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Manager Square - Bethlehem Bethlehem. A few miles south of Jerusalem, nestled in the Judean Hills, is the town best known as the place where Jesus was born. It is also King David's birthplace. The name Bethlehem means "house of bread". Under administration of the Palestinian Authority since 1995. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Manager Square - Bethlehem Bethlehem. A few miles south of Jerusalem, nestled in the Judean Hills, is the town best known as the place where Jesus was born. It is also King David's birthplace. The name Bethlehem means "house of bread". Under administration of the Palestinian Authority since 1995. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Monte Fort - Macau - China Monte FortBuilt 1617-26, Monte Fort occupies 21,000 square feet in all irregular quadrangles with bastions at each corner. It contained barracks, cisterns and storehouses capable of sustaining a siege of up to two years. Constructed by the Jesuits of chunambo on granite foundations, with brick guardrooms and cannon housings, the fort was part (of a complex together with the college and church of St. Paul's. Soon after Mascarenhas arrived to be governor. He turned the Jesuits out and the fort became government house until 1749, when it was moved to a building on the Praia Grande. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Museum of Archeology & History - Montreal Museum of Archeology & History. This museum is designed to present the rich history of the quarter in which it's located - the small triangle of land where Montreal was born, where the Saint Pierre River joins the St. Lawrence. The museum is composed of three parts. The modern structure encloses permanent and temporary exhibit halls and features a multimedia presentation. The crypt, under the Place Royal square, provides a setting for the display of articles recovered during various archaeological digs. The neoclassical Old Customs House (1838) dominating Place Royale houses a permanent exhibit on 19th- and 20th-century Montreal history. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Nathan Philips Square/City Hall - Toronto NATHAN PHILIPS SQUARE/CITY HALL. City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, n.w. corner of Queen and Bay Streets, is a striking complex created by Finnish architect Vilijo Revell. The two-story rotunda contains a graceful column that serves as a pedestal for the domed amphitheater of the Council Chamber, itself flanked by two curved office towers. The reflecting pool, in Nathan Phillips Square in front of City Hall, is converted into a skating rink in winter. The Square serves as a forum for multicultural festivals, art shows and civic ceremonies as well as a setting for the Peace Garden. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Nathan Philips Square/City Hall - Toronto NATHAN PHILIPS SQUARE/CITY HALL. City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, n.w. corner of Queen and Bay Streets, is a striking complex created by Finnish architect Vilijo Revell. The two-story rotunda contains a graceful column that serves as a pedestal for the domed amphitheater of the Council Chamber, itself flanked by two curved office towers. The reflecting pool, in Nathan Phillips Square in front of City Hall, is converted into a skating rink in winter. The Square serves as a forum for multicultural festivals, art shows and civic ceremonies as well as a setting for the Peace Garden. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Nathan Philips Square/City Hall - Toronto NATHAN PHILIPS SQUARE/CITY HALL. City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, n.w. corner of Queen and Bay Streets, is a striking complex created by Finnish architect Vilijo Revell. The two-story rotunda contains a graceful column that serves as a pedestal for the domed amphitheater of the Council Chamber, itself flanked by two curved office towers. The reflecting pool, in Nathan Phillips Square in front of City Hall, is converted into a skating rink in winter. The Square serves as a forum for multicultural festivals, art shows and civic ceremonies as well as a setting for the Peace Garden. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details Nathan Philips Square/City Hall - Toronto NATHAN PHILIPS SQUARE/CITY HALL. City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, n.w. corner of Queen and Bay Streets, is a striking complex created by Finnish architect Vilijo Revell. The two-story rotunda contains a graceful column that serves as a pedestal for the domed amphitheater of the Council Chamber, itself flanked by two curved office towers. The reflecting pool, in Nathan Phillips Square in front of City Hall, is converted into a skating rink in winter. The Square serves as a forum for multicultural festivals, art shows and civic ceremonies as well as a setting for the Peace Garden. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details O'Connell Street and Bridge - Dublin O' Connell Street And Bridge. Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O'Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named aftyer the then Viceroy - Lord Carlisle. The original bridge had a hump and was much narrower and Gandon had designed obelisks and plinths for the four corners. In 1880 it was widened and the hump removed - it is now almost square - being as wide as it is long. In 1882 it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell when the statue in his honour was unveiled. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details O'Connell Street and Bridge - Dublin O' Connell Street And Bridge. Originally designed and built by James Gandon, O'Connell Bridge was built in 1794-98 and named aftyer the then Viceroy - Lord Carlisle. The original bridge had a hump and was much narrower and Gandon had designed obelisks and plinths for the four corners. In 1880 it was widened and the hump removed - it is now almost square - being as wide as it is long. In 1882 it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell when the statue in his honour was unveiled. http://www.famouslandmarks.net (Added: Wed Dec 00 0 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)   Rate It   Review It  View Details

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