Circular house-on-a-stick- July 31, 2008 This circular house-on-a-stick is inside the gates of the Monument Court self-storage facility in Concord, California. It is pretty close to the gate however and easy enough to see. It is circular and on a post rather than a tree so it's not really a treehouse, even though it appears to be a playhouse of some sort. Access is via a knotted rope.http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8278 The Redeemer- July 31, 2008 Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 40 meters, weighs 700 tons, and is located at the peak of the 700 m Corcovado mountain. It is the tallest of its kind in the world and is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. The idea for erecting a large statue atop Corcovado had been around since mid 1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss requested financing from.http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8270 Buddhist temple- July 31, 2008 The Buddhist temple of Kiyomizu-dera, or more fully Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera is a Unesco World Heritage listed site in the Eastern Kyoto region of Higashiyama and is one of the best known sights of the city. This is one of the oldest temples in the city of Kyoto. The temple dates back to 798, but the present buildings were constructed in 1633. The temple takes its name from the waterfall within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Kiyomizu means pure water, clear water or limpid...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8245 Sansad Bhawan- July 31, 2008 The Parliament of India (or Sansad Bhawan; Sansad is a Sanskrit word for House) is the federal and supreme legislative body of India. It consists of two houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Any bill can become an act only after it is passed by both the houses of the Parliament and assented by the President. The Central Hall of the Parliament is used for combined sittings of the lower and upper houses and is of historical significance. The Lok Sabha is also known as the "House of the...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8230 Catherine Palace- July 30, 2008 The Catherine Palace is the Rococo summer residence of the Russian tsars, located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, 25 km south-east of St. Petersburg, Russia. The residence originated in 1717, when Catherine I of Russia engaged the German architect Johann-Friedrich Braunstein to construct a summer palace for her pleasure. In 1733, Empress Anna commissioned Mikhail Zemtsov and Andrei Kvasov to expand the Catherine Palace. Empress Elizabeth, however, found her mother's residence outdated and...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8217 Mooers House- July 30, 2008 The Frederick Mitchell Mooers House, also known as the Wright-Mooers House, is an ornately-detailed Victorian house built in 1894 in Los Angeles, California. The house, which combines elements of Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque and Islamic architecture, is named after the wealthy gold miner who owned the house from 1898 to 1900. The house has been designated as a Historic Cultural Monument and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8208 Million $ Theater- July 30, 2008 The Million Dollar Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in February 1918. It is the northernmost of the collection of historical movie palaces in the Broadway Theater District and stands directly across from the landmark Bradbury Building. In the 1940s the theater was the second run house of the famous Orpheum circuit. Acts such as the Nat King Cole Trio, and Joe Liggins and The Honey Drippers performed on its...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8201 Hippodrome in NY- July 30, 2008 The New York Hippodrome stood in New York City from 1905 to 1939 on the site of what is now a large modern office building known as "The Hippodrome Center", in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan. It was called the world's largest theatre by its builders and held 6,000 with a 30x61-m stage and a rising glass water tank. The Hippodrome was built by Frederick Thompson and Elmer Dundy, creators of the Luna Park amusement park at Coney Island. The theatre was located on Sixth Avenue (now...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8193 Largest Swimming Pool- July 30, 2008 If you like doing laps in the swimming pool, you might want to stock up on the energy drinks before diving in to this one. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115-foot deep end, and holds 66 million gallons of water. The Guinness Book of Records has named the vast pool beside the sea in Chile as the biggest in the world. But if you fancy splashing out on one of your own -- and you have the space to accommodate it -- then beware: this one took five years to build, cost...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8187 Auditorium- July 30, 2008 The Auditorium Theater is a part of the Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University in Chicago. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975. The theater was the first home of the Chicago Civic Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Today the Auditorium Building is the home of Roosevelt University. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1976. In addition, it is a historic district contributing property for the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard...http://talk.fizber.com/xn/detail/2088051:BlogPost:8172 |