File Jgd plan new.svg thumb Plan of the ancient settlement Jaugada , ruined fortress, Dist. Ganjam district Ganjam Orissa India 19 31 21.2 N 84 48 44.1 E Jaugada Jaugarh , ancient Samapa lies 35 km north west of Berhampur and 160 km south west of Bhubaneshwar by car.Once a provincial Mauryan fortified capital of the newly conquered province of Kalinga, Jaugada is famed by its version of the monumental stone cut edicts in Prakrit of the Mauryan emperor Asoka . Despite J.D. Beglar s description during the later 19th century of the extant fortification towers and moat The walls had towers, also of earth, at each of the four corners, and also on each flank of each of the eight entrances , without photos and drawings, the remains are difficult to visualize and comprehend . In 1956 Debala Mitra of the Archaeological Survey of India transected the northern glacis with a trench. The now collapsed trench of this investigation appears to lie just east of the eastern gate of the north wall. it is near the great shiv temple kaleswar & rameswar which is known as temple wher lord shiv and lord vishnu seen together This site was first documented in 2001 by a team from the University of Heidelberg . References Paul Yule , Early Historic Sites in Orissa Delhi 2006 ISBN 81 89645 44 7 External links http berhampurphoto.blogspot.com 2011 07 jaugada ruined fortress of mauryan.html Photo Gallery of Jaugada http berhampurphoto.blogspot.com 2011 07 jaugada ruined fortress of mauryan.html Asokan Rock Edicts Jaugada Ganjam http maps.google.com maps?ll 19.520155,84.830031&spn 0.011447,0.013797&t h&lci com.panoramio.all&z 16 maps.google Ganjam district Category History of Orissa Category Ancient India Category Archaeological monuments in Orissa ca Jaugada ... more details
Infobox image Image Krak des chevaliers04 js .jpg 300px caption The Krak des chevaliers Krak des Chevaliers , with a tall and clearly defined talus The talus is an architectural feature of some late medieval castles , especially prevalent in Crusades crusader constructions. It consists of a sloping face at the base of a Fortification fortified wall . The slope acts as an effective defensive measure in two ways. First, conventional siege equipment is less effective against a wall with a talus. Escalade Scaling ladders may be unable to reach the top of the walls and are also more easily broken due to the bending stresses caused by the angle they are forced to adopt. Siege towers cannot approach closer than the base of the talus, and their Corvus weapon gangplank may be unable to cover the horizontal span of the talus, rendering them useless. Furthermore, defenders are able to drop rocks over the walls, which will shatter on the talus, spraying a hail of Fragmentation weaponry shrapnel into any attackers massed at the base of the wall. ref cite web url http www.angelfire.com wy svenskildbiter madict.html Talus title Talus accessdate 2011 06 28 work A Dictionary of Military Architecture publisher date ref Infobox image Image Tughlaqabad fort wall.jpg 300px caption The walls of the citadel of Tughlaqabad .The walls and towers are reinforced with a solid talus. Infobox image File Derbent summer.jpg 300px caption The walls of the Sassanian fortress at Derbent featuring tall taluses. See also Glacis Counterscarp Siege References reflist cite book url http books.google.com books?id tOypDj9DoZMC&pg PT279&lpg PT279&dq talus fortification&source web&ots zP0WdbLPw&sig nzLDbz ZuevhTIQMiJYEP9p3jrI&hl en&sa X&oi book result&resnum 2&ct result title A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary author Charles James accessdate 2008 07 31 work publisher date Cite EB1911 W1EC 1 wstitle Talus Category Medieval architecture ... more details
location map Croatia caption Location of Brusnik in Croatia lat 43.00 long 15.48 Brusnik is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Croatia n part of the Adriatic Sea . The island is part of the Dalmatia n archipelago. Location The island is located 12 Nautical mile NM west of Komi a , town on island of Vis island Vis , ref http books.google.com.au books?id s O9XN3R3BwC&pg PA6&dq Brusnik island Croatia&hl en&ei kZsPTMaWNM7JccjG8ekM&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CD4Q6AEwAw v onepage&q Brusnik 20island 20Croatia&f false Croatia, 4th by Piers Letcher ref and 2 NM south west from the island of Svetac Sv. Andrija . The area of the island is 4.5 ha. The east coast is steep and difficult to reach, while the west coast is glacis toward the sea. Brusnik is 320 m long, 205 m wide, and has 30 meter high cliff s. Flora and fauna In 1951 the island was declared a geological monument of nature. On the island there is the endemic species black lizard Podarcis melisellensis pomoensis . The surrounding sea is rich with fish , especially blue fish . See also Croatia Vis island Dalmatia References Reflist External links http www.nika adventure tours.com hr brusnik svetac.php http www.adriatica.net croatia feature brusnikijabuka hr.htm coord 43 00 N 15 48 E display title region HR type isle source GNS enwiki Category Islets of Croatia Category Islands of the Adriatic Sea Category Uninhabited islands of Croatia SplitDalmatia geo stub hr Brusnik nl Brusnik eiland sl Brusnik sr ... more details
Multiple issues cleanup April 2012 unreferenced December 2009 A polygonal fort is a fortification in the style that evolved around the middle of the nineteenth century, in response to the development of powerful Shell projectile explosive shells . The complex and sophisticated designs of star fort s that preceded them were highly effective against cannon assault, but proved much less effective against the more accurate fire of rifled guns and the destructive power of explosive shells. The polygonal style of fortification is also described as a flankless fort . Many were built during the government of Lord Palmerston , and so they are also often referred to as Palmerston forts. Their low profile makes them easy to overlook. In response to the vulnerabilities of star forts, military engineers evolved a much simpler but more robust style of fortification. Image Malta Delemara two.jpg thumb 200px left Counterscarp battery, Fort Delimara , Malta The ditch became deep and vertical sided, cut directly into the native rock. It was laid out as a series of straight lines surrounding the fortified area that gives this style of fortification its name. Image Malta Delimara one.jpg thumb 200px right The south ditch, Fort Delimara, Malta The ditch was swept by fire from defensive blockhouse s caponier s set in the ditch, and firing positions cut into the outer face of the ditch itself counterscarp battery . The profile of the fort becomes very low indeed, surrounded outside the ditch by a gently sloping open area glacis , so as to provide no protection for an enemy while the fort itself provides a minimal target for enemy fire, and the narrow ditch a difficult target for Plunging fire plunging shellfire. The counterscarp , the outside of the ditch is usually vertical, while the upper edge of the scarp fortification scarp is steeply sloping and often Revetment revetted in stone, to help shed shells into the ditch. Access to the fort was down a curving ramp cut into the glacis, then ... more details
Image Schueberfouer 01 Luxembourg.jpg thumb 280px right The Schueberfouer Image Schueberfouer.jpg thumb right 280px The Ferris Wheel The Schueberfouer is the annual Luxembourg city fair held every year on the Glacis car park in Limpertsberg . It is the biggest fair in the country. The 2010 is the 670th edition. The Schueberfouer starts on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday before Saint Bartholomew s day 24 August and closes on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday before 12 September in order to last 20 days every year. In 2010, the fair comprised 184 attractions including 27 major rides, 13 children s rides and 54 restaurants and snacks bars. ref http www.fouer.lu en Attractions.html Attractions , Schueberfouer. Retrieved 1 October 2010. ref In 2007 the fair attracted over 2 million visitors. History John of Bohemia John the Blind , King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg, founded the Schueberfouer on 20 October 1340. The founding document stated It will begin on the eve of the feast of Bartholomew the Apostle St Bartholomew and will last for a full eight days. Even today, it remains linked to St Bartholomew s day, 24 August, the traditional opening date. The name Schueberfouer is thought to originate from the name of the market place where it was first held the Schuedburg , today s Plateau St Esprit. For almost 450 years, it was indeed just a large market for everything from food and livestock to cloth and pottery. The fair moved to the Glacis in 1610 after the Limpertsberg wood had been removed to improve the city s fortifications. During the 18th century, shows and games became part of the fair but it was not until the 20th century that a Ferris wheel and a rollercoaster first appeared. ref http www.fouer.lu en History.html History , Schueberfouer. Retrieved 1 October 2010. ref Literature Anonym, o.J. Schueberfouer History Den Uersprong vun der Schueberfouer. URL http funfair02.free.fr publishing fouerhistory L.htm nowiki 9.9.2008 nowiki . Kayser, Steve, 2007. Schueberfouer D ... more details
vertical fire from Mortar weapon mortars a countersloping glacis ref name Carnot204 Harvnb Carnot 1814 ... inner wall and counterscarp outer wall . The outer side of the ditch would have a glacis, a gently outwardly sloping earth bank at a slightly lower level than the ramparts. The glacis would be topped ... did away with the covered way and steep counterscarp and made the glacis slope back into the ditch. This is referred to as a countersloping glacis . ref name Carnot204 Harvnb Carnot 1814 p 204. ref ... glacis. Objections to Carnot s system Objections to Carnot s system included that it required ... more details
and C.L.R. James to develop a version of the theory that Russia and the glacis countries buffer ... International held until 1951 that the glacis states had remained capitalist even while the FI ... Russia and the glacis were capitalist, or that both Russia and the glacis were workers states, were ... adopt the viewpoint that both Russia and the glacis were workers states. Since then the consensus ... more details
positions on the Glacis Armored vehicles glacis plate . In addition to six smaller wheels, ref ..., in line with the glacis plate, a prominent collar at the base of the gun tube and the splashboard on the glacis plate. The first trials of the T 44 122 prototype took place in February and March ... with the glacis plate. These prototypes had prominent collars at the base of the gun tube, without ... a splashboard on the glacis plate ref name JED The Military Equipment Directory while the other had a smooth uncluttered glacis plate. ref name JED The Military Equipment Directory One of these prototypes ... prototype without the splash board on the glacis plate. The third generation prototype, which received ... Morozov Design Bureau had moved back to Kharkiv in Ukraine . The hull upper front armour glacis plate ... the tank to travel at a speed of 60.5 km h. This prototype had the splashboard on the glacis ... and replaced by a vision slot in the glacis plate. ref name JED The Military Equipment Directory ... a splashboard on the glacis plate. Even with its innovative technology and better armor protection ... had a splashboard on the glacis plate while the other did not. They both had the 12.7 mm DShK ... date May 2009 ref The extensive machine gun firing port in the glacis plate which was present in T 34 ... needed date April 2008 The hull had a sloped glacis plate, vertical sides, and a slightly beveled rear. Most tanks had a splashboard on the glacis plate although there are pictures of T 44A tanks without ... driver s hatch was moved from the glacis plate and positioned so that he exited the vehicle perpendicularly ... hole in the center of the glacis plate. Because the tank s crew did not include a radio operator ... Directory The hull was made of rolled welded steel. The glacis plate was 90 mm thick while ... A T 54 style headlight cluster with two headlights was added to right hand side of the glacis ... more details
the heavier calibre gun, much as on previous Jagdpanzer style unturreted tank destroyers, the Glacis Armored vehicles glacis plate and sloped hull sides of the Jagdpanther were extended up into an integral ... gun in the front glacis plate for local defence. The Jagdpanther had a good power to weight ratio ... more details
Image Stadtpark station.JPG thumb right 200px The Vienna U Bahn U4 U Bahn station Stadtpark, designed by Otto Wagner The Viennese City Park lang de Wiener Stadtpark extends from the Ringstra e Parkring in the Innere Stadt First District of Vienna up to the Heumarkt a street, literally translated as hay market in the Landstra e Third District and is visited both by tourist s and by native Viennese. The total surface area is 65,000 m . History Even as early as in the Biedermeier period, the glacis before the Karolinenstadttor Caroline City Gate was a popular site of entertainment. During the demolition of the city walls and the creation of the Vienna Ringstra e in its place, the mayor at that time, Andreas Zelinka , promoted the project of creating a public park on the territory. The park was designed in the style of English garden s by the landscape painter Josef Selleny , while the plans were made by the city gardener Rudolf Siebeck . On 21 August 1862 the park was opened, becoming the first public park in Vienna. Image WienflussStadtpark.jpg thumb right 200px The Wienfluss in the Stadtpark On the southern shore of the Wien river Wienflu , the so called Kinderpark Children s park was created in 1863, which is today still used mainly as a playground and for sports . The Karolinenbr cke Caroline Bridge , which was built in 1857 since 1918 it is known as Stadtparkbr cke City Park Bridge connects it to the Stadtpark proper on the northern side of the river. After the regulation of the Wienfluss, the whole river area was rebuilt by Friedrich Ohmann and Josef Hackhofer between 1903 and 1907, with a gate out of which the river flows, Royal Pavilion pavilions and stairs to its shorts. The architecture, together with the Vienna U Bahn U Bahn station by Otto Wagner , is among the sights of the park. Sights in the park The Kursalon At the water glacis, a spa pavilion was built, in which mineral water with healing properties was served. The current Kursalon building was built ... more details
ref improve date March 2012 coord 13 5 2 N 80 17 23 E display title Infobox building name Chennai Port Trust Centenary Building native name image image size 250px caption Centenary Building, Chennai Port Trust alternate names location Rajaji Salai , Chennai , India address 1 Rajaji Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 001, India latd longd iso region coordinates highest prev highest next start date completion date inauguration date building type Commercial office ref name PortTrustBuilding EmporisRef Cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Chennai Port Trust Centenary Building work publisher Emporis.com date url http www.emporis.com building chennaiporttrustcentenarybuilding chennai india format doi accessdate 4 Mar 2012 ref antenna spire roof top floor convert 47.7 m abbr on ref name PortTrustBuilding EmporisRef Precise measure needed floor count 12 elevator count architectural style Modernism cost floor area architect structural engineer main contractor developer owner Chennai Port Chennai Port Trust management references ref emporis 191603 ref Chennai Port Trust Centenary Building is a 12 storied building in Chennai , India, serving as the chief administrative building of the Chennai Port Chennai Port Trust . The Port Met Office of the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai Regional Meteorological Centre also functions from this building and the cyclone detection radar is situated atop the building contained in a giant football like mascot structure, which serves as a prominent landmark in the harbour area. ref cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Tamilnadu & Puducherry Main Offices work publisher AMSS Chennai date url http www.amsschennai.gov.in organisation tn main.html dwrchennai format doi accessdate 8 Mar 2012 ref Location The Centenary Building is located opposite to the Reserve Bank of India Building at Fort Glacis, Chennai Fort Glacis near the Fort St. George . The nearest railway stations are the Chennai Beach and Chennai Fort , both located ... more details
Image Ashdod Mezuda Store1.JPG thumb Ashdod Sea Fortress, Israel. Store Image Ashdod Lighthouse1.JPG thumb Ashdod Sea Fortress, Israel. Lighthouse Ashdod Yam is an Iron Age archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel in southern part of the modern city of Ashdod and about 5 kilometres southwest of Tel Ashdod site of one of the ancient cities of the Philistines . The site is mentioned in documents from the time of Sargon II of Assyria when in 713 BCE the Assyrian king speaks of having to depose an usurper who had taken over control of the city of Ashdod and had fortified it, Gath city Gath , and Ashdod Yam. Byzantine settlement Azotus Paraliyus was established in the site in 4th century as trade and harbor site of located eastern regional center Azotus Mesagius . Building of sea gates for cities distanated from the sea started form Persian reign in the area in 8th century BCE. The remains of Byzantine period including big church were found over 2 km northern from Iron Age site. The majority of the area was not excavated and covered under sand dunes. The Kal at Al Mina Ashdod yam citadel was built in Fatimid period as part of Arab coast fortifications against strong Byzantine navy . The site was excavated by Jacob Kaplan from 1965 to 1968 on behalf of the Eretz Israel Museum Tel Aviv Jaffa Museum of Antiquities . Finds at the site include sections of city fortification walls and a glacis . Pottery found at the site suggests that the fortifications were constructed in the second half of the 8th century BCE and that a second phase of occupation occurred during the 7th century BCE when the site was no longer fortified. Further reading H. Tadmor, Journal of Cuneiform Studies 22 1958 pp. 70 80 J. Kaplan, Israel Exploration Journal 19 1969 pp. 137 149 L. Y. Rahmani, Israel Exploration Journal 37 1987 pp. 133 134. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land . Jerusalem The Israel Exploration Society and Carta pp. ... more details
Infobox military person name William Martin Cafe birth date 26 March 1826 death date 6 August 1906 aged 80 birth place London death place South Kensington , London placeofburial Brompton Cemetery image Image VCWilliamMartinCafe.jpg 175px caption nickname allegiance flagicon United Kingdom United Kingdom serviceyears rank General branch Bengal Army br British Indian Army commands unit battles Second Anglo Sikh War br Indian Mutiny awards Victoria Cross laterwork General William Martin Cafe Victoria Cross VC 26 March 1826 &ndash 6 August 1906 was an England English recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth forces. Victoria Cross details Cafe was 32 years old, and a Captain land and air captain in the 56th Bengal Native Infantry , Indian Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 15 April 1858, during the attack on Fort Ruhya , India , Captain Cafe, with other volunteers Edward Spence and Alexander Thompson carried away the body of a lieutenant of the 14th Punjab Rifles from the top of the glacis in a most exposed position under very heavy fire. He then went to the rescue of one of the privates who had been severely wounded. His citation in the London Gazette reads quote For bearing away, under a heavy fire, with the assistance of Privates Thompson, Crowie, Spence, and Cook, the body ol Lieutenant Willoughby, lying near the ditch of the Fort of Ruhya, and for running to the rescue of Private Spence, who had been severely wounded in the attempt. ref http www.london gazette.co.uk issues 22357 pages 557 London Gazette ref His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum at Chelsea, London . Image WilliamCafeBrompton.jpg thumb right 225px Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London Later career He later achieved the rank of General. Cafe is buried in ... more details
Image Graz Panorama altstadtseite.jpg thumb 500px right View of world heritage site from the Kunsthaus Graz Kunsthaus the Grazer Schlo berg Schlo berg on the left, the Old Town with the Franziskanerkloster Graz Franziskanerkirche on the right. div class townBox Missing image removed Image Graz bezirk 01.png 200px Innere Stadt in Graz File GrazHauptplatz.jpg thumb right File Jesuitenuniversit t Graz2.jpg thumb right Innere Stadt is the first district of the Austria n city of Graz , capital of the federal state of Styria state Styria . It is the part of the Old Town in German language German Altstadt containing the Grazer Schlo berg Schlo berg and the city park Stadtpark . The district borders are formed by the Mur river between Radetzkybr cke and Keplerbr cke, the Wickenburggasse, the Glacis, Jakominiplatz and the Radetzkystra e. The district covers an area of 1.16 km and as of 2011 has a population of 3,545. ref name StadtGrazBezirke cite web url http www.graz.at cms beitrag 10034856 606791 title Die 17 Bezirke date July 1, 2011 publisher City of Graz language German accessdate 7 November 2011 ref In 1999, the Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . History For the most part, the history of the Innere Stadt is the history of Graz History Graz . Notable buildings Grazer Schlo berg Murinsel Landeszeughaus Vereinigte B hnen Graz Schauspielhaus Graz Schauspielhaus Grazer Landhaus Universalmuseum Joanneum Grazer Dom Dom and Mausoleum Stadtpfarrkirche Graz Stadtpfarrkirche Franziskanerkirche Graz Franziskanerkirche Grazer Rathaus Rathaus Grazer Burg Burg Sporgasse Glockenspielplatz Herrengasse Graz Herrengasse Hauptplatz Graz Hauptplatz References references External links Commons Graz Old Town Graz Old Town http www.graz.at Website of the city of Graz de icon en icon http whc.unesco.org en list 931 UNESCO World Heritage Centre entry coord 47 4 19 N 15 26 27 E display title type city 3302 region AT 6 Graz Districts Category Graz Category Districts of Graz Cat ... more details
Passeig de Sant Joan IPA ca p s d d sa u an is a major avenue in the Eixample and Gr cia districts of Barcelona . It was named after an older street carrying this name, also known as Passeig Nou , built in 1795 around the glacis of the Ciutadella fortress. It starts at the Arc de Triomf , where it meets Avinguda de Vilanova , Carrer de Trafalgar and Passeig de Llu s Companys its continuation towards the Parc de la Ciutadella , and continues westwards through the Eixample district until it reaches Travessera de Gr cia in the lower part of Gr cia . Buildings and monuments Verdaguer monument 1924 by Josep Maria Peric s . Esgl sia de Salesas 1882 1885 by Joan Martorell . Arc de Triomf Palau Macaya by Josep Puig i Cadafalch Pla a Tetuan Culture Museums Barcelona Sewer Museum Museu del Clavegueram de Barcelona Other Ateneu Enciclop dic Popular founded in 1902. Biblioteca P blica Ar s Transport Metro Verdaguer metro station Verdaguer Barcelona metro line 4 L4 , Barcelona metro line 5 L5 Arc de Triomf metro station Arc de Triomf Barcelona metro line 1 L1 Bus Line 6 Pg. Manuel Girona Poblenou Line 15 Hospital St. Pau Collblanc Line 19 El Port Vell Sant Gen s Line 20 Estaci Mar tima Pl. Congr s Line 39 Barceloneta Horta Line 45 Pg. Mar tim Horta Line 47 Pl. Catalunya Canyelles Line 50 Montju c Trinitat Nova Line 51 Pla de Palau Ciutat Meridiana Line 55 Parc de Montju c Pla a Catalunya See also Passeig de Llu s Companys List of streets and squares in Eixample, Barcelona List of streets and squares in Eixample References http www.bcn.es nomenclator catala cerca welcome.htm External links http www.barcelona on line.es cat turisme bcn moder joan.htm Modernisme al Passeig de Sant Joan coord 41 24 02 N 2 10 05 E region ES CT type landmark source kolossus frwiki display title Category Streets in Barcelona Category Eixample Category Gr cia ca Passeig de Sant Joan es Paseo de San Juan fr Passeig de Sant Joan nl Passeig de Sant Joan no Passeig de Sant Joan ... more details
Image Ch teau Grand Corbin Despagne 70 detail.JPG thumb right Detail of a Ch teau Grand Corbin Despagne 1970 label Ch teau Grand Corbin Despagne is a wine from the Saint milion Appellation d origine contr l e appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France, ranked a Grand Cru Great Growth in the Classification of Saint milion wine . ref name ALE cite book last Lichine first Alexis title Alexis Lichine s Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits publisher Cassell & Company Ltd. year 1967 location London pages 581 ref The winery is located in the northern part of the Saint milion commune, close to the border of Pomerol . A second wine is produced from the vineyard s younger vines, Petit Corbin Despagne. History The estate consists of the largest portion of the historic Corbin seigneury which during the Middle Ages belonged to Edward, the Black Prince The Black Prince and was second in importance only to Ch teau Figeac . ref name BDP cite book last Peppercorn first David title Bordeaux publisher Mitchell Beazley year 2003 location London isbn 1 84000 927 6 pages 436 ref ref name wd cgcd With documented ties to the land from the 17th century, the Despagne family have produced wine since the 19th century. Following an expansion of the estate in 1852, a reputation of consistent quality has evolved around the Grand Corbin Despagne wine, receiving awards at various exhibitions in Paris before and after the beginning of the 20th century. ref name wd cgcd The estate s wine is considered consistently among the best crus of Saint milion s sandy glacis . ref name BDP The estate is still owned and run by the Despagne family. Production The vineyard area extends 24 hectares with grape varieties of 75 Merlot , 24 Cabernet Franc , 1 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 Malbec . The total production of the Grand vin Ch teau Grand Corbin Despagne and the second wine Petit Corbin Despagne averages between 6,500 to 8,500 cases per year. ref name wd cgcd Cite web last Kissack first Chris, thewinedocto ... more details
Infobox Military Structure name Cathcart Tower location Cedar Island Kingston Cedar Island , Kingston, Ontario image caption type Martello tower built 1848 materials Local limestone used controlledby garrison commanders battles Cathcart Tower is a Martello tower located on Cedar Island Kingston Cedar Island in the St. Lawrence River , off the eastern shore of Fort Henry, Ontario Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario , Canada . It is one of four such towers built in the 1840s to protect Kingston s harbour and the entrance to the Rideau Canal . The other towers are Fort Frederick Kingston, Ontario Fort Frederick , Shoal Tower , and Murney Tower . Built in 1848, this limestone tower is 11 m high and 16.5 m in diameter. ref cite web url http www.pc.gc.ca docs r on rideau whl lhm chap2A4 e.asp title Nomination of the Rideau Canal for Inscription in the World Heritage List publisher Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency date 2007 06 22 accessdate 2009 02 08 ref It is surrounded by a shallow ditch and by a glacis extending to the shorelines on three sides. The guns of Cathcart Tower covered the eastern approaches of Kingston Harbour. The towers construction was prompted by a dispute between Great Britain and the United States over the boundary between British Columbia and Oregon that threatened to lead to war see Oregon crisis . ref cite web url http www.pc.gc.ca pn np on lawren natcul natcul1b e.asp cathcart title The Origins of Structures in St. Lawrence Islands National Park publisher Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency date 2008 05 21 accessdate 2009 02 08 ref When war was averted, Cathcart Tower was used for a time as a barracks for soldiers garrisoned at nearby Fort Henry. Eventually it was abandoned. It is part of the Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site, the Rideau Canal and Kingston Fortifications UNESCO World Heritage site , and is within the boundaries of St. Lawrence Islands National Park . References reflist http www.pc.gc.ca lhn ... more details
unreferenced date May 2010 Image Den frie Udstillings bygning K benhavn.jpg thumb 250px Den Frie Udstilling , Oslo Plads. Oslo Plads Oslo Square is a public square in the sterbro area of Copenhagen , Denmark. The square received its name in 1962. Before then, the square was part of the street sterbrogade. In 1962, the part of sterbrogade that stretched from Kristianiagade to Lille Triangel Little Triangle was renamed Dag Hammarskj ld s All named after the United Nations recently deceased Secretary General , while the inner part of sterbrogade was named Oslo Plads. The name also extends to the neighborhood north of stbanegade, where many of the streets are named after Norway Norwegian cities. Where Oslo Plads now lies, there used to be the old sterport, which was demolished between 1857 and 1858 as the last of Copenhagen s old city gates in the rampart. Now in its place lies sterport sterport Station , which was erected between 1894 and 1897 by the architect Heinrich Wenck . Across the square from the station lies the Den Frie Udstilling building, an exhibition hall that was originally the old Copenhagen Waterworks. Designed by the painter and sculptor Jens Ferdinand Willumsen J.F. Willumsen , the building was moved to its present location in 1914 and is protected. Another building here is the Hotel sterport, originally built as a poverty hotel after World War II, but completely rebuilt in 1955 and 1990. On the corner of stbanegade at Oslo Plads 12 16 is a large residential and office property in a mansion style, named Glacispal et Glacis palace . It was erected between 1900 and 1903 by architect Andreas Clemmensen , who also designed similar houses on Stockholmsgade as well as Otto Benzon s villa on the corner Kristianiagade. Opposite sterport Station is Nulpunktstenen the zero point stone . From this stone pillar, which was designed by the architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen Klint and installed in 1925, measures the distance from where the old sterport stoo ... more details
Olotoraca also spelled Olotaraca , Olotacara , or Otocara 1548 &ndash 1573 near Fort San Mateo, Florida was subchief of a Florida tribe. Biography He was the nephew of Saturiwa chief Satouriona , one of the three chiefs among whom Florida was divided at the time of Jean Ribaut s landing in 1562. At the time of the first expedition by Pedro Men ndez de Avil s , in 1565, Olotoraca served as guide to the Spaniard s, since the French had refused to lend assistance to Satouriona against his enemies, Utina Outina and Potano Potanou , the other two Florida chiefs. But the cruelties of the Spaniards soon estranged the Indians, and when Dominique de Gourgue s came to revenge Jean Ribaut they were willing to assist him. Olotoraca was instrumental in forming the alliance, and led Satouriona s 300 warriors against the Spanish people Spanish . But for him Gourgues s expedition would have failed. He guided the French people French , went to reconnoitre the position of the enemy, and in the assault on the first fort was also the first to mount the glacis , driving his Pike weapon pike through the breast of a Spanish cannon eer. Men ndez returned a few months later, and, after rebuilding Fort San Mateo, re established Spanish dominion in Florida. Olotoraca, who had succeeded Satouriona, fought to the end, murdered the Spanish missionary missionaries , and several times burned and ruined the Spanish establishments. He was at last captured and hanged. According to Gatschet , the proper form of his name is Hola&lsquo taraca , hola&lsquo ta being the title for a subchief in the Timucua language . References Cite Appletons Olotoraca year 1900 Cite Appletons Potanou year 1900 Cite encyclopedia encyclopedia Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico volume N Z year 1910 page 119 author Frederick Webb Hodge title Olotaraca url http books.google.com books?id fxoTAAAAYAAJ&pg PA119 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Olotoraca ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRT ... more details
on the lower glacis, a large left hand optic, and smoke grenade launchers on the rear of the turret ... Guide Significant differences are a probable laser range finder, and probable enhanced armor on the glacis and turret an upper glacis of steel layers enclosing fiberglass layers and a cast steel turret ... models T 80 had V shaped splash plate on glacis plate. Only a few hundred were built between 1976 and 1978 ... Guide Unlike T 80, T 80B does not have a splash plate on glacis plate. ref name Pancerni ref name ... with dust flap under glacis plate and some of them were equipped with single line of ERA along top ... glacis which provide additional protection against mines with tilt rod fuses and HEAT warheads. The forward ... more details
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