Service provided new access with the completion of the Colonial Parkway which led to Williamsburg, home of the restored capital of Colonial Williamsburg, and then on to Yorktown, the other two portions of Colonial Virginia's Historic Triangle. Major projects such as the Jamestown Festival Park were developed by non-profit, state and federal agencies. Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Prince Philip attended. The 1957 event was a great success. Tourism became continuous with attractions regularly updated and enhanced.
The two major attractions at Jamestown are separate, but complementary to each other. The state-sponsored Jamestown Settlement near the entrance to Jamestown Island includes a recreated English Fort and Native American Village, extensive indoor and outdoor displays, and features the three popular replica ships. On Jamestown Island itself, the National Park Service operates Historic Jamestowne. Over a million artifacts have been recovered by the Jamestown Rediscovery project with ongoing archaeological work, including a number of exciting recent discoveries.
Early in the 21st century, in preparation for the Jamestown 2007 event commemorating America's 400th Anniversary, new accommodations, transportation facilities and attractions were planned. The celebration began in the Spring of 2006 with the sailing of a new replica Godspeed to six major East Coast U.S. cities, where several hundred thousand people viewed it. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip joined America's festivities on an official state visit to Jamestown in May 2007.
Former Atlantic and Danville, renamed Norfolk, Franklin and Danville when purchased by Norfolk and Western in 1962 and ultimately abandoned in 1982ish when Norfolk Southern was created. This view is looking west on the line from inside Virginia international Raceway. In the early days of the racetrack, one entered by crossing over the tracks to the photographers back. The track ceased operation around 1972, the railroad in 1982, then the track was revived in 2000. Both in side by side slumber from 1982 to 2000. Always wonder when racing at VIR if either missed the other. The cars roar behind me, but suspect the train isn't gonna be on time.
Early morning, the downbound Saginaw enters the St. Marys River from the Soo Lock's MacArthur Lock. In 1953, the boat launched as the American Steamship Company steamship John J. Boland. In 1999, the Boland was acquired by Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., and renamed Saginaw. In 2008, it was repowered with diesel engines
Length...693’ / 195m
Capacity...20,200 tons / 20,525 metric tons
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Formerly Hatfield Coal along the Ohio River in Cincinnati. Renamed Cincinnati Bulk Terminals with the ability to store 200,000 tons of coal and has 24 coal silos. Now has salt storage and inside fertilizer storage. The Big Andy with it's clamshell bucket has unloaded many tons of coal from barges.
A mere shadow of my former self, struggles and pain lead to changes that can only lead to bigger and better things.
I removed some of my older photos, so be prepared replacements will be coming
The Liberty Bell an iconic symbol of American independence, located in the Old City District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Once placed in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House (now renamed Independence Hall), the bell today is located across the street in the Liberty Bell Centre in Independence National Historical Park. The bell was commissioned in 1752 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from the London firm of Lester and Pack and was cast with the lettering "Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof", a Biblical reference.
The bell first cracked when rung after its arrival in Philadelphia and was twice recast by local workmen John Pass and John Stow, whose last names appear on the bell. In its early years, the bell was used to summon lawmakers to legislative sessions and to alert citizens about public meetings and proclamations.
The bell acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in the early 19th century—a widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the death of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835. The bell became famous after an 1847 short story claimed that an aged bellringer rang it on July 4, 1776, upon hearing of the Second Continental Congress' vote for independence.
Although the bell did not ring for independence on that July 4, the tale was widely accepted as fact, even by some historians. Beginning in 1885, the city of Philadelphia—which owns the bell—allowed it to go to various expositions and patriotic gatherings. The bell attracted huge crowds wherever it went, additional cracking occurred, and pieces were chipped away by souvenir hunters. The last such journey occurred in 1915, after which the city refused further requests.
After World War II, Philadelphia allowed the National Park Service to take custody of the bell, while retaining ownership. It was used as a symbol of freedom during the Cold War and was a popular site for protests in the 1960s. It was moved from its long-time home in Independence Hall to a nearby glass pavilion on Independence Mall in 1976, and then to the larger Liberty Bell Centre adjacent to the pavilion in 2003. The bell has been featured on coins and stamps, and its name and image have been widely used by corporations.
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Spain, Valencia, Plaza del Negrito, … fresh lemon picked for your Gin Tonic, the square before officially renamed was until the 1940s called Plaza de Calatrava, thus baptized after the reconquest of València, since the King "Jaume I" decided to donate it to the Order of Calatrava.
The "Cafe El Negrito", named after his location on this square is one of the Carmen's quarter most popular hangouts & during summer months, the "young" crowd regularly spill out on to the square of the same name, the atmosphere is lively & the drinks flow until early in the morning.
Café Negrito has been a benchmark for almost four decades, a highlight of classic Valencian nightlife & one of the oldest businesses in Carmen since it opened its doors in 1982. Exhibitions, musical sessions, a meeting place for both, a good coffee or a drink. This characteristic place opens until dawn every day, claiming its reputation as a 'safe value' in leisure.
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Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), formerly named and still also referred to as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), is the largest city in Vietnam.
It was once known as Prey Nokor (Khmer: ព្រៃនគរ), an important Khmer seaport prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam 1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh (although the name Sài Gòn is still unofficially widely used).
The metropolitan area, which consists of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Thủ Dầu Một, Biên Hòa, Vũng Tàu, Dĩ An, Thuận An and surrounding towns, is populated by more than 10 million people, making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam. The city's population is expected to grow to 13.9 million by 2025.
The Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area covering most parts of the south-east region plus Tiền Giang Province and Long An Province under planning, will have an area of 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) with a population of 20 million inhabitants by 2020. According to the Mercer Human Resource Consulting, Economist Intelligence Unit and ECA International, Ho Chi Minh City is ranked 132 on the list of the world's most expensive cities.