<p>Elk Lake is a natural body of water in the central Cascade Range in the USA state of Oregon. Nearly 4,900 ft above sea level, the lake is part of a volcanic landscape about 25 mi west-southwest of Bend along the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway.</p><br>
<p>Elk Lake is about 6 mi west of Mount Bachelor in Deschutes National Forest.</p><br>
<p>Nearby lakes include Hosmer, Sparks, Blow, Doris, Devils, Lava, and Little Lava.</p><br>
<p>Heavily used for recreation, the lake is among the most popular of the Cascade Lakes. Its name stems from the large number of elk that formerly frequented the area in summer. During winter, Elk Lake freezes, and access roads are usually closed by snow until late May.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>The United States Forest Service manages campgrounds, boat launches, and picnic sites at various locations around the lake, also served by a private resort with cabins.</p><br>
<p>The lake supports populations of brook trout generally ranging from 7 to 14 in and kokanee averaging 8 to 9 in. Hiking trails leading to other high-elevation lake groups, such as those in the Mink Lake basin, begin at Elk Lake.</p><br>
<p>Hunter&#39;s Crossroads is an historic intersection in Arlington County, Virginia.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Hunter&#39;s Crossroads is formed by the junction of Glebe Road, (State Route 120, SR 120) connecting USA Route 1 (US 1) in the southern part of Arlington County with SR 123 at the Chain Bridge in the northern end of the county and SR 244 (Columbia Pike) connecting the Pentagon and Washington, D.C., with Annandale, Virginia.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Glebe Road was a colonial road that connected the glebe lands of the Anglican Churchs Fairfax Parish to the port of Alexandria, Virginia. In 1808, the Columbian Pike was built. It connected the Little River Turnpike in nearby Fairfax County, Virginia to the Long Bridge that crossed the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Hunters Crossroads was in the District of Columbia until the Virginia portion was retroceded to Virginia in 1846 and formed Alexandria County.</p><br>
<p>In the 1850s, Louisa Hunter gave land located at this crossroads to create Hunter&#39;s Chapel, part of the Methodist Church. During the Civil War, the church was used by the Union Army as the turnpike was considered strategically significant. Ultimately, the church was destroyed by the army.</p><br>
<h2>Today</h2><br>
<p>The intersection of the two state roads is controlled by traffic signals. The area is densely populated with retail and banking structures on all four corners.</p><br>
<p>The Rudolf Hotel in Valley City, North Dakota, United States, is a three-story hotel building that was built in 1907. It was designed by John W. Ross in Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.</p><br>
<p>Its significance recognized in the listing was for its association with Rudolph Giselius, for its example of work by John W. Ross, for it being the oldest hotel in Valley City, and for its role in the local business and social community through the years. At the listing date in 1983, it had been vacant since 1977.</p><br>
<p>Its basement was site of Kiwanis Club meetings, and the first meeting of the North Dakota Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association (in 1942).</p><br>
<p>It has since been converted to senior-living apartments, named Rudolf Square.</p><br>
<p>Saint Helens Church, also often known as Saint Helens Church and the Church of St Helena, is an Anglican church on the 445 ha island of Lundy, lying at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, 18 km off the north coast, and part of the county, of Devon in England. As there is no resident priest on the island, the church is only irregularly used to hold services, though it is open to visitors. It is part of the Diocese of Exeter.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The site was originally just a burial ground with memorial stones dating from between the 5th and 8th centuries. The church was started in 1244 as The Church of the island but with no official name (Calendar of Liberate Rolls, 15.04.1244). A single reference to the site is known to exit as "Church of St Mary" in 1254. The present square-towered stone church was built in the mid-1890s by the Reverend Hudson Grosset Heaven, financed by an 1895 bequest from Sarah Langworthy, born Sarah Heaven, of the Heaven family which owned Lundy from 1834 to 1918. The church was designed by eminent Victorian architect John Norton, completed in 1896 and consecrated on 17 June 1897 by Edward Bickersteth, the Bishop of Exeter.</p><br>
<h2>Construction</h2><br>
<p>The NW-SE orientation of the church does not conform to the usual east-west alignment, possibly a result of a deep bed of clay found at the site when the foundations were laid. It is largely built of local granite ashlar blocks derived from ruined cottages on the island. The tower is about 23 m in height. The cost of its construction was £4104/5/7, with architect&#39;s fees of £286/0/8.</p><br>
<h2>Affiliation</h2><br>
<p>St Helen&#39;s Church is an "extra parochial place", meaning that Lundy Island does not fall within the boundaries of any ecclesiastical parish (in similar manner, Lundy is not part of any civil parish); however the church is in the care of the Hartland Coast Team Ministry. The church and island are part of the Deanery of Hartland, the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple, and the Diocese of Exeter.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The slate roof has crested ridge tiles and stone coped gable ends. The tower, with an adjoining square stair turret, has battlements, gargoyles at the corners and lancet bell-openings with trefoil heads and slate louvres. There is a clock face above a niche containing a figure of Saint Helena, over the chamfered, wooden-gated, arch doorway to the porch.</p><br>
<p>The interior comprises a nave with a porch beneath the tower, and a chancel, with a transept vestry on the north side. The interior walls are of polychrome brick, red with black and white bands and diapering. The chancel arch is of moulded stone dogtooth decoration with colonnettes on corbels supporting the capitals. The reredos is arched on Purbeck marble colonnettes with alabaster carving depicting the Last Supper. The east window and rose window at the west end contain stained glass.</p><br>
<p>Other features of the church include a piscina and sedile, an altar rail with wrought iron standards, a low stone screen, carved stone pulpit and square font. There are ornate wrought iron lamp brackets on the north and south walls of the nave and a pipe organ on the south side of the chancel. It is furnished with benches, which include choir stalls, and a carved wooden eagle lectern.</p><br>
<h3>Bells</h3><br>
<p>A ring of eight bells installed in 1897 cost an additional £425/18/6. From the late 1920s the bells became unsafe and fell into disuse; in the 1950s they were removed from the tower and stored in the porch. They were eventually refurbished and restored to the tower in working order in July 1994. In 2004 an additional two trebles, cast by John Taylor & Co. were added to complete the ring of ten bells. They are widely used by visiting ringers to the island.</p><br>
<p>Sunrise was a company mining town of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company located in Platte County, Wyoming. The entire site of the former mining district and town is on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In the 1880s the area around what would become Sunrise was an important area in the mining of copper. In 1890, Charles A. Guernsey, after whom the nearby town of Guernsey, Wyoming is named, founded the Wyoming Railway and Iron Company to exploit iron mining in the area. In 1898, the Colorado Fuel and Iron company began leasing mining rights in the area to improve its supply of iron. In 1904 Colorado Fuel and Iron bought the entire Sunrise Mine.</p><br>
<p>Colorado Fuel and Iron hoped to make Sunrise a model company town. In the early 1900s company-owned houses, boarding houses, depots, a school, churches, shops, and other structures were built. In response to the Ludlow Massacre, further improvements came to the town in the 1910s and 1920s in the form of better brick housing, a YMCA building, parks, a playground, better utility systems, a hospital, and other improvements. By 1928 the mine employed 547.</p><br>
<p>Initially, the mining methods used at Sunrise were strip mining followed by glory-hole mining. In 1930, underground block caving mining was started, and by World War II all mining was underground. Ore mined was partially processed on site and then sent to Colorado Fuel and Iron mills in Pueblo, Colorado.</p><br>
<p>Because of decreasing ore quality and problems in the domestic steel market, the town and mine were closed by Colorado Fuel and Iron in 1980. Over the lifetime of the mine 40 million tons of iron ore were produced, more than any other C.F. & I. mine. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.</p><br>
<p>Place of Supernatural Season 6 episode Frontierland, with Samuel Colt. The boys, Sam and Dean, travel back in time to kill a phoenix and collect its ashes.</p><br>
<h2>Highways</h2><br>
<p>Glevering Hall is a historic house and estate approximately 1 mi northwest of Wickham Market, in the parish of Hacheston, Suffolk, England. It was possessed at one time by the Abbey of Leiston. The present house was built in 1794 by Chaloner Arcedeckne, MP. Glevering Hall became a Grade II* listed building on 25 October 1951.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The manor of Glevering, or Glavering, appears to have been a hamlet to Hacheston. In the time of William the Conqueror, it was in the possession of Herveus Bituricensis, though William de Malet also had an estate at Glevering. In 1382, Gilbert de Pecbe gave it to the Abbey of Leiston, in Suffolk, and it remained in the abbey&#39;s possession until the dissolution of the monasteries. Henry VIII granted the estate to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. From his heirs, it became the dower of Anne of Cleves. After Thomas Seckford obtained it through a grant in fee, he sold it in 1564 to John Bull of Brodshaw Hall, in Sproughton; it continued in this family for several generations. The manor belonged to Framlingham Castle until it was sold by Theophilus Howard (d. 1640), Earl of Suffolk. In 1682, C. Radcliffe (or Radclyffe) was lord of the manor; after his death, it passed to his widow, Mary, and then to their son, Hugh. In 1744, Thomas Whimper, was lord; in 1777, it was John Whimper, of Alderton.</p><br>
<p>The estate was purchased ca. 1791 by Chaloner Arcedeckne (d. 1809) who built the present mansion in 1794 to a design of John White the Elder. Archdeckne was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk for 1797. His son, Andrew Arcedeckne, also High Sheriff of Suffolk (for 1812-13), resided here through the 1850s. He expanded the building in 1834-5 to a design of Decimus Burton. The house was purchased in 1935 by the Hurlock family and remains as a private house. The stable block to the north of the house has been converted into individual mews houses and apartments and let out ().</p><br>
<h2>Architecture and fittings</h2><br>
<p>The present house, of Georgian style, is three-storied with grey stucco. Its entrance, originally on the south side, was moved to the west front and features two 5-panel doors, framed by stucco pilasters dating to 1899. Interior features include a stone staircase, a wrought iron balustrade, and Adam style stucco. The home contains at least three different panelling elements: some of the wall panels are painted, there is a panelled dado, and some of the panelled mahogany doors include inlay. The dining room, a drawing room, and a library are each approximately 26 ft by 20 ft in size.</p><br>
<h2>Grounds</h2><br>
<p>Part of the old hall, south of the present mansion, is near the kitchen garden. The grounds also include offices, stables, coach houses, In 1816, several Roman urns were unearthed by workers while enclosing one of the estate&#39;s plantations.</p><br>
<p>The Carl Herget Mansion is a historic house located at 420 Washington Street in Pekin, Illinois. The house was built in 1912 for Carl Herget, a businessman and member of one of Pekin&#39;s most prominent families. Prominent Peoria architectural firm Hewitt & Emerson designed the Classical Revival house; the style was in vogue in the early twentieth century, mainly due to its use at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The front entrance features a full-height porch topped by a pediment and supported by four Corinthian columns and two Corinthian pilasters. The entrance itself is flanked by Ionic pilasters and topped by a fanlight and dentillated segmental pediment. The south and east sides each feature porches with Doric columns and balustrades.</p><br>
<p>The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1992.</p><br>
<p>St. Mark&#39;s Pro-Cathedral is an Episcopal Church building located in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>When the Rev. John W. Greenwood arrived in Hastings in 1880 to organize the parish, St. Mark’s was an unorganized mission with no property or building, and with very few members. He held the first service on April 25, 1880 in a public hall (possibly a pub). The parish was organized and given its name on May 3, 1880 at a meeting in Charles Cameron&#39;s store at the corner of Hastings Avenue and First Street. Bishop Robert Harper Clarkson of the Diocese of Nebraska pledged $400 to build a church building. A wooden structure was built at a cost of $1,200. It was dedicated by Bishop Clarkson on January 23, 1881.</p><br>
<p>The Daughters of Saint Marks suggested that a new church be built in memory of the rector’s late wife Jessie Hornbrook Young. In 1912, they raised $10,000 after Bishop George Beecher suggested that Hastings be made a see city and the new church become the cathedral. St. Marks was designated as a pro-cathedral in 1918 and served as the cathedral for the Missionary District of Western Nebraska until it merged with the Diocese of Nebraska in 1946. As part of the merger, it was agreed that St. Mark&#39;s would retain its designation as a pro-cathedral as a way of symbolizing the history and missionary tradition of the western part of the diocese.</p><br>
<p>Noted Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram was chosen to design the new church. The square-shaped tower at the crossing was not completed until 2001.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. In its National Register nomination, the cathedral design is described as typical of the Late Gothic Revival style, which is more subdued than the earlier High Victorian Gothic style. The rock face of the limestone structure contributes to an overall impression of monochromaticity. The plan of the building has characteristics of English Gothic churches, including an emphasis on length, a moderately pitched roof, and a tower at the crossing. Two octagon shaped towers flank the main façade. The main entry projects from the front of the building. Its double doors are flanked by buttresses and topped by a parapet gable. A triple lancet window is above the entrance in the upper section of the building.</p><br>
<p>In its interior, the cathedral has a rectangular nave with arcades on both sides. The roof structure, described in the National Register nomination as "an elaborate beam system of king post trusses", is exposed in the ceiling. Walls are plastered and stained glass is included in all of the windows. The pulpit, lectern and seating for the choir are located at the crossing. A rood screen and the altar have been placed in the chancel.</p><br>
<p>The Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located near Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina. The listing included nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites and one contributing structure including the site of the first  Halifax County home and cemetery, the 1923 county home, and its neighbor, the county tubercular hospital, completed in 1925. Other contributing resources are domestic and agricultural outbuildings. The county home was designed by noted architects Benton & Benton and is a Neoclassical brick building composed of a two-story central pavilion with one-story hyphenated wings. The tubercular hospital is a one-story brick building with a gable roof. The hospital closed in 1973. The tubercular hospital has been destroyed.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.</p><br>
<p>Alden Public Library is located in Alden, Iowa, United States. The communitys first library association was formed in 1882, and they acquired 225 books. The annual membership fee to use the library was $1. It was discontinued within two years, and Aldens second library association was formed in 1885 by women in the community. In time they were able to build their own building in 1892 and convince the city government to take over its support. Shortly after the city took over they contacted the Carnegie Foundation, who funded the construction of a new building with a $9,000 grant. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell & Gage, and shows Beaux Arts styling. The new building was dedicated on August 26, 1914. It is believed to be one of the smallest Carnegie libraries ever built. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.</p><br>
<p>More space for the library became necessary, and plans were made to double its size. A bond issue was passed in 1997, and fundraising included $250,000 from the Dr. Grace O. Doane Foundation. The new addition was dedicated on June 17, 2000, and the library&#39;s name now honors Dr. Doane.</p><br>
<p>The Malek Theatre, also known as The Malek, is an Art Deco theatre in downtown Independence, Iowa that was built in 1947. It replaced the Grand Theatre, which had burned on March 3, 1945. It was designed by Wetherell & Harrison for Bob C. Malek and was intended to be fireproof. It has a steel truss roof. A stepped tower at the front is made with structural glass and glass blocks. As of 2009 the interior was mostly original, with Art Deco style light fixtures and coved ceilings. Artist Merle Reed, of California, hand-painted its interior designs in 1945.</p><br>
<p>In 1982 the theatre was split in two, and in 2002 the dividing wall was removed.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.</p><br>
<p>The theatre was deemed historically significant "as an excellent example of an Art Deco style theater that has a high degree of integrity on the exterior and interior, designed by Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell & Harrison." It is one of just two Art Deco buildings in Independence. The other is the Buchanan County Courthouse, which was built with Public Works Administration labor also in the 1930s. "The exterior of the theater exhibits characteristics of the Art Deco style including a central stepped tower, smooth finished surfaces of Glastone, and curved walls of Glastone and glass block. The interior has a high degree of integrity with Art Deco features such as curved walls, coved ceilings backlit with neon, bent neon fixtures, stylized floral motifs, and decorative metal light fixtures. The theater retains its integrity of design, workmanship, materials, feeling, association, location, and setting."</p><br>
<p>In 2009 many of the paintings had been restored or repainted. In 2009, plans included replacing a pair of tall columns that were on the sides of the stage, using blueprints obtained from Wetherell Ericsson Architects in Des Moines, Iowa.</p><br>
<p>The Malek theatre opened in 1946 on land previously occupied by The Grand theatre, which was located in the south part of the Hotel Gedney block built during the towns horse-racing heyday. The hotel block and its attached theater burned to the ground in 1945 and the theatres owner, Bohumil "Bob" Malek, a well-regarded local businessman, decided to build a new venue and appropriately named it The Malek Theatre. The new theatre was the patron’s dream for that era, containing two rooms for private viewings, each with doors and thick paned glass to eliminate sound in or out. One of these rooms was called "the crying room", designed for parents who didn&#39;t want their fussy child to interrupt the movie for other patrons.</p><br>
<p>The building measures 60 x and is 42 feet high. The exterior is built of Lannon stone, vitreolite and glass block. It is 100% fireproof and is equipped with the latest equipment and fixtures (1946 quote). The theater cost $140,000 to build, and it took a year to complete.</p><br>
<p>In 1985, the then-managers decided that patronage could be improved if the theatre was split into a 300-seat twinned theatre instead of the original 862-seat undivided auditorium. Despite the investment, the newly-split theatre closed soon after.</p><br>
<p>As of January 2014, the theatre remained closed, its exterior slowly succumbing to petty vandalism and the inhospitable climate of northeast Iowa.</p><br>
<p>The Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand is a nationally recognized historic district located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The town square, which is the site, was part of the original town plat in 1844. Landscaping projects were undertaken in the 1860s, 1911 and 1970–1971. In addition to the landscaping the sidewalks and curbing were installed in 1911. The bandstand in the center was designed by Des Moines architect Frank E. Wetherell, an Oskaloosa native, and built in 1912. The 29 ft high octagonal structure is composed of concrete, iron and steel. In addition to the bandstand the other historic objects include the Spanish–American War torpedo ; Chief Mahaska sculpture by Fry ; Gold Star Mothers rose bed ; and the Womens Relief Corps memorial .</p><br>
<p>The Seeberger–Loring–Kilburn House is a historic residence located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. The house was the work of David L. Evans, a master builder who completed it in 1859. It is the oldest known surviving work of his, and calls attention to his skill as a builder. Evans was a native of Wales and emigrated to the United States at the age of 14. He settled in Ohio and St. Louis before settling in Oskaloosa in 1845. The two-story, brick, Italianate structure features a hip roof and deck, bracketed cornice and simple hood molds. The second story was added in 1869 by Evans. Des Moines architect Frank E. Wetherell, who was born in Oskaloosa, designed an expansion of the house in 1916. It added the solarium on the east side, and a pergola on the west. The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It was included as a contributing property in the Paradise Block Historic District in 1991.</p><br>
<p>The C.F. and Mary Singmaster House, also known as Maplehurst Ranch, or more simply Maplehurst, is located near Keota, Iowa, United States. C. F. Singmaster, a Pennsylvania native, moved to Keokuk County with his parents in 1843 and settled near Talleyrand, south of Keota. His father Samuel established the home farm, Singmaster Ranch. The family became known for the importation and breeding of draft horses. They also had large land holdings in Iowa and Nebraska where they also raised hogs and beef cattle, and were involved in local banks as well. Samuel Singmaster bought the Maplehurst property in 1864 to expand the family&#39;s operation. At one time Maplehurst Ranch included three mansions, several horse barns, out buildings, stables, and cottages for workers. There was also a boarding house for visitors and clients to stay.</p><br>
<p>C.F. Singmaster had this 2½ story Colonial Revival house built in 1893 on the site of an existing house. It was designed by Oskaloosa, Iowa architect Frank E. Wetherell. The 60 by residence follows an irregular plan. It is capped by a cross gabled roof that features two gabled dormers with pediments on the south elevation. It remained in the family until 1968 when it was sold to Dr. R.A. Carmichael who established the first bovine embryo transfer facility in the United States on the property. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.</p><br>
<p>The Public Square Historic District in Sigourney, Iowa, United States is a 11.9 acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The listing included 41 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and two contributing objects. The district includes work by architects Wetherell & Gage.</p><br>
<p>For the most part the district includes commercial buildings that surround the 1911 Keokuk County Courthouse, which is separately listed on the National Register. For the most part the buildings are one or two story brick structures. Two of the building are three stories. Initially the buildings built around the square were all wood frame construction. After the American Civil War brick buildings began to replace them with 1876 being a prominent year for new construction, which continued into the 20th century. There are also two other civic buildings in the district, Memorial Hall (1923; Sigourney City Hall and auditorium), and the post office (1938). Both of these buildings are located just off of the square proper. The contributing structure is a bandstand, and contributing objects are a fountain, and a Civil War Monument. All three are located on the courthouse grounds.</p><br>
<p>Forbes Quarry is located on the northern face of the Rock of Gibraltar within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The area was quarried during the 19th century to supply stone for reinforcing the fortress military installations. In the course of the quarrying, a limestone cave was found. The second ever Neanderthal discovery was made within this cave when Cpt. Edmund Flint found the skull of an adult female Neanderthal in 1848.</p><br>
<h2>Etymology</h2><br>
<p>Forbes Quarry borrows its name from an 18th-century military installation located directly above the cave and known as Forbes Battery.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Neanderthal discovery</h3><br>
<p>An ancient skull (specimen name Gibraltar 1) was found within Forbes Quarry by Captain Edmund Flint of the Royal Navy in 1848. Being the secretary of the Gibraltar Museum Society (formerly the Gibraltar Scientific Society), he presented his find to the society on 3 March 1848. The Forbes Quarry skull attracted the attention of prominent scientists in Great Britain when it was presented at a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in September 1864. Charles Darwin had long been curious about the skull, but was too ill to attend the meeting, so geologist Charles Lyell and anthropologist Hugh Falconer arranged to bring the skull to his residence so he could examine it. In a letter, Darwin described the skull as "wonderful".</p><br>
<p>The skull found at Forbes&#39; Quarry has been determined to be that of an adult female. She was probably over age 40 at the time of her death, as indicated by extensive wear on the teeth, as well as a bony growth inside the forehead that is also observed in modern humans, in whom it occurs after menopause.</p><br>
<p>The skull has been dated to between 30,000 and 50,000 years old. This is the site of the most recent evidence of the Neanderthals of Gibraltar, which are thought to have been present here until as recently as 28,000 years ago.</p><br>
<h3>Quarrying</h3><br>
<p>The area was quarried for stone during the 19th century to supply much-needed material to reinforce and rebuild many of the fortress fortifications. This activity removed much of the vegetated slope at the caverns base. The cave in which the Neanderthal skull had been deposited was almost totally destroyed, leaving very little evidence for future research.</p><br>
<p>St. Paul&#39;s Cathedral is an historic church building located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>St. Paul’s began as a mission in 1891. The cornerstone for the present church was laid in 1903 and the first service in the building was held on March 13, 1904. The parish house was opened the same year. The Diocese of Oklahoma elected in January 1909 to make St. Paul’s its Cathedral. The educational building was built in 1949.</p><br>
<p>St. Paul’s Cathedral was extensively damaged when a bomb exploded at the nearby Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995. The Celtic Cross on top of the church was shattered. The roof was lifted and the walls were splayed outward. The cathedral was closed for two years while it was rebuilt. Additional property was purchased and a new facility to house offices and the parish’s outreach programs was built. The total price for the renovations and expansion totaled $7.5 million.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Arthur J. Williams designed the church in the Norman Gothic style. The exterior features a Norman style tower. The interior has two Tiffany windows behind the altar. Stained glass windows on the Gospel side of the Church depict the Evangels: St. John, St. Paul and St. Luke. The windows on the Epistle side depict events from the life of Christ including the Nativity, Crucifixion and Resurrection. The altar, pulpit and the baptismal font are carved from Carrara marble.</p><br>
<p>Lake Eloise is a large natural freshwater lake on the south side of Winter Haven, Florida. It is part of the southern Chain of Lakes. With a 1,174 acre surface area, it is one of the larger lakes in Polk County, Florida. Lake Eloise has a somewhat oval shape and has a large cove on its south side. It borders Lake Summit on its northeast and it almost borders Lake Lulu on its northwest. Lake Eloise is mostly surrounded by residential areas. However, the northern half of its eastern shore is occupied by Legoland Florida, which was once Cypress Gardens, a large area theme park. Some citrus groves border the lake on its west side. Eloise Loop Road passes by the south end of the cove on the lake&#39;s south side.</p><br>
<p>Lake Eloise was first surveyed in 1849, by Dr John Westcott. He named the lake after Eloise Moody, daughter of Polk County pioneer Benjamin F. Moody. The lake appears in the first USA Government survey of the area, published in 1950.</p><br>
<p>Cypress Gardens opened in 1936 and soon had various attractions, including ones that had a connection to Lake Eloise. In the 1930s the park had water shows with water ski performances. Two grandstands were constructed to allow spectators to see the shows. The botanical garden, on the north side of the park, eventually had channels cleared for small boats to travel with visitors to view the plants. A large decorative pool in the shape of Florida was constructed just on shore and in the western edge of the botanical garden. Also, a large paddle boat was refurbished and dubbed the Cypress Belle. The Cypress Belle allowed park visitors to cruise on Lake Eloise. Also, at times the Belle was used for dinner cruises. Through the years various television shows and movies filmed at Cypress Gardens and many times filming made use of Lake Eloise. After 2000 Cypress Gardens went through various major changes to maintain its visitor base and finally closed in fall 2009.</p><br>
<p>In 2010 the old Cypress Gardens park was purchased with the intention of transforming it into a Legoland park. In February 2011 it was opened as Legoland Florida. While the paddle boat and boat rides through the botanical garden were not restored, the area of the old water shows was named Pirate Cove and a new ski and stunt show was started.</p><br>
<p>Although Lake Eloise is a large lake, there is very little public access to it. There is no public access from the shore, as all shoreline is on private property. The public can access the lake by boat via the Chain of Lakes canal system. Lake Eloise is linked by canal directly to Lake Lulu, Lake Summit and Lake Winterset. The nearest public boat ramp is on Lake Summit and the canal system links Lake Eloise to a number of area lakes. Fishing is allowed from boats. As there is no shore access, there are no public swimming areas. The Hook and Bullet website and the Lake Lubbers.com websites say this lake contains bluegill, crappie and largemouth bass.</p><br>
<p>Col du Granier  is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which crosses the Chartreuse Mountains to connect the villages of Entremont-le-Vieux , Apremont  and Chapareillan . It has been traversed several times by the Tour de France cycle race, including on Stage 12 of the 2012 race. It is situated between Mont Granier   and Mont Joigny  .</p><br>
<h2>Cycle racing</h2><br>
<h3>Details of the climbs</h3><br>
<p>From the north, the climb starts at Chambéry, from where there are 15.3 km.of climbing, gaining 864 m. in height at an average of 5.6%.</p><br>
<p>From Chapareillan (east), the climb (via the D285) is 9.7 km. long, gaining 845 m. at an average of 8.6%, with a maximum of 17.9%.</p><br>
<p>From St-Pierre-d&#39;Entremont (south), the climb is 9.4 km. at an average of 5.3%, gaining 494m. in height.</p><br>
<h3>Appearances in Tour de France</h3><br>
<p>The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1947 and has since featured 17 times and is generally ranked as a Category 1 or 2 climb. It was crossed most recently on Stage 12 of the 2012 tour, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Annonay-Davézieux, approaching from the direction of Chapareillan.</p><br>
<p>The George Ferris Mansion in Rawlins, Wyoming is one of the most significant Queen Anne style buildings in Wyoming. Built during 1899-1903, the house&#39;s design was published by the Knoxville, Tennessee architectural firm of Barber and Klutz in a pattern book. The house was built for George and Julia Ferris.</p><br>
<p>George Ferris (d.1900) was born in Michigan. He moved to Wyoming and pursued a variety of vocations, including prospecting, ranching and game hunting, as well as election to the Wyoming Territorial Assembly and the Wyoming Constitutional Convention. Ferris&#39; wealth came from the Rudefeha Mine (later the Ferris-Haggarty Mine) in the Grand Encampment copper mining district. Work on the house began in 1899, but George Ferris was killed in 1900 when he was thrown from a runaway carriage near his mine. The house was completed in 1903, and Julia Ferris lived there until her death at 76 in 1931.</p><br>
<p>The house is a 2-1/2 story brick house with a prominent corner turret, with six rooms on the main floor. The masonry is trimmed with local sandstone. The roof is irregular, and exterior details are accented with a variety of materials, as is appropriate in a Queen Anne building. The prominent carriage house was built at the same time as the house. Once subdivided into apartments, the house was restored as a single-family residence.</p><br>
<p>The George Ferris Mansion was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1982.</p><br>
<p>The Ferris-Haggerty Mine Site was one of the richest components of the Grand Encampment Mining District in Carbon County, Wyoming. The site was first exploited by Ed Haggerty, a prospector from Whitehaven, England, in 1897 when he established the Rudefeha Mine on a rich deposit of copper ore. Haggerty was backed by George Ferris and other investors, of whom all but Ferris dropped out. The partners sold an interest to Willis George Emerson, who raised investment funding for improvements to the mine. These facilities included a 16 mi aerial tramway from Grand Encampment over the Continental Divide to the smelter in Encampment. The mine&#39;s assets were eventually acquired by the North American Copper Company for $1 million. By 1904 the mine had produced $1.4 million in copper ore, and was sold to the Penn-Wyoming Copper Company. However, even with copper prices peaking in 1907, the company had difficulty making a profit from the remote mine site. The company was over-capitalized and under-insured and was suffered devastating fires at the mine site in March 1906 and May 1907 which halted production. Business disputes and a fall in copper prices prevented re-opening of the mine even after it was rebuilt. Machinery was salvaged after a foreclosure in 1913. A total of $2 million in copper ore was extracted from the mine during its life.</p><br>
<p>The George Ferris Mansion in Rawlins, Wyoming was built with Ferris&#39; proceeds from the mine, though George Ferris was killed in a carriage accident near the mine in 1900.</p><br>
<p>The Ferris-Haggerty Mine Site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 1973.</p><br>
<p>The Ferris-Haggarty Mine was purchased outright by, a Colorado corporation. FHMC has plans underway and in process to place this very rich mineral property back into production in the very near future. Current in-ground asset valuation for its in-situ reserves and down dip resources are estimated at more than.</p><br>
<p>The Denver Athletic Club, founded in 1884, is a private athletic and social club that is member-owned. Located in Downtown Denver, Colorado, USA, the club is convenient for downtown residents and working professionals. Residing in the historical 1325 Glenarm Place near the Colorado Convention Center, The DAC was added to the USA National Register of Historic Places in 1979.</p><br>
<p>Today, the DAC is maintained as a state-of-the-art athletic facility as well as a place to meet and cultivate business relationships, dine and dance, to relax and to have fun. In recent years, The Club has developed a balance of social functions and athletic pursuits for its Members. As a member-owned club, The Denver Athletic Club is operated for the benefits of its patrons. With over a century of operation, The Club continues its proud tradition of excellence, providing a quality athletic, social, and business experience for its members and maintaining an unparalleled position of leadership in the Denver community.</p><br>
<p>Above all, The Denver Athletic Club is committed to providing its members and guests with the best facilities and membership experience in a warm and welcoming environment.</p><br>
<h2>Features & Benefits</h2><br>
<h3>Athletics</h3><br>
<p>150,000 square feet of athletic facilities</p><br>
<p>State-of-the-art fitness center</p><br>
<p>CrossFit Box</p><br>
<p>25 meter, 8 lane swimming pool</p><br>
<p>Gymnasium</p><br>
<p>Indoor running track</p><br>
<p>5 International single squash courts and 2 doubles courts</p><br>
<p>6 racquetball courts</p><br>
<p>8 lane private bowling alley</p><br>
<p>A variety of fitness classes including yoga, pilates, and cycling</p><br>
<h3>Social</h3><br>
<p>Fine & casual dining</p><br>
<p>On-site medspa</p><br>
<p>Massage therapy</p><br>
<p>Shoeshine</p><br>
<p>Hair salon</p><br>
<p>Business development programs</p><br>
<p>Networking events</p><br>
<p>Award-winning childcare services</p><br>
<p>Special occasion and wedding Venue</p><br>
<p>Billiards parlour and pub</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Founded in 1884, The DAC opened as a gymnasium "for purpose of encouraging all proper athletic sports and pastimes of any kind and nature whatsoever". William D. Rathvon, is regarded as its founding father. The Denver Athletic Club&#39;s first home was located in a former church building at 18th and Curtis. Charter members were charged a $3.00 initiation fee, and it was for men only. It moved to its current facility at 1325 Glenarm in 1890. On November 15, 1890, it opened an athletic field with a football game versus the University of Colorado. In 1900, a library was started and grew to hold over 8,000 titles.Through the years, The DAC has thrived by promoting athletics, social interaction, and business relationships. In 2009, The Denver Athletic Club celebrated its 125th anniversary and to this day continues to be a club that fits the Denver lifestyle.</p><br>
<p>The Midwest Athletic Club is a historic athletic club building located at 6 N. Hamlin Ave. in the West Garfield Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. The club was built in 1926-28 under the direction of a committee of West Side business leaders. The thirteen-story building&#39;s design featured ornamental terra cotta, large arched windows on the third floor, and a mansard roof; it also provided views of Garfield Park, the north side of which was across the street. Its facilities included an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a gymnasium and exercise rooms, handball courts, billiard rooms, a library, dining rooms, and a ballroom. The club grew to include 2000 members in its first year, most of them businessmen and their families; however, the building entered receivership in 1930 and was converted into a hotel.</p><br>
<p>The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1984.</p><br>
<p>The Missouri Athletic Club&#39;s Downtown Clubhouse is a historic building having Renaissance Revival architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.</p><br>
<p>The Missouri Athletic Club has two clubhouses. The Downtown Clubhouse is located at 405 Washington Avenue, at the corner of Fourth Street, adjacent to the entrance to the Eads Bridge on the Missouri side. Designed by William B. Ittner, the clubhouse contains two restaurants, a ballroom, a barber shop, numerous private meeting rooms, a reading room, a billiard parlor, a rooftop deck, more than 75 guest rooms, and full-service athletic facilities. The athletic facilities include weight training, a pro shop, whirlpools, tanning beds, wet and dry saunas, trainers, pros, a masseuse, squash courts, racquetball courts, and handball courts.</p><br>
<p>The College Inn Bar is the oldest established business in Douglas, Wyoming and Converse County to survive in its original location. Established in 1906 by Theodore  Pringle, succeeding an 1887 bar known as "Lee Pringles." The 1906 structure is a two-story masonry building, occupying the site of the frame Pringles bar, which was moved two blocks away and which still survives.</p><br>
<p>The College Inn Bar is a rectangular two story masonry building with 25 ft of street frontage, and 100 ft deep. The bar, made by the Brunswick-Balke Calendar Company of Chicago, features elaborate woodwork, with a mirrored marble and wood backbar. The mirrors were painted with western scenes in 1953. The barroom features taxidermy mounts and an arched vision screen with stained glass inserts, crowned by two stuffed golden eagles. Beyond the barroom is a lounge that used to feature ten curtained private booths, removed during Prohibition. The lounge retains call buttons and painted murals.</p><br>
<p>The second floor originally had nine elaborately-furnished guest rooms, with a tenth room for gambling. The building&#39;s structure incorporates railroad steel and steel cables in an early attempt at reinforced concrete. The basement served as a storeroom for liquor and beer.</p><br>
<p>The College Inn Bar was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 10, 1979.</p><br>
<p>The Valley City Post Office, in Valley City, North Dakota, was designed in 1915 and built during 1916-17. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as USA Post Office-Valley City.</p><br>
<p>Its Classical Revival design is credited to the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore, and designed "in the spirit" of James Knox Taylor. It was built when post office designs were just beginning to be standardized, but shows individuality and does not follow any of the standardized plans that were adopted in 1915 at the national level. In fact, according to its NRHP nomination, it "was one of the last designs of its kind, and harks back to an earlier era when federal buildings were monolithic, imposing, costly, and built according to Beaux Arts principles of massing." It was described in a local newspaper account in 1916 as "much more pretentious than most of the federal buildings that are being erected throughout the west when the size of the cities are taken into consideration".</p><br>
<p>Col du Grand Cucheron, at an elevation of 1,188 m, is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France. The pass crosses the northern end of the Belledonne massif, connecting the Maurienne and Isère valleys. The climb to the col was used on Stage 12 of the 2012 Tour de France.</p><br>
<h2>Cycle racing</h2><br>
<h3>Details of the climbs</h3><br>
<p>From Les Granges (near Le Pontet) (west) the ascent is 4.01 km long. Over this distance, the elevation changes by 314 m at an average gradient of 7.8 percent.</p><br>
<p>From La Corbière (near Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville) (east), the climb is 11.61 km long, gaining 805 m at an average of 6.9 percent. This will be the direction from which the col is climbed in the 2012 Tour de France.</p><br>
<p>The climb can also be accessed from Aiguebelle (northeast) from where the route is 16.3 km at an average of 5.3 percent, gaining 870 m. This route connects with that from La Corbière just after passing through Saint-Georges-des-Hurtières.</p><br>
<h3>Appearances in Tour de France</h3><br>
<p>The pass was first included in the Tour de France in 1972 and has since featured three times, most recently in 1998. It is generally ranked as a Category 2 climb. It was crossed on Stage 12 of the 2012 tour, between Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Annonay-Davézieux, approaching from the direction of Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville.</p><br>
<p>Bluff Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.</p><br>
<p>the island is lying 64 km north from Port Blair.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The island belongs to the West Baratang Group and lies south of Spike Island.</p><br>
<p>The island is separated from South Andaman to the south by narrow channel, 500 m wide.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>Politically, Bluff Island, along neighboring Baratang Islands, is part of Rangat Taluk.</p><br>
<h2>Transportation</h2><br>
<p>you can travel by Dinghy through Port Anson from Mayabuner, on demand.</p><br>
<h2>Demographics</h2><br>
<p>The island was previously inhabited.</p><br>
<p>In 1949, the few surviving Great Andamanese people were relocated to this island to protect them from diseases and other threats.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>Bluff island and the surrounding waters are a wildlife sanctuary of India, initiated in 1987 as a nature preserve.</p><br>
<p>The Col de la République or Col de Grand Bois  is a mountain pass in the Pilat massif within the Pilat Regional Natural Park in the Loire department of the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. Located on the D1082  in the commune of Saint-Genest-Malifaux, it connects Saint-Étienne with Annonay in the Rhône valley. The road was constructed in 1830 and the col has an altitude of 1,161 metres.</p><br>
<p>It was the first climb on the first Tour de France in 1903, but was the scene of notorious violence in 1904 that involved fighting and officials firing gunshot warnings. It has been part of the route on 13 occasions.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The name La République and that of the nearby hamlet of La République derive from the attempt by members of the Beguine religious sect to found an independent community there called the Republic of Jesus Christ. The Beguines were well established in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, but in November 1794 they moved 20 kilometres to the plateau to be ready for the arrival of the prophet Elijah.</p><br>
<h2>Cycling</h2><br>
<h3>Details of the climb</h3><br>
<p>From Saint-Étienne (north), the climb is 17 km long. Over this distance, it gains 644 m at an average of 3.8%. The maximum gradient is 6.3%.</p><br>
<p>From the south, the climb starts at Bourg-Argental; from here, the ascent is 12 km long, climbing 626 m at an average of 5.2%, with a maximum of 7.9%.</p><br>
<h3>Vélocio</h3><br>
<p>At the top is a monument in memory of Paul de Vivie, who wrote under the pseudonym Vélocio and was important in the development of bicycle touring. The col de la République was his favourite morning ride. Every year since 1922 the volunteers of the Comité Vélocio de Saint-Étienne have organized the Journée Vélocio (Vélocio Day-Trip), a 12.788 km climb of the col.</p><br>
<h3>Tour de France</h3><br>
<p>The col de la République was the first pass of over 1,000 metres crossed by the Tour de France, in 1903 during the second stage of the first Tour de France (Lyons - Marseilles via Saint-Étienne) when Hippolyte Aucouturier was the first rider to reach the summit.</p><br>
<p>The following year, in the 1904 Tour de France, it was the scene of some of the most notorious violence in the history of the tour when supporters of the regional favourite Antoine Fauré attacked his opponents. This caused the organizers to avoid the Loire department until the 1950 Tour de France. In 1905, the tours organiser Henri Desgrange chose to ignore the col de la République, and focused instead on the introduction of the Ballon dAlsace, because he saw that he had missed the opportunity of publicity previously.</p><br>
<p>In the 1904 incident, Andre Fauré led the race and 200 fans tried to stop the rest of the cyclists from following him. Garin hurt his hand during the incident, and Giovanni Gerbi had to give up with broken fingers. The situation was only solved after race officials fired shots in the air. Further on, nails and broken glass had been spread along the road, which caused many flat tires. Because of this help, Fauré was the first on top of the col, but was over-taken by the favourites later.</p><br>
<p>At the summit a sign post says</p><br>
<h4>Appearances</h4><br>
<p>The col has been used 13 times in the Tour de France, and the first rider to cross the summit on each occasion was:</p><br>
<p>The Grassy Butte Post Office in Grassy Butte, North Dakota, United States, is a Ukrainian-type log building that was built by Carl Jagol and others in 1914. It was used as a post office for 49 years, until 1963, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, at which time it was owned by the McKenzie County Historical Society.</p><br>
<p>It is significant as "one of the last known examples of Ukrainian-type log and clay plaster construction in North Dakota. Built in 1914, the post office dates from the main 1890 to 1914 immigration from Ukraine to the United States."</p><br>
<p>It was noted in its NRHP nomination that, though the building "is widely recognized as an example of pioneer architecture, North Dakotans are generally unaware of the ethnic origins of the building. The inclusion of the post office in the National Register of Historic Places, as well as other examples of vernacular ethnic architecture in North Dakota will serve to illustrate the diverse contributions of ethnic groups to the rural cultural landscape of the state."</p><br>
<p>It is open as a museum during the summer.</p><br>
<p>Loteshwar is a village and an archaeological site belonging to Indus Valley Civilisation located at Patan district, Gujarat, India. This site is locally also known as Khari-no-timbo and located on a high sand dune on left bank of Khari river, a tributary of Rupen river.</p><br>
<h2>Archeology</h2><br>
<h3>Ancient site</h3><br>
<p>Loteshwar is recognised as ancient site occupied since sixth millennium BCE by hunter gatherer community and by fourth millennium BCE domestic animals like sheep and goat were also kept.</p><br>
<h3>Excavation</h3><br>
<p>Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, M.S.University, Baroda carried out excavation at Loteshwar during 1990-91. The excavation revealed two different cultural periods with Period I belonging to Monolithic culture and Period II belonging to a culture having affinity with the Harappan culture.</p><br>
<h4>Period I</h4><br>
<p>Period I, with 60 cm deposit on a sand dune, yielded large number of microlithic tools, flat sandstone "palettes", grinding stones and hammer stones. Tools were made of chert, jasper, agate and quarts. Two burials were also found.</p><br>
<h4>Period II</h4><br>
<p>Period II was represented by 80 cm deposits but deposits connected to habitation was about 20 cm to 25 cm thickness. Large number of pits (0.5 m to 2 m diameter, 0.5 m to 2 m depth) which were invariably filled ashy soil, potshreds, animal bones and other insignificant materials were found and the significance of these large number of pits is not fully understood.</p><br>
<p>Pottery collection from this site was predominated by gritty red ware and red ware, which were analogous in shape and style with similar pottery found at Nagwada and coarse redware and polycrome pottery found at Surkotada. Red ware was usually well fired and made of fine clay.</p><br>
<h4>Artefacts</h4><br>
<p>Bowls and pots with shades of black and red on cream/white background, coarse red ware and grey ware with incised designs, terracotta pinched type lumps, mushtika type lumps, steatite micro beads, agate beads, carnelian beads, amazonite beads etc.</p><br>
<h3>Culture</h3><br>
<p>Pottery found at Loteshwar indicate a different type of culture, distinct from Amri-Nal pottery. Ceramics found here are recognised to be of different nature from those of early Harappan period and suggest earlier pot-making activity in this area, study of which may require further productive archaeology.</p><br>
<h3>Other findings</h3><br>
<p>Other findings from Loteshwar include large amount of funeral remains in the form of skeletal remains of land animals like sheep, goat and cattle and fish as well as turtle.</p><br>
<h2>Places of interest</h2><br>
<p>There is a temple of Loteshvar Mahadev with a reservoir, Loteshwar Kund, in front, called pretgaya. A yearly fair, attended by about thousands of pilgrims, is held here on Phagun vad Amavasya (March - April). A bath in the pool, and certain religious ceremonies, are believed to draw out evil spirits and, at the same time, give them freedom, mukti, and absorption into the eternal Brahma.</p><br>
<p>Elk Lick Lodge, also known as the Remann Cabin, was built in 1926 by local settler and builder Grant Humes for Frederick Remann as a personal fishing retreat in what became Olympic National Park in the USA state of Washington. It was originally built next to the Elwha River, but was moved to higher ground in 1939 to escape the threat of flooding. With the H.H. Botten cabin it is one of only two private fishing cabins to have survived from pre-park days, both built by Humes.</p><br>
<p>Frederick Remann was a Tacoma, Washington resident. An attorney, he was a Pierce County Superior Court judge from 1926 to 1948. Remann and friends and family used the cabin until his death in 1949.</p><br>
<p>The cabin is rectangular, measuring 12 ft by 16 ft with a 6 ft deep porch, of log construction with dovetail corners. The roof and gable are covered with cedar shingles.</p><br>
<p>The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 2007.</p><br>
<p>The Fritzerkogel is a mountain in the Tennengebirge  in the northern Limestone Alps, Austria. With its elevation of 2,360 m, is one of the higher peaks in the mountain range. Seen from the north it stands out as a relatively isolated, broad summit block, whose mighty rock faces and steep, rugged, rocky flanks  fall away on all sides. Its 1,200 m south cliff face is impressive and makes it a striking two-thousander.</p><br>
<h2>General</h2><br>
<p>The Fritzerkogel rises in the eastern part of the Tennen mountains high above the valley of the Lammer between Abtenau and Anne-Lungötz, directly opposite the Gosau ridge, the Bischofsmütze and the Dachstein mountains. Further to the west is the actual karst plateau of the Tennen mountains, behind the Bleikogel mountain. As a solitary peak, the Fritzerkogel offers a good view in all directions. It is therefore climbed frequently. Tours to the summit depart from the Laufen Hut of the German Alpine Club.</p><br>
<p>The peak Kleiner Fritzerkogel ("Little Fritzerkogel") lies slightly west of the Fritzerkogel, elevation (2,207 m), 47&deg;30&prime;37&Prime;N latitude, 13&deg;18&prime;56&Prime;E longitude, which is why Fritzerkogel is sometimes called Großer Fritzerkogel ("Great Fritzerkogel").</p><br>
<h2>Routes</h2><br>
<p>The Fritzerkogel is one of the most popular mountains in the Tennengebirge, however climbing it is not straightforward. Prerequisites are sure-footedness, a head for heights, good physical fitness, and alpine experience. Unexpected hazards such as fog, leading to disorientation, and sudden storms have given the region a feared reputation amongst climbers.</p><br>
<p>The typical ascent to the Laufen Hut begins in Abtenau. From the hut, there are two routes:</p><br>
<p>via the east face, duration: 2 hours, change in elevation: 650 m</p><br>
<p>via the west face, duration: 2.5 hours, change in elevation: 650 m</p><br>
<h2>Further reading</h2><br>
<p>The Auwal Mosque, alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa, recognised as the first mosque established in the country. It was constructed in 1794 during the first British pccupation of the Cape on land belonging to Coridon van Ceylon, a Vryezwarten . Coridons daughter, Saartjie van de Kaap, inherited the property that was being used as a warehouse, and donated it for the use as South Africas first mosque.</p><br>
<p>The mosque was constructed in 1794 with renovations done in 1907 and extensive renovations done in 1936. It is the first mosque to observe public prayers and is where Cape Muslim traditions and the Arabic-Afrikaans language were first taught. It remains a symbol for Muslims of the recognition of Islam and the freedom of slaves to worship.</p><br>
<p>Qadi Abdussalam, affectionately known as Tuan Guru, was appointed the first imam. Tuan Guru was a religious leader and political prisoner. While in prison, he wrote the entire Quran from memory. This Quran is on display at the Auwal Mosque. Tuan Guru also used the mosque as a madrassah, or "religious" school, where he instructed both children and adults in matters of Islam. After Gurus death, Saartjie van de Kaaps husband, Achmad of Bengal, assumed the position of imam. This position was to be held by members of his family until the last imam from this family, Gasan Achmat, died in 1980. The position has since been filled by many imams, including the likes of Sheikh Salih Abadi. Currently, Moulana Mugammad Carr and Sheikh Ismail Londt are joint imams.</p><br>
<p>Due to a dispute as to who was to be the next imam of the congregation, a portion of the Auwal congregation split off in 1807 and formed Cape Town&#39;s second mosque, the Palm Tree Mosque on Long Street.</p><br>
<p>The USA Customs House, , located at Calle Union, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was constructed in 1930. The poured-concrete building is significant architecturally and historically for the role it played in the first, transitional phase of the American customs service in Puerto Rico, from 1898 through 1931. This period is bracketed on one end by the cession, on December 10, 1898, of the island of Puerto Rico to the United States by Spain as a condition of the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish–American War, and on the other by the completion in 1931 of the major building and rehabilitation program undertaken by the USA Customs Service following World War I.</p><br>
<h2>Historical background</h2><br>
<p>While the Fajardo Custom House is the least imposing of the customhouses included in this multiple-resource nomination, it is still more impressive than those at Arecibo, Arroyo and Aguadilla, which were constructed during the same period but are no longer owned by the United States Customs Service. Its amplified Spanish Colonial-Revival style is in keeping with the somber economic import of its construction date, and the building provides a feeling of permanence and dignity in a minimally developed area. It was designed by Albert B. Nichols, architect and building inspector, Puerto Rico Field Office of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury. Ten sheets of drawings of the Fajardo construction signed by Nichols (out of a total of twelve sheets) are in the San Juan Custom House files.</p><br>
<p>Fajardo was in use as a port of entry at the end of the Spanish era and through much of the early American period. A small plain customhouse of the Spanish period is known to have exited here.</p><br>
<h2>Building description</h2><br>
<p>The United States Custom house in Fajardos Puerto Real was built in 1930 on a waterfront site which was originally directly on the beach, without a street. Today, the first and second floor of the building are used by the USA Custom Service and part of the first floor by the USA Postal Service. Part of the second floor is believed to have formerly been the residence for the customs port director, although the architects drawings indicate only office use.</p><br>
<p>The customhouse is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular-plan, poured-concrete and concrete-frame structure with a rear one-story-with-roof-terrace wing, also of concrete. The main portion of the building is 330" by 490" and the rear wing is 166" by 490". The waterside east elevation is three bays wide with an original entrance door in the northernmost bay. Each first-floor bay on the east and north elevations has a large round-arch opening. As part of the extensive alterations of 1975, the other two east elevation arches have been, blocked in</p><br>
<p>except for small central windows and the corner opening last brick in the arch.</p><br>
<p>The two openings on the north left and center retain their original doors and decorative iron and griHework and Terra-cotta. The right-hand opening to the post office is a plain arch opening replacing the original rolled-steel door.</p><br>
<p>There is a terra-cotta string course with four crests between the floors on the east side. On the second floor of the east side, the end bays have modern paired windows and the center bay has one paired and one single metal window of 1975. There are three gabled dormers each with copper louvers instead of windows. The roof is covered with red Spanish tile. The south side windows have been replaced by glass blocks while the original double board door remains in the center. The north and present front elevation on Calle Union is a gable end and is three bays wide on the first floor, two bays upstairs. Above the filled-in attic fan window, on either end is a standard for a flagpole.</p><br>
<p>The building is in generally sound condition but with significant alterations made in 1975. There has been some modification of the original plan on both floors which has caused elimination of some of the architectural elements and the incorporation of new materials and techniques with no historical relationship to the building&#39;s original appearance. These changes include the installation of wall mounted air-conditioners and acoustical-tile suspended ceilings, removal of decorative ironwork, blocking of openings, and replacement of original metal casement windows with modern metal windows. The second-floor east windows were originally steel casement-awning sash, with four sets in the center flanked by pairs at the sides. The south side had two pairs of windows and the north side was single windows. The casement windows are two eight-light casement sash topped with two four-light awning windows.</p><br>
<p>The first-floor plan of the building is based on the division of the space by a wall that runs the length of the building north to south and divides the space into two approximately 15&#39; wide rectangles that are then subdivided by partitions, creating small rooms and offices.</p><br>
<p>At the northeast corner of the building is the entrance lobby principal public space of the original building. Approximately 15 × 10*8", it contains a simple, single-turn staircase to the second floor along the west side and features a masonry rail. The southern wall contains an ornamented cashiers window and door, all with wrought-iron decorative grilles. The door provides entrance to the general office behind. The floor is quarry tile. The general office, approximately 15 x 22 feet, has a suspended acoustical-tile ceiling, as does the next and last room on this side, the port director&#39;s office. The western half of the customhouse contains storage and warehouse area, except for the northwest corner, which is partitioned for the USA Post Office, Puerto Real branch of Fajardo, located in what was originally warehouse space.</p><br>
<p>There is a small L-shaped lobby and two customer windows. The second floor is devoted to general working area and offices, along with a kitchen, bathroom and the roof terrace over the rear wing. A portion is believed to have been originally used as the Port Director&#39;s residence, as noted. Portions of the terrace have now been closed in or roofed. On the exterior, the first floor windows and doors on the north and east elevations are placed in large, slightly recessed arched openings, creating an arcade along the base of the building.</p><br>
<p>Only the three doors on the north elevation have wood-paneled double doors. Only the original east entrance door, the present north entrance door and the north center door retain their original decorative glazed tiles in the lintels over the door. Only the north left and north center doors retain the decorative iron grille-work in the arch. The north center door has also retained its original ornamental ironwork gate in front of the wooden door. Between the second floor windows on the north side there is a large Terra-cotta USA</p><br>
<p>Customs Service crest. On the east elevation the words, "USA Custom House," are located in masonry letters above the first-floor windows. On the interior, the lobby retains its original, ceiling, quarry-tile floor, and steps with polished-concrete treads. The original ornamental iron grille survives in the upper panel of the door to the general office and the cashier&#39;s window beside it.</p><br>
<p>The other floors are covered with vinyl tile, and the ceilings are obscured by suspended acoustical 2x4 tile. On the second floor there are a few places where the original gypsum ceiling and simple cornice moldings are still visible. There is a ladder and scuttle opening to the attic, which is unusable space filled with roof trusses and concrete framing. The rear of the building is plain. The first floor initially had small, fixed, steel sash, now closed in. On the second floor, opening to the original porch, are five doors and three windows from the original plan. There is a 1975 iron fence around the north and east sides of the building, and a masonry wall is on the south lot line. There were originally decorative posts and gate at the south side of the building.</p><br>
<p>Ten of the twelve architect&#39;s drawings for this building, by Albert B. Nichols, Architect and Inspector of Buildings, survive in the files of the San Juan Customs House.</p><br>
<h2>Today</h2><br>
<p>The United States Customs House in Fajardo, Puerto Rico still in active status under the jurisdiction of the USA Customs and Border Protection. Its mission is to enforce various provisions of the customs and navigations law. This building is listed on the USA National Register of Historic Places since February 12, 1988. The USA Postal Service Puerto Real branch moved to another location near the custom house at Calle Union in Fajardo.</p><br>
<p>Sister Islands are a group of uninhabited islands of the Andaman Islands. They belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.</p><br>
<p>the island is lying 57 km south from Port Blair.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Before the British established a colony on the Andaman, the Sister islands were visited occasionally by the Onge people of Little Andaman Island for fishing. They may have been a waystation for their temporary settlement of Rutland Island between 1890 and 1930.</p><br>
<p>The islands have been a wildlife refuge since 1987, with 0.36 km.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The islands belong to the Rutland Archipelago and are located south of Passage Island (Andaman).</p><br>
<p>The islands are located at the northern side of the Duncan Passage, about 6 km southeast of Passage Island and 18 km north of North Brother.</p><br>
<p>The group consists of:</p><br>
<p>East Sister Island (Andaman)</p><br>
<p>West Sister Island (Andaman)</p><br>
<p>The islands are 220 m apart, connected by a coral reef. They are covered by forests, and have rocky shores except for a beach on the NW side of East Sister. East Sister Island is 76m high and West Sister Island is 70.7m high.</p><br>
<h2>Administration</h2><br>
<p>Politically, Sister Islands are part of Port Blair Taluk.</p><br>
<p>Robertson–Cataract Electric Building, also known as The Corn Exchange and 100 South, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1915-1916, and is a four-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building faced in brick in the Renaissance Revival-style. The building was expanded in 1919. It features terra cotta and polychromatic brick details in hues of red, brown, and purple. It originally housed a retail showroom and warehouse space for the Robertson–Cataract Electric Co.</p><br>
<p>Note: This includes</p><br>
<p>In July 2012, global engineering firm T. Y. Lin International announced it would lease 6,500 square feet in the building.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.</p><br>
<p>The Hamilton Place Historic District is a 43 acre historic district in St. Louis, Missouri that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It includes 160 contributing buildings, including along the 5900-6000 blocks of Enright, Cates, and Clemens. It includes Late Victorian architecture and Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture, and it includes work by architects Barnett, Haynes & Barnett.</p><br>
<p>The district included 160 contributing resources and 13 non-contributing buildings on portions of six city blocks near the western edge of St. Louis. It included 105 single-family residences, 12 apartment buildings or tenements, 11 two- or four-family flats, 31 garages/stables, and one non-residential building, an auto repair shop.</p><br>
<p>The Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and USA Courthouse is a historic courthouse and post office in Downtown Minot, North Dakota. Built in 1915, its design is credited to Oscar Wenderoth. Since the post office relocated, it is officially known as the Judge Bruce M. Van Sickle Federal Building and USA Courthouse or the Van Sickle Federal Building. It currently houses the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.</p><br>
<p>The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980. It includes Italian Renaissance Revival architecture.</p><br>
<p>The building cost $124,000 to construct. According to its NRHP nomination, "Minot citizens were intensely proud of their new federal structure which was considered to be one of the finest in the Northwest and joyously participated in its midnight opening on June 12, 1915."</p><br>
<p>The Old USA Post Office in Niles, Michigan is a Classical Revival building that was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>By 1909, Niles had over 7000 residents, and a need for a new post office. Local congressman Edward LaRue Hamilton secured appropriations for theis building, and the cornerstone was laid in June 1909. The structure was designed by the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, James Knox Taylor, and Max Stock of St. Joseph, Michigan was awarded the contract for the buildings construction. A rear addition was constructed in 1937, and another addition constructed in 1956. The building served as Niles post office until 1982, when a much larger structure was erected.</p><br>
<p>The city of Niles took ownership of the building in 1983. In 2016 there was a proposal at the Niles City Council for the building to be renovated at cost of $800,000, in order for some of its space to be used by the Michigan secretary of states office. "It’s a classy looking building and will be a fine anchor for the downtown,&#39; said one councilman.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>The Old Post Office building is a one-story, Classical Revival structure faced with buff brick and limestone. It has a full basement and a copper roof, and sits on a gently sloping lot. The structure consists of thee sections: the original portion constructed in 1909, a rear wing added in 1937 which corresponds closely to the original building in its architectural style, and a large contemporary addition constructed in 1956.</p><br>
<p>The two older sections are of buff trick standing on granite block foundation. Exterior detailing of both sections is in limestone, including a dentil-trimmed main cornice, window surrounds, and panels above and below the windows. Bronze lighting fixtures flank the main entrance. The 1956 addition nearly doubles the size of the building, but the slight setback, reduced height, and harmonious use of materials serves to reinforce the visual importance of the original building.</p><br>
<p>Hanging Rock is a natural sandstone rock formation overhanging the Wabash River in Wabash County, Illinois, in the United States. The rock formation is north of the town of Mount Carmel, Illinois, and located on land originally purchased by Thomas S. Hinde. The formation was formed while the glaciers melted and carved the landscapes of North America. The Native Americans were the first group of people to settle around Hanging Rock. Later the Hinde family purchased the property and used it for tourism and business.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Before European settlers populated North America, Native Americans used Hanging Rock and the surrounding area as a campground where they built a series of mounds. These original Native Americans eventually abandoned the area. After being uninhabited for a number of years the Piankashaw Indians settled in the area after the arrival of the French. One source states that Hanging Rock at one time had substantial Indian relics and ancient Indian mound sites. Another source, states that there once existed a village of about 40 wigwams of the Oujatanons at Hanging Rock.</p><br>
<p>After the treaties signed between the Indians and William Henry Harrison were concluded, Thomas S. Hinde purchased Hanging Rock and the surrounding land. Hinde proposed to the United States Congress that a dam be built at Hanging Rock in 1842. Even though the proposed dam was rejected, Hinde wanted the dam to be a "wing dam half way across the Wabash at Hanging Rock, formed of hewed timber cribs, filled with stone eight or ten feet high, curving at the further end, would give an additional head of five or six feet of water; making a fall of 15 or 16 feet below White River ripple."</p><br>
<p>In the early to mid-1800s the area around Hanging Rock was a loading dock for steamboats on the Wabash River. Hinde&#39;s grandson Frederick Hinde Zimmerman used Hanging Rock as a tourist attraction for a hotel he built named the Grand Rapids Hotel, which was located a short distance downstream near the Grand Rapids Dam.</p><br>
<p>In 1875, A. H. Worthen named the sandstone located around the area "Hanging Rock" sandstone. He described the sandstone as, "steel-gray, passing into black, and weathering to an olive branch, and filled with crushed shells of small size, among which Rhynchonella Osagensis seemed to be most conspicuous."</p><br>
<p>In the late 1880s Mount Carmel native Robert Ridgway enjoyed hiking and hunting turkeys with his father around Hanging Rock and in later years published an article that briefly discussed one hunting trip.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Hanging Rock is located on the Wabash River in the state of Illinois about three miles northeast of Mount Carmel, Illinois. Hanging Rock has been described as a "semicircular rock wall which, in the center, rears its huge pinnacle over a hundred feet above the water and projects over the river many feet." The Grand Rapids Dam was located a short distance downstream from Hanging Rock until it was abandoned by the Federal Government in 1931.</p><br>
<p>Balu is a small archeological site attributed to the Indus Valley Civilisation, located some 22 km south of the city of Kaithal in the Indian state of Haryana.</p><br>
<h2>Historical significance</h2><br>
<p>This is a small fortified settlement which has yielded several plant remains.</p><br>
<h2>Floral remains</h2><br>
<p>Several plant remains were found here include various types of barley, wheat, rice, horsegram, green gram, various types of pea, sesamum, melon, watermelon, grapes, dates, garlic etc. (Saraswat and Pokharia - 2001-2) which is comparable to a nearby IVC site Kunal, Haryana revealed remains of rice (probably wild).</p><br>
<h3>Earliest garlic</h3><br>
<p>The plant remains found here include a garlic specimen, recognised as the earliest evidence of garlic. This is the earliest evidence of garlic cloves in south & south-east Asia, and it dates to the Mature Harappan period.</p><br>
<p>Texas State Highway 3-A was one of the first original state highways proposed in 1917.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The original northern route of this road had split off at Houston and roughly paralleled it northward through La Grange and ended at San Marcos. By 1919, the route had changed somewhat by moving further north from La Grange through Bastrop and ending in Austin. By 1933, this routing had been renumbered as SH 71.</p><br>
<p>Texas State Highway 3-A was reassigned to an alternate routing number of SH 3, which was under construction in Seguin and upon completion would run between San Antonio and Waelder. A Parker through truss bridge was built to cross the Cibolo Creek between Seguin and San Antonio around 1932.</p><br>
<p>By 1938, the route was limited to the section between Seguin, Texas and Waelder, and in 1939 became the main routing of SH 3 when the original SH 3 was transferred to USA Route 90.</p><br>
<p>The Colton&#39;s Crossing Bridge near Lisbon, North Dakota, also known as Sheyenne River Bridge, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places  in 1997.</p><br>
<p>According to its NRHP nomination, the</p><br>
<p>bridge serves as a representative example of the pattern; it is the oldest documented bridge in constructed by a long-term county bridge builder, the Hewett Bridge Company. The bridge is also significant... for its association with attempts by North Dakota counties to expand and improve transportation networks prior to 1926 by construction of through truss bridges, relatively costly structures. Through truss bridges with documented construction dates and builders, such as this one, best illustrate this important trend in North Dakota bridge construction.</p><br>
<p>It is also significant as being the oldest surviving metal truss bridge in Ransom County. It was built in 1907 for a contract price of $3,890.</p><br>
<p>The Benson County Courthouse on B Ave. in Minnewaukan, North Dakota was built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places  in 1978.</p><br>
<p>According to its NRHP nomination, the building "is architecturally significant for its incorporation of the design principles of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. One of the last major public buildings in North Dakota to express the Picturesque aesthetic of the nineteenth century prior to the onset of Academic Revivalism, the structure has, despite some modifications, retained its original character to a remarkable degree." It was designed by Russell & Crandall, an obscure firm from Grand Forks.</p><br>
<p>Also, a "1901 promotional booklet for Minnewaukan acclaimed...: There are not many counties in North Dakota that can boast of as fine a county building as Benson county, and no people could be prouder of it than the citizens of Minnewaukan. It is 90 feet long by 60 feet wide, and 96 feet to the top of the flag staff. It is solid brick and stone, and is a model in design and finish. All the rooms are furnished with dark oak furniture, while the doors, casings, stairs and finishing is a light oak."</p><br>
<p>The Central Middle School on Seventh St. in Devils Lake, North Dakota was built in 1936. It was designed by Devils Lake architect John Marshall in Art Deco style. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places  in 2003 as the Central High School.</p><br>
<p>According to its NRHP nomination, the school "is a locally prominent landmark that derives its significance from two principal areas: Education and Architecture...for its role in the development of the Devils Lake School System...for being an excellent and rare</p><br>
<p>example of a high architectural style, Art Deco, in Devils Lake."</p><br>
<p>It includes a 1964-installed central clock system that rings bells and controls clocks in all classrooms, replacing usage of a pendulum-regulated, original, 1936 clock, which remains in place in a basement below the main office.</p><br>
<p>Queen Hotel, Chester, is located on the corner of City Road and Station Road, Chester, Cheshire, England, and stands opposite Chester General Station. The hotel is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The hotel was built in 1860, and was designed by T. M. Penson. It was intended to serve first-class railway travellers. Other travellers used the Albion Hotel (later the Town Crier) on the opposite corner. The two hotels were linked by an underground passage. Queen Hotel was damaged by fire in 1861, and was rebuilt to the same plan, but without its high roofs and viewing platforms, in 1862 by Penson and Cornelius Sherlock. An additional porch was added later to the City Road side.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Queen Hotel is constructed in brick and stucco, and has a slate roof. The architectural style is Italianate. The main block has four storeys and a basement, with eleven windows on the Station Road side, facing the station, one on the rounded corner, and eight on the City Road side. To the south, on City Road, is a lower wing with ten windows. A single-storey stable wing, now used for additional rooms, joins the east side of the hotel to the station. It has an archway for coaches, with four bays to the right and two bays to the left. On the Station Road side of the main block is a porch with Corinthian columns and seven steps leading up to the entrance. Standing on the pediment of the porch is a statue of Queen Victoria by Thomas Thornycroft. On the City Road side is another porch, this is constructed in Portland stone, and is in Art Deco style.</p><br>
<p>Saints Peter and Paul Church is a Roman Catholic church in New Hradec, North Dakota. The church, which was built in 1917, was designed by Nick Ressler with elements of the Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival styles. The church has historically served a unique congregation of Czech immigrants from the Crimea and is considered to be the most significant representation of New Hradec&#39;s Czech heritage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>New Hradec was founded in 1887 by Bohemian immigrants from the Crimea; its first settlers are the only documented Bohemian immigrants from the Crimea to have settled in America. These settlers established the parish of Saints Peter and Paul in 1898 by building a wood church. This church burned down in May 1917, and the congregation built the current structure later in the year. The new church was dedicated and its cornerstone laid on August 19, 1917; it was designed by Nick Ressler of Mandan and contracted by Charles Bakke of Dickinson. From 1918 to 1950, the church also served as a school, with classes taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame. Throughout its history, the church has used the Czech language, hosted and been supported by Czech cultural organizations and has been a defining institution for the Czech community of New Hradec. Due to its cultural significance to the local Czech community, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1986.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>Saints Peter and Paul Church was built with common and brown brick and exhibits elements of the Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival styles. In particular, Tudor influences can be seen in the tracery on the windows, the archway around the door, and the church&#39;s buttresses. The structure consists of a church and a school building, the latter being approximately half the size of the former. The church has a bell tower with an eight-sided wooden spire at its peak. The interior of the church seats 300 and has a high degree of historical integrity, including the original wood floors and pews. A significant amount of plaster statues can be found inside the church, including plaster Stations of the Cross. The church is considered to have remarkable integrity of both design and building materials for its location and function.</p><br>
<p>Muyuq Marka, also Muyuqmarka , is an archaeological site in Peru. It is a round Incan building, which is situated within the fortress Saksaywaman above Cuzco. It was used as a Temple of the Sun, but became part of a complex of rectangular buildings which mostly still remain today.</p><br>
<p>However, the temple and the two flanking towers were dismantled during the Spanish rule. What remains of Muyuq Marka indicates that it was "a round building with an open central court which had a fountain." The temple had triple walls, which were aligned with the zenith sunrise and the antizenith sunset.</p><br>
<p>The Muyuqmarka consists of three concentric, circular stone walls connected by a series of radial walls. There are three channels constructed to bring water into what many scientists consider to be a reservoir. A web-like pattern of 34 lines intersects at the centre and also there is a pattern of concentric circles that corresponded to the location of the circular walls.</p><br>
<p>Originally, the Myuqmarka was a building with 4 superposed floors. The first body would have had a square floor; the second would have been cylindrical; the third would have had also a cylindrical shape. The successive would have formed circular cultivation terraces with decreasing width, being the widest of 3.6 m and the narrowest of 3 m. The tower would have ended up in a conic ceiling. Muyu Marca must have reached a total height of 20 meters. It was as amazing work that generated the admiration of several chroniclers. The Spaniards destroyed it, in spite of the protests both from Cieza and Inca Garcilaso. (3)</p><br>
<p>The Pigne de la Lé is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located south of Zinal in the canton of Valais. It lies north of the Grand Cornier, on the range between the Moiry Glacier and the valley of Zinal.</p><br>
<h2>Access roads</h2><br>
<p>To get there you will use the same road as in the case of the nearby Garde de Bordon and Sasseneire, from Sierre in the Rhone valley. This is the only access which will take you to the parking at the end of the road above the Moiry lake and at the altitude of 2350 m.</p><br>
<h2>Climbing Pigne de la Lé</h2><br>
<p>The normal route starts at the mentioned parking. From there you will follow the signs toward the Moiry hut (2825 m). After the hut you can climb the mountain following the rocky ridge or the glacier route. The former is shorter and you will not need any special equipment in the summer time. The latter is a glacier route all the time.</p><br>
<h2>Other peaks to climb around</h2><br>
<p>There are many peaks which you can climb once you are at the Moiry lake area. I would point out these:</p><br>
<p>Garde de Bordon.</p><br>
<p>Sasseneire.</p><br>
<p>Becs de Bosson.</p><br>
<h2>Huts</h2><br>
<p>Moiry hut.</p><br>
<p>Becs de Bosson hut.</p><br>
